The Tupelo journal., 1904-07-29
WORLDS FAIR cHAPERoNEs.

VI. I. a, the ouHSHineTS, anu oeHSl
ph~ilanthropic societies are deeply in
terested in a movement to look after
young women who find themselves
alone and unprotected at the st. Louis
Exposition.
They realize, as few do, the dan
gers threatening, and have for some
time been making plans to protect
and assist.
The Exposition, in itself, is a lib
eral education, as well as ~unbounded
pleasure, and the young people should
be encouraged to attend: but in the
crowds they will meet, from start to
finish, there are always some un-
worthy characters, and it is difficult
for unsophisticated women, old or
young, to distinguish friend from
tempter, for many a n will pose a
helper who will be IN insidious foe.
The writer knows of a case that
will point a moral. A pretty young
girl, related to a railroad magnate,
was to change cars at the Union Sta
ton on her way to boarding school.
l ouC q dohC IL tSh oho Az oNS
thought of danger; but this day, as
she was waiting for her train, a quiet
ly dressed woman sitting neal ad-
dressed her, and learning what train
she expected to take, said, "Oh, that
train is gone; the time was changed
yesterday" The girl was n~onplussed,
and debated whether to return home,
-. - nN, ,,a1At. foY. th~ NIGHT
The young woman advised the latter,
as the girl could take the early morn
ing train, and said she passed right
by her uncle's house in her carriage
and would be glad to drop the girl
there. This seemed reasonable and
kindly, and the young girl gladly as
scented and was walking off with the
friendly stranger, when n of the en-
ployes who knew her face, politely
asked where she was going. On hear
ing, he turned to the other with a
wave of the hand, said go at once
and carried the young girl to the prop
er authorities, who took her to her
uncle. The mother was afterward in
formed that the woman was an agent
for a den of vice. and the rescue was
only just in time. 1t makes ones
blood run cold to think of the dangers
to rich as well as poor. Innocence
and ignorance are their own undolng;
youth is it's own snare.
The writer knows Of a male rep
r%esentative of a syndicate that, like
the deadly octopus, throws its greedy
arms hither and thither, sucking up
all the unfortunates within its reach.
The poor girls are enticed with of
fers of work with good wages; the
and even he. Okp evt shrdlu shr
pretty ones with honeyed flattery, and
even the shrewd, sensible ones are
not safe, for the emissaries OF sin
come up in such varied styles that
often they seem like angels Of light.
The Union Station in st. Louis is a
comfort to those travelling alone. The
young men in uniform will, for a small
fee, carry grips INT guide visitors to
the waiting rooms and once there the
good women in attendance will kind
ly advise on all matters. There are
spacious waiting rooms with easy
chairs, quiet rest rooms with rockers,
/ couches and cradles, the lavatory with
oceans of water, private bath rooms
where for a small fee one can wash
away the dust of railway travel and
emerge spotless and trim.
Friends at home need not worry
over their loved one if in advance
they have secured the services OF a
reliable chaperone. They can be met
at the station, carried direct to the
Fair, their baggage sent to a repu-
table place, where they can return
at night and rest in peace, with no
cares for the entire time.
The chaperone will guide them
from one point of interest to another,
knowing the most direct way to reach
the most interesting things without
waste of time or strength, to find the
daintiest lunches, the cosiest corners,
the finest points of observation for
general review, and in every way re-
lieve the visitor of that strain of un-
certain movement, of ignorantly miss
ing the chef deuvres of the Fair, and
wasting time in wandering about,
finally going home weary, discomfort
ed and disappointed.
Reputable women are giving their
services as guides and chaperones al
a reasonable price per day, and can
be secured by writing in advance and
exchanging references. The attend
ants at the Union Depot a secure
such help for those who neglect to ar.
range before coming.
Imagine the difference between
these two ways of doing. In one,
every moment improved and enjoyed,
in the other fatigue, uncertainty, per
haps dire disaster. and a trip begun
in joyous anticipation end in an agony
of despair. These chaperones charge
only 81 per day and necessary ex-
penses, with discount for parties OF
forty or more, and gladly give gratuit-
GUS advice to poor girls unable to pay.
Letters will be promptly answered
and references exchanged.
Address,:
cHAPERoNE BUREAU,
3430 Lucas Avenue,
St. Louis, Mo.