The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-06-21
FOR MAYNARD HEGREssEs.
A Duty and Opportunity for Philsn
thropic New Workers..

To THE EDITOR or THE suN--sir: on
thousand copies OF the following apes
were sent out during the month OF Mas
to which there has not been thu slight
est response:
The COMMITTEES named below. In re-
Spouse to 4 very urgent and apparent
need, has undertaken to establish q
home for friendiess and Maynard col
orsd girls such ~ wavsriy House and
F1orsnes crittsnton House for white
sirla The committee will have COM
plsts charge OF the house and will over
see all expenditures. Harry p. Rob-
bins OF 50 Vanderbilt avenue will act
as treasurer.
There 10 practically no place In New
York outside OF q wofkhouse or Jail
where . frisndiess or waywsrd colorsd
girl over the age OF sixteen can be
cared for. Judges Of oouftS ana ON
GERS OF police stations are constantly
at . loss to know what to do with col
orsd girls before them who should not
be locked up with criminals; out. on
the other hand. should not be turned
out on the streets with no one TO care
for them. small and inAdsauately
run house maintained for the last few
years 10 now entirely without funds to
continue the work. Yst New York has
the largest negro population Of any city
In the world, the borough Of Manhat.
tan alone having . negro population
OF 17s.oeo.
The home will Be . place OF tenn
porary abode where oolored- girls can
be cared for under cosditions favorable
to mental and moral improvement. In
many cases II will be necessary to keep
the girl only . few days until she can
be restored to her relatives or friends
or some other permanent provision
made for her.
tablish . proper home and carry on
the work for = period Of one year, and
the sum OF 5000 will be needed for
each succeeding year. This yearly
budget will include the salary OF .
trained court worker.
The committee consists OF DR.. Kath-
arine Dement, Davis. Bureau Of Social
Hygiene; MrsL Etnah Boutte, Circle for
Negro War Relief: Mhs Eva d. Bowles.
secretary for Coiored Work, Y. ". c.
A.; the Hon. Victor J. Bowling. william
Dean Embree. voluntary Defenders
Committee: Mrs Haley Fiske. Church
Mission of Help; Fred r. Moore, New
York Age: Miss Helen Ailing Davis.
National Board, 7. W. C. A.: Mrs DAN
lei r. Murphy. Florence Crtttenton
League; the Hon. Morgan J. O'Brien.
Mrs.. Henry oiIesheimer. National
League Of Women Workers: Harry p.
Robbins. treasurer: Mrs. George w.
seiiGman. sojournsr Truth House; Miss
Alice C. Smith. probation officer. wom-
ems Court: Miss Elisabeth Walton. Ma
tional League on Urban Conditions
Among Negroes. and has been approved
by the Right Rev. Patrick J. Hayes.
Archbishop OF New York: the late Right
Rev. David H. Greer. Bishop of New
York; the Rev. william T. Manning.
d. D.. rector of Trinity Church: the
Hon Otto A. Rosaisky, Judge. Court
OF General Sessions; the Hon. Frederic
Ksrnochan. Chief Justice. Court Of spe-
cial Sessions: the Hon. william Nc
Adoo. Chief City Magistrate; the Hon.
Alexander Broush. City Magistrate.
The committee appreciates that ou
citizens have been asked to give to al
The various drives and war campaign
and that the welfare of the negro 4
not a popular subject, but can We VIII,
pride ourselves upon our patriotism ant
bur high ideals OF humanity let condi
lions remain as they are for our poo
negro sister?
MARIoNH c. FIsKE.
New YORK. Juno 20.