The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-13
MANY PUSH WORK
Y. w. C. A. Raising Four Mill
lion for Camp Needs.
$500 Already Has Been Sub
scribed in the City.
Countess Irene Won Auersperg.

The war work council of the ma
tional Y. w. c. A. has realized the
need of caring for the girls in towns
adjacent to the great military camps
and acting with their usual prompt
ness the workers have thrown them
selves heart and soul into the task of
financing the enterprise. AT first it
was thought that $1,000, 600 would be
sufficient to carry on the work. but as
1.-THE scope and possibilities of the thing
dawned on the council the members
increased the sum to $4, 600, 900. Of
this amount the Topeka Y. w. c. A.
| has been requested to raise $4,000.
Under the leadership of Mrs. Paul
Walker the committee in charge has
already raised $500 by working
quietly among the people of Topeka.
A Hostess House is already in op-
Grafton at Camp Funston in charge of
Miss Winifred Myers. The soldiers.
especially the married ones were not
slow to realize the advantages and
cures for lonesomeness offered here
According to Miss Myers it is touch
ing to watch the joy with which these
boys of Uncle Sam avail themselves of
every opportunity to play with the
children of visitors. 1t seems as tho
/ the mere presence of women has a
cheering quality, and many of the
soldiers come and sit and seem to en-
JOY themselves by just watching the
women entertain their uniformed rel
atives and friends
For Use of Workers.
The money raised in this campaign
is to be used in building and maintain
ing similar houses at the various
, training camps, these houses to serve
as sleeping, eating and reception places
for girls whose work keeps them in
close proximity to the perils of the
camps. AS things are now girls visit
ing or employed in military camps are
/ subjected to many dangers which can
be overcome if they are assured of
some place where they can sleep and
entertain their friends
The efforts of the Y. W. c. A. to
meet this situation have called forth
the most hearty commendation from
men prominent in welfare work
John r. Mott, secretary of the inter-
national committee of the Y M C. A
has expressed his approval in very
definite terms. In a letter he says:
I'VE are most eager to have the
women's association meet this respon-
Sibility for the protection of girls and
women. just as we are seeking to meet
it for the men. One of the greatest
opportunities your movement will ever
have is that of helping US in the mems
! camps along the lines followed by the
women in the British and Canadian n
armies"
How Movement Started.
The work of establishing the hostess
!
of Joseph Lee, Of the commission of
| training camp activities of the war
| department. Mr.. Lee requested that
the Y. W. c. A furnish expert women
workers with girls to act as advisers to
committees representing local COM
munities'
The budget of $4,000. 900 is to be
used according to the following sched-
| ule:
| Hostess houses requested, 100000
: Emergency housing for the en-
/ ployed girl (possibly 10 cen
CAM camp and Industrial centers ''''O
Work in other countries. 1.O0G. 900
Headquarters war work $ $4,000
Industrial centers 40
/ possibly 12o.O0O
/ Hostess houses and 9TH
Recreation and girls workers
= Local associations 5000 1900
Travelling expenses ---.-- $4,000 525. 600
Foreign community work. 100000
/ National board headquarters
junior io i'eVa2 war council patriotic -'O'OOO
league ............... 10000
/ Patriotic league :.;...--...::.. 100000
speakers .........-.-,:.. 100000
affected by the war...-...... 100000
Emergency and miscellaneous. 255, 600
/ $4,000. 900
The committee in charge of raising
Topeka's apportionment is composed
of Mrs. Paul Walker. chairman, Mrs.
James Mcclure, Mrs Chas. l. Mitch
ell Mrs Clark zggg, Mrs W T. Cros-
+ by. Mrs r. H. Herrick, Mrs David
Mulvane. Mrs. Dick Alden, Mrs.
( Frank Foster. and Misses Mary Mac
Lehman, Violet Crumbine. Ernestine
/ Klein, Edna Hopkins, and Bernice
/ Ema kiZer-