The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1921-05-27

Baltimore has not progressed as
rapidly IN the establishment Of Saliva.
tion Army activities As we would Ike
and we are hoping to see Il great de
Yelopment both In eyangelistlc work
aud also in our social work, declared
Major Mary Bale, who with her hus
bend, Major Henry D. Bale, Divisional
Commander OF the Chesapeake Diyi.
sion, has recently come 10 Baltimore
from Minneapolis. Major Bale shares
rank and responsibility with her hus.
band and Is deeply anxious to see Bal.
tlmore lead this Division in an OF the
Institutional activities which has made
the Salvation Army such power in
the social and religious life OF other
eities
What do you most want TO DO IN
Baltimore? this energetic lady was
asked
Naturally my heart goes out first
TO the young women. girls and chll.
dren, for there Is 50 many OF them
needing and seeking the kind Of help
we sAlyationists can give and we are
after all SO handicapped IN resources
thai we can do so very little.
you see" she continued, "Balti
more Is seaport town and a railway
center To It hock the young people
from all over the State Boats and
trains alike bring throngs into Bali
more constantly, some OF whom are
criminals. mNny Just victims seeking
to lose themselves and hide their
trouble IN the bigness Of our city.
They are the ones that We must
reach
Yes, they come 10 uE--our uniform
inspires trust and these girls come to
Us. and we go to them when they are
terrified desperate, and hopeless, and
the great pity OF II is that up TO the
present time Baltimore has not been
able TO establish Rescue Homo and
Maternity Hospital, and we can only
take in these girls long enough 10
make arrangements to send them to
our Institutions in Roanoke OF Phil.
adelphia.
mo" answering the query, "the
establishment Of a Rescue Home and
Maternity Hospital is not such great
undertaking Usually we try TO OBJ.
tain the use OF a large private house
Of about twenty-five rooms in some
quiet neighborhoOd II must be
equipped in conformity to the State
Laws, as to space, sanitary arrange.
mems and the like.
Certainly, these places in all Of
the big cities throughout the world are
managed by Salvation Army Officers
women who are graduate nurses.
and there is one Salvation Army ON.
Ger to every five girls, for you zee, 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 TO nor.
NAL. brought to conversion, brought
to care FOR their babies, and made to
see that their greatest hope for the
future is through keeping and sup.
porting the little ones which they
think they do not want, That IL why
we keep hold of these epitiful little un.
married mothers with all the world
against them, in our rescue homes UNI
til we are sure that they are strong
enough to Withstand further tempta
ton
"Do YOU think these cases are in.
ereaslng?' Major Bale was asked
THAT IL hard to answer" she re-
piled. "but at least they are not de.
creasing to any noticeable degree, and
from the recent published statement
of Judge Jean Norris presiding mag.
istrate Of the Women's Day Court in
the JEFFERSON Market Court House II
would seem that incorrigibility among
girls is on the increase, since during
the last ak or eight months, more girls
have been brought to court on this