The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-09-05
Salvation Army
Doing Noble Work

This is the story of Teddy Roose.
velt."
That isn't his real name-ol
rather the name of his father. Only
a little Holland girl knows the
fathers name, and she won't tell.
She got into trouble in a little
country town of Washington. The
Salvation Army folk found her, de-
spairing and respondent. They sent
her to the grand big rescue home the
Army maintains for the State OF
Washington at Spokane.
Still bitter at the world and all
mankind when she arrived there, she
failed to respond to the loving care
that usually thaWs out the girls like
her that fall into their hands. And
when the little baby came she told
the salvation lass that nursed her
thru the trying ordeal, that she
never wanted to see her baby's face.
She hated it. She would always hate
the very sight of it, she said.
But the little youngster had to be
fed, and the Salvation Army believes
in natures own sweet way of feeding
SO the child's mother was prevailed
upon to give of her own God-given
store of sustenance for the baby.
And hate turned to passionate
love. The Salvation Army matron
knew it would. Motherhood as
serted itself, and within few days
the child mother would not let the,
baby out of her sight. Still she was
determined that none should know
the fathers name, and because the
youngster had been such kicking,
laughing, crying self assertive little
fellow, the name Teddy Roosevelt
that the salvation lass had given it
stuck.
Weeks went by and friend of the
little Holland girls family, man
with a little ranch over in Idaho, who
had known the little mother when
she was but a girl back in Holland,
learned of her plight. He visited the
rescue home, and after talking with
the girl for a time, went to the
matron and said he wanted to marry
the girl. The matrOn asked If he
realized what he was doing. Yes he
said but the matron wanted to Re
sure, sure that ne was the right kind
OF man for the child and mother, so
she got him to put off the marriage
for a week. He returned to his Idaho
rancl. Several days later letter
came from him. He was not so sure,
he wrote, that he wanted to marry
the girl. He would do so, he said,
If she would give up Teddy Roose-
Welt" He couldn't stand for having
that little brat" The matron took
the letter to the girl. And, oh how
wonderful the mother love that had
been aroused. Give UP Teddy"
Never! Not for the best man in all
the world! And she wrote this man
who wanted to give her comfort.
able home telling him just this, in
just this way, and the next train
back from the Idaho town brought
the w0oer. He didn't wait to call
up the rescue home, but rushed off
to the court house. got marriage
license and brought it out to the
home with him.
He had found the kind of wife
he had wanted. He told the matron
he wrote the letter he did regarding
giving up Teddy" just to test the |
girl. II she had agreed to give up
The little fellow, he never would have |
her, but she hadn't, and |
now the little mother is real mother
under the laws Of the land, home |
maker over in Idaho.
This is but one little story Of the
many that come out of the resuce
home at Spokane. Seventy-five girls !
ike the little Holland mother there
find refuge all the while some OF /
hem little mothers, some Of them
title mothers-to-be.
And the Salvation Army way is to
keep the mother and the child to-
sether. Listen, and 85 per cent Of
he girls who pass thru that home
make good in their own little homes
alter in life.
Every one in Washington will have
IN opportunity Opportunity Week"
September % to 20 to maintain that
ZONE in Spokane land even in Idaho.
Opportunity Week. will have the
opportunity to establish such home
n Idaho.
Live one day at a time" ad-
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