Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1915-05-21
SEEK AID HERE FOR
WHITE SHIELD HOME
STATE OFFICERS OF w. C. T. u.
TO ADDRESS SPECIAL SERV-
ICES IN OLYMPIA SUNDAY.


Special services are to be held in
various Olympia churches next Sun
day and special meetings on the East
and West sides, under the AUSPICES
OF the Thurston county w. C. T. u, to
enlist interest in and financial sup
port for the new building for the
White Shield Home at Tacoma. &C
cording to an announcement made
this week by Mary L. Page. vice pres
ident of the Thurston county union,
this city and county being asked to
raise $3.50 of the $4,000 needed to
complete building.
The following statement by Miss
Page, entitled "A Dollar Campaign"
explains the purposes Of Sundays
meetings:
1.-THE White Shield Home is an in
stitution operated under the rescue
department of the State Woman's
Christian Temperance Union and it's
purpose is to help back to right
living girls who have loved not wise
ly but too we'll; to teach them the
domestic arts and to fortify their
moral and spiritual natures, making
1t impossible for them to repeat their
sin.
As Old as tho State.
THE White Shield Home is az old
as the state of Washington, having
been first opened In 1889 in a small
rented house in Tacoma that would
accommodate six persons. Soon the
little home overlooked and the same
year house big enough for Is was
hastily constructed. This building,
now old, unsafe and unsanitary, has
been crowded again and yet again far
beyond it's normal capacity, and the
good health records of the home are
due only to the utmost care and
cleanliness under great difficulties.
"This overcrowding has worked
hardship in another and more impor-
tant way. Girls have been sent away
to make room for others before there
was time to greatly strengthen the
character, for the object of the home
F, Is not simply to care for the girl dur
ing her illness and to shield her
name, but the far greater work Of
bringing her under Christian In
huences and helping her to grow
strong, to meet and resist temptation.
Generally a years residence is not
too much to do this, hence the crying
need for larger and better building.
$50, friends. we shall give you the
privilege of helping this worthy be-
nevolence and, believing the cause
will be advanced by giving many q
chance. we are making this dollar
campaign to raise the $3.50 that III
counted Thurston county's share I'm
the new $4,000 home. II any %
yours unfortunately have ever need
ed such q shelter you will be glad to,
add your mite to help others. II the
whitening blight Of impurity has not
touched your loved ones, please give
US a dollar as a thank offering.
eat the w. G. T. u. state conven-
ton. held in Tacoma last October, the
cornerstone of the new building was
laid with impressive ceremonies and
the basement is now up, but for lack
of funds the sound Of the hammer
has ceased. We can build only rs we
cen pay.
State OfIlcers Hero Sunday.
ION Sunday. May %, three of our
state Officers, Mrs. M. B. Plat, presi-
dent; Mrs. M. G. Munns, corresponds
ing secretary. and Mrs. Elizabeth
Palmer, evangelist superintendent.
will be here. Through the courtesy
of our pastors these gifted women
will have the privilege of presenting
the needs of the White Shield Home
and of asking for your sympathy and
cooperation. Their appointments
will include not only Olympia but the
East and the West sides as we'll. No
offering for the building will be
asked for at these meetings, but on
Tuesday of next week and later the
w. G. T. u. members will wait upon
you for your dollar.
ION Monday, at the public library.
at 10 O'Clock, Mrs. Plat and Mrs.
Munns will conduct an all-day insti-
tute to which not only w. c. T. o..
members, but the public generally is
cordially invited.
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