The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-12-19
CRITTENTON HONE
ASKS FOR RELIEF.
MONEY. cLoTHINa. BEDDING AND
OTHER SUPPLIES ARE
NEEDED.
institstien Cared For Forty cirIs and
Th'rtssn Infants last Ysar-is
Worthy Of help.

The Florence crittenton Home OF
West virginia. NJ Wheeling. located
az the IS" bridge. near Elm Grove.
has issued an appeal 70 the public to
remember the unfortunate ones In the
Home at this Christmas time I'VE
shall Do most thankful for any help
money. clothing. bedding. supplies or
all kinds" reads a circular letter sent
out by the board Of directors.
II is pointed out In the letter that
during the past year forty adults and
thrteeen infants were cared for. The
girls are very young-most of them
from 13 TO IL years Of age-more sin
ned against than SHINING. The home
Is conducting a work OF mercy, and
the results for the past year have
been very encouraging.
Miss Elizabeth Rungee II superin.
tendent Of the Home. and its manage
ment is by the board OF managers,
composed OF the following:
Miss Fannie p. Brady. president:
Mrs. L. j. Hugus, 1st Vice president.
Mrs. VIM. Erskine. I'd vice president;
Mr.. Edward Hazlett. treasurer; Mrs.
h l.. Bond. cor. secy.: Mrs. Dent
Taylor. recording secretary; Mrs. "A.
c. Franzheim. Mrs. Cecil A. Robin
son; Mrs. L. c. veits. Mrs. ID. b. Best,
Mrs. s. b. Rose, Mrs. c. Il. Citizens.
Mrs Z. L. Stone, Mrs. Lille b. Hall,
Miss Lila Little.
History Of the Movement.
The home has for its object The
protection Of the young. the rescue Of
'he falisn AMI the manic ~nc- OF a
single standard of morals as equally
binding on men and women"
The history OF the institution is
given in the appeal for help. as fol-
lows:
The first philanthropic corporation
TO be chartered by Congress was The
, National Florence Crittenton Mission.
ne idquarters. Washington. ID. c. The
Red Cross Society occupies second
place In the nited states the are
now seventy-eight Florence Crittenton
Homes and in foreign lands Ave.
In the year 1854 Charles ~. Critten-
ton. wealthy business man OF New
York City. in addressing two young
girls of the street. close his words OF
advice by saying. Go and sin no
more With all sincerity the question
1 was then asked. Where shall We go?'
| To his own surprise this Interrogation
Mr.. Crittenton could not answer. and
hence IL was that soon after this prac.
teal man of affairs began systematic.
ally to make its answer possible. AT
present the Homes by him established
care for nearly FIVE thousand helpless
girls each year. These homes open
a way TO a sheltered avenue of life by
which erring, wayward and unfor,
tunate girls may return to normal con
ditions in society.
Our work is mainly preventive
When these girls first fall they are
usually misled through their affections
the prey to a stronger nature: they
are usually very young (the majority
are from fifteen to seventeen years oi
age), more sinned against than sin
ming. Unless door of hope Is. opened
TO them many would be drawn into this
house OF sin.
Prepared for Future.
J Each girl who enters the home Is
I expected 10 remain not less than six
months. This is a needed prepafatio
nor the future. She is taught to cook
! TO laAnder. to do general housework,
to sew. read. write and spell and 10
become faniil.C with the Bible She
must also learn to be neat. orderly
and polite. and to care for her own
person and that of her child.
| The unfortunate girl who Is about
{ to become a mother is cared for. and
when she is able to leave the home
a position Is found for her so that she
may support herself and her child. II
is rule of the mission that the moth
er and child shall not be separated.
This IL for the best good OF each. II
has been proved that eighty per cent
of those cared for can be reclaimed
and made selfsupporting.
In 1914 We sheltered and helped in
the Wheeling home III girls and IL
infants. We keep in touch with many
who have been In the Home in former
years and are greatly encouraged by
the results with which we have met
This Is the only home In West Vir-
ginia where a girl can be received at
any hour. day or night. without any
other consideration than that she
needs help and Is willing TO prepare
herself for life
Our debt upon the property Is 81.
/ 600 To reduce this and for current