The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1917-12-27
Y. W. c. A. TO RAISE
WAR WORK FUND
Lynden Will Be Asked To Con.
tribute To Activities Of The
Association

Asked by the national government.
the Fosdick Commission and other
agencies to undertake war work in
behalf of women relatives and
friends of our soldiers through the
construction of the already famous
Hostess House CT cantonments and
at the front, to provide moral and
physical guidance for the millions of
girls whose lives have been diverted
into new channels by the war, to sup
ply housing, rest and recreation for
heroic women in the battle zone. the
Young Wcmens Christian Associa-
ton, through the National War Work
Council, has begun the task of rails
ing 100000 to carry out these Wit
ally important functions.
Lyndon will be asked to help raise
this amount.
For the purposes OF this campaign
the country has been divided into
eleven sections, and most of such
districts have already raised their al
lotments. The Northwestern Field,
which includes Oregon, Washington.
Idaho and Montana, is required to Sc
cure $144,000, small amount com
pared to that of other divisions, Or
the four million dollars, there will be
used for Hostess Houses the sum of
$1,500,000, for the emergency hous-
ing of employed girls, s500OGO, and
for the Associations work among
the women in allied nations, 81 ,O0O,-
coo. The rest of the fund will be
devoted to it's other phases of patri-
otic constructive work.
The Young Women's Christian As
sociation is to the women of this ma
tion and of the world, what the Y. M.
G. A. is to the men. 1t is both ma
tional and international. 1t has about
100000 members in the United
States and more than 100000 men,
bers throughout the world. 1t is the
only women's organization in the ma
ton that is interdenominational 1t
is in close touch, through it's work.
ers everywhere, with the problems of
women in all countries, from which
insistent calls for help are continu-
ally coming. 1t has a great equip
ment, personal and material, with a
compact organization backed by fifty
years of experience. The Association
has hundreds of secretaries, local and
national, and owns buildings in 800
cities.
One of the very urgent needs Gre
ated by the war army organization is
the construction and maintenance of
Hostess Houses near army canton
ments, camps and navy yards. The
government, which early recognized
conditions at cantonments that must
be met by women, requested the con-
struction of these buildings and pro-
vided places for them. The first few
weeks proved the necessity OF such
women's buildings-to provide
pleasant, homelike place where the
soldier could visit with his women
relatives and friends-thus keeping
alive the relationship between the
soldier and his homes.
At present, in the Northwest, there
are Hostess Houses at Camp Lewis,
American Lake, Washington, at the
navy yard, Puget Sound, and at Van
couver Barracks, Washington.
The work of Hostess Houses is en-
Enthusiastically endorsed by all military
authorities. Major General II. A.
Greene, commanding at Camp Lew
is. said "The Hostess House, erected
by the National War Work Council
of the Y. w. C. A. at American Lake,
is one of the finest things we have
at Camp Lewis. The very atmos-
phere of your house is refining and
elevating and all the agencies for
comfort and conveniences OF the men
and their relatives and friends seem
complete and efficient" Col. Hoyt,
at Fort Lee, Va, says: THE work
which YOU women are doing is splen-
did. and you must be prepared to
ouadruple it at moments notice.