New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-24
'DONTS FOR LONE GIRLS
Women Send Out Warnings to
Save Them from Evil Fate.
PLANS TO AID TRAVELLERS
Move for Unification of Twenty
eight Organizations Started
in New York.

Plans for unifcation OF the twenty
eight or more organizations engaged in
travellers aid work i'm this country are
under way. as a result OF recent discios-
ures showing the magnitude OF the white
slave traffic and the unceasing activity
of its agents.
In New York the Young WOmens
Christian Association. the pioneer body
in travellers aid work, has taken the
lead In the move for unifying the work
of the twenty-eght organizations. Mrs.
James s. Cushman. president of the met
ropoitan board of the Young WOmen's
Christian Association, has appointed a
committee to take up the plan for uniica-
ton with several other organizations.
Her action followed conference held
last week by Miss Cora l.. latham gen
eral secretary for metropolitan work,
Young Women's Christian Association;
Orin g Baker. general secretary Of the
Travellers Aid Society, and other lead
ers Of philanthropic work. I'm the admin
istraton building of the national board
Of Young Women's Christian Associa-
tons, No. coo Lexington avenue, where
the metropolitan board also has head
quarters. one OF the questions discussed
at the conference was the placing IN
every railroad and street railway car and
station I'm the United States of a list Of
warnings TO girls, Of which the following
are examples:
Girls should never speak 10 strangers,
either men or women. in the street. IN
shops. in stations, in trains. in lonely
country roads or I'm places OF amusement.
Girls should never ask the way If any
but officials on duty. such as policemen.
railway officials or postmen.
Girls should never stay to help a wom-
an who apparently faints at their feet In
the street. but should Immediately call
policeman TO her aid.
Girls should Leyer accept an invita-
ton 10 Join a Sunday school or Bible
class given to them by strangers, even n
the strangers are wearing the dress Of
sisters or nuns or are I'm clerical attire.
Girls should never 20 10 an address
given 20 them by stranger.
Girls should never go with .traneer,
even II the stranger is dressed as "a hos
pital nurse. or believe stories OF their roll
atives having suffered accident or hay
Ing been taken il suddenly. as this Is "a
common device 20 k!dnap girls
Girls should never accept candy, food.
a glass of water or smell flowers offered
10 them by strangers Neither should
they buy scents or food or candy at their
doors Any Of those things may contain
drugs
Girls should never take situations with
out arst making Inquiries through soc
ciety active or affiliated In travellers s.d
work
Girls should never 20 70 any large town
even FOR ono night without knowing II q
safe lodging.
1t was pointed out by Miss latham am
Mr. Baker. as an argument for the uni
ncation plan. that railway officials pro-
ably would permit such warning 90 Do"
placed IN cars and stations. q approached
by one organization representing the
whole country. whereas they could not
give similar permission - t~cnty-cisht
bodies
The committee appointed Boy Mrs Cush-
man will submit the plan FOR uniform
work TO the international order a klns
Daughters. Daughters Of the American
Revolution. Catholic Womans League.
Council OF Jewish Women, Women's civic
League. Womans Christian Temperance
Union. Methodist Home Missionary Board.
through its deacoucsses. CHARITY Organ
ization Society. Young Mems Christian
Association and Travellers Aid Society.
All these organizations viii be invited TO
auuoint representatives for conferences
and other work preliminary to national
consideration OF the subject al the So
ciological Congress. 10 be- held next month
I'm Atlanta. where steps will be taken for
travellers aid extension to meet the I'M
creased work nccessitated by the Panama
Pacific Exposition.