The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-02-26

man. exhausted with travel. stopped
1T the Information desk the otter day
y toid the secretary he had been
advised 20 lock her up. He wanted
room and board and he wanted the
chcapeat. Tor his means were limited,
The secretary procured a room TOR
him for q week. then called upon the
secretary o. the Civic Bcttermcni
league. stating the case She was given
the addresaus o. two OF the cheapest
good boarding housen for tubercular
patients IN the city. che knew the
knouiedge and the young man Waa'
comfortably cared Tor.
Ia Ncad " n friend
4 woman IN q hungaiow apron and
blue sunbounet. ieadine two girls.
similarly CARRIED and laden with cloth
lng and bedding and followed by hes
sick husband. hustled up 20 the infor-
nation desk ouc evening and said.
"Onco was here and ! found out
about this place. ! said Il ever
needed holm IA come here for g. I
need help now. Ny husband IL sick
having hCmorrhagcs-the ranch was
no place FOR him. I decided TO come
10 town. and here We are. ! want
a house. n good one. furnished. Right
now l want to 20 to a hotel. ! want
a doctor. too, maybe my husband bet-
Ter 50 70 q hospital. ! don't know an
We see a doctor. What hotel shall
we 20 ~"
The secretary conducted the party
10 a good hotel and called a doctor.
Later she procured q suitable house
q % IN every way lived up to the ex-
pectations the omn had come with.
she WIS an invaluable frignd TO these
strangers. needing nothing but friendly
advice
fraud and GruftcrS Found out.
A woman from "A little town IN
Caiiforny- going Feast TO my sistcr'p-
asked financial aid the other evening.
No mount o. questions elected the
name of the little town or the sister
and an indNnnite east was the only
destination Immediate help was given
In the shape Of a room Tor the woman
who was suffering from a q cold.
Her case was reported 10 city AK ncics
for further aid II found worthy. Inn
mediate aid is always given In case Of
need. but no one finds the travellers
aid a bureau for indiscriminate giving
or prOmiscgous charities. Doubtful
cases are promptly put into the hands
Of proper authorities.
Of Use to Authorities.
one service rendered by the trav-
elers aid IL In giving Information Of
travellers asked for or assisting theni
on their journey For Instance. tele-
gram are frequently received asking
ti,c secretary to meet girls. on their
way TO hshool. to detention homes. to
see hat they are cared for In case
the right persons do not meet thera al
trains. etc.
one little girl OF nine arrived at the
station n night with no one to meet
her. The telegram hat should have
informed her people h was coming
had failed In delivery. The conductor
put the child In the hands Of the sec
Rotary Of the travellers aid VINO took
her home with her. FEC ner and put
her 10 bed. In the morning a search
began for the child's people. h did
not know the address. An advertise
mcnt was put In the daily papers, city
authorities were notified and "A avs
tcwatic search conducted. The child
lrcuained IN tho carc OF the Y, w. G.
a for several days before her friends
appeared.
mo services Of the Travellers ala
are FREQ 10 the public. The depart
m"nt 4 maintained by the Y. W G.. A..
assisted by the various w0men's organ
i1ttiona u u city, regardless OF rr-
lleiOua affiliations. Station aud train
Officials depend upon the secretary 10
help them oui Ia the emergency case.
frequently arising and also render as
sistancc TO her whenever they eur.
Since the Information desk has been
established In the general waiting
room at the station. 3a.a6f chses have
been cared for. The secretary thinks
az least Is per con OF these cases
have been visitors or temporary resi-
dents. contributing to the business Of
the town, spending money. boosting
the population and many have become
permanent me desirable residents,
An are now friends Of the Y. w G. A.