The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-26

Mayor ID. z. Jones heartily approves
of fhe work of the Travellers Aid and
regards Il as one of the most impor
taut charitable features of the city,
as 1t is preventative rather than rsfaT
native. La his tifll at the annual meet
ing of the Young Women S Christian
association last evening he suggested
that the different charities of the city
si.o.ld have regular meetings., monthly
or quarterly. az which their work would
be discussed in order that the different
organizations should neither conflict Ror
leave needed work und0ne
II La= annual report. Miss Belle
JefTerv. the general secretary, ssasEa
that over / .0fl9 women come 70 the as
ISOLATION every day The noon rest
and luncheon. RearishIag meal for
fEUR Ii ts Is CENTS attracts many hum
sIFea. This department. MAS the first
gruwn ta be the largest Hiss Mabel
Jamiessz- assisted by Hiss S-IIlz2n-
has charge of TINS Important branch
The stkzc2zR@zza work and the SEH-
pBgvnnsnr burezm wgEs ali shown TO be
SzatscesssfnR- and then Miss JxEFeav took
ND the ansS1ign OF aiding the mlara1Rae
of strangers who come 10 the city and
ask foT THE association help I'm find
inc cheap ana respectable homes The
association are ALWAYS crowded, the
Volunteers can care for only limited
number, and the uoonls of the Travel
eTs' Aid are for translents- The asse-
citation is planning to adopt the cottage
plan, which is 50 popular in colleges
and by which twenty or thirty Young
women may be cauea for i'm homes in
different parts of the city and at diff
/ feTenf prices.
l.
/ were cared for by the Travellers Aid,
which is supported by the ". c. A. and
" W c a, and OF this number, 1s4
were free dodgers. Mrs. Boarlman and
Mrs, Thornton meet all of the arriving
trains and offer their protection 10
women travelling alone The rooms oe-
! eupie6 bV the Travellers Aid are un0e,
siTable and the association would like Il
secure lodgings AWAY from Washington
avenue. but still near the stations
Mrs. f. E Herthun in her treasurer !:
report stated that the receipts for tbs
wear were SeS.Sl5-4S and there was I
balance from the previous year oi
Ss4s-5O- The expenditures this yea
were sss,sS7-Ss leaving bslsnee o.
: The direcors' report was presente'
by Mrs J b Phelps after the weleom
had been voiced igv Mrs ". s. Partea
! Rev. P A. Cool offered PRAYER and Mis-
. Alberta Fisher and r l. forSeu 1us
nlshea music
The election OF officers resulted q
follows: President, Mrs w S Pattee
. vice president, Mrs ". o. WinsI0ns seS
end vice president, Mrs s s Cargill
recording secretary. Mrs J B Phelps
treasurer, Mrs f E HerThuan.
: Beard Of Direct0Es-FoT three years
Mrs Il. A. RQtTerfeld, Mrs HoVey {
L Clarke. Mrs James Crays, Mrs Sara
X Curtis, Mrs T. Il Lyon, Mrs Care
Emerson. Mrs C. J GuTgesel- Mrs WI
: lis Hall. Mrs William Hooker, Mr.
Charles Peake- For TWO years: Mrs
N Stacy -.-...-...
Il The Minneapolis association is ii
[ third Largest i'm the United States, as Il
c membership numbers 2.1S0. Seven
= hundred people weTe present last eve
ing to hear the annual reports II
meeting WAS preceded by the member:
tea which WAS served by the women 1
the Methodist churches