The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-22

noon, two of them not coming to din
ner when the bell rang and taking Of
tense when they were not called per-
sonally, a thing one of them had been
compelling the matron to do when she
was peeved. About o'clock the
matrOn phOned to me that the four
girls had gone.
The other girls of the home are
thoroughly in sympathy with the
matron. They are contented and ap-
preciate the protection and support
they are getting. They, with the mat
ron had spent the day in the laundry
and kitchen putting up fruit, and
while they knew that these four girls
of the house and up and down stairs
they did not know that they were
thinking of leaving the home.
Informed Girls Parents.
When our committee arrived at the
home we decided to call an officer and
locate the girls and keep in touch with
them until we could get word from
their parents or guardians what to do
with them. We phoned to police
headquarters and Sergeant Lon Sauls
came out. We went with him to Mrs
Walters place and found their bag
gage on the front porch. With the Of
ficer's permission we had it carried
back to the home. At first Mrs.
Waller denied any knowledge of the
girls whereabouts but when she found
out CIle man was All O11lC0I lIl6y lOIO
us the girls had phoned from there
and had made arrangements to go to
a place on Jackson street We fol-
lowed the girls there and asked them
to stay there or let US know where they
were until we could hear from their
people. We Immediately sent tele-
grams to each of the four girls par
ents.
One mother came and took her
daughter and baby away with her. A
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she sent her baby away but refused
to go herself. The other girl with
baby has not yet heard from her peo-
pie. The fourth girl is in a very deli
cate condition but must have done
her share of planning and packing
and carrying baggage as each of the
other girls had a baby under three
months old to carry.
They all walked to the line
which is several blocks by the route
they went. Without the advice or
knowledge of the board the girls left
the house on Jackson and are at an
other place
Mrs. Waller Influenced Josie.
One of the principles of the home
is to shield the girls downfall, even
to keeping their names and addresses
from one another as far as possible
1 will say for their benefit that Mrs.
Waller has their names slightly in
correct. We have girls who appre-
ciate the help of the home and are
making good in some of the best
homes of the city.
AS to Josie, the feeble-minded girl
that Mrs. Waller speaks of-she is
not capable of holding a position
cannot go down town and back alone.
She and her little girl have had
home with us for six years, left only
a few weeks ago, influenced to do so
by Mrs. Waller She has been paid
for some of the work done at the
home and has gone out by the day
when she could get work. She has
small bank account, has comfortable
clothes, attends services every Sun
day at the Quinton Heights Baptist
church. Any one interested might in
terview the pastor or church people
there.
Now, most of all we solicit interest
in, and an investigation of this work.
We need two persons in charge in
stead of one who is not paid a salary
commensurate with the demands of
the work. We ask you to visit the
home, to interview the members of
our board or the girls who have made
good.
MRS r. G.. MOODY,
President Executive Board, Critten-
ton Home.