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May 21, 1912
The Leader Enterprise
Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Georgia
What is this article about?
In Chicago, 300 society women played bridge whist to raise $300 for an anonymous 19-year-old slum girl disowned by her wealthy father after eloping, being deserted, and falling into drugs. Paulist Fathers aided her recovery from addiction in a sanitarium.
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PLAY BRIDGE TO SAVE GIRL
Chicago Society Women Raised $300 for an Unfortunate Who Was Disowned by Father.
Chicago.—Bridge whist was played by 300 society women the other day for the benefit of a girl of the slums, the identity of whom none of them knew. The girl's reclamation had been already begun by the Paulist Fathers. The money raised, about $300, will be turned into the fund to complete the reformation.
The girl, who is now nineteen, is said to have fallen in love two years ago while attending a convent. She ran away from school and was married. Her father, said to be a rich contractor, disowned her. She was deserted six months after her marriage and her father refused to take her back.
After efforts in other directions she gradually drifted into the underworld. She became a victim of drugs and finally told her story to Father Ferry. He had her placed in a sanitarium where she has been cured of the drug habit. Now remains the work of getting her back into the paths she left two years ago.
Chicago Society Women Raised $300 for an Unfortunate Who Was Disowned by Father.
Chicago.—Bridge whist was played by 300 society women the other day for the benefit of a girl of the slums, the identity of whom none of them knew. The girl's reclamation had been already begun by the Paulist Fathers. The money raised, about $300, will be turned into the fund to complete the reformation.
The girl, who is now nineteen, is said to have fallen in love two years ago while attending a convent. She ran away from school and was married. Her father, said to be a rich contractor, disowned her. She was deserted six months after her marriage and her father refused to take her back.
After efforts in other directions she gradually drifted into the underworld. She became a victim of drugs and finally told her story to Father Ferry. He had her placed in a sanitarium where she has been cured of the drug habit. Now remains the work of getting her back into the paths she left two years ago.
What sub-type of article is it?
Biography
Family Drama
Personal Triumph
What themes does it cover?
Family
Misfortune
Recovery
What keywords are associated?
Bridge Whist Charity
Disowned Daughter
Drug Addiction Recovery
Paulist Fathers
Slum Girl Reformation
What entities or persons were involved?
The Girl
Her Father
Father Ferry
Paulist Fathers
Where did it happen?
Chicago
Story Details
Key Persons
The Girl
Her Father
Father Ferry
Paulist Fathers
Location
Chicago
Event Date
Two Years Ago
Story Details
A 19-year-old girl elopes from convent school, marries, is disowned by her rich contractor father, deserted by husband, drifts to underworld and drugs; Paulist Fathers cure her addiction in sanitarium; society women raise $300 via bridge whist to aid her reformation.