Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-05-06
YOUNG
WOMEN
WARNED
Of the Dangers of Coming to
Portland to Seek EN-.
pl0yment

Carrie A. Holbrook, Of the Portland
Travellers Aid Association writes to
The Capital Journal as follows:
"There will be held in Portland, Ore
gon, from the 1st Of June to the 10Th
of October, the Lewis and Clark expo
sition, and IL is the special endeavor
Of the Portland Travellers Aid Asso.
citation, "afliliated with the name of
Exposition T. A. Committee" to sound
note of warning to girls and young
women throughout the United States,
against coming to see the exposition
with the idea Of getting work. We are
daily in receipt of numerous inquiries
from many of the girls from such bust
ness houses as Wanamaker Is, in New
York City, and Marshall, Field s in
Chicago, looking to the securing Of
work here, Here, in Portland, the sup.
ply already exceeds the demand, and
unless the knowledge of this fact can
be spread broadcast throughout the
United States, the result will be far be.
yond our capabilities to handle. Most
Of the inquiries received advise us that
the writer has saved money enough to
reach here, but must have immediate
employment upon her arrival. Longing
to see the sights Of the exposition, re.
dueed railroad fares and the added as
surance Of employment, form an ire.
sistable attraction to the working girl
in the East, who wishes for this sort Of
vacation. In spite Of repeated warn.
ings, the condition at 81. Louis last
year was simply appalling, and it is
the imperative thought Of the organi.
zation that something in the way of a
preventive must be added.
Warning TO Young Women.
Following is information for young
women who may go TO the Lewis and
Clark exposition at Portland;
At the time Of the Centennial in
Philadelphia, in 1876, the Young wo-
mems Christian Association, then six
years old, sent circulars 60 warn girls
against coming to see the exposition
with the idea Of getting work. Not
withstanding this, there were hundreds
Of girls stranded, who exhausted their
small savings in three or four days,
and found no work; how TO protect
them was a problem which Is well re-
membered by those who were managers
of the association at that time
Desiring to meet these conditions we
make the following suggestions:
l. See to 1t that you have money
enough for an emergency and for your
return home.
.. See TO it that before leaving
home you learn from reliable source
that your destination in Portland is a
safe one.
3. See to it that you accept no direc-
tions from either men or women on
trains, il unknown to you, and that
you report to the conductor any ad.
vances made. You must depend upon
yourself and the railroad officials for
information concerning trains. Any
questions will be answered by the
Travellers Aid Agents, to be found at
the stations on the way. They will be
women with badges.
4. See 10 II that you have an author
lied Travellers Aid Card of identified.
tion.
o. See to it that you apply for these
cards to your organization, society or
guild
8. See to II that before accepting
employment in Portland, through ad'
vertisement or otherwise, that the Ex-
position Travellers Aid Committee en-
dOrses il.
Z. See to it that before going TO any
lodging or boarding house that the Ex'
position Travellers Aid Committee
il. The address Of the
Portland headquarters Of this committee
is 3l2 Oak street, Portland, Oregon.