Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-05-19

Baltimore has not progressed as
rapidly IN the establishment Of Saliva.
ton Army activities as we would like
and We are hoping 10 see a great de.
velopment both in eVangeiistic work
and also in our social work" declared
Major Mary Bale who with her hus.
band, Major Henry ID. Bale Divisional
Commander of the Chesapeake DiYi.
sion. has recently come TO Baltimore
from Minneapolis. Major Bale shares
rank and responsibility with her hus-
band and is deeply anxious to see Bah
timore lead this Division in all OF the
Institutional activities which has made
the Salvation Army such a power in
the social and religious life of other
cities.
what do you most want to do in
BALTIMORE this energetic lady was
asked.
Naturally my heart goes out first
10 the young women, girls and chill
dren. for there Is so many of them
needing and seeking the kind of help
we Salvationists can give and we are
after All so Handicapped in resources
that we can do SO very little.
you see" she continued. "Balti
more Is . seaport town and railway
center. TO It flock the young people
from all over the State Boats and
trains alike bring throngs into Bald-
more constantly. some of whom are
criminals. many just victims seeking
to lose themselves and hide their
trouble in the biguess of our city.
They are the ones that we must
reach
Yes. they come TO us-our uniform
inspires trust and these girls come to
Us. and we 80 10 them when they are
terrified, desperate. and hopeless. and
the great pity of Il is that up to the
present time Baltimore has not hsen
able 10 establish q Rescue Home and
Maternity Hospital. and we can only
take in these girls, long enough to
make arrangements to send them TO
our institutions in Roanoke or Phil
adelphia.
No" answering the query. 'the
establishment of a Rescue Home and
Maternity Hospital is not such great
undertaking. Usually We Try to Oh
tain the use Of large private house
or about twenty-five rooms in some
quiet neighborho0d. II must be
equipped in conformity to the Stale
Laws, as 10 space. sanitary arrange
ments-an6 the like
"Cerainly. these places ir all Of
the big cities throughout the world arc
managed by Salvation Army Officers
--womeHv-who are graduate nurses.
and there is one Salvation Army on
lcer 20 every five girls. fer you sec, the
girls we get only when they feel that
every other face and hand IS turned
from them. Many times. we have
stood between them and suicide They
must be sheltered. won back 10 nor
nal, brought 10 conversion. brought
10 care for their babies and made TO
see that their greatest hope for the
future is through keeping snd suo-
porting the little ones which they
think they do not want That is why
we keep hold of these piaful little I'm.
married mothers with ali the world
against them. in our rescue homes IN
til we are sure that they are strong
enough to withstand further tempta-
ton"
30 YOU think these cases are in
creasing?" Major Bale was asked.
"arhat is hard TO answer" she re
piled. but al least they are not de
creasing TO any noticeable degree, and
from the recent published, statement
of Judse Jean Norris. presiding mas
istrate Of the Women's Day Court in
the Jefferson Market Court House 1t
would seem that incorrigibili.y amons
girls is on the increase. since during
. the ,ast six or eight months. more g'ras
have been brought to court on this