The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-09-29
Women, Surprised by Order
to Quit, Scramble Uptown;
Some Are PennileSS and
Forced 10 Borrow.
LADIES ESTABLISH
A RELIEF BUREAU
Offers of HouSeWork, Vow
ever, Are Rejected; Lie of
Deseret News Nailed
by Bransford.

II oLLoWING her announced intep
~ tiou of closing the so-called
stockade, Mrs. Dora B. Topham,
commonly called Belle London,
put her decision into effect yesterday.
For the first time in three years the
west side segregated district was dark
last night: at least. it was almost dark.
Before dusk last evening 100 women
who had Inhabited the district had quit
ted their haunts and had taken up their
abode In various roominc houses. some
in uptown places. hut the larger number
In the rooming houses in the vicinity OF
the stockade. 4 few left the city.
Yesterday afternoon the women OF the
Womans league and other organization
este blshcd. what for the sake OF con-
vcniencc. may he called relief bureau
In So, Pauls Episcopal church. This bu-
reau extended an invitation 10 The girls
! Of the stockadc 10 call II they wished
that homes be procured for them. About
two dozen did call but declined 10 ac-
cept tho aid proffercd. The girls declared
their aversion to ''scrubbtng, washing and
ironing" and as this was the character
of work the girls understood nes offered
them. they declined
y committee OF women from the pu-
reau went 10 the office cf Mrs. TophanI
vest er1ay afternoon. where number OF
| girls were questioned as 10 their desire
| TO lead different lives. These arc the
girls who called later al the church
| Mrs. Topham reiterated her determine
| tion IL close the stoclSadc permanently
and said snc would sell The property as
| soon as possible.
| There win be meeting Of club women
and others tonight in the rooms of the
Young Womcns Christian association. at
which the situation viii be discussed. "
| is said that at the meeting tonight steps
may be taken looking 10 4 mass meet
ling Of citizens, before which the whole
matter Of making Salt Lake cleaner
city will be submitted.
Open Relief Bureau.
The bureau in st. Paurs church was
opened yesterday at | o'clock and did not
The committee in charge OF The bureau
consisted OF Mrs. Elizabeth VI. Cohen.
Mrs Ruth VI. Fox. Mrs. Charles 5. WI
Iiams Mrs JohR 1IjIITsrd HGTaq, MT MTs g T.
| Allen and Mrs Anna L. Young. The first
| act was 10 notify the women OF the stock
ade that the bureau had been opened and
| extending them an invitation 10 call II
| they desire To obtain homes and leave
| their present lives.
During the early hours Of tho afternoon
| the women discussed the situation. They
discussed II from the viewpoint that the
closing OF The stockaGc was long step
In the right direction and agreed amoni,
themselves that the women OF salt Lake
were amply able 10 meet the problem and
would However. they denied the re-
sponsibilty for closing the stockade so
suddenly ana G'cI9Tcb mat Nlllc was u
cunning move on the part Of Mrs. Top
Confer With Belle London.
At s O'Clock committee consisting OF
Mrs. Allen: Mrs Fox and Mrs Hiiiyard
office Of Mrs. Topham. to confer with
her with a view TO dcv,slng some means
of extending help 10 the girls VINO be-
came homeless when the stoekade was
abandoned The conference lasted moro
Than an hour. Mrs. Topham called
number OF the girls into the office. where
she asked them n they wished 10 avail
themselves OF the offer OF the women OF
the bureau TO find homes for them or 20
provide for them In other ways. Mrs.
Tophan explained To the girls that an
Invitation was extended 10 them 10 20 20
81 rauls church and confer with the
ladies OF the bureau. Tho girls wers
graphical questions. all OF which was set
down in = book The committee said
Mrs. Topham had treated them conrte-
ously.
Girls Refuse Aid.
After the committee left about two
dozen OF the girls called al tho church.
IN reply 10 questions. the most Of them
declared their aversion to slavinS in a
kitchen for twelve or fourteen hours
every day" one woman. who gave her
age as 3s. snid II she could enter a homo
rs a daughter. she might consider SUCH
a proposition. Another said she might
cook for husband. but she'd Ike TO SEQ
herself cooking for anybody else.
Miss Clara Coiburne head OF the Biz
Sister movement. which has a member
ship cf about fifty. offered 10 find homes
for tho girls. but they declined.
an OF the women from the stockade
were Indignant They were insistent that
tho cluu women and Others were rsspon.
slble FOR their plight but the ladies or
tho bureau. after much argument. ap-
fContlnued on Pare Ten.)