Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-12-09

In human life, the war has already
cost 100000 men !..isi, 100000
prisoners. 100000 wounded. 100000
in hospital: in dollars. 3l30,ooo.ooo
day. or 100000 in less than one hour.
From National Young Women's Chris
t!an Association headquarters between
thirty and forty women have gone out
over the country to get the ear OF
the nation for the wartime needs OF
our girls and 100000 of the nations
wealth to safeguard and upbuid it's
womanhood.
There are no big campaign drives.
but quietly. In State conferences and
group meetings in homes Of leading
women eyes are being opened to see
the girl herself and as part OF the
welfare Of the boy in khaki. There
have been conferences OF leading
Southern women in Richmond, Atlanta.
Columbia and jacksonville. at which
Mrs. Josephus Daniels. of Washington:
Mrs. William y. Duvall. wife OF the
maj for the Southeastern Di-
vision: Mrs. Dave II. Morris, and Mrs.
William Adams Brown. OF New York
City. have spoken. These conferences
are followed By numerous parlor meet
inEs In near-h: towns. tina. every
woman may know and understand the
war situation AS !; affects our girls.
TwENTy-SESES CAMPS
ASK FOU HOSTESS HOUSES
The war Councils first budget was
sl.O00.o0o After the first hostess
house had been established at the re-
quest OF the commanding officer at
Pla,tsnurg. the council had put It's foot
in. 20 10 speak for the officers from
that camp ;Shen assigned to the train
ing camps over the country began at
once TO cali for hostess houses where
their men could visit their mothers.
wives. sisters or swecthearts in an at
iao3phere OF home and all for which
Il stands. TTenty-s sven camps have
called for hostess houses, while on adj
ditiona! forty calls have come from
other centcrs affected By small camps
or military Industries. SO, whether or
no. tho Young Women's Christian AS
ISOLATION must look after the girls.
Ten thousand foreign workmen and
10000 soldiers suddenly arrived in
town OF $4,000. One thousand girls
from the country and small towns
brought in to work In 4 uniform fac
tory one hours ride morning and night
to and from the town not ready TO
house them, and working ten hours
4 day. Girls in ovcralls taking their
places beside men in an airplane FAC
tory. Five thousand girls at work or
munitions in one New England town.
Calls have come from the women oil
France and Russia for help TO meet
like situations. Two brave women
have reached Russia, two more are
now in Nladivostok. hoping for ST.
berian train service to be resumed: two
others are OH the sea bound for Rus
s.a. and twenty-five are in or on their
way TO France.
PROGRAM COVERS
WIDE RANGE OF SUBJECTS
The s4.o00.000 program covers hos
tess houses at the camps. club houses
,no girls workers in the towns, emer-
scncy housing at industrial and other
ccntcrs, information bureaus and
friendly help TO women OF foreign cdm-
munites, staff OF women physicians
TO give social morality talks. work
among colorcd women scattered over
the country and going into industry.
and work for the girls of foreign coun-
tries affected by the war.
Beside $130,000.000 day for war,
100000 is small for a years's work
to safeguard, to surround with whole
some activities, and to hold TO high
ideals our girls. and. through our girls.
the boys OF our country.
Richmond is asked for $4,000 to aid
in this work. Beside the large sums
raised for other causes in this city,
this seems Il modest enough demand.
Every person is given an opportunity
10 aid in this work. and contributions.
large or small; will be appreciated
and promptly Acknowledged.