Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-10-06

k"crrst liars that ever lived and will
tell sUrh hclrty,nding tales as would
melt heart OF stone ana rctulo
every statement within an hour
More than t6o0 has been expended
for the drug bill alone.
These girls are well treated and
unusually well takOn care Of. Each
morning Mrs Gilbert, police matrOu,
inspects the quarters and appoints
one Of the inmates as supervisor Tor
the day, Their meals are supplied
by th@ government and consists ~
the regular army fare. Across the
street Is the army camp, wherc the
meas are prepared and the couiral
army tent In which the soldier gnurds
are quartcred.
capt l.. J. T. Rooney,-has com.
plote charge of the canteep\ \dopar'-
mont, while nine soldiers from his
company occupy the quarters and
take turns at guarding every night
supply Sergeant Van Worries Is IN
charge Of mess and Is supplying the
detention camp with three well
cooked meals each day
Modus Opcrnndi
The mcss kitchen * 4 small wood.
en- structure about lnH20 feet in
size where, on a hot plato of three
burners. meals Tor 1926 to lhO per-
sons were being cooked. At the con-
CluSiOn of the soldiers meal, pots
of food ara carried to the camp and
served the women, who then wash
thoir own dishes, after which the
colorcd prisoners are fed. All utcn-
Slls are then taken back to the mess
Kitchen and thoroughly storili2"d,
The food contains certain chemicals
such as iS used I'm the regular army
Tho usual breakfast consists of
stewcd potatoes. oatmeal, hot cakes
and coffee. dinner, beef stew. beans,
bread and butter usually more
raIsins, and coffee Tho food Is (
plan. substantial nourishiug, and
very well cooked
Many plans have been tried out
To interest the women in some uscN
ful occupation 10 distract their
minds from their own ailments and
troubles. None proved OF any value,
however, until tho arrival OF Mrs.
w. II. Carey, "a prominent social
service worker of New York city,
who has succeeded In winning the
confidence Of the girls. and has in
terested them I'm domestic art. Sho
installed sewing machine, and get
ting their sympathy for the poor lit
tie Belgian children, soon had them
making Childron's aprons of blue
EinEham. The trust and respect
those unfortunate girl4 have for
this big hearted, motherly woman IL
truly wonderful She has succeed
ed in getting many Of them to re-
turn to their parents. and from the
- hnN Oh
her from every one OF them, one
can see that most Of them are taxi
ing perhaps their first opportunity
to ''straightcn up" and live clean
life. Mrs. Carey does not preach,
nor beg. nor even ask them to ro-
form, she merely shows them thatt
1T does not pay" She acts as an
agent between them and tho city Of
fic.als, and fixes things up be-
tween the crrinG daughters and their
homcfolks. She defrays all her own
expenses, and is doing this great
work only because OF her great love
and pity for girls
Many of the girls in the detention
camp are. OF course, using an alias,
thus when Mrs. Carey succeeds In
getting them released, many OF them
have forgotten their own names.
In the colorcd quarters, n big |
handsome ncgress was to he dis !
charged but still had a fine OF So TO
meet
How II Ii Done.
Liza, can let you 20 today.
Have you got the 81 to pay your
fine >" asked Mrs. Carey.
"Yassum, Use got H."
well: have you got it with YOU"
"Nassum: er, that is, can git H.
NY hushan's got It,"
Obtaining the name of tho "hus-
band" Mrs. Carey called him on
the phone.
Not wishing to mention the de.
tcntion camp she said, "IIave you
got wife at the city jail?"
"Naw'm; I'sc got wife In the
dc~cntlon camp though"
well, can you pay her 50 fine
so she can be released 20
"Yassuln, yassum, Use ies got ma
pay. I'll be right down, suah docs
want 10 get that gal out o there"
Thus Liza had at least one friend !
10 welcome her upon her release,
hut many Of the girls are absolutely
without money and no. ,
where to go. ,
Would Better Conditions.
Efforts have been made by the
mayor and the council Of defense
and the Chamber Of Commerce tod ,
have government munition plant
started for their benefit, whcre they !
might learn a remuneratlye trade
and work without a handicap. All :
heir efforts have been useless NO {
'ar, while the regular munition fac |
ories are said TO be over-run with =
more capable women who arc TAX ]
nG mp this form Of work because
If the splendid salaries offered.
With Tulsa's many milipnaircs;
noncyed kings of finance who do
latc so literally to the Red Cross
md the various war loans-surely
some one, charitably inclined to-
ward their fellow women will volun-
arily donate the use of n suitable (
arm near this city, where these
,oor girls, most OF whom arc not to
,e blamed but only pltied for their
all, may regain their health, self re-
pppt and ripbtf IN Au,pricap ,Itiyop