New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-25

oxs-ks.-I ness and utter DoreuoH aOOu'
him as he wandered aimlessly
s-ono Presently the electric light revealed
the figure of a young woman coming toward
MIN He Strengthened up and took notice.
As she drew near he spoke:
@HrIlo sister, What's your hurry" he said.
That's my business" came the curt reply
and the girl passed on.
The sailor turned and hurried after her.
Look here" said he, "you might speak de-
cent 70 a teller. I'm just off the ship and don't
know ANYBODY in New York, and I'm darned
lonesome I'd go to movie only hao
some one to 20 with me-a skirt mean. Say
have heart! Maybe you've been lonesome IN
2 biz city yourself. III treat yer white, honest
! VIII, How bout it?"
The girl looked him over and sized him up.
He YVES big, clean-cut boy, with face IN
which there was no guile. She smiled
Pm on" she said; "but I'll have you under
stand that I'm a respectable girl, and it's the
movies and then you can take me home. No
settin' in the park afterward Do you get
ne? Homei" she repeated bitterly. Il live IN
furnished room at the top of boarding
house Talk about bein' lonesome! Say, know
what that is. Come on, Jackie; we'll be lone
some together. You can tell me your troubles
and guess 1 got some that | can unload on
you. Are you on"
Am on? Betcher life!" said he, and they
started together for the nearest exit, chatter1ng
away ike old friends-two lonesome children
in the most lonesome spot in the whole worio'
the heart Of great city.
THE LONELINESS OF A BIG CITY
Can YOU realize what it means to boy from
small town, say, in the Middle West, away
from home and home ties for the first time,
who has spent months on board training ship,
70 find himself set down in the midst OF the
greatest city in the world, friendless and for
brng He has read Of the wonders Of New
York. and. curiously enough, as rule, Central
Park is the spot that he makes for hrst 10
you blame him for longing for some one 70
speak TO, particularly some one feminine! 10
you wonder that he accosts the frst glrl VINO
comes his way? OF course you don't! But do
you also see the pitfalls for such boy in
city where all the women who wander about
The streets and the parks are by no means as
decent a. the lonesome little soul who went
with this Jackie 10 the movies?
L NAV be that / feel more strongly than
most people on this subject, for / recently
scent an evening with one OF our Women FRO
lection officers as she ma4e her rounds.
lady COP" the street boys call her.
Perhaps you didn't know that we had sucn
beings as lady cops" As a matter OF fact'
there are at present four, and these are not
nearly sufficient. There is need for at least
twice that number in Central Park alone, and
room az there il sufficient appropriation
made FOR the purpose, others will be appointed
Of the present force one works IN BROOKLYN
one on Staten Island, ore along Riverside Drive
and the fourth diyit.s her time between Cen
trial Park and the district around Fourteenth
Street.
These officers are appointed by tne Mayor
Committee Of Women on National Defence
and they are all women who have mad iohg
experience in social work, as probation oifcers'
factory inspectors and 20 on. Their insignia
OF Office consists Of police badge, police
whistle and small electric torch; otherwise
they look and dress and behave like any we'll
bred wcraan.
II was my privilege 10 accompany Mrs. Sara