The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-10-23
fR|ENDLESS HOME
AIDS UhF0RTUNA
Turned Into Street, Woman
and 2 Children Get Shell
ter at Institution.
HUSBAND A CRIPPLE
Helping Hand Extended By
Matron Obtains Employ
ment For Mother.
HUSBAND A CRIPPLE

That the Home for Friendless Wo-
men has done much good in extending
support and shelter to unfortunate
women and girls is evidenced by the
story of Mrs. George Hamilton, who
with her two small children was cared
flor at the Home for several days, her
Husband being incapacitated following
"A brutal assault made on him by Al
fred Underhill.
Hamilton is crippled in one arm.
:Since Underhill attacked him last
February, for gathering chips from
trees cut on land which Underhill had
!leased, Hamilton's condition has
grown steadily worse. The little in
come he received from canvassing
was cut off.
Mrs. Hamilton took in washing and
did what work she could to support
the family. Part of the time her hus-
band was confined to his bed and he
needed constant medical attention.
Loses Damage Suit.
! With his condition changing for the
worse instead of for better, Hamilton
entered suit for damages against I'm
!derhill to recover 1900 for personal
injuries, with the hope that with it
he could aid in keeping the family
and to give his wife a rest from her
hard struggle. He lost the suit.
Unable to meet the landlords de-
mands that the rent be paid up to
the minute, Mrs. Hamilton was forced
TO appeal to charity. Hamilton, to aid
his wife, consented to being removed
to the county poor farm.
Put Out of House.
Last Monday night, after a cold
wave had set in, the furniture was TAX
en- from the house and set out on the
sidewalk. The landlord locked the
house and left the family to shift for
ltself.
With the two little children, poor
1y clothed and herself in need of more
protection against the cold weather,
Mrs. Hamilton stood on the sidewalk
In front of the house from which they
had been elected and in the shelter
of tree, tried to master the situation.
There was no place to go. She had
no money and her children were with
her, needing food and shelter
Il had heard of the Home for Friend
less Women, but because our family
had once been in good circumstances,
before my husband became a cripple,
my pride formed a barrier against a
resolve to apply for help" said she
today.
Harkens the Childrens' Pleas.
Her children's pleading caused her
to seek the aid of the Home for
Friendless Women.
Almost exhausted from carrying one
of her children and supporting the
other, she arrived there late in the
night and as she stumbled in the door
she was given a cordial welcome.
The two children and their mother
were fed and provided with place to
sleep. They were given a warm and
well ventilated room
Finds Employment.
Tuesday and Wednesday, the child
Zen stayed at the Home. The mother
again went out to search for work and
with the aid of Mrs. Thomas, the ma
tron, she found employment and a
two room house on South Fifth street,
where the rent is within the means of
the small wage of Mrs Hamilton.
The three were moved into their
new quarters last night and from time
to time, when Mrs Hamilton is unable
TO meet expenses, help will be given
her.
The annual donation day will be
held next Tuesday at the home, 306
North Tenth street, when clothing,
money, provisions and anything which
citizens, business houses, clubs, farm
ers or others wish to give, will be
brought to the home for the aid of
families in destitute circumstances
pld ladies who have no other homes,
Unfortunate girls and children