Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-07-08
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EXTENSIVE CAMP WORK
Will Provide Recreation Ccnters
Near Each Army Can
Is Torment
PLACE FOR FEMALE RELATIVES
Building at Plattsburg Already in
Use and Arrangements Being Made
attPetersburg and jamestown Ex-
- position Site.

The National Board OF the Young
womcns Christian Association has an
nounced sthe appointment OF Miss
Ernestfne Friedman as war execu-
tive" for the South Atlantic field. which
includes The Southeastern States. Miss
Friedman is graduate Of Smith Col
leEe. and has had wide experience in
work of the kind which must be car
ried forward in connection with the
associations plans for moeilizins its
forces to meet the war crisis In COM
pany with Miss Leona McGeorgc. city
secretary for this field, Miss Friedman
is at present engaged IN comprehen-
sive tour of the cities and towns where
soldiers and sailors will be chartered
for training. OF these there are n.ne
IN the aeld-Petersbure, Norfolk. Al
lanta, Macon. Charleston. Columb:a Au-
gusta, Greenville and SpartanburE. Each
OF theset,centers is TO be dealt with
separately and is TO be given the kind
of organization that will best meet its
needs, However, plans for the majority
include a hostess building" such as
has recently been constructed al
Phattshurg. y. y. at the request OF
tho army authorities there. This
building was constructed al cost al
$4,000. In the wonderfully short space
OF seven days II is intended primar-
lily rs a-meeunG place for the soldier
and his visiting female relatives, and
includes, a large. cheerful living room
With restrooms adjoining. practical
Kitchen and ,erooms and canteen.
where the men may purchase the deli
seacies which they SO much crave.
CLUB work among the young women
OF each town with special stress TO be
Ia I'd. on recreational features is part
Of the plan and frequent entertain
young women under proper auspices,
will be n feature of the program.
HONE FOR CLUB ALREADY
isS SELECTED IN PETERSBURG
In Petersburg where there is no To-
cal ". ". c. A. organization, a home
for the club has already been selected
and two secretaries have been tele-
graphed for to take Immediate charge
of the work. Two workers will also
be sent to Norfolk, where, in addition
to the, constant inflow of sailors and
soldiers, thousands OF recruits for
The navy will be established at the
jamestown Exposition grounds
Charleston represents a slightly diff
ferent problem. in that a great uniform
factory employing many thousand girls
has recently been established Here a
specialist on housing conditions for in
dustrfal girls will be put to work i'm
.mediately. as we'll an experienced
club worker.
~ In Atlanta, with its tremendous in
dustrial, population and it's training
camp for officers, hospital base, avia-
tion camp, and large cantonment, the
association is bending its every re-
source to meet the emergency Miss
McGeorge will bc in charge there for
the summer months and will organize
the work on permanent basis.
. Such is the supreme opportunity
which Association leaders consider that
they',haye TO face that secretaries are
being called from less pressing work
already, under way TO go TO camp towns
to help with organization and prelimi-
nary plans. Miss Margaret Flcnniken.
who vas in charge of the Y. w. C. A.
AT the University of Virginia, and Miss
Willie Young, who was at North Caro-
iinas have both been recalled and will
.oe asked TO bring their raining and
experience to this new effort.
The,"war council of the Young wo-
meTs- Christian Association, which met
recently In New York city asked for
100000 appropriation 10 carry out
the emergency plans Of the associa-
ton under four heads. namely: Among
.gtrls<in towns adjoining United States
Army camps; where men are being
modified for the army and navy:
where girls work in munition or sup
ply plants. and IN foreign countries
affected by The war
Miss katharine Il HAYES chairman
of the South Atlantic field committee
and member OF i; ne "war council in
"a stirring appcsl - the women OF The
South tells OF the meeting 0. the war
council" as follows
=. The men who spoke .o- the + "
e A all agreed tha. unless our Young
Wome1's Christian Association lined W
promptly and looked ou: to- YOU'RE wo-
manhood around these great concen-
tratton anc training certsrs. there rousr
be a loss Of nearly - ,,%- cent Of e<-
hciency in the vo-k b@i.r con. ~ the
Army Y. NJ 9. A zh6 Trey urged Us
TO make large plans z.t - spare no
expense. and 70 lcse ~ .!n- IN get
ting under our share u. y. ,espon-
sibility.
TT was brought o7- 81 clearly that