The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-02-03
W. c. I. U. WORKER Isl
HERE FOR BRIEF STAY
MOTHER" YATES WILL VISIT
PRISONS TO CONDUCT RE-
NINAL MEETINGS..
Describes Work in state Prisons.
state Farms AMI County Jail>
Daring Her Fifteen Months
Period of office.

Mother Yates. state superintenG
'cnt of prison work and penal reform
under the direction ot the W. c. 4.
T.. arrived in waVahachie last night
accompanied BY her daughter. and
they are guests OF Mr. and Mrs. Hal
Brown on Royal street. Mother
Yates goes about over Texas hoidi *
gospel services in the various jails
and prison farms and penitentiaries.
She says she has always loved the
work. not because any member Of
her family had ever been there, bur
for the pleasure she derives from tha
work. She delights 10 go among the
boys" in the prisons and exert her
Influence to encourage them TO do
right. Hers is a branch of the W
C. T L. work that goes hand in hand
with the temperance work
A description of her visit to tn,
clemens farm. the Retrieve farm
the Ramsey farm and the various
| jails in the towns where whiskey Il
sold. is very interesting She spent
| a week at the various farms hold
ling meetings. getting eonvicts TO sigu
the pledge and endeavoring to shos
the boys" some little attention thai
| will remind them of home. She dis
| tributes bible tracts and leaves J
message OF love and redemption Shs
says the boys" are respectful and
! seem TO appreciate her visits. She
says there is tendency among the
managers of these institutions tc
threat their prisoners in a more hu.
name manner and that oftentimes
an attachment springs up betwee1
them. During her fifteen months
work she has sent 80 barrels, sugar
barrels at that. to the prisons. She
says the boys appreciate literature
OF any kind. that they read all the
books and magazines. These baT-
rels have been sent dead head un-
It'll now. and half price charge is
made. Mother" Yates declares the
people are becoming more lenieni
towards the prisoners and feel tina.
the worst fare is not good enough
for even prisoners.
Mother Yates also described thu
Down and Out" mission In Houston
where she has held many meetings
in the interest of the hayward and
Ifriendless men. She says men ara
kept here for a period of three days
land aided in securing employment.
She is a most interesting talker and
rejoices in her field OF labor
1t is Mother" Yates purpose 70
hold meetings at the jails In Waxa-
hachie If IL is agreeable with the
authorities. She does not go into tho
jails for the purpose of making criti-
cisms or for hearing complaints the
prisoners might want to make, Blu.
she goes there to endeayor 10 teach
them 10 be better men She gives
out her pamphlets and urges the
prisoners 10 live better life. She
works with the local w G. T. U. or
ganization where there is one in the
town.
1t is her purpose 10 visit as many
of the fails in Texas as possible be-
fore the April convention OF the w.
C. T. U. when she will make report
of her work. She pays her own ex-
penses and does not receive a salary
of any kind from the union. however.
as an official of that body she gets
railroad transportation free of cost.
She accepts free will offerings with
which she buys her bible tracts and
literature. Mother Yates is in
deed engaged in a noble and self-sac-
rificing work.