The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-06-22
ow Good Women Can Organize to Keep WomenG Good


opera She is one OF the handsomest young
matrons In New York. and has become one Of
the best
Mrs. Martin was one OF large number OF
women who arc deserted by their husbands
He left her with a sick babe. For wee,,s sb,
tried to get work to support herself and tho
chllo. She Jailed and ono day. when the child
cried from hunger, she grew desperate. When
she was brought into court she told her story
and begged for chance. We gave her the
chance by finding work for her. She is living
an honest life in homo she has made for her
self and the child. If we had taken the
child from her her destination would have
been the gutter.
The case Of Margaret Storrs is the story OF
ono OF tho poor homes which the greatest
factors producing the class OF women with
whom deal. Margaret was brought into
court as first offender. Her father was with
her. The judge begged her rather TO give mis-
consent to place her in institution The
father refused. He said the family needed her
wages. Magistrate Barlow's voice rang through
the courtroom:
1T rests with you" he said to the father.
she is under age. and cannot place her in IN
institution without your consent. Unless you
do this she will 60 down the ladder rung by
runs You know the way. First Broadway
then Sixth avenue. then tho Bowery. then
Chinatown. then Potter's Fieid"
The Court could do nothing. II she had been
placed on parole I would have placed her in
one OF the clean working girls homes. OF which
we are getting such number in the city
There is Trowmart Inn for example and tho
homo maintained by Mrs. Frederick w. Van.
dcrbilt. Tho three dollars week necessary
for her board would have gotten from some
friends of mine. who are willing to help de-
serving cases. would have placed her next
in one OF the trade schools-say, the Manhat-
tan Trade School-where she could have been
taught something she best liked to do
When she had learned millinery or shirtwaist
making or artificial flower making the school
would have found work for her. That is ono
of the helpful features of the school, which. I
understand, was founded by Miss Grace Dodge
Miss Virginia Potter and others
knew girl whom AT first effort failed to
save, but the next year she wiser. 1
have great faith in the sad wisdom that time
brings You see. keep at it. Often II
failed in case last year we succeed this. a
girl has lived twelve months longer has SUI
fered more and learned more. Up 10 twenty
1--WE find reason for hope In every added year
The two greatest needs OF the unprotected
girls IN this and other large cities are proper
places OF amusement and small preventive or
protective institutions. have pointed out the
vast need and the simplicity OF girls clubs as
q solution to the amusement problem. As for
the small institution II succeeds where tho
large one falls. because OF the personal ele-
ment The city IS likely to deal harshly with
It's problems. The Municipal Lodging House.
for instance. affords nights shelter but II is
too large and necessarily machne-like 10 per
NIT OF personal ministraton OF good. high
minded women. 1t mother them, and
every girl needs mothering.