The Detroit times., 1913-11-18
DR.. Kate Waller Barrett Opens
Conference Of Florence Crit.
tenton Mission
WOULD EXTEND WORK
TO SUMNER RESORTS
Much Public Money Being Sue.
cassfully Handled BY
Many Homes

D police commissioner who has been
willing to take hold Of the vice prob
lem," said DR.. Kate Waller Barrett
president OF the National Florence
Crittenton mission. at the adjourn
ment OF the business meeting Of the
thirtieth annual conference OF the
mission. In Central Methodist church
Monday morning.
But would like to find out" con
tinued DR.. Barrett. Just what infu
encss were at work on him when he
decided to act. I'd like TO know
whether they were political influences
or not, Isn't II too bad that I'm such
q doubter, such an Inquirer" And
Mrs. Barrett laughed heartily.
The conference has invited Police
Commissioner Gillespie to address 1t.
Monday afternoon. and It is quite like
" that he will be asked several Ques-
lions regarding the vice crusade In
Detroit.
DR.. Barrett's laugh was heard many
times. Monday morning. as her wit
played over the reports OF various
delegates. It's a peculiar laugh. 1t
sounds three hearty notes. continues
over an intake OF breath. and strikes
two or three more. It's q contagious.
enthusiastic laugh. Thirty-f1ve years,
or more, OF hard work as nurse, physi-
clan and theoretical and practical
sociologist have not quenched her
ardor or made her hour toward a
world with whose suffering abe has
become so familiar.
In her address of welcome to the 40
or more delegates to the conference,
DR.. Barrett congratulated the mission
on Its success In keeping away from
crank reformers." and said that 1t Is
the only organization affiliated with
the General Purity federation which
II doing rescue work.
1.-THE Salvation Army's rescue work
has improved enormously" she said.
THE Episcopal church has recently
founded two homes; the Methodist
church. two also. Credit must be
given to the House OF the Good Shep-
herd for it's fine work. But these are
all UNCONVENTIONAL. and have not been
able to reach the public ear like the
Florence Crittenton mission. Their
houses are never full. They have to
go out and get girls. Ours come to US.
Ocean Grove, following our success
in Atlantic City. We hope to extend
our work to other summer and sea-
side resorts, and wherever young wo-
men are gathered together Tor work
or PLEASURE.
"Our annual income Is now quar-
ter OF million dollars. A great deal
Of Il comes from public treasures.
IN L. IN
in public office. God grant that the
Florence Crittenton homes Will not
receive any public moneys II single
dollar is wrongly spent.
"In Virginia. we have been asker
To take over the state reformatory'
with it's farm and buildings. The
matter Is now being discussed by the
state board of charities and the gov
ernor. and II is likely that the ar
rangement can be made"
Representatives OF several Florence
Crittenton homes reported. Airs. Nd.
+. Kline told briefly Of the vice cam
paign in Chicago.
.sWhen the closing of the red light
district was talked OF, there was q
great deal of discussion as to where
the Young women of the district could
go.D abe said. THE great argument
of the opposition was that there was
no Mace for them. We we're asked
how many we would take. We replied
that we would take In 25, though our
entire capacity was only Is. But not
one was sent to our home, and I'M
derstand that none Of the other homes
received any Of them, either"
Mrs. Kline told how a mayor OF
Chicago dealt with the vice situation
90 wears ago, when the vice district
was located on "the sands" on the
lake shore. He caused posters to be
distributed, advertising fictitious
dog hight, far away on the west side
When the denizens Of the district had
departed TO witness the hght, the
mayor and the police descended on
their homes with axes and torches,
and reduced them to ashes.
DR.. Barrett advocated the invest
ment OF Florence Crittenton mission
funds In the south.
'The legal rate of interest there 10
eight per cent, while in the northern
cities II is but six per cent" she
said. I'VE have found many safe
investments at seven per cent, In real
estate mortgages. In some OF the larg-
er cities"
At noon the delegates attended q
luncheon in the Elliott-Taylor-Wool'
fenden cafe, and afterward went on
an automobile ride about the city.
Addresses will be made, In Mon
day evenings meeting, by the Rev
e. Lee Howard, OF gainesville. Ohio
on "The rural churches Responsible
ity in preventive work." and by MIS-
Dora Sandoe Bachman, president oil
the Board Of Education, OF Columbus
on Can our public schools, through
education, change the personnel OF
the future homer" Miss Sara Schell
berg will sing.
Tuesdays session will be devoted
to the fourth annual conference OF
the Federation of State Leagues. Ad
dresses viii be given by Mrs. M. e
Kline. OF Chicago, on State work;
q. Oliver Frick, inspector of immi
grafton, on THE Interpretation OF the
immigration law" and Judge L. r
Farr, OF Lisbon. Ohio, on Rural con
ditions that feed the courts" Miss
Ada Freeman, juvenile probation OF
fcer. will conduct a round-table on
How can we increase our eficiency
in probation work." In the afternoon
there will be addresses Nv Judge
Lacy, on Parental delinquency" and
Judge Hubert, on The delinquent
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