New-York tribune., 1919-06-24
An Appeal in Vair,
To the Editor of Tho Tribune.

To the, Editor Of Tho Tribune.
CIR: One thousand copies Of the follow.
~ ing appeal were sent out during the
month Of May, to which there has
not been the slightest responses:
"The committee named. below, in re-
sponse to a very urgent and apparent
need, has undertaken to establish a home
1or 1rlendless and wayward colored girls.
such as Waverly House and Florence
Crltsenton House for white girls. The
comfnletee ei VIII haye complete charge Of
the house and will oversee all expendi-
lures; Mr. Harry P. Robbins, of 81 Van
derbllt Avenue, will act as treasurer.
There is practically no place in New
York outside of a workhouse or iail
where frlendless or wayward cclored
girl over the age Of sixteen can be cared
TOR Judges of courts and officers of po-
nee stations are constantly at a loss to
know what to do with colored girls before
them who should not be locked up with
criminals; but, on the other hand, should
not DC turned out on the streets with no
one TO care for them. A small and made
quately run house. maintained for the past
few years is now entirely without funds
to continue the work. Yet, New York has
the largest negro population Of any city
IN the world; the Borough of Manhattan
alone having a negro population of 175.-
900.
'"Ihe home will be a place OF temporary
abode, where colored girls can be cared
Tor under conditions favorable to mental
and moral improvement. In many cases
1T Will pc necessary to keep the girl only
a le" Gays until she can be restored to
her relatives or friends, or some other
permanent provision made for her.
1.-The sum of $4,000 is needed to estab-
lish proper home and carry on the work
aor soo6o period of one year, and the sum Of
@o'ooo VIII be needed for each succeeding
year. This yearly budget will include
the salary of trained court worker.
"The committee consists Of: DR.. Kath-
aarne Bement Davis, Bureau of Social
fHyglene; Mrs. Etnah Boutte, Circle for
= Negro War Relief; Miss Eva D. Bowles,
Hon. Victor J. Bowling; William Dean
Embree, Voluntary. Defenders Commit
tee; Mrs. Haley Fiske, Church Mission of
Helg; Fred. r. Moore, New York Age;
Miss Helen Alling Davis, National Board,
Y; w. c. A.; Mrs. Daniel F. Murphy,
Morgan J. O'Brien; Mrs. Henry Olles-
heimer, National League of Women Work
crs; Harry P. Robbins, treasurer; Mrs.
George W. Seligman, sojourner Truth .
House; Miss Alice c.. Smith. Probation
Officer, Women's Court. and Miss Eliza
beth Walton, National League on Urban
Conditions Among Negroes; and is ap-
proved by:
"The Right Rev. Patrick ]. Hayes,
Archbishop of New York.
"The Right Rev. David II. Greer, Bish-
op of New York.
"The Rev. William T. Manning, D. D.,
rector Of Trinity Church.
"The Hon. Otto A.. Rosalsky, Judge,
Court of General Sessions.
The Hon. Frederic Kernochan, Chief
Justice, Court of Special Sessions.
"1he Hon. William McAdoo, Chief City
Magistrate.
"Thc Hon. Alexander Brough, City
Magistrate."
The committee appreciates that our citizens
have been asked to give to all the various
"drives" and war campaigns, and that tho
welfare of the negro is not a popular sub
ject but ,can we who pride ourselves upon
our patriotism and our high ideals of
humanity let conditions remain as they are
for our poor, unfortunate negro sister?
MRS. HALEY FISKE.
New York, June 16 1919.