Weekly journal-miner., 1916-11-15
THE YOUNG MAN IN A STRANGE CITY

 ing the Florence Centon homes entities her to hearing sociological subject told the following incident:
 young of good family from Alaska to Washing take cerkshp in office. It happened that he had acquaintance the capital city So the prospect somewhat lonely
 On arrival he sought pleasant boarding and the second morning after having settled there the brought him letter. written from another part of the city and bearing every mark of having from of wealth and culture
 was of welcome note, starting with a guess would his old friends and hats in Atlanta, and of ferng, a sort of substitute the interest of the writer
 Would he make her home cozy in which to cape the gloom o loneliness? Would he feel that he could go pleased always of cheery word and wecome The signature that of with whose he familiar
 He was touched by this endlines; kindly attitude toward a stranger in strange city With pride he showed the letter of his co-aborerS And he told that the writer of the notorious of WaSlingtons dem-monde
 Meantime mark you he had not letter of welcome any church decent organization individual that whole city, Vet every church and decent ganzaton had the ways of finding where he had where he had settled! This reflection which needs no further comment
 such happening day in every large city often resulting disastrousy for those who ed in have given and admirable activity the part of the Young Men Christian Association.
 years ago started in Detroit-at that time Mecca for young from all of the state and
  mobile manufacturing center.
 At that time Detroit Y M C. A. had published in papers throughout that part of the the following notice
 Parents of young who leaving home go Detroit will of department that has recently been installed Young Mems Christian Association
 It called the InteCity Work Department and purpose touch with young immediately their arrival Detroit and that they comfortably located in boarding that they all assistance possible obtaining positions. that they get in touch with the right kind of friends and companions
 It recognized fact that many young led their arrival the city due their knowing where o locate and with whom O associate.
 the desire of the Detroit Young Men Christian Associ aton that these young boarding and roomng places o the proper character and that they lined up with fellows who will be benefit rather than fellows who will take friendly interest seeing that these made feel home the city Also that invitations given and accepted Sunday hcil religious belief.
 Ar organized force of one hundred and fifteen fine young Detroit ready and willing call upon the strangers and render the needed is desired that be thoroughly understood that this is purely pl4 c hclpune~s and ricnd with the slightest obligation placed upon tc recipient either fec membership.
 successful has been the plan other cities followed like and the Philadelphia branch already has instituted this Inter-City work.
 The program involves coun>cors chosen pro feon schools clubs business houses and churches who will send the directing committee notice arrivals departures and will call and interview correspond with sor in other cities which young be going from Phil adclpha
 In short Incr-City secretary North American we expect have from 1G0 500 Philadelphia who will be only glad the young coming their negborhood take him the church of his choice and make him feel at home in a strange city"
 Anyone who has felt strange ci-and how many havcknows what such greeting would those whose nclnation of dangers might way effect them But for the great of young men who the city ignorant and innocent of its jed lures. this than experiment companonshp
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