The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-07-23
Of Saivationists and Citadel
Building is Needed Here
for That Purpose.

II one saturday night about two years
ago while the Rescue Ambulance
Corps was making Its rounds at night
through the city of Cleveland, In
passing certain dark alley means
were heard, coming apparently from
a woman. IAN investigation by the
corps revealed young girl about 10
years Of age, lying bleeding and un-
conscious and apparently dying from
cash in her head. She was imme-
diately placed in the ambulance and
taken to the Salvation Army hospital.
and her many wounds dressed and
consciousness restored AFTER a de-
tention OF two weeks in the hospital
she was removed to the Rescue Home
for Girls. and placed in charge of a
matron who gave special attention to
her case.
She was very reluctant to give her
story, and vt was only after thirty
days when her confidence had been
won by kind treatment and helping
hands, that she gave the story. Upon
her recital of her story her parents
were communicated with in southern
Ohio. They came to cleveland to
meet their daughter and the officers
in charge OF the Home and 1t was
decided to leave her in the Rescue
Home for period OF three months in
order that she might have the benefit
OF the influence and atmosphere in
5Ivnr hH,o
After her four months detention
she was returned to her parents. and
lived changed Mfe thereafter, and in
six months she was happily married,
and to this day remains true to her
profession.
Her story was not unlike that of
many, other girls who have expert
enced about the same things, and have
also been rescued and restored by the
agencies employed by the Army in
all the large cities Of the country.
Reared in a small country town and
infiamed with the ambition to see the
city, she left home with SIS in cash
and went to Cleveland. o., where
things went along all right as long as
her money lasted, but she was elected
from her room and thrown out in the
cold world when her resources were
exhausted. She was found late at
night upon bench in the public
square by lady. we'll dressed and APP
parently OF refinement. The lady
showed kindly interest in her dis
tress and told her to dry her tears
that her troubles were over, and to
come with her to a nice. warm. WELL
furnished apartment and she would
give her employment.
The woman proved, to he a pro-
curer and the girl found herself in a
house of ill-reppte from which she
had been elected after being hah
murdered and left In the condition in
which she was found by the brigade.
This is not a particular instance
picked out from others hut is a com
mon instance. and such cases are
common in the history of"the Saliva
ton Army annals.
The facts stand strongly in an an
alysis of the given number OF these
cases classed together, namely, the
large per cent of these girls come
from good ehomes and the best Sun
day schools OF the strongest denom-
nations in the country.
Second. a large percentage OF the
girls found in such places are there
involuntarily and against their will
When one considers this, Is It not o
shame that more provisions cannot be
arranged for them to effect their es-
cape from these environments? The
Salvation Army is practically the only
organization In the country working
to the alienation OF these conditions
in the lives OF girls in the darkest
corners of the cities. or the three
hundred girls who passed through
the Cleveland RESCUE Home for Girls
in 1909 over 80 per cent proved sat
isfactory; SO per cent being placed. in
employment as domestIcs, and In
homes Investigated before hand; 40
per cent have been restored to theiI
friends, and these percentages have
been taken after they were out year
and their reports carefully kept.
In connection with the Salvation
Army Building. a campaign will be
waged September to IA, and very
distinct department will DE arranged
for the detention of girls of this type
in clarksburg. until arrangements
can he made with the Cincinnati and
Pittsburg Homes.