Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-10-20
W0MEN'S WAR COUNCIL
OPENS CONFERENCE HERE
Representative Y. W. G. A. Workers
From All Parts of State At
tending Sessions.
WILL HEAR MISS HAYES TO-DAY
Chairman Of South Atlantic Field
Committee Will Discuss Further
Scope OF Plans Outlined Yesterday
at Opening Meeting.

Taking up the State program to be
followed by the Virginia War Coun-
Gil. Miss Katherine Heath Halves.
chairman OF the South Atlantic field
committee. and president of the Rich
mond organization OF the Young Wom-
ems Christian Association, will speak
this morning ut the opening of the
second days conference at tho JEFF
ferson Hotel on the further scope OF
the work which was briefly outlined
yesterday afternoon at the meeting OF
the War Council composed OF repre-
sentative women from all over the
State.
Mrs. Dave II. Morris, chairman of
the finance department of the ma
tional board of the Young Women's
Christian Association. will follow Miss
Halves in a short talk about the SER
vice OF the volunteer worker. and she
in turn will be followed by Miss Mary
McElt oY, Of tho foreign department OF
the national board. who will address
the council on the method of appeal
of the association. The afternoon will
be tai en- up with visit to Camp
Lee and an informal reception at the
Petersburg Young Women's Christian
Association.
wELL-kNOwN WOMEN
ATTENDING CONFERENCE
Members Of the Virginia War Coun-
Gil in attendance Mt the conference are
W,
Wnk inson, Mrs. P. w. Schultz, Mrs
Robert w. Shultice, OF Norfolk. Mrs
Lucy w. McVitty, OF Salem; Mrs. b.
F.. Buchanan. of Marion; Mrs. II. Tate
Irvine, of Zig Stone Gap: Mrs. George
Cameron. Jr., Mrs. George Hamilton.
Mrs. Worriiow. of Petersburg; Mrs.
Henry l.. Schmeiz, Mrs. frank Darling,
of Hampton; Mrs. Lee Britt, OF Suf-
folk; Miss Roberta Wexford, Of Char
lottesVille; Mrs. Homer Ferguson, of
Newport News: Mrs. Randolph Harri-
son, Of LynchburE; Miss Katherine
Hawes. Mrs. Gordon Smith. Mrs. RAN
dolph Maynard, Mrs. Charles +. Whit
lock and Mrs. 3. b. Munford, of Rich
mond.
The executive committee Of the coun-
Gil appointed at the close OF the meet
ing yesterday afternoon is composed
OF Mrs. randolph Maynard. Mrs. Henry
Field, Mrs. James Gordon Smith. Mrs
j. I. Robinson. Miss Katherine Heath
Halves, Mrs. Homer Ferguson, OF New
port News, and Miss Lucinda Lee Ter
ry. OF Roanoke. The appropriation for
the South Atlantic field for the work
this year is $4,000. This budget will
not include many expenditures Of the
association in its work OF safeguard
Ing the girls OF the nation. The amount
OF 100000 is asked for by the work.
ers.
1nspirational in character. the con-
ference is proving in wonderful way
that this is woman's day and woman's
hour, and that the women of America
have the chance tTp mold the future
as they will. This was the dominant
note In the addresses OF the women
yesterday, trained association work
ers, who, with clear vision and perfect
faith. have reduced their problems to
programs.
PROBLEM OF "THE
WAR AND THE GIRL
Concretcly, the conference is taking
mp in detail the problem Of THE War
and the Girl" The present crisis has
made it necessary for many girls to
live in rooming houses without super
vision; to endure loneliness in strange
environment; to take mans place in
munition factories and support Of fam
lily: to bear physical and mental
strain from ovcrwork to face over
time work under guise of patriotisrn;
to contend with false ideals of rcla-
tionship occasioned by presence OF SOL
diers.
The Virginia Council. as one OF the
units OF the National War Council is
facing the urgent need OF training for
the new job; OF increased housing ia
cilities for supervised recreation in
cantonment centers: for friendly SER
vice to girls and women visiting cAn-
tonment: for club organization for pa
triotic service and a now considera-
ton for colored girls. For this urgent
need the Young Womens Christian As
ISOLATION must supply specially trained
workers with the ultimate hone of
strengthening ideals in the young wo-
manhood OF America, and developing
fine womanly character
The war work council of the Young
Women's Christian Association has
voted to raise 100000 for work
among the gi.ls and women in commu-
ni,ies adjoining environments. in mo-
oillZins centerS, in munition and uni,
FORM factories. and in foreign coun-
tries affected by the war. 1t is the
problem of the war work council to
safesuard the girls and to make the
world safe for women. IT is a big lob
me council has tackled, but there is
not the slightest shadow of doubt that
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