The Delta independent., 1925-01-23
DELTA WILL HELP
, GIRL WHO MADE
A MISTAKE

An appeal to the good people of
Delta county for the sum of $500 was
asked by Captain Lottie Scheu of the
Salvation Army, at the regular meet
Ting of the Delta Lions club Tuesday
evening. The sum Of money is 10 be
used for the state rescue home work.
! The Captain said: Lion President
Miller and members of the Delta
Lions club, | appear before YOU this
! evening for the purpose of asking YOU
| TO help me raise $500 in Delta county
towards the building of the state
rescue home for fallen girls. We rec
ognize no boundary line between
eastern and western Colorado, when
| it comes to this work.
"The home must be located in
Denver, near a large center" she
said. This is necessary for the reason
that we are compelled to hide away
the fallen girl, who has made a mis-
take in life. We cannot have the
home in the country town where
everybody knows conditions"
Captain Schell went into detail to
explain some of the cases which the
Salvation Army had to contend with
and her remarks We're listened to
with keen interest by every member
present
Frank T. Bright, state officer of
the State Bureau of Child ana Animal
Protection, Denver, was also a guest
of the club. He praised the work of
the Salvation Army and corroborated
the statements of the lady who pre-
ceded him, adding if it was not for
the assistance given by the Salvation
Army in Colorado the state bureau
could not function half so well.
Mr. Bright reviewed the work which
he is doing More girls are coming
before the bureau all the time he
said. This, he continued, was in his
opinion, traceable TO the dance and the
public party. He told of conditions
which actually exist in some places
in Colorado, referring to one of the
high schools, which he said was de
plorable. And it seems to be getting
worse" the Colonel emphatically
stated
He said our courts are weak. as
well as some OF the iuries who try
cases which he brings before them.
He recalled a recent case in eastern
Colorado where a farmer had neglect
ed his home The wife was sick
losing her eyesight; partially paral-
yzed; her voice growing weaker; her
mind wavering and gradually becom-
ing an invalid The husband would
not provide proper food for the wife;
nor proper medical attention. He was
taken in custody before the court and
placed under bond to do what was
right and proper. This case, he said,
was but one of many in Colorado
where it is necessary to make some
people do what is right.
Another case he reported was that
Of a rancher who had twisted barbed
wire around a cows neck. being so
tight that the barbs would irritate
the dumb brute every time she moved
l was necessary, he said, in this case
to bring the man before the court
and compel him to do right.
He praised County Superintendent
Burnett in her work in Delta county.
He said she was on her toes at all
times aud had the humane work well
in hand
He explained many OF the details of
the state work and praised the Lions
club in their desire to learn the true
condition of affairs, and also of the
work which they are doing in Colo
RADIO, He said Delta county had fewer
children out Of school than most Of
the counties.
Col Bright, Capt. Schell and Mr..
Hollands We're guests. The program
was in charge of Lion Osborne.