Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1919-09-18
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70 NEEDY GIRLS
TINY TOTS CARED FOR


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Tiny bits Of humanity. children Of
unmarried mothers, ordinarily cast out
by the world at large. are given as Low.
Ing and as healthy start in life as
babies born under normal conditions
because the Salvation Army provides
an especial home In which they are
cared for. The Salvatfonists IA Mime,
apolis and 81. Paul support the Res.
cue Home and Maternity Hospital
which is located in st. Paul and which
welcomes needy girls from All over
Minnesota, North and South Dakota.
This home is'-one Of the twenty-six
similar homes which the army has
established throughout the United
States to care for the 10000 girls who
go astray every year.
The Salvationists in the home are
known as helpers to the needy. They
work with the motto which IL being
quoted In the present campaign used
nationally for the raising Of funds for
Salvation Army Home Service. The
motto is: Zone May Be Down. But
Never Out" A girl is never allowed
to feel that she has entirely ,rtined
her life by mistake. She Is taught.
by the influence Of the lives Of the
Salvationists who are constantly with
her. that life still holds something for
her and that she still has her place
to NIL and her redemption to work
out. She ii never permitted to feel
discouraged or to become embittered.
She leads q regular, systematized life.
From the time she gets IN 81, the
morning until her regular bedtime at
night, she spends the day Ii construc.
tive effort, In sewing, laundry, 81 IN
any kind Of work necessary To keep
up such an institution and which win
help her to get . position after she
leaves.
The girls in the home come from
every walk Of life. Willful girls OF
wealthy parents as well ~ those girls
who are suffering from Ignorance or
from poor home conditions come d IN
response to the need which they Heel.
I'VE need no movies or drama a. any
kind to present tragedies to u.s. said
Adjutant Bertha Smith, head Of the
institution. we have them before us
every day in the year. II you could
hear the sad stories Of desertion. de.
ceit, which we hear. your heart would
warm up towards the girimother. We
teach her clean living, domestic work.
sewing and above all, we bring her I'm
touch with God, who will be her guide
and friend through life." ,-5
About SO per cent Of the girls Who
are in the home come from the city
and the other half from the country.
The majority are from Minnesota. but
there are few from Wisconsin and
many from the Dakotas. Many cases
are brought from the city hospitals,
some girls are sent by parents or
friends, but most Of them come in re:
Spouse to the help which they know
they will find there. At present there
are fifty.two girls and forty-seven bah
les in the home The averake age 81
the girls il sixteen and there are girls
from fourteen to twenty. From the
time that the girl comes to the home
until she leaves. her. identity Is de-
stroyed and she is known to the other
girls as Lulu, Betty, or Selma, but
never by her last name. Her last
name 10 scratched of her mail In the
ONCE and she is protected in every
way from the criticism Of the world. &
The home keeps close track OF the
girls after they leave. They now have
mailing list. Of 100 girls and every
month they send out copies of q pub
LEGATION. "The Lifeline" which tells
of the doings Of the home. The first
Sunday Of the month ia "Out OF Love-
Sunday, on which all the girls who
can. come back and bring their chill.
dren. The home always seems '''home"
to all who have ever been there. When
the girls are out OF work they return
to the home rather than go to places
which would present temptations. The
moral influence which Is established
when the girl is In the home follows
and guides her everywhere. \:
The present building for the home
was erected about five years ago. and
is already outgrown. It has. accom-
modations for seventy.five girls ana
babies and contains all modern hos.
pital and home conveniences. Plans
for q new building are In the hands