Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-01
BREAD LINE SHOWS
NEED OF MISSION
FOR POOR WOMEN
Charity Workers Agree City
Should Have H 0 m e
w h c r e Unfortunates
Could Be Cared for.

Enecidtcd. shivcrng, ;h.nly-clad women
with their natural pride buried beneath q
ragged shawl or coat gather twice weetly
at i2th and Fibert streets to receive the
gifts or food and clothing distributed to
them by Mrs. George Green. Of iHo North
b21 street REPRESENTING the women's city
7eiicf It Is bread line conducted eN-
slusivciy FOR women.
In most cases It was pitful cries OF
children that caused the mother love to
conquer womans pride aud seek charity.
II ls for the little ones she bess About
2bo women are recipients of the gifts ON
"Wednesday and Friday afternoons,
The food and clothing are received
through the Kindness OF teamsters, eX-
nrcssnen and market men who have seen
the soul-strrins sights OF the dismal line
Whiie food, clothing and shelter arc pro
videG Systematically for hungry. poorly
clothed homeless men, women placed In
the same unfortunate pliEhts are not 80
fCrtunate. according 10 the opinions "N-
pressed today by prominent charity work
ers The task OF caring for the women is
made difficult by their pride They will
compelled TO do so.
The women. according to Mrs. Green,
subsst on loaf Of bread and a few
vegetables from one visit to the other
The Relief Association is not oyerbur-
dened with gifts. but It does the best
1t can to relieve the suffering
NEED OF A HOME
IL is estimated by charity aud mis-
sion workers that 6OCO poor women are
cared for daily at mission stations. soup
percentage of the women who are in
need OF assistance. according to those
who have made a study of conditions.
Tha city needs place where these
women can be housed. fed and clothed.
jdst as the men are in many sections.
according TO the charity workers
Mr.. and Mrs. George Long, of the In
asmuch Mission, the authorities Of Galilee
Mission and the Whosoever House, "a
well as the Salvation Army. the Volun-
teers of America. the Young Women's
Christian Association, the Sunday Break
fast Association and many other char-
table organizations agree that the above
solution first suggested by Mrs Long Is
the only one. Mr.. Long, when asked
what he thought of the suggestion. re-
Piled
There are probably 20 places in this |
city where down-and- ont woman can !
go. but not one where She is given n |
free chance to rise from the muck un- |
less she pays for II or else Is practically 1
or actually prisoner. What this move |
ment needs is some strong woman who /
knows the needs of her sex TO come |
forward and say and show that she can |
conduct such a home and It will he |
created. There are people i'm Philadel- !
phia who realize the dire need of Just /
such place and are ready and anxious |
20 subscribe the funds necessary to |
build it"
MRS. LONGS VIEWS.
Mrs. Long said:
"a woman Is judged to be what her
appearance indicates. Not so with
man, People assume he is unfortunate.
The care of unfortunate women must
be practical and material as we'll as
spiritual. She must have shelter clean
clothes that make her attractive, food
TO sustain her and then a chance to help
herself
The only solution is such house for
women as Inasmuch Is for men, where
a woman may obtain all the necessaries
for her rehabilitation no matter how
bad she may be in morals and looks and
also TO have eXerted upon her the con-
stant Influence of religion that she may
be made to see that her only way Is
the acceptance OF Christ. No
creeds shall play a part in such a house"
star Captain Campbell of the Salvation
Army, said today there was nothing so
badly needed in this city as a home for
The support OF others interested
m relief WAS equally enthusiastic