New-York tribune., 1915-03-28
Experiences of Economical
Visitors at Panama Show
Transcribed, to Guide
Later Tourists.

with keen appetite. My wife had seen the
Young Women's Christian Association flag
earlier in the day, and now suggested that we
60 there to see what they had to eat. Briefly, 4
the food was good and cheap.
My interest was along other lines. Inquiry
brought Miss Ella Schooley to our table, and
to questioning enc willingly gave this informa-
ton, which is OF the greatest importance TO
the hundreds of young women who long TO
come but oare not. Miss Schooley's irforma-
ton shall be paraphrased into an uninterrupted
statement in her own words:
Young women are subject to no greater
risks OF dangers in this cit n than at any
other time. nor than in any other city OF
course, a great deal depends on the young
woman. We must presume that taking care of
herself, which is the essential of any woman's
complete training, has been part Of hef educa-
tion Arriving from any place she should look
US up. No, we ask no questions as to race or
creed. We require no church affiliation. If girls
need us we want them. They can get from us
a good, clean room for so cents day, and, I'M
less their tastes and appetites are very extrava-
CANT, they can live well at our cafeteria on IS
economic still further, she may share room
with another and we can then lodge and board
her for about SIS a week. We can provide at
this time for two hundred, and hope TO enlarge
our facilities later. Yes, woman with us can
live we'll, see the exposition daily, take few
side trips, meet all her expenses, and at the
end of two weeks be inside OF S35"
This the writer verified by investigation.
While the lady spoke we ate. II was veri.a-
bly, like mothers cooking The bill came to IS
cents for both of US. There had been soup, a
roast, potatoes, vegetables bread and butter,
cup of coffee apiece and dessert. And l had
second cup Of coffee. AS one who had been
we'll fed, we'll informed and convinced Of what
he says desire to tell whoever l can reach
that this Young Women's Christian Associa-
ton is not charitable or philanthropc con-
Germ, but solvent business, shouldered and
carried along by earnest women who have
definite purpose, and who, calling themselves
Christian, strive to quality for the title.
WE INQUIRE INTO THE LIFE AND
HABITS OF THE HOTEL CLERK.
But while we diverge so lengthily il has
grown dark and the Aurora is flashing over the
roofs and towers-an Aurora devised by man.
Produced by several hundreds OF powerful
searchlights of thousands OF candle power each.
The guide book is very explicit as to the fig
ures, but that guide book S too modest. One
of these reaectors was aimed full upon me at
a certain turn into the Marina and will attest
under oath it was over million candle power
and then some. Well, while these lights played
their colors on the sky we wandered about for
an hour or two and then rcde home. The wife
was footsore and sleepy and retired early. I
engaged the hotel clerk in conversation. This
was a moderate priced house. and his salary
came to $50 a month. On this he supported his
wife and three chdr n, essed his part (hotel
cerk), and occupied FIVE room cottage, which
he had furnished. He and his family had seen
the exposition three times in a month and had
taken in a few of the shows on the zone. As
he spoke, the hour being late, he smoked toll
cradle cigar, which let us assume he bought and
which was one of several he bought and
smoked weekly. As the elevator took me up
three stories had time to think that if man
could live like hotel clerk, smoke cigar
day, support family of FIVE, own his own fur
niture pay rent and find something left for
amusements out of $50 month, then my wife
and had good chance 70 see this exposition
for three weeks on the 500 allotted for that
purpose And, skipping details, we did make
the money last three full weeks and then most
OF fourth. We had lived we'll seen much, and
am prepared to sav have got greater value
for our money than il we had invested it in
government bonds.