The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-27

that her sister sometimes went out of town for day or two. so on the 29th of August, another telegram was sent to the sister, stating: Wired you Saturday Please answer at once, very urgent" This was also returned. stating that no one of that name lived in Dow, Okla.
 In the effort to secure employment for Mrs. Spencer We put an adver- tsement in one of the local papers. securing a response from MT. M. Grif- fet of Renfroe Ala, who agreed to employ the woman. paying her $S a week and letting her keep the baby, she to assist in the general housework. Mrs. Spencer stayed here one week and left. stating that the work was too hard for her. On her return We com | nunicated with Mrs. Ramsay, who said she was not so crowded and the wom- an could stay with her for a week If she was unable to secure work for that length of time. During this time Mrs. Spencer said that a friend of hers at 1919 Avenue G had stated that she could live with her without charge for her room and board until she obtained work. After her removal to this ad- dress we secured @ position for the woman as housekeeper oh the West ! side She stayed at this place one day and said the house was too crowded and the work too hard. She then re-
 turned to 1919 Avenue c.
 Letters Sent and Received
 At this time we put another ad- vertisement in the paper. securing a re- spcnse on October 1 from resident of A neighboring town, stating that let
 ter from us had been received and en-
 closing check for $1 to pay travel | ing expenses of the housek eeper re- ferred to. We sent a notification on
 tlle 3d of the month as follows: "Ex- pect housekeeper on train leaving here at o'clock Saturday afternoon. Kind | ly let us know If she proves satisfac- ! tory. October 14th, the following let | ter was received from the man who | had employed Mrs. Spencer, stating as per our request he was writing us re-
 garding the Mrs. Spencer
 | Associated Charities, Birmingham. l Ala:
 Gentlemen-As per your request. I
 am writing you regarding the Mrs
 Spencer which your association was good enough to send out to look after our house at this place.
 This party left here Saturday even
 Ing of her own accord, stating that
 she was not satisfied in being away 1 from the city and that she did not care
 to do housework anyway. That she told | position. According to her statement she is not dependent on your associa :
 ton anyway, as she has a sister at ' Kimberly who Is able and anxious to take the baby off her hands This sis
 ter has one of her children now She also told LIS she was offered S9 spar week by the Martin Cracker company
 before leaving Birmingham
 l She said that she had no intention of staying out here more than a week when she came; that she only came ! in order not to make Miss Logan mad. as she wanted to get ticket to Okla
 homa when she returned to Birming- ham.
 | She also stated your association told
 her would pay her $3.50 per week and all expenses When I was in your place I stated that I was willing to
 pay as much as $2.50 per week for a satisfactory woman; that had had one
 for the past three years at $2 per week. The lady to whom talk ed stated
 10 me that the pay was ample. The ! one week this party was with us cost me {4.5O as was forced to pay for