| Show RESCUE HOME FOR WOMEN chief of police paul sino and a large number of prominent mitizi citizens ne end endorsed ormed the following communication sent to the city council last night which atter after being read was waa referred to the committee on police the of said city members of the executive committee ot of the rescue roscue 1 16 ahme H me for women and others interested in the work of said home res ree show that there has recently been established in said city a rescue home tor for women an institution designed as an a place of refuge and assistance to friend lee jeep and particularly fallen women to this last class of unhappy b lugs this ibis hi bi me is intended to affer an avenue of er mccape cape from their life of L hame and assistance iss ss istance if their conduct on lu in the home proves they ark are worthy of lof it to a future of respectability anck ana honesty alie difficulty of saving paving women 01 this class from themselves and lifting them out futol of their degradation a difficulty constantly experienced and frequently noted by writers on ehe be subject is I 1 hat bat there is nothing to oner offer them in place of their unhappy condition no one dares to then into a private family cami ay anu too no respectable lodging house is open to them no one knowing who and what they are will give them employment their condition in this thib respect reaped is thus utterly without hobe the purpose ot of this nume home is to supply this need and to give to those women who will avail themselves or it a quiet homelike place of refuge cutting them off absolutely from all old associations and habinc surrounding surround inq them witt god influences ani an i them with employment in the work of the house and otherwise as it may be possible to oo do so with the hope ot of eventually working out in them a thorough reformation and change 0 heart and life institutions of this kind have been productive of great good iu in other r cities of the united states and it is hoped that one in this city will not be lose less successful it is i he only institution in bait lake either luten dod for or doing work ot of this kinu kind and among this class cities the home it in established the charge of a competent matron at no fifth east street and has already open less than three weeks three inmates with room for twelve it athas hah been started and is main maintained taine I 1 solely by voluntary gifts of those interest eu the necessary expense with the present number of inmates is estimated at about per month and will increase with the growth of the work 1 he methel of dealing with prostitution in this city is doubtless familiar to your honorable body at intervals the unhappy women who make their it living in this way are arrested anti and brought before the police court and either allowed to plead guilty and pay a fine or to deposit an amount ot money with the clerk for their appearance for trial which is customarily forfeited the income of this city irom from these fines and forfeitures averages as your petitioners petition ers are informed and believe between 1300 and per mi nth we believe that thai this rescue home to is worthy of and entitled to the support of this a well as of all good citizens anti and resi aik ai k that you appropriate a portion of these ones fines and forfeitures forfeit urea to its ite support in doing this you will be following the example of f the munica pa authorities both in denver and ta corns coma where ss go we are informed the practice is regularly followed fol owed of giving a part of the flues fines collected in the police court to various organized charities we will not detain your honorable body with an enumeration of reasons reason for doing thimas this as many stron strong gargu areu ments in favor of this course will readily to every the object of punishment as stated by the authorities is twofold the reformation or of the criminal and the protection or of society it will we think hardly be disputed that the system oi of flues fines fox for prostitution above described in ninety nine cases out or of a hund hundred vt wholly fails for the accomplishing of either of these purposes to give however a definite amount of these theme I 1 fines each month to an ansti institution aution of this kind would we submit be ustane uain the money so BO appropriated directly ir in the line of both these purposed sei to 0 o reform these degraded women and at the same time protect society by diminishing ini shing their number 4 |
