Omaha daily bee., 1910-07-31

A department of the Young women's
Christian association which possibly is
little known by the general public, but
which Immediately concerns and ministers
to large part OF that public is the Travel
er's Aid. The name, indeed, gives clew
to the work of this branch, but only a
clew. Only those who know the bewilder-
ment and helplessness Of a large part of
our travelling public can appreciate how
many are the people to whom the depart
ment furnishes aid, and how various are
the forms OF assistance needed.
That the employees of the railroad sppre-
ciate this work is indicated by their cour-
teous cooperation with the worker sta
toned at the Union station, Mrs. Clara
Mead. Indeed. the Travellers aid work If a
measure supplementary to the station peo-
ple's and the railroad people throughout
| the country appear to appreciate this fact.
| In some of the coast cities, indeed, the
railroad co-operates to even greater extent,
| assists in paying the salaries of the work
ers.
At present there is only one local worker,
Mrs Mead, who has headquarters at the
! Union station. However, when the funds
permit, the department hopes to have
worker also at the Burlington station. At
present a number OF young peoples socie-
ties of the various churches, the Woman's
| club and the womans Christian Temper
ance union contributes to its support.
Briefly told the Travellers Aid purpose
is to lend assistance to the travellers. Ex-
| panded, this means that the associations
representative stands ready to be the friend
indeed, to the young girls, children and
foreigners, who may be travelling alone,
or other puzzled travellers, who need protec-
ton and assistance.
, Many women who have never travelled be-
fore and are puzzled by the ways of the
travelling public, people whose friends fail
to meet them and who are thereby entirely
bewildered and uncertain where to go,
girls who come to the city looking for work,
are a few OF the cases which look to the
worker for aid.
II is estimated that about 1900 people
come and go from the Union station every
day. In the six months she has been sta
toned there, Mrs. Mead has given assist
ance to 1882 people. This assistance varies
from requests for direction to more intri-
cate service such as locating friends for
distract foreigners, Back Of the worker
Is the employment department Of the as
ISOLATION, and the information department
which, in the absence OF an association
boarding home where transients may be
taken care Of keeps list Of places to
which the inquirer may be sent. 1t IL
, hoped that before long the association
may have the much needed boarding home
place to accommodate the transient and
also the stranger who comes to Omaha To
work.
While the Travellers Aid assists people
passing through, her work primarily is to
assist the people coming to the city, either
for a short time, or seeking work here
An advertisement in the Omaha papers
and the papers throughout the state is one
of the ways in which the apartment
reaches this public which needs it's as
slstsnee.
The first summer camp OF the Social
Settlement will pitch it's tent al Tyson lake
tomorrow. According to present plans thi:
first camping party of a dozen boys from
the settlement chaperoned by Miss Clara
Schacfer, superintendent OF the settlement
Miss Waterman and Emil Krebs, will leave
Omaha Monday morning, journey to Blall
by train and from there by wagon TO Tysor
lake some of the camp kit has already
been sent ON and the rect the campers vii
take with them.
This first day is 20 include the actus
fun OF pitching camp" and there is grea
! excitement among the lucky twelve. Othel
boys will join the party later in the week
and still others come out for SUNDAY. Tit
boys are to have the camp two weeks and
then the girls Of the settlement will hav'
= possession for two weeks.
J, The Woman's Suffrage club will NEE
= Wednesday afternoon with Mrs, Ida Gins
E berg. 1903 South Twenty-sixth street. "Th,
] Commission Plan OF city Government vii
be the topic OF discussion.
e Miss Blanche Sorenson, leader Of III
e music department Of the WOmsns club
= lett last week for an extended western trip
. She will so 10 the coast BY way OF tn
J. Canadian Pacific road, visiting variou
. cities and points OF interest In Msnitob'
D and British Columbia, visit the coast citie
9 and return by way OF the Southern Pacific
Miss Ethel Hendee, secretary OF tn
{ extension work department OF the Youni
a Women's Christian association, and Mis-
4 Lillian Lotus. director OF the lunch, ex
n peot TO leave Monday for a months vaca
, ton TO be spent in camping az Wall Lake