The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1915-04-02
HOME FOR HOMELESS
WORKER IN CAPE
Father Collins Leads Protestant
Institution in Kansas City
5000 in Home.

Mrs. Mary Walters, travelling in the
interest of the Joseph Walter Home of
Kansas City, arrived in this city yes
terday, and will remain here several
days soliciting support for the insti-
tuition in behalf of which she is work
ing.
When interviewed by Tribune re-
porter last evening, Mrs. Walter said:
''The object of this movement is
conservation Of the home. We>do not
separate the mother from her chill
dren, but make provision for them
all.
"The Joseph Walter Home was es-
tablished by Mother Baker twelve
years ago, and is incorporated.
"My purpose here is to interest the
people in home conservation, and to
show them that it is not necessary to
part mothers from their children, and
to appeal to the people in the COM
munity to secure their aid in pro-
tecting the homeless and friendless by
asking them to subscribe to the Moth
er's Appeal monthly paper publish
ed for the benefit of the home.
an the existence of the institution
$500 children and 600 mothers have
been provided for without a single
failure to effect a reform.
eve have received subjects from
various courts in Missouri, Iowa and
Kansas, where they were booked as
unworthy, ard today they are all good
citizens in the localities where we
have placed them"
Mrs. Walters carries with her many
letters from prominent citizens, in
Guiding lawyers, ministers, judges and
other officials, from various cities and
states, highly commencing the pur-
suit in which she is engaged.
In a list of contributions collected
by her in jefferson City appears the
name of Governor Major With other
prominent officials and legislators.
Father W. D. Collins of Jackson, in
speaking of the Home, stated that the
conservation was one of the most
worthy movements that could be pro-
noted, and that while it was nonsec-
traian and had even been overlooked
by the Catholic Church, he felt that
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the most exacting investigator.
Christ tells US to Judge one by his
fruits. Mrs. Bakers fruits" are so
great and so noble that when the IN
vestigators who have been deceived by
the ISLANDERS OF those plous frauds and
pious "grafters" against Mrs. Baker
and the Home, leave ashamed at their
accepting these SANDERS, and leave
lifelong friends. OF the Home.
Among Mrs. Bakers unfair and un-
truthful opponents is the Welfare
Board OF Kansas City, Mo-, that lack
even some OF the virtues OF some OF
the pious frauds and grafters who at
tack her. do not approve of the Wei
fare Board of Kansas City, nor does
the Mayor OF the city, who officially
rejected them; nor do many persons OF |
prominence IN Kansas City.
Their methods of attack, their ex-
travagance, and other features repre-
henslbie, are publicly and officially |
known. / am ready and will to meet |