Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-01-27
TRAVELLERS AID SOCIETY
HOLDS ANNUAL MEETING
Old Debts Paid on and Scope OF
Work is Greatly
i:Atcnled.
ASSISTANCE is GIVEN TO MANY
Interesting Reports Arc Made of In
stances Where Aid Has Been Rem
icrcd to Girls Travelling Alone,
to Children and TO Foreigners

Miss Maud W. Strinsfcllow. prcsi-
dent Of the Travellers Aid Society OF
Virginia. reported at the annual meet
i'm: of the society held yesterday after.
noon at the jefferson Hotel that old
debts had h"cu paid, the scope OF tho
w"rk "Ntond"d. aud rcmarkablc prog
rcss made in 1916. II is expected in
tia" coming year said the president,
that branches at the society Will b"
organized it, Nurfoik and rctershtirc
ENtcn*iou IN Richmond will include the
employment Of an assistant to give en-
tire attention 10 colorcd travellers
Reporting on tic tangible results
accomplished in the past year Miss
EAR" l.. i;"rk, the general secretary.
stated that assistance had boon given
=" total Of 2,0S6 Persons of whom
tin" largest classes were girls. old pco-
rI" aud foreigners. Miss Rcck reported
that the society in Richmond hao
helped A.t"G girls, 10 3Si Of whom ~
had cIvcn special attention: l.3OS sruair
children. many Of whom were i'll: $50;
women. rs men and 63S culorcd -r"".
pic. Boarding houses were found fus
i..>' women and girls. Miss Recl re-
ported. and employment for Isl Tho
society sent ia til" hospital $50 travel.
"rE who were i'll
Thrilling accounts wcrc given hy soy,
oval speakers OF Travellers most az
whom w"r" young girls, whom tn" So
ci"iy had rescued from danger Other
stories we're told "f attempts at rescue
which had COM" too late
FINANCES OF S0tIF:TY ARE
IN GOOD CONDITION
Captain y. r.. Guison. the treasurer
reported a balance in the treasury or
$i.lo9.43. and asked that AN uuditinc
committee he appointed to inspect hts
accounts. Father Charles +. Ilannican
and Thomas l.. BRYAN were appointed
Miss Strinrfcll"w called attention in
nc: report Ia tn" fact that in contrast
with tn" present encouraging financial
condition Of til" society. it was bur
dcncd with Il debt of 5000 when II
severed connection with the Young
W"mcn's Christian Association and be-
came an INDEPENDENT organization. Sep>
,"mher l. 1919. The cancellation OF a
debt of $500 by the association. and
contributions by other organizations
and Individuals she said. were respor-
sibic for the present balance in tho
treasury.
Dr. i. 9. Mctcalf. dean Of Richmond
college. acted as chairman of the meat
ing. In addition TO the reports. talks
wcr" mad" by DIR. Douglas <. Freeman
Miss Katharine II. Halves. president az
the Young W"mcn's Christian Assoc'a
tion: Henry :. llutZlcr and Father
iinnniGan Mrs. James i. Ityland. the
secretary. read the minutes of the las,
annual meeting of the society.
There is not a more useful orgaut-
zation in Richmond than the Travellers
Md S"iccty,' declared DIR. Freeman.
There was no charitable institution. he
said. which carried on work Of greater
valuc or more important result.
The society became affiliated with the
southern Sociological Congress at tho
meeting Of the congress last April!
which Miss Rcck attended.
Directors Of the Travellers Ala So
ciety We're elected as follows:
Miss Maud w. s,ringfellow. Miss
katharine H. Halves Mrs NJ Kirsch
Mrs. Charles Straus, Mrs. Ben Paer.
Miss Caroline Holiday, Mrs. James p.
Ry!and. Mrs Barton II. Grundy. Mrs
:. NJ. Block, Henry :. lIutzlcr Rev
Father Charles T.. Hannignn. W n
Duke. Captain y. II. Ciuigou. Rt Rev
II. i. o'Conncll. Or. J. g. Me;ctlt Dr.
t.. y. caliSch. Thomas !. Bryan. Z. H.
Trncr. John Stewart Bryan : =.
Thomas. Rev. j. Calvin Stewart, n. n.
ana +. 7. Anderson.
officers of the society for 1917 VIII
be elected AT meeting Of the hoard
OF directors held within the mex, week