Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-07-02

elevator run by woman. and led to
the matron In charge. The girl usually
Sreets the matron. telegram in hand.
which she flourishes before tho good
lady. explaining that she has been ap-
pointed to such-and -such a place In
ono OF the departments.
VIII you tell mo how can get
thcreE Is the impatient question. This
business OF coming all the way from
Wyoming to do ones patriotic duty by
the government is thrilling matter.
The matron In charge always tells
the girls to report for duty as soon as
they can reach the place to which they
nave peen appointed, for the reason
that their names are placed on the pay
roll from the date of reporting. So
the girls usually leave their suit cases
and parasols In tho associations offices
and rush to report. returning in the
noon hour Nn some cases the govern
ment permits them to have the afterS
noon OFF, to start on the trail Of a
boarding house.
Get Away In Time.
A girl reached the office of the asso-
citation the other day from small
town In Alabama. She was a very
pretty girl. and somehow the matrons
at the Union Station had overlooked
her Another woman had approached
her graciously. however. and offered to
help her find home. She had ac-
and the woman kept up conversation
until they had reached their destina-
ton. When they got off the car tho
girl found that they were in neigh
borhood which. even to her untravelcd
eye appeared unpleasant.
What did you do?" the matron
asked. concernedly.
81 just thought very hard for few
seconds" drawled the young lady.
firmly. and then I stopped right still
In the middle of tho pavement and
looked that lady squarely In the eye.
4 have decided not to take advantage
of your extreme courtesy. after ALL
said. and then turned and ran for
street car that was stopping on the
corner. The car took me about Ave
miles into the country, but I found my
way here with the assistance OF
policeman"
Now" continued the young lady. 81
want to go to place where the people
have good morals: where they go to
church on Sundays. and where the land
lady is some one whom 1 can look
up to-"
The matron was somewhat discon-
certed by the latter portion Of this
order. but she finally complied with It.
The young lady went to live in a pri-
vate family which Is taking a few
boarders to help meet the high cost
OF living.
me recent revelation tnat 6UU &1r1S
disappeared in New York last year has
acted as spur to the Young Womens
Christian Association in this work OF
looking after newcomers. although OF
course anything OF the sort is hardly
conceivable in decorous Washington.
The association is determined to reach
every girl who is in danger Of being
offered the wrong kind OF assistance.
They have sent cards to the appoint
ment clerks of the different govern
ment bureaus here. stating that infor-
nation concerning boarding houses
would be given by the Young women's
Christian Association. application for
which could be made either by letter
or person. 1t is now the plan OF the
organization to distribute the same
cards through the railroads, IL the rail
roads may be induced to take the
trouble.
The association is not only taking
care CT the government employees who
come to Washington. but 1t is placing
girls and women who. brought here
for various reasons. desire to find en-
ploymcnt. They are determined that
the national capital. already one OF
the most efficiently policcd cities in
the country. snail be made perfectly
safe for the feminine branch Of the
Civil Service.