The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-01-19
The Woman's Page of The Tnmes-Dispatch
Just a Story

.vornen that perhaps you haven't
nasrd or known about. You
seee so much good work Is being done
that we don't know anything about
and so much is being attempted ana
accom- plished that we only know a very
little concerning. and ] want you 10
,,now this little story about the Trav-
Glars Aid Department that is being
carried on in connection with the Wo-
mems Christian Association here. IL
is only a page from the great DOCK OF
great things that is being done by ~o-
men in this city there is too much IN II
AN 10 be told IN half a day 1neIe are
women crying in the market place
striving with all their might 20 uphft. 10
helm. because their hearts are burning
within them. and the cry OF sister Souls
Is loud in their ears.
FIRST of all, this work Is mainly 70 De
a companion, TO render the comfort OF
a cororade on the distant road. suppose
YOU were travelling alone ana fflenoiess'
,-or knew not where IN search OF you
knew not what, don't you THINK tndt
a. long as you lived you would Forever
remember the hand stretched out IN
friendly greeting, IL was 70 TINS emo aiio
.irn that the Travellers Aid became an
organized society. For years Europe
bas known and met the need OF the zone
traveller journeying within lts bouhoa-
riss by maintaining protectors a' al.
portant centres OF trahic, whose sois
duty u is 10 guide the disconcefteo anu
,losonhi,ticated 70 their proper destlna-
lions. but II was less than twenty years
ago that our own country put iort u. Its
nret effort TO meet SUCH need. men
~ was warm-hearted Scanclna wan
conan. herself having suffered the
vicissirudes OF q stranger IA 7ti"AeS
land who established the prac'ice OF
meeting as many az poh1ipis OF tHe
Fnropean boats coming into New oIK
tsrbor 10 render what aid she might 70
the UNPROTECTED emigrant- Her name
- Sarah GundersOn, and enc assisted
hundreds OF people in her own sulaii
wav- Gradually her Work became
known in New York and wsSened con
se.ioueness Of its need. not "nly Iof 'he
crnigrsnt. but Tor the lone woman or
girl arriving in big and hitherto IN
Known city Was aroused IN the neaft5 OF
many people First q mission society
,1.ol l.. mn and a. last II has become
a mart OF the work of all Young We
mems Christian Associations IN the
various cities throughout the country
Pjchrnond entered the ranks OF TINS
1900 work in March Of 1911, and
mas had 10 active operation loI near -
tyyo wears a Travellers AID Depar nj
Now II - Il Dig wOrk-Teally giSaA-
tic work when you stop 70 cOhHioeI inc
actual meeting Of trans the niiit
Of work performed and the variety %
-ervices rendered. and they want your
beiu and my heip. You haven't any
r,oh, 10 draw aside your skirts and say
,-ssus,Jtv that you are not interested IN
ri VrorI1 You must be interested IN
- for Won do not live on an isolated
island Of beautiful days. ana HAPPY
hours and your life Is touching elbows
With some one else > life al 50 many
-.,.,.,l,rs rnorueuts You are
obliged 10 help in this movement
rms Travellers Aid Is . sort OF ad-
iu-trnent bureau. II II Is d matter ior
another department 20 handle, the
woman or giri seeking a-si7ee eoe Il
directed there in other ~ofoS II -
channel 10 put the person IN need al
.o,,cb With the organization or person
preDar.d 40 meet that neeo. NJ "e
YOU don't know some OF the Things InoO
ms committee working under MISS
Helen r. Beardsley, has done Let you
and I look at some figures. The lraNel-
err Aid Department assisted l'iV0 PEG
ME a. the stations during the year OF
1872: aided 45O people 70 ind ~ork aha
,vorkers Nearly go were assisted
,bro,,gb che rest room Of the Travellers
AID booth a. the State Fair. and APP
nroxiuateiy 800 through the parcel
-ooD This doesn't look ike one OF
tbose dsy-dream affairs where you give
your money 20 buy pink ice-cre@m ioF
he orphans and presume that they
are served 1t. on, its such VIDE Tar
reaching work. I know that you just
haven't known about II
Your little sister. my little sister. Is
canning 10 town with her sweet. wistful
face turned in ali pleasant and loving
anticipation toward the city beautiful
the lights of which shine out with such
nanny nd Joyous reckoning. VINO Is
70 meet her-friend or foeE I ou ana i
m our protected lives cannot grasp or
understand why d girl. young and IN
hnowing. would ever start out on a
Journey to end just somewhere, out
fbev are coming in every cay-every
s.fternoon-every night 1hey are
coming 20 seek their fortunes, en-
pIovrnent, new homes. what you VIII.
and so many are coming because OF the
fsirv dream of the city and because
the life at home is a dreary monotony-
Trusting. unwary soul, journeylng
20 Inc Mace of Hearts Desire, these
neople. this organized ASSOCIATION is at
ten ntiu1 to meet her. to befTiend her-
to guide the unknownlns little heart
IN her seeking that no rock OF haFm
wreck the little boat IN Us sai1hs-
They need money, they need AID, they
neec your cooperation on. you
Won who only understand in part.
won't you help these women 10 holc nlsn
the light in that dark street Of no TRENDS
and no money! The light must purn
strong and bright. and true with love
and belief and faith. They are very
few. these women that bear this beacon,
and the rocks are so dark and saunt and
cruel in the sea. and the little boats that
come sailing in so many and so White
and so frsil .