The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-06-20
TRAVELLERS AID HAS /
DONE SPLENDID WORK
Assistance Rendered Young Women al
Crucial Periods In Their
Iives.
HELPED IN EMERGENoIEs


Since last report at the regular
meeting of the board in october this
society has rendered definite aid IA
I 1883 persona. of whom one-thtrd were
| young women and girls. Hundreds OF
| others were served In little ways at
the stations. ana this influence of a
woman at these lettering places for
| the young has been much commended
| by the station officialH. From 20 to
/ 30 incoming and outgoing trains have
| been covered daily by the secretary
and one worker, Miss Earle Reck-
Meeting emergencies arising from
missing trains and boat connections.
directing to lodgings. helping to find
employment, locating friends. smooth
| ing out finaHeial difficulties, aiding
| those taken i'll, locating runaways. as
| Hsting foreigners, helping girls in
danger to environment conductive to
their welfare, and protection, giving
advice and guidance at pivotal mo-
| ments In many girls lives. are the
| forms Of service rendered.
While the object Of Travellers Aid
work IL the protection of women ami
girls. men, boys and children have
all been assisted. At times illness.
absolute ignorance of city life. fnabil-
ity to speak English. and even to men
Of affairs, occasions arise when the
s,.tanca
show Value Of work.
rha SoiIowtrz instances show the
-. t,,a ~ ths Tr.yelers, All WORK to
~ .,tv ga ststa a. yell A. tina
ins,v;dnar 0n receutIv an eariv sun
aax norrins train brourht into Byrd
SEA-. sta.;or a;,a nsdates lookins
craa tura Of twentv-fvs wears. whose
srrcrsnca ard fright mada her ner-
sa.r,. $1,000 shs Ma cous 70
p,c,,yro,,S ~ ~orr abs toL, tha sts-
tior master ana he iynrn ediafe,v nut
the TravsIe,s, Ala in touch with her.
TIL. .ir, mas ~ nervous and excited
.s - nnaar ,rsane hut when n was
1a.rrss th.t sha had uever been IN
a train hefora and hsd heen trave,-
to- All x,tght har fr;1ht Was accounted
srr Arssr .ha had haen FAD and
restaa she 1ave her story revealing
har h,stnry Common r. mo.ntaineers.
hut horrihle To me-. she WAS 30 home
.srk era falt "a adrfft II was easy
10 gair har consen, to return to
W,tnsv,,,n .ra iettsr was dis
ratchea ta the mother for transpor-
r. t,ou, sinca she ha,I on,v two dollars
in hand No money was Forthcoming
hut ! che ritv tirL II was made nossihle
which the Aasociated cha rifles kindly
Surnisbsa Meantime the state board
of Ch.ri,ia. ara Corr,ct,o, wa. NIT
in TOUCH Nth Tia case = Rtnet tear
made ana history recorded. when
the rirl was placed on the train for
wvthevt,,e Richmon5 has been scared
a parasite ana virwtnia had been made
cornizant ~ another source Of degen-
feehie- u,indrs colony when n vacancy
occurs there.
Ala TO- YAet,e Girl
A little rfrl Of afteen came from
n reirhhorir~ city tn Iook for em-
ploynent without baggage ara without
money she was taken to the Deten-
tion Homa ara held untiI the mother
could be heart from. she wae cared
for In the emergency room ana sun
p,ied with nrouer clothes until am
ployment was secured. An inyestixa-
tton proytnr thai the mother was Of
an renute. the Travelerx. Ala took the
mater I'm with proper officials who
sent her to an institution.
nfyotai moment in the life Of 4
Norfh CaroIins rtrl was ms, when
shn came into the Main Street Station
esriv ona morntn~ ha,lees AMI dis-
evaIied. af.er trsyelfnr ali night from
har mountsin home. She too was in
eearch ~ am ployment. had never been
avav from home heforo ana vas "a
bevikaered by the CONFUSION as 10 an
pear entirely inccmpetent. After a
rest. ana a Binef ter. the secretary
felt more assuranca a 10 the sirrs
status. ana n,cceeded in placing her
in = suburban home a domestic.
rtri 81 sixteen. hayinx heen In
the CITY for three months tryinr 30