The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-12-03
5 " omens' Clubs
) What North Dakota Club Women
) Are DetnE

Mrs. W. w. Tousley Of Bismarck
who was one Of the organizers of thu
Woman's Boarding Home association
in Fargo is spending a few days IL
that city this week and in an inter
view with a reporter she has given ou'
some interesting facts concerning hel
efforts to %perpetuate this splendid es
Enlistment where the girls who com,
to Fargo to work may find a christian
home. Mrs. Tousley works among
club women and business men ant
the following is her expression which
appeared in the Forum:
Mrs. W. w. Tousley Of Bismarck. N
D.. is spending a week In the city a
the Woman's Boarding home OF
Eighth street south. Mrs. Tousle!
was n of the founders Of the HON,
association in this city and devotes
great deal Of her time to the work O
introducing the purpose of the HON,
throughout the state. She will b,
here for a day or two longer and will
then leave to continue her work in tn.
southeastern part Of the state.
The boarding home is not an insti'
tuition OF reform or correction but Il
/, working on the basis of a real HON.
for young ladies who come to the cit!
that they may secure their board ant
" ~ SUM 0AAA Will lIld
the influences and atmosphere of {
christian home. The ladies are work,
ing on the principle that 1t is NOR.
uplifting to the state to protect Tho
young ladies who come to the city fol
school or work, than 1t is to reform
them later on.
In speaking Of her work through.
out the state Mrs. Tousley said: "Jus'
now We are putting forth efforts
toward securing the property which
We now occupy and We also want a
new building. The people are very
much interested wherever l nave gone
and u principle OF protection rather
than of reform appeals to all. Oul
aim is to surround them with a good
environment and to give them a good
home.
~ have found that the money par,
of my work is nut the smallest part
for as / visit the rural communities ]
find that the people do not realize jus,
the difference between the rural com.
munity and the influences hat their
daughters arc under upon coming tc
a city like Fargo. They have heard
OF the evils of the city. but seem to
associate them with cities like Chicago
and Minneapolis. They hear Of the
white slave traffic, but do not realize
eAIde ~ 10 TlbHt III tNcIT IOOTS.
Il meet with the white slavcrs
wherever l 90, there is always a trace
but nowhere that you can place your
finger. l know Of one small town In
this county. wher II white slave agent
has been operating this fall and has
u dozens Of young girls. They
work mainly among the girls in the
cheap resfnr! and boarding hous-
cs who are al. ne in the world and no
one seems To now or care where they
go. ] often talk to men in railroad
service "ho see these things going on
but what Is everyone's business is no
ones business and the traffic contin-
ues. A new phase OF the trafhc is the
occurring Of young men In the smaller
towns. who have no particular occu-
patton. and who can present an at
tractive appearance and through these
young men they often carry on their
work as no n would think of sus-
pecting them. 1t is my duty to bring
these conditions before the people OF
the smaller towns and everywhere
am we'll received.