Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1913-10-03

are tneTe are not especially 1OnQ o
Americans. Consequently there is no
much social intercourse between tn,
two races. The social activities Of tn,
Americans have three general CENTER
the Tiyoli club, the Washington Co
tillon club and the Young Mems Chris
tian association. The first two are
dance organizations and give balls al
ternate fortnights at the Tivol hote
in Ancon and the Washington hotel IL
Colon. These affairs are quite forma
and attract the best OF the Americans
from all parts OF the zone.
AS for the Y. NJ c. A, its work on
the isthmus really deserves q chapter
to Itself, for It has been one OF the big
factors in the successful building OF
the canal. At first 1t was found i'm.
possible to persuade men from the Uni
ted States to remain long on the 18TH
mus. The pay was good, the work in.
teresting, but inconsistencies found
easy victims and they resigned and
went back to the States In discourag-
ing numbers Several remedies were
tried. and finally the commission es
tablished a club house in every zone
town of any size and wisely put them
in charge of the T. NJ. c A In these
houses are billiard rooms, bowling al
leys, gymnasiums, soda fountains. IL
braries, lounging rooms and a dozen
other conveniences, and each house
has hall large enough for dances and
amateur dramatics and musical enter
tainments. The secretaries in charge
have been exceedingly active in the
organization Of bowling. baseball, bill
lard and other leagues, and the tour
neys are continuous and of great in
terest. OF course no Intoxicating
drinks are to be found IN these clubs,
but in other respects they are conduct
ed on lines so liberal as to be some
times surprising. In one OF them, for
instance, I saw a number Of young
men and women dancing in the hall, to
the music of a monograph. immediate
ly after the close of the Sunday eve
ming religious service. This may have
been an exceptional case. as it was in
one of the more isolated towns.
In Ancon, Cristobal and some 9th
aCs of the larger American towns flour
shing women's clubs have been main /
tanned and these were united in
zone federation which dissolved only .
his year, feeling that it's work was
lone with the virtual completion of the
ANAL The clubs have done a great
leal in the way Of philanthropy and
itudy, and many social functions are I
siven under their auspices.
AS may readily be comprehended
ife for Americans in the zone is
much like life in an American suburb
n town, and it has some Of the disad-
antages of the latter Gossip and So
ial jealousies are prevalent here, as
here, and not few women have been
riyen back TO the States by them.
disputes over promotions and the as
ignments of living quarters cause bit {
srness and arrangements, and of
curse there are innumerab BILE com (
laints Of undue uduence-'pulI-
lese matters. Tia some cases it must
e admitted there has been cause for
iese complaints, and, sad 10 sly.
ten woman has been the cause Her E
Auelca with certain of the high OH 3
liels cannot De doubted. and some f
mos it has results that are TO De de- +
ored. K
Here is one instance Of the power +
-erted by pull 4 man for some &
Ears has held q responsible p0- 4
ton with the Panama Railroad com K
NY and who has wife. two daugh- Z.
rs and young son has been waiting q
ne for housekeeping quarters, wAich E
e at a premium. Two minor clerks Fl
the railway had been attentive to II
Z daughters, but, being Objectionable n
the father, were discouraged. But "A
3 clerks had some influential con- u
ctions, and in revenge have so con- 81
we'd things that the family in ques- z
n has been passed by repeatedly in
; assignment of housekeeping quar-
s. The father and son live in one
l6ing, the mother and daughters in
other, and all must take their meals
the hotel.
not many of the Amer q
ms on the isthmus will remain q
ere after the completion Of the a
lal A few of the doctors may ell
re in general practice there-some
aady have done so-and some Of
workmen may find the tropic eli
10 so to their liking that they will
Y. But nearly all are looking rath-
eagerly to the time when they can
lrn to the states. The engineers
physicians 10 doubt will find that
experience they have had viii be
lluable to them IN the getting Of
dons and practice when they 81
e home But to readjusl them
es TO the old conditions Of living 81
uc, be easy for the men and
lea Who have been in the zone for
s.