Woman's enterprise., 1922-05-05

A child of eleven arrived to joi1
her mother, no one called for her, tn
Agent took her to the address sh
gave and found that the mother ha'
moved but called daily for her mail
The Agent left message and tool
the child back to the Station, her SIS
ter finally called for her.
Two children six and eight year
old, came to their dying mother, tn
Agent took care Of them until a rela
tive called for them.
A little girl and BOY arrived latt
at night to join their father, the!
arrived earlier than ne expected them
The Agent took them to the Hote
and finding he was not there, located
his new address and took the children
to him.
A mother telegraphed US from New
York to meet her boy, fourteen, anc
see that he was transferred to the
Texas train and also that we telegraph
his father in Houston, to insure his
being met, and to his mother in New
York.
A Red Cross worker brought a little
girl to the depot, who was returning
from the Hospital, she was afraid tc
20 alone and cried in a heartbreak'
ing way. The Agent put her in the
care of some Sisters and asked a doc,
tor on the train to keep an eye on
her.
A little boy of three whose mother
was i'll, was sent to his grandmothers
home in Mississippi. The parents had
heard of the Travellers Aid and put
him in our care. He was tagged and
put in care of a motherly lady on the
train.
With the spirit Of kindness in the
South towards the colored people,
those who need assistance are given
it as promptly as the white people, so
that we have not felt it necessary to
have a special colored Agent, as has
been suggested. We cite a few cases:
A very sick colored girl, fourteen
years old, came with a letter from her
doctor to the Travellers Aid, the Ag-
ent took her to the hospital.
Three very young colored children
arrived to visit their grandmother.
They were carefully tagged and the
Agent took care Of them until she
called for them.
A very old colored woman arrived
with no one to meet her, the Agent
took her to her home, finding the
place with great difficulty.
A colored woman with five children,
enroute to her husband in California
had her money and tickets stolen. We
telegraphed her husband for more
money, he sent it and she left the
next day. A porter was kind enough
to give the woman and children ref.
uge for the night.
Telephoned colored man Of the
arrival Of his child, he came for her.
A little colored boy, only 6, arrived
no one to meet him, the Agent took
him home, the family exclaimed how
nice it was for a white lady to take
Of him, they had missed him at the
depot.
Fed a poor old colored woman and
three grandchildren, on their way to
Morgan City.
Took care Of two very sick colored
soldiers.
A deaf mute was turned over to the
Agent, the priest from ChinShuba act
ed as aninterpreter, and she was sent
to her parents who worked on a farm
A lady received a telegram from q
boy friend, saying that her son was
dying, she almost collapsed f-vm dis
tress and anxiety, the Agent went
with her to the hospital, where she
found her boy out of immediate dan
ger, the Agent remained with hel
at the hospital and took her to
boarding house.
Assisted several deaf mutes OF
their way to Atlanta.
The wife Of a Government en-
ployee failed to meet her husband, anc
was much alarmed. The Agent &C
companied her to the station on thu
other side of the river and they met
there.
A mother with three children, from
Texas, telegraphed to come to he1
husband who had been dangerously
hurt, rushed of with only money
enough for the trip and no food. Tht
Agent saw that they were comfort
able for the nipht and gave then