Middletown transcript., 1894-02-03

under the direct auspices bf the Young
Women's Christian Association. Any
innocent or friendless young woman
4 known to this society and immigrating
to America is sure to fall into safe
hands upon her arrival.
| RESPECTABLE HOMES PROVIDED.
Before she sails Miss Gunderson is
| notified. She is familiar in advance
with the girls career and reputation at
home, with her ability work and the
exact state of her circumstances. Ac-
cording to these Miss Gunderson is
sometimes able to fnd an opening into
which the girl can step Immediately
on her arrival, but tho least she will
do is to see that until the girl gets
employment she is safely and respect
ably housed. Ifshe has money lodg-
ing will have been engaged for her; if
penniless arrangements will have been
made for her in home. If bound for
the Far West or other distant points,
her ticket will have been purchased for
her at the cheapest rate, and she will be
seen. safely on her journey, with her
baggage transmitted, having been saved
from any possibility of imposition.
Miss Gunderson, whois Norwegian,
speaks English well and little Ger
man. She speaks Danish naturally,
since it is the same language as Nor
wegian, only differently accented. She
is a tremendous enthusiast over her
work, but at the same time so modest
she hardly wants to talk about it.
Whsn size is tempted to begin, how
eye., lie instances she relates of young
girl. saved from evil and temptation
and the mauy safely. provided for are
as interesting as they are remarkable.
''Just now,'' Miss Gunderson says,
1--WE have many more servants than
situations. This is not usual. We
can always find good situations, par
ticularly for the Swedes, Danes and
Norwegians, but the time is bad. The
only ones who are hard to fit properly
with work are the really well educated
and refined girls who come in numbers
from Northern Europe. We usually
try to get them parlor maid situations
or any light housework, with sewing,
50 that they may at least have respect
able home until they get to know the
country and the best means to employ
SO as to provide themselves with the
work they are the best fitted to do.
Of course, we have large social con-
nection, and ladies apply to us in ad-
vance for all classes Of domestics, yet
sometimes, for want Of the right ap.
plication at the right time, we have to
put nice, capable girl in home until
we can do BETTER"
Not only those of whom Miss Gun
derson is notified, but every strange
arrival is welcomed to her care and
assistance. If called on she goes to
Ellis Island to meet them. The stew
ardesses on board ship have small cards |
inviting strangers to call on her for
guidance. Her work is entirely unde-
nominational, creed never being inter-
fered with.
At the various steamboat docks and |
in the ladies' waiting-room at the |
Grand Central Depot large card is
posted conspicuously, with, for Eug-
lish, Travellers Aid;" for French. /
Assistance aux Voyageuses;n for
German, "Hilfe fur Reisende,', and |
for Danish and Norwegian, sAdvarsel |
for Reisende" heading the following |
announcement in the various lam |
guages:-
NOTES OF WARMING.
young women, on landing, are
most earnestly warned not to accept |
offers of help from men or women who |
are unknown to them, and not to go to |
any address given them by Strangers.
Such persons may be the agents of |
evil disposed people, whose object is to |
entice young girls to their ruin. Young
women landing at any Of the places
named below, and having no friends to
meet them, are begged to go at once to |
the address given on this paper, where
they will find lady ready to give them
all the information and help they re-
quire. -
New York, Baltimore, Boston, Phil |
adelphia, New Orleans ard Portland
are the places named, with the ad-
dresses Of benevolent women whose
work:in those cities is similar to that Of |
Miss Gunderson here.
In the various police stations, for the |
guidance Of the policeman, plac ,rd is |
also posted, bearing in large letters the |
following:
Policemen, when applied 10 by
women and girls, especially strangers, |
seeking respectable lodgings, are, fe-
quested to refer them to Miss Esther
Gunderson, from eight A. NJ, to ten
p. n.
Protective Missionary OF the New
York Biblo and Fruit Mission, No. |
415 East Twenty sixth strset. ;,
Therefore. when policeman applIed |
to by Z houseless xomsn says with -. |
gard to shelter that lle sdo6sn't know, y
bis memory has become culrebly care
less with rss1rd u Mn Gundefsen's
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