The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-10-01
WOMEN TO CONTINUE
REGENERATION WORK
Will Help Women From the
Stockade Who Desire TO
Lead Better Lives.
HOLD A MEETING TO-DAY
May Seek Through Law to
Punish Those Who Har-
Dor Unrepentant.
HOLD A MEETING TO-DAY

After three days spent in strenuous
effort 10 find occupation and homes fo
the Women club committee an
nounced last night the closing of the
headquarters which have been main
tanned NJ 81, Paul S church. We fee
that we have reached all or nearly al
of the women of the district, say the
members of the committee. ''Oui
work Of rescue is ended. y
The women behind the big Sister
movement have made it clear thut they
intend 10 help only those who sincerely
wish TO lead better life. ''ThoSe
seeking only a temporary refuge from
legal prosecution have met with httle
encouragement they say. Many OF
the stockade women have applied to us
for aid, protesting TO be willing to
lead better lives, but IL is apparent
that they are not sincere in their
protestations. They have received hit
tie consideration.
The executive committee of the
women S clubs will meet this morning
at 10 O'Clock at st. Paul's church TO
consider details of the work OF regen'
Grafton. Two important questions are
TO be considered. The police authori-
ties Of the city will he asked to cXcr-
else supervision over the women from
the stockade in their future move
ments and the question Of bringing suit
against various hotels and ro&niug
houses who may violate the law will be
discussed
Homes for Penitent.
The committee has extended aid TO
2 pumher Of women, securing homes
for those willing to work and sending
several to hospitals for treatment,
while others have been sent TO their
former homes in other portions OF the
country. The committee has fifty
places open 30 women who will lead
upright lives. but insist on respecta-
billfy on The part Of the bcnefciaries.
The closing hours of the. rescue work
were busy ones. st one time a score
of women of the stockade were'before
the clnh s committee and forty appli-
cations for relief were considered dur.
ing the afternoon. Many of tho WON.
en- stated that thev had left Salt Lake
City FOR other towns in the state only
10 be turned back by officers of the
smaller places.
Complaining that they had no place
10 60 and that they needed some pro-
vision made for them, delegation OF
about twenty inmates OF the stockade,
which was closed last Thursday by
Dora b. Topham (Belle Londonj
called at the county attorneys Office
yesterday afternoon. The women also
wished to see the county commissions
ers. but none Of the commissioners was
present at the office.
Homeless Make Plea.
The delega ton informed Assistant
County Attorney John +. Bowman that
they were without place 10 90 and
that they had been turned out Of their
respective abodes in tine stockade and
the doors Of the places securely locked
They charged that some of their er.
fccts. including clothing, had been
locked In and they are unable TO get
them. The delegation took Mr. Bow.
man by surprise, who. Informed them
that he could do nothing for them
Belle London repeated yesterday her
injunction 10 occupants of the stock
ade to seek other lodgings. even deny
ing to several who claimed TO be i'll
me privilege Of remaining longer
when they were here and comfort
nole and had good treatment. | was
blamed said she. land when | or
dercd them out. again | was blamed
] have tried 10 help them and have
been maligned on every side. Others
can help them now. They cannot un-
der any circumstances stay here even
II | have to call upon tho officers of
the police department or the sheriff q
once 10 put them out -