The Winslow mail., 1923-09-07
CR|TTENTON HOME
WORK EXPLAINED
BY MRS. THOMPSON
Do you know what it means?

Rescue!
Do you know what it means?
Mrs. L. c.. Thompson, the field Sec
retary of the Florence Crittention
Mission of Arizona, situated at Phoe-
nix, has been in WinslOw several days
for the purpose of explaining the
work of the home and the service that
it can and does render to each COM
munity.
The Phoenix mission offers a tenn
porary home to women and girls out
of employment, and offers a retreat
to the unfortunate girl or woman who
has strayed from the path of virtue
and wishes to reform. The home
makes special efforts to care for de-
linquent or young girls who are
found in improper surroundings. To
all these unfOrtunates, the mission al
ways offers welcome and does every
thing possible to help them.
In Phoenix the home has a condi-
tion to deal with quite different from
the Missions in other cities, namely:
the transient girl-going on her way
from east to west and from west to
east. Her downward path may have
started from either direction, but the
a stop over in the desert city. The
mission stands with open doors, ready
to take such girls who have wander
ed far away from home and friends
and have followed the so-called
easiest way"
Whenever the distress signal is
given, the S. o. S. is heard. and after
sometimes months of shelter and care
for their sick bodies and souls, the
girls go on their way rejoicing
cause of the chance afforded them
to see the light of brighter day.
The home stands ready to render
service at any time to each communi-
ty 1t is prepared to take care of the
girls and women for whom the COM
munity has no facilities. The mission
handles 102 cases at present and this
number is ever growing With it's
various phases of work successful re-
suits are obtained.
Delinquent girls, whose own homes
and environment have been unfit, are
sheltered and then respectable homes
for them are found where they may
work and earn their wages. One of
the great services that the mission
renders to the community as well
as to all humanity is the taking care
of the unmarried mothers and their
babies. The mission acts as a retreat
for them, where they are sheltered,
protected and given medical attention.
No less important is the mental up
building and training which they re-
ceive, and these gives them courage
and confidence to go into the world
and become useful citizens. Good
homes for the unfortunate mothers
with their babies are found with re-
spOnsible families Where it is desir-
able an attempt is made to bring the
father and mother of the baby toge
ther, and in some cases marriages
have resulted.
Mrs. Thompson said that the peo-
pie here should remember the pur-
pose of the Crittention home and
should make use Of it whenever cases
arise
An attempt is being made by Mrs |
to organize the various
womens' clubs here in the work. |
General committees and circles have |
been organized at Phoenix Mesa, |
Glendale, Chandler, Yuma, Tucson,
Casa Grande, Nogales, Douglas, Globe,
Bisbee, Prescott, Flagstaff, Seligman,
Oatman, Holbrook, Will
liams, Tempe, and Gilbert The local
w. C. T. U. club has been cooperating |
with the Crittention mission and has
rendered valuable service, which Mrs.
appreciates. With all the
7vomens' clubs organized in the work |
here, the burden will be more evenly
distributed, and greater results can
be obtained with the cooperation OF |
all the clubs.
Tie work of the Florence Crittbr
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