Woman's enterprise., 1922-04-07
The Travellers Aid Home was estab-

The Travellers Aid Home waS estab
lished in June, 1919, and proved it:
value, enabling US to return to theil
homes, many young girls saved from
the edge Of the precipice and other:
redeemed after their first false steE
and welcomed back by their families
who were willing to receive them anc
give them enother chance, particu.
larly as they returned with no scanda
attached to them. The Home gives
temporary shelter to many old anC
helpless people, women with children
md others who need it and even tC
runaway boys when they are young
In order to secure perfect under
standing and cooperation with the
other organizations, who particularly
assist in our work, we ask the Presi-
dents of the Y. W. c. A., the Catholic
Women's club. the Home for the
| Homeless, the C,uncl of Jewish Won
en- and the Catherine club to be men,
bers of our Executive Committee.
In the spring of 1920, the hotels
recognized our usefulness by contri-
button, with the increased City appro-
priation, new members and donations,
our funds kept pace with our prog
ress.
In 1921, our work grew and solidi-
fed, as we had planned. The Illi-
nois Central, Southern Pacific, Louis
vile and Nashville and Southern Rail-
way, each gave us twenty dollars a
month, recognizing our usefulness in
making the depots safe and aiding
them in various ways.
We extended our relations with the
Trevelers Aid in other places, aiding
in making a chain of safety over the
United States. This is the special
work of the National Travellers Aid, to
which we contribute, and which does
fine work in co-ordinating and bring
ing the Travellers Aid into communi-
cation everywhere.
We are, in 1922, organized IS fol-
lows
For the actual work, which is most
important, we have four regular
agents, for the four depots, but as
the hours are late at the Terminal
and the Louisville and Nashville, and
not at the other depots, they some
times exchange depots, each Agent
has a regular schedule, which insures
the meeting Of all trains, and gives
them a reasonable amount Of rest.
In addition, our Night Agent, meets
all the night trains at the Union Sta
tion, and any train after twelve o'clock
at the other depots.
The Relief Agent takes the place
of Agents to allow them each, to have
day off, one half Sunday and one
whole Sunday in six, free. She re-
ceived pay as the other Agents.
We have a Special Agent who has
many duties; she reports to the Pres
ident any cases out of the ordinary
routine and receives instructions, she
has no authority in these cases. If
any general instructions are to be CIV
en- to the other Agents, or changes
made in the schedules caused by ILL
ness or other reasons, the Special
Agent is instructed to inform the
Agents and to see that no train is
missed, for this purpose, she has
copies of all the schedules. She does
regular relief work, though sometimes
left free for her other duties. Where
we are asked to meet certain people
or to see them off on the train, and
there is need for special care or viii
gance, the Special Agent is detailed.
She also secures passports, etc., and
attends to passengers leaving or ar
riving on ships.
We have a thoroughly competent
Matron who resides at the Trevelers
Aid Home. The Home is a clearing
house, receiving all who need shelter,
returning to their families young
girls, or to other charities where they
will find help, or to organizations who
will help them to find work, and a
safe place to board such as the Y. W.
c. A., the Louise Home, the Catholic
Women's club, and the Catherine club.
If girls are hoplessly incompetent, we
send them home; where they are def
nitely delinquent we turn them over
to Mrs. Sullivan Of the Police. Many
women and children travel with lust
enough money for the trip, or miss
connection, or the girls need protec-
ton, the Home shelters them between
trains. Some hundreds are taken care
OF at the Home during the wear. We