South Bend news-times., 1917-11-23

another hand We hear, The Y. NJ.
IC. A. asked for money, / subscribed
TO that. why should I give TO this?
/ Why do the women go TO the camps?
\ 10 is no place for them. Most peo-
/ pie seem to regard these training
camps as a sort Of a game of ping
pong or something like that The
women have no business in the
camps and as long as they stay away
/ there viii be no need for hostess
! houses Have you heard that ques-
+ tiOn in your midst The answer
comes from the federal government
/ in the form of a request 20 the Y
| w. G. A. as the only organization
with the program for action which
I is definite enough 10 whip into shape
With other war activity The answer
/ is found in the attitude Of the fed
| eral government concerning the spir
/ il il hopes 20 have prevail in all OF
! these centers OF military activity.
| II is the belief Of the federal COM
mission which has investigated this
difficulty which the Y. W. 9. A.
! hopes 20 remedy and remove, that
/ the menace which has attended the
training camps Of the United States
and Europe has been the result of
cutting off the men from their nor
NAL social intercourse and recreation
and especially of the breaking off of
those relations 10 home and friends.
/ TO church, TO employment, 10 social
and business associates and to the
other sex. of which a normal and
= healthy life is accustomed.
The president and the highest
war officials have said that the Y. N.
! c. a. is. perhaps the most import
ant single method of maintaining as
nearly as is possible, the normal
standards and conditions 20 which
the soldiers have been accustomed,
and certain it is that the Y. w. c. a.
is equally as important and useful,
in proportion to the possibilities of
its scope. 1t is said that during the
Civil war the two greatest influences
in keeping the men well were sing
ing and letters from home. Better
even than letters from home will be
the actual presence near the camps
Of members of the soldiers family.
II is for this that the hostess houses
must be erected.
Fund for Overseas.
This fund is not only TO Re used
for the comfort and convenience of
the women who may visit their sons,
brothers or sweethearts in the camps
here. but for the bigger work Of re-
A fa1
will be established lean-tos' where
a sort Of retreat will be provided, if
possible, for the nurse who has been
on duty for three weeks. II is TO
be used for the relief of the women
in Russia and in France and in Italy.
the women who are working in the
munitions factories. Some of the liv-
ing conditions of these women are
most deplorable. This campaign is
primarily for the woman behind the
man behind the gum
without the knowledge that her
love is backing him and her faith is
following him. all is lost"
For the hostess houses" will go
100000. For emergency housing
this means for girls employed in mil
itary and industrial centers, $780,
600. For the establishment of can
teens and cafeterias and the initia-
ton Of industrial clubs for the over
worked and underfed women of
Russia and France and for the es-
ia blishment of social centers for the
American nurses in service in the
base hospitals of France, $1,000, 600.
100000 for Expenses.
All Of this work is. naturally,
bringing about an increase in the
staff. For expense connected with
the war work council and the field
work department under which direc-
/ ton the war work is planned-this
includes the housing and employ
Iment of specialist auditors and 9rchi-
tects and cafeteria directors. Will so
] $4,000 For centers where girls
/ are enlisted in special war indus
tries, where many have no local as
sociation. will be expended $'25.000
/ For recreatiOnal work among the
girls and for girls work generally,
will be given $4,000. For the ad-
ministration of the hostess houses
will be given $25O000.
For foreign community work
which includes Americanizing and
assisting English speaking wom-
en- visiting camps. and for the thou
sands employed in industrial CEN
ters. will be given 100000.
The many war contributions re-
duce the amount of gifts 20 the reg
ular annual budget, yet the home
work of the association is augment
ed by the enlistment Of women in
war activities. The war job of the
Young Women's Christian associa-
tion is not for the men in the uni
form. but for girls and women
everywhere in the world who are
powerfully and subtly affected by the
war.
This work comes under the head
OF the national board budget and to
il Will go $27O.OOO.
The remainder Of the fund, S705,-
OO0. will be divided among junior
girls war work activity, publicity
including a girls magazine. tC in
form and educate the public regard
ing the Y. W. c. A. war program
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