Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-05-22
TRAVELLERS AID SOCIETYASK.S
PUBLIC FOR FINANCIAL HELP
Will Hold Its First Tag Day Next Friday When 1t Will
Appeal for $4,000 With Which to Carry
Important Work.

1t is rarely that n train arrives
in Richmond which does not bring
nj least one passenger, who IN strange
10 INC city and its seemingly mye-
tcrious ways. and often these way
'arers are in dire straits either ply
sichliy or morally, but they always
hnd friend in the representative
OF the Travellers Aid Society. Each
month many thousands Of pcopl.
are helped and the same Willingness
is SHOWN regardless Of sex. age or
race. TO do this work as thorough
y as 1T IS done here is expensive. in
That many trained women arc needed
and To pay their salaries the society
is TO hold it's first tag day next Fri
hay when Il, IS hoped that AN APP
pr.ciativc public will give $1,000.
lhrFe is no Organization In the
city which Iccomplishcs so much
good unknown to the avcraGc citi-
zen, for the NATURE OF the work
makes this necessary. but :. glimpse
at the variety Of cases coming to
rs attention win give an idea Of
the lhniti"sS scope. Not long ago.
Tor Instance. "a girl OF iG Was seen
lettering about a station. dcclarint,
that she was out of work. \ po.I-
non vas soon found for her but
the manager Of tho ;rm doubted
tina, she was as old M she stated
The TrnYci"rs' Aid worker went with
mat girl 10 hc- home ana found
tHil bpth R"r parents We're rnutcF.
although there were six bright and
perfectly normal children The
seemed 30 need IN" tloucy the girl
could earn. so she vas taken to the
Mayors Office for the necessary per
nit
In one month there were !. 30 per-
sons aided whose :L<es ranged from
GO TO % years. many OF them were
III and all were more or less feeble
and unable To clrc ,or themselves.
81 -ti NJ -. IL
as important and far-rcaching in it's
results ~ The care and protection
81 the young, especially incSpcri-
cncod girls. Il glv.s the workers
crca; pleasure and earns the deem
gratitude OF tho fomewhau dlZed
travellers.
on on" occasion an elderly woman
came from West Virginia to see her
daughter. Lizzie. who was al and
needed her care. Sh. thought any
body would know Lizzie. who worked
whore they made Jackets. 40 failed
10 bring the GIRLS address The
Travellers Aid called MILDLY blouse
factory ana found the daughtn-. who
was employed there. The worker
took the littlo woman out on the
car ana after they had passed many
blocks the stranger suddenly real
izcd that she would have been un-
a!stanc" then. untylng "a handkcr-
chief containing All her money. sh"
ti-nitly offered the worker 10 cents.
Two brigh: hoys. who had run
away from good homes in Danv!llc
had enough of city life after two
days and came 10 the society asking
20 bc sent home. They are declared
To have boon nuc boys with unusually
finc appctites and III" expense money
disappeared IN the shape Of food at
an alarming rat" while they were
being entertained Then 90 many
little children come 10 the workers,
and OF IN" number helped one month
ihIrty-thrco wcTc mUtcS and blind
and ON another occasion a wee TO;
Of thirteen months was brought
| !n wrapped ia "A Pullman sheet. 4
! man WAS taking the hodS Of th'
( bnby's father TO Norfolk for buria
| ard tho mother was desperately III
$50 tho hHny' waS-, being carried q
/ friends. hu; the man declared hc wa
! helpless. indeed. In caring for in
| :nn;s and the kindly women wen
I 20 his aid.
| Reckless, inexperienced and otter
hayward girls are protected by the
! thousands every year. Tor TINS Is