The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1893-05-11
A WARNING NOTE.
Dangers Which Await Young Girls ut t
Worlds Fair.

Dangers Which Await Young Girls ut the
Worlds Fair.
The following timely note of warning
to parents of young girls is now being
widely published, and it is to he hoped
that the wise suggestions therein con-
tanned will be carefully observed by all
whom IL may concern i
1--WE. the members Of the societies of
Chicago, interested in the welfare of
women, who are in a position to know
the dangers here threatening young, in
experienced or thoughtless girls give
this warning to mothers and guardians
Of such young, persons who may visit
Chicago during the worlds fair.
If possible accompany your daugh-
tiers on their visit to the worlds fair,
but under no consideration permit them
to leave home without the escort and
supervision of d trustworthy person of
mature. age and experience. If you
have no relatives or friends with whom
You can stay awhile in the city, or if
you are unable to put up at q first-class
hotel, be careful in your selection of
boarding house. Beware of the nice,
quiet resort for ladies' recommended by
some dashing stranger. Some Of these
places are, in fact designation houses.
If you are without acquaintance in
Chicago. address the .Women's aud
Children's Protective Agency, Room
1913, Opera House Building, Chicago, Ill.
who will refer you to some person who
has decent rooms to rent. If you should
arrive in the city after business hours
alone and friendless it would be wise to
ask information from the 5janitress in
the ladies' waiting room at the depot
and I'd remain under her protection dur
Ing the remaining hours of the night!
make no hasty acquaintances on the
cars, A friendly acquaintance may be
procurer who has taken q train out of
the city an; hour before to reach the in
coming trains and gather in few evil
IDENTIFY inexperienced girls. Girls
should accept no invitation from a
stranger to visit theaters or concerts,
and Should especially beware of late
suppers in so-called restaurants which
really are wine-rooms in which young
girls are excited by music and intoxi-
cants to their ultimate ruin.
1.-THE newspapers will be full of ad-
vertisements of light work and good
wages for young girls Agents are 60
ing through the country districts with
the same suggestions Accept no offer
until after thorough investigation of
the nature Of the work and of the char
acter of the persons advertising.
..:.''We send this note of warning be-
cause of rumors continually coming to
our ears founded on authority we. can
not disregard that thousands of young
girls are wanted for the brothels during
the fair period, and that public schools,
lying-in-hospitals, employment agen-
cies, workshops, boarding-houses, tho
ranks Of domestio' service and even
seminaries are canvassed for new re-
cruits to take the places of the inval-
ids, the suicides, the diseased, the dy-s
ing and the dead. ..:z.: ....
I'VE will ,redouble our energies in
the home field but it lies with you. to
prevent the Importation of q new sup
ply. Help us-help yourself.
~ The Woman's and Children's Protect
i've Agency, Chicago Relief and Aid So
ciety, Chicago Woman's Club, Illinois
Womsn's Alliance, Home of the Friend
less, Deaconess' Home, S. Division Chi
cago Christian Endeavor Union, Kings
Daughters, Central w. c., T. u, Ep-
worth League, Working Woman's
Home, Anchorage Mission, Children's
Aid Society, Adelphia Society, Illinois
Humane Society"