Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-08-09

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their work must he paid for on the same
basis as any other business and a la
bOrcr should be worth his hire.
/ hope that some Of the mothers,
wives. or sisters who have enjoyed the
Hostess house. when visiting dear one
in camp will tell US of the visit.
. have often told you of the splendid
work. the redl home the association
makes for girls in cities and l have
told you of the girls they have met
at the trains and cared for as they
passed through the cities. When your
daughter gets ready for the journey
that so many take alone, the one TO
school. see that she has a letter from
the Young Womens Christian AsSocla-
ton saying some one will meet her Il
she has to change cars, or stop in
strange city.
There are real incidents enough to
nil many volumes that never get in
the papers. experiences that are hair
raising that would never have happen
ed if the girls had been properly safe
guarded-and the Young Women's Chris
tian association has workers for this
purpose Many a time I've stood on a
street corner waiting to see girl safe
" on the car that would take her home,
some girl whose work had kept her
late and she had gone TO our rooms for
supper and classes afterward. Where
several got on the same car we did not
have TO do that. but q young girl should
not have to stand alone as late as =
o. m. and wait for a car.
In this time of world war there Is
too much latitude given girls. Far De
il from me to say a word against en-
couraging the men in the army, but
some of the girls have lost all idea oil
The line of democration, where modesty
ends and Irritation, the cheapenlng
smiles and kisses that start the DOWN
ward path begin. Never was there "a
truer saying than clothes do not. MAKE
the man" Spies wear our uniform ana
Satan clothes his agents in the very
river, of heaven. So when your daugh-
ter starts to see her brother in camp
or young wife to see her husband
remember that if she has to get oil the
train in the night, she must not let
lust anybordy come up and ofter 10 take
her TO a hotel. or in a. taxi. can
noIiceman TO get a conveyance or the
people in the office, for you can not tell
what may be the fate of the young
woman.
The marriage ceremony and the
change from Miss to Mrs. never has add
ed one grain of sense to anybody. 80
the war brides must be looked after just
as carefully. There are girls in their
teens sometimes showing more sense OF
nroprietv than their mothers. But thaI
is no reason why your daughter can be
credited with being liable to take care OF
herself if she has never been away
from home. Let me tell you one incident
that I can vouch for. A certain young
girl was going to visit schoolmate'
She missed connection and reached
certain city about 10 p. m. She askea
the conductor about the hotels. "A MD
dle-aged man looking like gentleman
said. IT am going to get of and Will De
pleased to show you hotel" Instead
Of thanking him and sticking to her
first question. she accepted. When they
reached the city he took her baggage,
called a carriage and put her in IL, Then
cooIly got in: she insisted that she
did not want to bother him that much'
but 90 he did. To make long story
short. I will say that he registered for
her. and after she had been shown a
room a knock on the door and its imme-
dfate opening showed her supper Tor
two. The woman who brought ii saw
the girls innocence, asked her ques-
ton and said: Honey, get your hat
quick" She took her suitcase and hus-
tied her down the servants staircase
and saw that she got to the right sort OF
hotel. But how often does such a res
cue come? The matTon at the police
headquarters could tell you of girls who
have taken taxicabs with no number
on them and gene TO their ruin through
ignorance.
Looking after such cases are some o.
the things the Young Women's Christian
Association does You know of their
boarding homes, Of their evening classes
for girls who are busy all day, of their
nd
girls who are working among strangers.
But you cannot begin to know of the
splendid work that we are doing among
ne girls in poor. misguided Russia, in
france, Belgium and at the very front.
rs looked at the picture of my friend.
,diss CIarissa Spencer. who has re-.
ponsfble position in part Of the work in
Russia. my mind flew over the years
nd 1 saw her as last l saw her. busy
with the girls in Japan.
And il gives me much pleasure to
row that in Jacksonville, Fla, and At
r-ta. Ga. there are girls with whom
vas closely associated. busy doing big
Ei0gs in this work. Think, then. what
[ meant to me to learn that Miss Leona
vestbrcok has volunteered and been ac-
cpted to help in the counties of Geor-
ia Help her, rally to her side if she
,omes into your town or community, for
u her it may be said:
Others shall
Fake patience. courage, to their heart
and hand
rom thy hand and thy heart and thy
brave cheer, IN
And Gods grace fructify through thee
to all"
Don't stand off and say, "I'Il see
what she's going to do"
BE ready to help in this great work.
and say. "By the help Of God we are
going 10 give time, money, influence TO
this great work" and in the great meet
ing before the Fathers throne there's
no telling who will call you their bene-
factor Faithfully yours.
LIZZIE o. THMOMAS.