Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-09-25
GIRLS TO Be GUARDED
BY new ORGANIZATION
OF GREAT IMPORTANCE
Catholics, Jews and Protest
ants to Combine in Vigilance
Society to Aid Travellers.
o oUTv1E VICE R1GoR
All Agencies for Protection to Be Fed
erated-1,7oo. Girls Disappear Annu-
nuaIly Enroute Between Chi
cage and New York.
eY THE RELlolous RAMslER.

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Entirely impress ACCENTED. and escap-
Ing the notice Of even the religious
press, there is now afoot officially, a
movement to federate all of the exist
ing agencies for the protection of trav-
elers, into a national travellers aid So
ciety. This will include the national
bodies of the Roman Catholic church,
of the Jewish organizations. and of the
Protestant churches, the latter to be
represented by the Young Women's
Christian association The National
Travellers Aid society is expected to be
in operation before the opening of the
Panama exposition in 1915. The initia-
tive In this movement is being taken
by Miss Grace Dodge, the well known
rhilanthropist, of New York city.
The ugly fact has become i~nescapabie
that travel has special dangers for girls
and women. The simplicity and good
towns. in no wise fits young folk to
go into the big world. for organized
vice is becoming daily more ingenious
in it's Unsuitable search for recruits. Of
fetal reports how that within a sim
gle year LOO young women disappeared
Chicago.
Matching Wits With the Wicked.
New conditions h re made it clear
an SANSo stA44cl a. 11O llCd0
Of various agencies for the help of Inn
migrants and travellers and Of girls
away from home, that no local organi-
zation is at present equal to the new
conditions. Even the national bodies
Of a racial and UNCONVENTIONAL charac-
ter find that their net of protection is
not sufficiently wide to gather in all
who need their help. The Jewish and
the Catholic societies, because Of their
intres. in immigrants, have / zen espe-
cially alert in dealing with t. is ques-
ton of aid for travellers; and tire Young
Wonen's Christian association has also
made it a department Of it's activity
for many years.
These three. bodies have decided to
get together, and discussions and me-
gotiations are o pending. 1t becomes
necessary. for instance, for them to
agree upon a national uniform, so that
a traveller anywhere on this continent
and ultimately anywhere in the world
will recognize the representative of
the travellers aid aociety. This uniform
win have to be protected by law, for
1t is charged that the agents of vice
even appear at times In the uniforms
of nuns and Salvation Army lassies.
1t is believed that a national body
could secure adequate protective legis-
lation.
So many sided Is the work Of the
travellers. aid that It cannot be ade-
NN&SOAy NOAAS 0o OAC OA0ACA4 ia =
work. It takes, for example, a certain
degree of detective skill and 1t also re-
auires a legal department. AS It was
defined before the recent convention OF
the Young WoMen.s Christian associa-
tion: "The travellers aid deals with
the easOn why persons leave home:
protects them through all the vicissi-
tudes and qualifications of travel. until
they arrive at the desired destination:
n II strangers, see that they are
housed In q safe home or respectable
boarding house and In charge of the
Organisation which ID best equipped to
serve their need"
a New York Woman's Work
Miss Grace Dodge. who is perhaps
the foremost figure in the National
Young Women's Christian association,
has long had aid for travellers as q spe-
ciai interest. She originated Int was
the first president OF the NsSw York,
City Travellers Aid society, which keeps
its representatives at the stations and
docks OF New York.
Here In miniature III the sort OF
work TINT Is proposed for the whole
nationssThis New York societysis COM
posed Of men and ONE { mnnyssre-