Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-12-27
.WOMEN'S ORGANIZATIONS
REST FOR THE HOLIDAYS
Many Lines Out for Work During
the Approaching New
Year.
WOMAN INSPECTOR TO SPEAK
Miss Barbour Will Address Suffrage
League, Which Is Working for
Eight-HOur Law for Women.
Want Policewomen i'm Richmond.

Want Policcwomcn in Richmond.
Womcns organizations. like iTdivid-
unls. turning their attention to
home and personal matters during the
holiday season. and In many instances
no meetings will be held until after
the beginning OF the year 1915. Even
the sunragists, who both in season and
out of season. ar" to be heard in nd
vocacy of their cause have received
the ordc, parade rest" from the in
ternntional president. Mrs Carrci Chap
man Gait.
"Al work and no play" is just
likely TO make for feeble -rindcdness
in Gill rs in Jack: consequently. lead
crs arc of the opinion that a complete
rest VII! mean work with renewed
viyor FOR the next campaign.
he first meeting after the holidays.
To lie held under the auspices OF the
Equal Suffrage League of Richmond.
viii have as it's subject. Shorter
Working Hours for Women" The prin-
cipal speaker will he Miss Lille Bar
bour, state Factory Inspector. who viii
;rll OF her many interesting expert
cnces throughout Virginia. The law
as II stands permits women to work
ten hours III this state, and. as most Of
;hc suffrage States have cirht-hour
laws tc!' women. Virginia women would
like to see eight or even ninc-hour
laws here. This meeting viii he open
IN the public, and all Interested are
cordially invited To attend.
WHAT \ POLICEwoMAN
MIGHT DO FOR RICHMOND
There is a movement on foo: that
has the backing of the Social Service
Federation. to secure for Richmond Il
''policewoman. To those who may
not know just what the province of
the woman on the regular police force
may mean. this statement, sent out 10y
the Southern States Woman Suffrage
Conference. will be cnllEhtening. 1t is
headed, Are !oiicewomcn Il Success
chief Of Police Peterson, Of Oak
land. Cal. after investigating tho work
OF the local poiiccwomen. finds that
this city can give n very decisive and
enthusiastic answer TO this query in
the afiii NATIVE. Here are some of the
things policewomcn can do. They go
into dance halls. where they have seen
girls who should no; bc there. and. as
the law has authority over such, the
female minions OF The law, take them
home They go through the city look
ing for the discouraged, the dcludcd.
the incorriGible. and to each, accord
ing To her kind. is administered the
proper treatment by these wise women
OF the police force, who are the friends
of the vicious and the abandoned The
F'nicf Of Police is so pleased with the
work they have been doing that he has
asked for an additional squad of po-
licewomen.'
In view of the tragedy OF the dis
couraged young s,enographer and her
mad in throwing herself from
tcn-story building in Richmond last
week II would seem that. even to the
most cultured" ears the name police
woman would have an appeal, for. rs
Of
go through the city looking for tho
discouraged, the ieluded." And yet the
chief objection raised in the community
TO having a pollcewoman is that the
name sounds harsl""
THE WORK. OF THE
TRAVELLERS AID
The Travellers Aid Society, which is
assuming part Of the duties recognized
as police work for women. contributes
this statement:
"A story of hclpl"ssncsS ana danger
was contided TO the Travellers Ala ut
Main Street Station the other evening.
when q girl of eighteen cam. 10 take
a late train out Of the City.
she was young wife going TO her
parents home 70 spend the holidays.
and mad come from remote town on
the Atlantic Coast Line. I'm route TO
Richmond she had been hcSiegcd with
attentions from 81 strange young man.
WhiCh Sh" successfully rejected uNtIl
the train stopped at Byrd street Sta
ton. Then Tho yVuns man reapp"ared
at her seat, took ~ her suit case and
led her mastertuliy through the gates
direct TO an Rutoinobiic. with the eH-
PLANTATION Thar his brother was there
TO meet hint. aid lie .nirht az well ;ake
her over TO the otheg station.
1T was done 50 swiftly and her cX-
p"rience was 80 limited She fcI, abau-
lutelY helpless aud Was relieved
enough TO hnd hcrsel! a few minutes
later, at the Main street station with
the Travellers Ala i'm the BACKGROUND
Before leaving. the man a.lic cd her TO
go out TO moving picture show. put
ting the Invitation IN the form or q
uare. which, OF course sh" refused.
Finding that tn" girls schedule Of
trains meant arriving at her d.stiua-
non al An unreasonable hour with no
one anticipating her arrival the GRAY
eiers Aid advised Il stop-ovcr untl
morning, and conducted her to n lodp
ing place'and TO an early train the fol-
lowing day.
This Incident Illustrates the need i'm
richmond OF AN enlarged protective
work. Ia meet which the Travellers. Ala
society has been formed. When there
IS Travellers Aid agent at every train
mat enters Richmond. and when uroper
puDi1c!ty assures every young woman
and girl in Virginia uf the fact ihot
~ Inc threshold OF this city there is a
iricnn 10 whom she can appeal for pro
''ctioh ana guidance. then. and then
only, VIII Richmond BE- meeting it's need
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