The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-04-20

AID SOCIETY
Be FORMED
PENSACOLA COMMERCIAL ASSo-
CATION WILL ENDEAVOR TO
ORGANIZE ONE FROM VARIOUS
PHILANTHRoPIcAL AND BENEv-
CLIENT SOCIETIES

The Pensacola Commercial Asso-
citation, at a recent meeting decided to
call a meeting of the representatives
from various philanthropical and be-
nevolent societies, to form a Travel
ers' Aid society.
The commercial association is TAX
! ing the lead in the establishment of
fieving that 1t will be of great bene-
1T to the city.
Such societies, are already in OPP
Grafton In the nefghboring cities of
New Orleans, Mobile, Montgomery,
Birmingham, Memphis, Chattanooga,
Atlanta, Jacksonville, and Tampa, as
well as In most of the larger cities of
the North and East.
The organization Of such a society
here will make Pensacola a connecting
link in a chain that is to reach from
one end OF the country to the other.
There will be meeting Of delegates
to a Travellers Aid convention, in At
lanta, on April %, at which plans for
making the society, national will be
discussed. A number of delegates
will go from Pensacola, Mr.. J. P.
Hurley, chief clerk TO Mr.. E. o. Salt
marsh, has been appointed chairman
Of the Pensacola delegation.
The Travellers Aid society is a non
sectarian protective organization,
whose purpose is to protect, and safe
guard travellers, particularly women
and girls, who, by reason of mex
perience, ignorance, or illness are in
need OF assistance.
This society provides information,
advise, guidance, and protection to all
travellers. It furnishes railroad and
boat schedule, gives information con-
corning all hotels, boarding houses,
places of interest, and amusement II
the city. This service, is free, and
the agents are not allowed to receive
gratuities or fees.
The agent of the society meets trains
to aid and conduct inexperienced or
confused travellers, to their destina-
ton in the city. This protection is
continued by cooperation with other
societies, or friends at terminal points,
until the traveller is known to have
reached safely her proper destination.
the official badge.
The Use of the Society.
Every year hundreds of young wom-
en- and girls, come to the city looking
for a chance to make an honest living.
Many are inexperienced and ignorant,
and fall an easy prey to persons who
are on the lookout for such travellers.
Such things, do not occur frequently
in a city like Pensacola, but such in
stances have been known, and one
such IN six months, Is too much be-
sides we believe the kindly and help
full advice offered by the agent Of the
society to every new conner will be
much appreciated by the steady in
creased number Of winter visitors to
our city.
The work is supported entirely by
voluntary contributions and subscrip-
lions from philanthropical persons and
organizations. The societies partici
pating in the support of the Travellers
Aid are:
Commercial Association, Board of
Trades, charity organizations, Daugh-
tiers of the Confederacy, Daughters
of Isabella, Jewish Council Of Wom-
en-, Jewish I. o. B. B., knights of Co
lumbus Girls Friendly Society, Y. NJ.
C. A. Y. w. C. a; together with lodges,
such as: The Masons the Elks, the
Odd Fellows and others.