Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-10-14
MISS HAYES REPORTS ON
WORK OF WAR COUNCIL
Makes Interesting Address on What
Women Are Doing for War
Preparation.
ERECTION OF HOSTESS HOUSES
South Atlantic Field Has Hardest
Task, She Says, Because Larger
Number OF Cantonments Are Lo.
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Gated in This Section.
Reporting on the work Of the war
council Of the Young women's Chris
tian Association to the South Atlantic
Field Committee Thursday morning,
Miss Katharine II. Halves said that
this field. comprising the States OF vir-
Georgia and Florida. has the hardest
war situation to. face Of any Of the
eleven fields into which the country is
divided. ours Is the heaviest Job"
borders are located more camps and
naval training stations than lie within
any other" Miss Halves has just re-
turned from NSw York. where she at
tended an important meeting Of the
War Council composed of $50 women
from all sections Of the country, many
of them not previously connected with
the Y w. c. a. She said that the
meeting was attended by women of
such national reputation as Mrs. Rob-
ert Lansing. Mrs. Josephus Daniels,
Mrs. Finlay Sheppard. Mrs. ]. D. Rookie
Teller. Jr.. and Mrs. Stotesbury, Of
Philadelphia.
On account Of the tremc ndously in
creased demands for work among
women and girls in the vicinity of
camps and in new industrial centers
which have sprung up by reason Of
the war. the original plan for a $1,000
900 budget has been enlarged to
$4,000. 900. OF which 100000 has been
pledged. the remainder to be raised by
next June.
OUTLINES WORK OF
woMEN's WAR COUNCIL
Miss Halves outlined briefly the work
Of the War Council. She told Of the
hostess houses which are being con-
structcd in or near the camps as places
OF refuge and rest for women and
girls who visit the men encampcd
there. These, she said. must always
be asked for by the commandant OF
the camp through the Fosdick COM
mission on training camp activities
Camp Lee. at Petersburg, is to have
such a hostess house, and the site has
already been selected and plans drawn.
Another function OF the War
Council" said Miss Halves. "is to aid
women OF the allied countries of
Europe to face the new industrial Sit
uation with which they are confronted.
Thus $4,000 has been asked for ex-
penditure in Russia. two secretaries
are already there and seven more are
asked for In France the problem is
largely one of housin. conditions
Here work is being done not only for
French girls. but for Amcrican nurses
as we'll.
The colored girls of the South are
not being neglected. for in every
southern city a joint committee of
white and colored women is at work,
and colored travelling secretary for
this field has been appointed. In CO.
lumbia, S. c., where 10000 colored
troops are to be quartered. especial
care has been taken in organizing
clubs and recrcative centers for that
race.
Miss Leona McGeorse, city secretary
Tor the field, reported the organization
OF three new associations during the
summer at Petersburg, SparranburC
and Greenville, s. c., respectively. She
gave interesting details of the work in
camp centers and showed how III. as
ociations are fully alive to their re-
sponsibility. She told of special war
workers At Petersburg, Charlotte, At
anita, Norfolk, Charleston, Columbia
Macon and Greenville. and said that
Newport News had asked for aid, al
though there is no association there
Charleston, she said. has unique
problem--that Of housing the 1900 girl
Operatives in the great government
uniform factory recently constructed
there. Here 200 girls have already
been placed in safe homes and club
and recreational work organized.
Announcement was made that Miss
Ernestine Friedman, war executive
for this field and Miss Mary McElroy
OF the national hoard. would be in town
next veck for the discussion Of ways
and means of carrying on the work.
Miss Margaret Flemiken and Miss
Willie Young, student secretaries, out
lined the plans for the joint student
campaign just launched by the Y. NJ.
G. a. and the Y. w. c. A. for raising
sl,O00.90o among the students Of the
country.
Miss May Keller. dean of Westhamp-
ton College. spoke very briefly of work
i'll prison camps OF Europe.