Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-01-05
PRACTICAL Relief
FOR NEEDY WOMEN
OF -uNDERMonLD'
Associated Charities Cooper
ates Win Social Morality
Forces; Campaign Plan

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reported cases are proved bona fIde--
was pledged last night by = =
Brooks, manager Of the Associated
Charities at Q meeting Of the commit.
tee Of the Social Morality Campaign
Organization
This bodS1Ehieh 4 ne ofsanlssd
central body Of the church fDrcss calh
ed together q few weeks ago - pqrt
OF the crusade against eommereialL5ed
vice-for two hours last night q IN
public library discussed plans for I'M
mediate action toward EARRING On
the crusade through the churches. The
most important action last nl1ht was
the working out Of . plan Tor caring
for needy women of the underworld
Who are now under -suspen1od sen
tencer by Circuit Judge Ashford, fol
lowing the closing of lNuel. nd Who
have neither means 70 90 % he coast
nor any employment here. Rev. ".
+. Pietsch and Rev. @. n NcFey of
the rehabilitation COMMITTEES reported
that several such women, drul EIonds
!, In most cases, have been held b. TIE
police They also reported that defl-
mite plans for looking aflor these No
men were worked out week q more
ago but that vigorous canvass thus
FAR has failed 70 produces TIE funds
necessary % take care % hem
Pietseh told Of taking the problem
up with the board Of healEh and loarIl-
ing that q building & nov under con
struction a the insane aayIun 70
house drug addicts Tor lro1tmonl.
This building win not Be comDIot1d
for four mouths MeanWhI|e. such ~
ports as reach the COMMITTEES IndIcale
that ten or dozen women need help
now
The men at the meeting lat nIkhl
Fee0gnised that mere Temporary e.
slsfance viii not solve he problem.
They saY that the women a n. under.
world who need relief n most c11es
are 30 addicted 70 Tie Use b drugs
that their recovery \ donbIln|I nc1I-
ment must be long-con|InueI house
provided With conD1III| san, and
the rehabilitatlpn coun|IIoc u1I| e.
/ pect 70 receive many women .rI girls
later on. lof + b recoID|I11 ||II ne
elosine g lFilel o. 49, ..||rIII
stamp out the social 1II|
L We q his point Mat ......I
Brooks u TIE AIIIc|.I.I |.1I|||o8
lrose and offered tie 1oIV|c1I 1| bis
Organisation He tod TIE ch1Ic1ue1
that n hfs opinion TIE nnm11l 81 70.
linen who are IN real need 81 I|Ianc|aI
assistance or Of lodging n rescue
home 3 much exag9or1Ie1 He warn
led them against OEorSenl|uo1l1I|1u
IN dealing with vIco and pointed OUT
the need Of trained lnVesII0If|t I1|k
ling something 81 his experiences here
he said thar the cases reported must
Be carefully sllked out
Brooks was n once asked h ne ~.
sociafed Charities can assure ne 50
cial Morality Campaign 0f|an|..I|1n
that the relief be promI9e1 would 11
extended without delay He answered
that he would begin today. buI again
warned the meeting that most II he
claims for charity ara likely b b1 IT,
sineere
The discussion that followed show.
ed that the churchmen have ~ |1|5n-
ton Of allowing any bona nI1 tnno
OF need 20 90 without relief I1eI
said frankly that Il The I..rc|.l.f
Charities finds Itself unable % ccDe
With the Situation. they WI|I have .
take some other action |nu .I|1Ie|I.
-t1@ 80 LlAIt4L-I net 200. .||||
Brooks outlined and the fact nat h|s
ORGANIZATION b already 11n1||nE many
similar cases confused ne church
men that his offer Win DrD111|I solve
their pressing problem q t1e IUme.
date present
Following his plan. Manaeef Brook,
kthIs morning visited The c|tI .uer
gency hospital and talked 4|Ih b.
Aver. He reported alk6fNarl nat not
single case Of bona IIde need among
ex-Iwflei habltnes vas On record lol
attention now.
$50 Tar a. know. there 4 10 I1slI
/ fication for the sfateu6nk thai the
closing Of Iwilsi has resulted n snf
need. but I shall Be ready b handle
any such cases and / have plan b
mind 70 insure that none are oFcf.
looked, he said.
Bishop Il. B hesfarick. c1aI,nan q
the meeting; Rev T. p Ef1u11. Rsf.
McVey and others, IN annonnrru1
and discussion brought out plans for
q widespread. eampaIKn 81 eI.C|IIcu
through public meetlnTs sermons and
church services and tearI.nI ID
schools. mission homes and e|I.|I1re.
An Of the wofk & 10 LEAD ~ b =
campaign to pass the red-||.1I 11aI1-
ment act during 90 nI1I |eI|.|1|Dfe.
and to improve moral co11I|| 1.. here
permanently The chulchu11 FEEL
that the social and Industrial force.
/! Of the community must - lined ~
firmly IN the fight Tor cleaner t|tI.
Each church = q vokk = - own
channels
Emphasis Mas placed % the heed
| Tor working with ne Chaube( cI Com
meree. The finance and publicity
committee Of the Social Morality I1IT
WIN consult with the special cI1n1,|
Of Commerce. eommIIlee 50 IA her,
{ will bs no fltsrferencs VIII o. I1r'|
cation Of work ALREADY planned 5I re
buslnessmen.
oIlvef ". Bonrks: A6srl y FresI
and Burt p. WIng have been 1'1<1I
/ on trial N the U1Ils1 STATES district