The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-08-11
Women of State Deeply Interested
In How to Combabat Evil Influences
Surrounding Army Camp at Deming

The Woman's Auxiliary OF the State,
Council N Defense 10 much inieFested'
in she conditions which Will sur
round the soldiers who will be trained
* ire Deping camp. The experience
u even the small camp for the state
National Guard i Albuquerque shows
how many evil influences must he met
and eliminated II both the boys who
are In training u the girls OF the
community where they are. receive
the protection which they should
base. The Fosdick Commission IN
whose hands the work 81 this kind In
ne training camps has been placed
has asked the Young Womaa's CHS
tan Association TO take charge Of the
work for girls just as the Young Mems
Christian Association has n for the
men. The wisdom OF this arrange
ment A-fvideni because the Y w. G.
A.. has the workers Who are trained
for such efforts and has also the ma
chinery which can put them to work
al once. The National War Council
Of the v. w. G. A. expects to spend
a million dollars or more for It's e.
special work for girls aud the cam
aig for raising this none IL now
EhllA IEr MNIh 4A MhA AiAhA "
Texas and New Merico II in charge Of
Mrs. II. 7. Bowie. president Of the Ei
Psso y. W, c. \. whose experience
with the work ia Fl Paso during the
last year especially fits her for the po-
sition. Mrs. Bowie recently made a
trip 20 Albuquerque where she con-
fcrred with the only officers OF the Y
". G. A. in the state and then came
To santa Re where she met Mrs. w.
T.. Lindsey. chairman OF the Woman's
Auxiliary. Mrs. Lindsey and the state
board feel that this work j. one which
should especially appeal 30 the wo-
mems clubs ia New Mexico ana they
have asked Mrs. Rupert !. Asplund,
former president Of the State Fedora
tion TO present the matter TO the
clubs and 20 the conventions the
state Federation ~ Gallup in October.
The club women will be asked 10 CO.
operate with the y. W. c. A. in rals-
ing their war funds and to assist the
women OF Deming in keeping open
headquarters, 4 possible IN the Hos
pitality House which the y " G. A
win erect there. Mrs. Aspiund an
nounces that she and Mrs. Bowie will
communicate with The clubs at the
beginning OF tie club year ne Will
inform them Of the many plans for
usefulness which will be opened a.
the women Of the state In connection
with the Deming camp.
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For several years. the State FEEDER
alton has been agtating the need OF
"a rcformatory for girls In New Mexico
u.sI - ..aUr ur.ln.una- ia. ua.fafu ua. az
the Chlldfen's Home Society and %.
the state Council FOR Defense both Of
which bodies are now taxing Up the
maiter 81 using the old building Of
the Reform school % Springer FOR
that purpose. The federated clubs
viii gladly give any aid possible 10
such a project. especially since they
are represented on the Board OF Re.
gents 81 the school by Mrs r. g.
CHAMPION Of Raton
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Mrs. Darlington. Railway Secretary
Of the STATE Federation q nounces
that al the railway in The state have
Joined the a r. a. : p railway ln o.
ferinr an open rate 81 o. fare and a
third to the coming convention Of the
Federation in October 10 is probable
that q special sleeper win be- run from
Albuquerque 10 Gunup on the night
~ October ist. for the beneht ~ the
delegation.
The History Committee % the State
Federation IL making AN effort "a
have the 18th Of September officially
declared ''New Mexico Day" with
proper observance by citizens and
schools. through appropriate pro-
grams and ceremonies. The reason
for the selection % this date b. The
fact that Il was on september i8,l692,
that New Mexico became for all time
a Christian state. A. II WAS on that
day hat Don Diego de Vargas entered
ana fecaptured the capital Of Santa
Re. The custom OF celebrating a
state day IL one that IL growing IN
popularity among the other states and
"a "a hoped that New Mexico club
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