Bisbee daily review., 1917-09-23

of the National Y. NJ. c. A.
The friendly relations existing be-
tween the two associations are ex-
pressed clearly and strongly in a let
ter l shall read to you from John R.
Mott, secretary of the international
Y. NJ. c. A. committee, to Mrs. Cush-
man in which he expresses his deep
interest in this great war work to es-
tablish a zone of moral safety around
the training camps.
Our organization is peculiarly fitted
to take over this work as it is the
largest national organization of wom-
en- in this country, having member
ship of over 365,000 women. This
comprises women of all classes, the
immigrant, country girl. girl in indus
try, the girl in business, the student,
and the woman of leisure. Every one
of whom can contribute her bit, and
help in this work. Our trained work,
ers were ready in the beginning to
take over a great deal of useful work
amongst which was a detachment OF
500 trained nurses, who were ready
to go into the field at once.
A constructive program has also
been outlined for work along lines of
war recreation in all departments and
spiritual helpfulness.
Train Women to Be Police Officers.
The national board is represented On
the national war council by five wom-
en-, the association is also represent
ed on committee organized by Mayor
Mitchell of New York, called the
Mayors Committee of National De-
Tense. and at least five of the sub
committees have representatives from
our association in the industrial, food
aid, survey of nurses, employment and
social welfare departments. The COM
mittee on social welfare is trying out
an interesting experiment looking to-
wards trained corps of police Off
GERS. These women to take the place
Vi AANA lAC &c
where ammunition plants and factor
les, for war work have brought togeth-
er a large number of women
Among the organizations which we
have been requested to assist is tfs.
state council of defense for California.
They ask for a synopsis of our en-
ployment plan to send out as bulletins
to their county chairmen.
Local Work In American Camps
At what was, think, our first meet
ing of the war emergency council,
Mrs. Cushman received a telegram
from the officer in charge at Platts-
burg asking her to send that day two
experts to help him solve the choatic
conditions that existed at Piattsburg.
where the mothers, wives, sisters and
sweethearts of the men in training
there, were simply swarming the
camp. Everyone thought she had som,
claim for assistance from the CON-
handing officer. Mrs. Cushman re-
ceived this telegram at o'clock and
at 4:45 was the last train for Platts-
burg, she turned to Miss Schooley.
who was present, and asked her to
secure one of the other expert work
er5 and leave on the 5.45.
Miss Schooley left the council, rush
ed home, put some things into her bag
and fled to the station, accompanied
by Miss Shafer. Unfortunately Miss
Skaters legs were not as long as Miss
Schooley's so she missed the train.
and Miss Schooley, single-handed,
faced the commanding officer few
Lours later. He simply told her the
si.uation-that these women were over
running the camp, and white he ap-
pleciated their desire TO see as much
as they could of their men before they
left for the front, it was impossible
&c have women in the camp and ask
ed Miss Schooley to handle the situa.
ton.
That she was successful is evidenc-
ed by the facts she told of on her
fApAl " santa Ddl NHtu orc gave
a talk on what War Means t. Girls
In the first place she made a sur
vey of conditions at the Plattsburs
camp and discovered not only were
the visiting women coming there but
the girls in the town, in numberless
hordes wandered along the road from
the city to the camp from in the
morning until 10 at night. There
was no place where any women could
rest of be fed or gee their men and
they were lined up outside the walls
of the cantonment in the hope of
catching a glimpse of the men in the
few intervals between work, the first
being at a. m.
The First Hostess House.
Miss Schooley sent hurried calls for
financial assistance TO the council
which were responded to by Mrs.
Henry Davidson, wife Of the president
of the Red Cross, who gave the money
(S10,000) to build the first Hostess