The Detroit times., 1915-03-22
Money Pours Into Cof-
fers of Big
Charity
MRS. EARLE CALLS
OUTLOOK GOOD
Cash To Be Used In Re-
claiming Girls
and Women

Little American flags were con,
spicuous on coat lapels and on
waists. Saturday. They represented
contributions for the support OF the
Florence Crittenton home. which ap-
peals to the public. one day each
year. for financial aid In its work OF
caring for women who are struggling
back TO the straight path and who
need all the help that society can
give them.
At noon. Mrs. Horatio 8. Earle.
president of the Florence Crittenton
Home circle, reported that the out.
look was splendid"
Many boxes have been brought
In to US. and they are all heavy with
money" she said "The girls say
that they have been given a great
many bills. along with the silver"
About 100 young women. includ-
ing girls In short dresses and maid.
ems OF more mature years. started
from the fiamingo room OF the Hotel
Pontchartrain with cubical paste
board boxes and little flags. on pins,
at Q o'clock, Saturday morning. Each
was assigned TO some street Garner.
or the door or corridor OF an once
building. Two or three Boy Scouts
and n number of Camp Fire girls
also volunteered. and were given
boxes and flags. In addition, the
young women carried large banners.
to be sold to drivers OF automobiles.
The FIRST consignment OF 10 dozen
was exhausted before noon, and a
rush order was sent out for more
large fags.
An hour had not elapsed before
the boxes began to come In. One
young woman, her face red from ex.
posture to the cold river wind, was
one Of the first to arrive with box
fun OF coins collected on the ferry
dock, and a request for more flags.
From that time forward, there was
a constant stream of returning boxes
and outgoing flags and banners.
To avoid congestion, and to make
sure that no one who wanted TO con-
tribute would be missed, boxes were
sent to the most important factories
a week ago. Friday afternoon, the
big once buildings were canvassed,
so that on Saturday there was moth
ing left to do but collect contribu-
tions on the streets.
Detroit was generous. In spite OF
the large amounts contributed to
belgian relief. Polish relief and other
charitable enterprises. the city
showed that II had fine apprecia-
ton OF the work which the Florence
Crittenton home Is doing. Flags
were taken by men and women In
all walks of life. Messenger boys
bought them. and millionaires; push.
cart peddlers and department store
merchants. Some OF the young
women had three or four persons ap.
plying to them at once, and had con-
siderable dificulty keep supplied
with flags.
Last year. the collection amounted
to about $4,000. The amount con-
tributed this year will not be known
until some time next week. The
boxes will be deposited In the First
and Old Detroit National bank. and
the coins viii be fed into an auto
matte counting machine.
Il costs about $4,000 a year to
maintain the home. and there is a
debt OF $1,000 to be wiped out. DIT.
william A. Wilson. superintendent
of the home, says that the cancella-
ton of the debt will mean 40 per
cent Increase in the institutions
efficiency.
The young woman continued their
operations throughout the after
noon, taking heavy toll OF the shop
ping crowds. No untoward incident
marred the day, and the committee
In the Hotel Pontchartrain was
happy and confident that the returns
would break last years record.