Mohave County miner., 1917-11-17
W0MEN'S WORK
 IN WORLD WAR

The war work council of the nation al board of the Young Women's Chris tian association is raising S4,OOO,O0O for war work among women. This amount is expected to be enough to cover their expenses until next June. If it is not sufficient, more will be raised. Mrs. S. W. French is council member for Arizona.
 Most of the sum will be spent in our own country on women affected by the war. The soldiers women folks appreciate the hostess houses in the military camps, for which S900,000 is being spent. Thousands of girl muni- tion workers and new government en- ployes would have no decent place to sleep and no proper food were it not for the S500,0O0 the war council has appropriated for their needs.
 For colored women's protection and assistance $2OO,0OO has been appro- priated. Another S1OO,OOO will be spent looking after women who can not speak English and cannot there for look after themselves.
 Very prominent women have this great undertaking in hand. Mrs. Jas. Stewart Cushman of New York is chairman of the executive committee of the war work council. The vice chairmen are Mrs. John R. Mott of Montclair, N. J., and Mrs. John Moigs of Pottstown, Pa. Mrs. Henry P. Da- vison of New York is the treasurer, Mrs. Robert Lansing, wife of the sec retary of state; Mrs. Josephus Daniels, wife of the secretary of the navy, and Mrs. Leonard Wood are all on the war work council. Other well known wom- en who give their services are Mrs. Robert s. Lovett of Locust Valley, L. l.; Mrs. Coleman DuPont of Whining ton, Del; Mrs. Henry Marquand, Mt Kisco, N. r., and of New York, Mrs. Fellowes Morgan, Mrs. Dave H. Nor ris, Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr., and Mrs. Willard D. Straight.
 The war work council has govern ment sanction. The commandants of the military camps consider the hos tess houses most important adjuncts. The camps are miles in extent and contain thousands of soldiers. A woman coming to visit soldier may wander helplessly about for hours un- less someone is there to assist her. The hostess house fulfills this func- tion. It is a meeting place and | reception hall combined. At the com i mandants requests seven houses have been built and are already in use and | more will soon be finished. Further are coming in right along.
 Though the larger part of the money will be spent on our own wom- en, million dollars is being sent at the earnest request of France, Russia and England. Two sec in Russia, Miss Clarissa R. Spencer of Rock Island, H., and Miss Elizabeth Boies of Hudson, Mich, are struggling with the problem of estab- fishing eating places for working women. Five others are held up at the border. In France, Miss Henrietta Roelofs of Grand Rapids, Mich; Miss Mary Dingman of Pomona, N. r.; Miss Katy Boyd George of Mississippi, and Miss Ethel Comstock of Chicago, are dealing with the cafeteria diff culties in cooperation with the French women and also establishing a central house for American nurses in Paris, with branches at the base hospital. Eight others are on the way.
 American women respond with en- .husiasm to the call of the war work council. Through the local Young Women's Christian association organi- cations and through the Patriotic League they are contributing to the great work for women.