El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-11-17
RESCUE HOME
IS DEDICATED
The Salvation Army Takes
Charge of the New Haven
For Hayward Women.

Ell Paso's Rescue home has been
dedicated, the officers installed and
the management of the institution
turned over by the Rescue Home assoc
citation to the Salvation Army. The
home, which is situated on the corner
Of HuecO and Houston streets, is at
traCtively furnished and equipped. All
Of the furnishings have been con-
tributed by interested persons or or
CARNATIONS and the money for the
erection of the home itself has been
raised by subscription from the people
of FL PasO
Dedication Services,
The dedication was opened with
prayer by Rev. J. z. Abbott, of the
Westminster Presbyterian church. Brig.
Mary Stillwell, who is in charge of the
rescue work for the western division
of the Salvation Army made brief ad-
dress outlining the purpose of the
home Mrs. ". L. Crockett. chairman
of the dedication committee, talked
on the way in which the rescue asso-
citation idea had been started and the
work and effort involved in erecting the
Rescue home.
Mrs. Thomas Estiu commissioner Of
the Salvation Army, of Chicago, who
was instrumental in blishing Of
the Rescue home also spoke. When the
idea was first started she was sent
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advice. Capt John T. AXtOn, chaplain
of the Goth infantry. made a short ad-
dress in which he commended the Ell
PasO women for giving the manage
ment of the Rescue home to the Saliva
ton Army.
Rev. Kenneth Brown, in his address,
spoke on the causes Of girls delin-
quency.
Rev Charles Overstreet commended
the rescue work Of the Salvation Army,
saying that that organization was able
to reach a class of people and do help
full work for them that the other
churches were unable to reach.
Officers of the Home.
The officers Of the home who were
introduced by Mrs. Estill, are: Capt
Mary Evans who will be the matron
Capt. s BiffilL her assistant, and Capt
Bessie Carr.
Mrs Rue jackson. the treasurer of
the Rescue Home association, read her
report. She said that the first meet
ing. at which the Rescue Home asso-
citation was formed. was held February
y. The building was begun Nay IL,
and completed September s. With the
furnishings its value is estimated at
close to $4,000. At the close of her re-
port Mrs, Jackson officially turned
over the management of the Rescue
home to the Salvation Army.
Mrs. T. a. Pitt sang several hymns
IN WnlCn the auQlenC6 joined MIS-
Charles L. OveTstreet played her &C
compartment Miss Annie StolarOff
played a piano solo. a polka by Tschai-
kOwsky. Harry ROsenstein sang
Goodbye" by Tosti with Miss Stola-
rolf playing his accompaniment. Rev.
Perry J. Rice closed the program with
the benedictiOn.
Expression of the appreciation Of the
members of the association were made
for the work of Mrs. Pitt, of S. E. Pat
ton. the architect, for his personal SUI
pervision and interest in the building;
for the support The Herald had given
the undertaking; and to the various
firms and organizations through whose
contributions the building of the home
was made possible.
Inspection OF Home,
Following the program, the home was
open for inspection and refreshments
of coffee and cake were served in the
dining room. On the reception commit
tee were the members of the executive
board of the association Mesdames W.
l. Crockett, Rue jackson, c. F. Elliott
B. F. Widdas, w. G. Schwartz, Carl
Lee Smith. G. NJ Crombie and Miss Kate
Fink. On the committee in charge of
the decorations and refreshments were:
Misses Reba Elliott, Beulah Brown,
Edna Price and Stella Brick Through
out the home were quantities of chry-
Santhemums