The Washington times., 1914-01-28

woman informed n nc had sent Cor
nrr muther am hoth % them We're
=UiuE TO re1' 4 hous- some"here in
nee locality aud i've Il .'efO1nad
life
Promises Happy Surround ngs.
To Ih= women Who viii taNo Sd'aI.-
;5-c Ct the hOSpIaIitN Of the FlOIeoCa
'riucltCE Home. MT:. Barrett promises
iothiuE but the happleSt surroundings.
We 1t the home are Il great big fam
l-.'. she explained. of course we say
ACE at the beginning OF meals. but
j.vTc are no D. e i-iOus tests one must
Ass before gaining admission. Ii an
Cd cnpstIC would come to rs for assist
.'rCe. il would be given as readily d
10 saint. and she could continue her
r"DCGel as far as any Drying process
oulG be eXerted by the home officers.
The Florence CrittentOl Home will
OF get many of these girls, how ever,
ror it is hs der to leGislate morals than
Il is anything else. We know that
great number of the women in the
Division will continue their immoral
lives, but we also know that there are
some who wish to take advantage Of
he Florence Crittenton Home, and the
Unerous places in Virginia private
.amilieS that ! have listed. Why, right
aV nv own immediate family there is
Tccommodation waiting for five girls.
Nj that be required of them is small
Hmount for board while they are ad-
rusting themselves to their new life,
and we will do the rest in the way of
reformation.
There are seventy eight Florence
fFittenton Homes TO which these girls
CaR go without their pasts following
them. This eradication Of the scarlet
life is not a now thing ia me | have
been up against it before, and de-
light in the pleasure I frd in aiding
these girls to begin life anew"
Can Handle Situation.
Mrs Barrett believes Washington is
capable of handling any proposition
that might arise from the operations
IF the Kenyon red light bill.
1t is perfectly absurd" she said, for
the people to believe that the mere
passage of a gooG law like the Kenyon
measure will Immediately reform every
inmate of the houses of the division. !
When liquor laws are passed, every
man don't quit drinking, woes he? The
law Will, however, reduce the oppor-
'uritles that these girls have to do
wrong, and the most Self-TeSpecting
ones will eagerly grasp the opportunity
We give them to lead the better life.
The movement eradicating the red
light district in Washington has been
Intensely sane up to this period. and |
have hopes of this display of good |
Judgment to continue. Washington is
hlS enough aQQ DFOd0 enough not 10 |
eel thai it is impossible to cope
with the situation, and no good wom- J
an need have any fear that she will |
DC accoSted on the streets as a street
walker as some calamity howlerS
have ruled the Kenyon bill will re- |
suit in"
Male Visitors Welcomed.
Male visitors at the Florence Critten- |
ton Home are not tabooed. In fact |
they are welcomed. We give our girls |
every opportunity to acquire decent |
5oauN," said Mrs. Barrett, land we will |
"nSOurage marriage if we are satisfied |
that the man will be a real husband. |
ATection is one thing and devotion ain |
.,theT, and both of these are demanded |
fOr Florence Crittenton Home girls
Referring particularly to the effect |
Z ne Kenyon bill will have on Alexan- |
Cria. her home city, Mrs. Barrett was |
emphatic in declaring that the women |
of Washington would not be welcom-
I'd there unless they came as members
OF private families.
Mrs. Barrett's time will be largely |
spent in Washington until the effects of |
4 ne Kenyon law have been properly
provided for. Sheh as 4 number of |
speaking engagements IN the city, and
last night the first of a series of meet
ings was given at the Chevy Chase
Public Library under the auspices of |
I ne Chevy Chase Circle of the Florence
q f.rittenton Mission