Woman's enterprise., 1922-05-05

lence for the Railroad and the Travel.
ers Aid.
Telegraphed the New York Travel.
ers Aid to meet young lady travel.
ling alone, and assist her in changing
cars. She was met and sent safely
on her way.
A young girl Of fourteen arrived
from the country to have baby, she
was given temporary employment at
the Baby Asylum, until time for her
baby to be born, when she will 20 to
the Hospital.
A young girl arrived with the ad-
dress Of colored midwife, to whose
home she desired to 90. The agent
accompanied her to the place and
warned the woman that she would re-
port her to the police if she received
the girl. The young girls family was
located and the girl turned over to
them.
A number of girls from Colleges,
Converts and Schools were met and
directed when they arrived or sent
safely on their way.
A young Syrian girl of Is arrived
to 90 to a town in Louisiana, her ia
ther, by some error, failed to meet
her. The Agent took her to a Syrian
here, who interpreted for her. He
proved to be friend Of the fathers
and sent a long distance phone to
him and he came for her. He had
not seen her for fourteen years. She
waited for him at the Travellers Aid
Home.
A young Italian arrived from Tex
as, in search of her grandfather, she
did not know his address, but said
that he drove a wagon and a white
horse, after an exhaustive search at
the City Hall for license number for
a cart, and among the Italians at the
French Market, the girl was per-
suaded to return home. The next
day, her husband arrived in search of
her, she had run away.
A kind friend reported that a
young Spanish girl on the train was
being annoyed by two men, the Agent
took charge of her.
A young Irish girl, who had just
landed and was enroute to California
arrived much fatigued, she had sat up
from New York here. The Agent
took her to the Travellers Aid Home
for a rest of twenty-four hours, gave
her lunch to take with her and by
lending her a little money, enabled
her to get a berth. She returned the
money with a charming note Of
thanks. Many young foreign girls
60 through here to California, from
New York. The Agent finds an in.
terpreter and learns if they need any.
thing, giving them information, as.
sistance, etc.
We assisted Spanish, Armenian
Italian, Austrian, French, German
Dutch, Greek, English, Irish, Syrian
Portuguese, Czecho- o-Slovacian, Russian
and Scandinavian girls. We meet and
see about many emigrants sent to
our care by the New York Travellers
Aid, the duties are various, seeing
that they are safely transferred from
train to train or to ships, or met at
the ships which land here; the New
York Travellers Aid has very eff.
icient force and the Emigration au.
thorities release young women tc
their care and they in turn send them
to US, if they are coming to New
Orleans, or if they are going West
I've take charge of them here and wire
the Travellers Aid at their destination
to meet them.
The number of old people travelling
alone was quite extraordinary, some
are blind, sick, paralyzed or helpless
An old lady 70, lame and partly
blind was transferred from station tc
station, and given every care and at.
tention.
A lady of SO travelling with a par.
alyzed daughter and her husband
whose home was in Germantown, was
given letter to the Travellers Aid
in Philadelphia and New York, ask.