The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-04-10
Good WORK Of the Mission Has Grown
50 Rapidly That Larger Quarters
Eave Become . Necessity.
cooperat1on Of business Men md A111-
listers Of tho City Elan AIDED Mo
teEany In the work.

- Wheeling Is growing better. The
Neeley Hotel which In days past. has
earned s. reputation not envied by hos
telries, has become the property Of the
Union Mission and will hereafter be
the woman's department Of the mission.
Two years ago the old St. Charles
hotel, q "hotel- ranked with the Medley
was taken over by the Union Mission.
With the support OF leading business
men and worthy civic and religious orr
g1nizations the Mission has served well
and rescued from the hot beds Of in
EQUITY the fallen men and women OF this
Sid other communities. The work OF
the institution has grown 80 rapidly
that larger quarters became neccs-
sity and the scheme OF establishing
womans division was worked out and
the Medley hotel taken over. The mems
department will remain at the mission,
at Fourteenth and Water streets.
Years ago the Medley was known as
the Bellevue There crimes even as
great as murder was planned and
Wheeling youth is now serving life
term at Moundsville for horrible muir
der planned in one OF the old Bellevue
rooms Later the hotel" changed man
arement and name. and in time its repu-
tation changed. under pressure of the
law, which banned and losed all sucn
resorts.
q In the days to come the Medley hotel
will house fallen women and girls. It
will not limit it's spreading arms TO
the fallen, but will furnish lodging
and meals and good teaching for sooo
women who come to the city. 1lno no
work and need a place to escape from
the acknowledgements OF sin, that arc eager
to get hold OF them.
AS 4 result of the taking over OF the
new quarters the work OF the Union
Mission is obviously increasing. The IN
stitution needs moro help and the IN
terest of more good ->:,zens. It's dl-
Tectors-all big business mon and us
super!ntcndert Rev W. Gard2"r Cory
invite active and moral support and CO.
operation.
Eupcrintcndcnt Cody outlines the
work and the now womcn'S home as
nIacc established for the purpose or
Keeping girls out Of jails and WORK
houses. 1t will be aided by various s"-
,.ictics such as the Young NWomens
Rusiusss club. There girls Will ttr
taught all OF the domestic sciences
that make 4 woman wat she ought 10
be, Cooking. sewing and AL CT 'ne
domestic arts will be taught by experts
IN rooms provided for IN" purpose.
There will be rs well nlnie classes loF
women and influences Will he thrown
about the wcmcn housed taere that VIII
uplift them and h"lp them 70 live
Anewer and bcttcS life. Plans arc uho'r
way TO opcn gymnasium.
The building just acquired has littF
-. ny,G
converted into a clean healthy place.
Rev. and Mrs. Cory will move their ram
Nv into tho womcn'S building ard Will
he assisted in tho wo>'. done th"re os
Miss Florence Ekuan. 81 the Moody
Bible Institute. Of Chicago. ana MFS.
Ec1lc Serena. as we'll other trained
assistants.
The Mission hrs during recent months
cared for many children and succeeded
in placing thrro in good homes. In
the now quarters tho children Will r'>
avon hotter cared fer. The place VIII
hs homo OF l0rc--n>t law. II VIII
M, NJ an industrial hom". but rather
- shelter for girls who have no nome
r. On TO- 1t will gladly pen it's doors
to working girls and Women and Will
c,ro for I'll stranded persons IN the
city and all of the unfortunate. II mas
NO Crrcd But Christ
While n.uch credit for the good WORN
of the Union Mission goes 70 ITS very
active superintendent. Mr.. Cory. he does
rot ask nor accept the praise. lie ho'dS
that wheclinS's business mon. ministers
and worthy citizens har" made his WORK
oossiblc. At the head OF tn" MISSION :
official family is NJ. ". scott. VINO
10 president. Mr.. SCOTS hest ctt"r'
end heart and soul have been devoted "
tho Mission With him hav" worN'u
nncoasinE:y. AIR. W. II. Hare. vice prHS'-
don't; Attorney Clyde f. AMOS secr'-