The St. Louis Republic., 1904-09-11
Its Efforts TO Protect Girls Bring
Gratifying Results in
st. Louis.
BRANCHES ALL OVER COUNTRY
More Than 100000 Pieces OF Lit
erature Sent Out and WOm-
en- From All Sections
Are Aiding.

IN IN. report ,ust issue. by IN. Officers
Of the Exposition Travellers AID Commit
tee OF No. 11cs Locust street some Of the
S!1ings accomplished By that organization
ase shown. The committee was organized
unGer the auspices o. the International
Board OF Wonen's and Young Women's
Christian associations, and its literature
has reached nearly all parts OF the world
from which persons were expected TO come
70 the Fair.
The primary object Of the founders q.
the movement was to Offer protection and
assistance TO young women and girls who
would visit st. Louis during the Worlds
Fair period, and who would be unfamiliar
with the city. or would be unattended
when they arrived here.
Associated with the committee ar. many
of the prominent charitable organizations
Of the country. both Christian and Jew
1sh> Headquarters were established IN
New York City and at No. I72s Locust
street. St Louis. in April an appeal VAS
made for funds, and responses were salts
factory. Miss Helen Gould donated 81 .0ca.
Mrs. c. X. Springer took charge OF the
work in ST. Louis. and has handled It since
Its Inauguration That an immense field
was open to the workers was evident from
the record of the Chicago Fair. A similar
organization in Chicago reported ess of
The girls who started to the Exposition
bad never been heard OF afterwards.
The committee sent out $500 placards
10 be posted in railroad stations from
which visitors TO the Fair would depart
calling attention to the committee and
offering assistance TO women coming TO
the Fair. This brought in large amount
Of correspondence. asking for Information
concerning almost everything connected
With the Exposition To answer these 10S.-
90 pamphlets were printed. and $500 have
been sent out Several other pamphlets
and folders were printed and information
was widely scattered by means Of the re-
Gg1ous journals and daily papers.
A card system was adopted for iGent.a-
cation, and 20.oo cards have been distrib-
uted- The work done by the committee
IS well set forth In the reports by the ex-
0mples cited
A Danish woman. with daughter OF Il.
came from Denmark. attracted by Far
prospects. Both were unable TO speak
English. but had the address OF the \.
W. c. A in their Danish Travellers AID
Guide. They were seeking employment.
is superintendent Of the home. sent for
Danish girl whom she knew TO act as
interpreter. They had little money. ana
their new friend took care OF them for two
nights In answer to Mrs. Coates's adve.-
tisement two places were securec but
very soon the lady who had engaged the
xnother sent for the daughter, and both
are now in the same family.
One girl. sick for more than a week. and
one for three days. have been cared for
and furnished with necessities without
charge. one. who had been lest on the
streets. was brought In at 2;3D a m. by
q druggist Two have been brought in by
the police A good many have been sent
BY the Travellers Aid agents. All were n
need OF Just the care the committee offers
Two girls from Battle Creek. Ia. who
had visited the Fair. went to the station
TO take the train for home. They missed
the train. having been misinformed as TO
time Of leaving. and found they had also
been misinformed as TO price Of tickets.
The Travellers Aid at the station sent
them to the home. where they were kept
over until the next day without charge
They had just the price OF the tickets. and
without care would have been at the
mercy OF circumstances
The Identification cards have been one
OF the most useful guides to travellers. all
reporting that these cards had secured for
the holders every attention and help from
strangers. as well as officials all along the
route and at the stations. especially the
Terminal Station in ST. Louis Frequently
young women have come without money.
carrying instead a check. which they were
distressed TO find the bank unwilling TO
honor without satisfactory Identification.
Here the Identification card has been
brought to the rescue.