Evening journal., 1919-03-04

lhese women have sinned' says So
siety.
one hundred and Nifty thousand
mothers souls each year are condemn
ed 70 the fl-es OF humiliation. Each
year America makes ouicasts Of i5O.-
100 mothers and the helpless little ones
hey have brought into The world.
Ihese women have sinned." says So
riety. we must have nothing 10 do
win them or their nful offspring"
20 The sioaing Of The Magdalen has
continued for centuries because the
world has looked upon her As an inre-
irieV3ble sinners Her one misSiep has
tainted her and made her more dan
serous than leper.
But
There is one city in the United Slates
which lakes new and strange attl-
iure iowa. ds this woman OF sin. Tha,
city is Newark, y. ].
quit throwing stones.' cries that
city TO the men and women who would
rend the Magdalen's soul. This wom-
an is no sinner now. but your stones
and sc0rn may make her one tomorrow.
Let us love the Msgialen and help he.
10 be proud OF her 5aby. Let MS help
her TO make her child a fine citizen"
And 50 Newark has brought life and
hope into ihe hearts OF rs most hone
less. Not an of them cln remember a
giyihOOd Of innocence and sunshine
any are women Of the slums and
women who have succumbed many
times TO temptation. But there is hope
fo- them all II . helping hand Is ex-
tended. Newark does not seek ~ nnd
the cause Of a woman's fan. De a inher-
ent wickedneSs, mans cup.d.ty or fam
iiy neglisence. The fact that a woman
has erred is enough. This Is the fact
That must be dealt with.
And Newark has given mp The policy
o. siOning.
Instead This municipality has built a
home far Unmarried Mothers. Here Is
shelter fOT the unhappy girl Who j.
afraid 90 face her mother with her
tragic story. Here Is a home where she
may be protected against The snares
that are spread for crr.ng girls.
70 is the lrst municipal institution Of
ITS kind in this country. Tho Newark
Home for Unmarried Mothers was
opened February i5. II is maintained
and operated by the municipal ty. On
that day Mayor Charles p. Gill5n and
Dr. Julius Levy, head Of the Bureau Of
Child Hygiene 4; the Department OF
Health. officially declared the home 10
be opened 90 receive girls and their IA
b.cs 70 is diTectly in charge of the
mayor and operated by the Health De-
plvtment Dr. Levy is rs active head
This home was opened not 90 chas-
iise the sinner, but TO giye loving care
to girls and their babies for six months
at least High up on Ivy H.l. in the
story brick building that is equipped
windows they can LOOK out upon The
beautiful orange Mountains. And with
in the building there Is cheer and hope
and life. The girls are taught TO take
proper care Of their babies. A mother
ly matron is n charge OF the house. sh9
hears the stories Of these girls and
helps them solve their problems.
Through the home an effort Is made 70
bring daughter and parents together
again. The doctrine that the girl -Syho
has erred Is no sinner until society
forces her 10 be one by making her an
outcast is spread among relentless
fathers and mothers. II they refuse %
take the girl back, or II home condi-
tions are such that the girl and her
baby would suffer by returning other
means are found 10 provide for her fu-
ture.
Masir Gnlen is heart and soul 10.
the work Of reclaim.ng the woman Of
sin" During 1917 he made a tour Of
the city hospitals Of Newark, and so
learned at first hand the tragic stories
0f these girls. These stories taught
him that such gi-ls could Ind salvation
only n love and care. And that Is why
he sponsored the movement FOR The
Home OF Unmarried Mothers.
III parents and relatives viii not help
90 her feet the girl who has erred. the
city must do H." MayO- Gillen declar-
ed In my conversation with these IN
happy women ] learned that generally