Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-08-14
Recreation Homes
For Soldiers IS
Plan OF Alumnae

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Bolster, OF the Boston Branch OF the,
Collegiate Alumnae association, who
has been appointed chairman of a.
committee of that branch ito bring
q healthful home atmosphere to en-
listed me- off duty by providing club
houses and homes outside the, camps"
Mrs. Bolster, who Is a Boston univer-
sity woman, has -four other women on
committee representing four of
the women's colleges. Her purpose
Is to have as many of these homes as
possible where soldiers will find rec
reation and friendly interest and res
fined surroundings; the kind Of
homes from which the majority Of
them wills-have come. Each home
will be provided for by a separate
college group, either alumnae or un-
have a college mother. For instance,
a Radcliffe home will have a Rad
cliffe mother and all her assistants will
be Radcliffe girls. The college moth
5er.s will be permanento or as nearly SO
as Is possible. but the helpers may
vary from week to week. All the
women In a group or unit can help in
some way. A few. will give their serv-
ices In the home itself and others will.
provide the things that are needed.
there to make 1t Observation-Disclosures
,ings; games, books, v1ctrolas, pianos.
This plan has been submitted to
MI. Joseph Lee, of the committee on,
training camps OF the Council Of Ma
sttonal Defense, and has received his
enthusiastic appreciation. He has urg-
ed Mrs. Bolster to carry 1t out as
speedily as possible and she is now
engaged in finding suitable houses at
Aver where a large camp liz to be es-;
3tnblished. -
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icularly practicable In the case az the
reserve officers, training camps, made
up, as they are, 81 largely OF college
men, and other branches max find,
hat with notifications to suit local
needs 1t can be- worked out to adj
vantage in connection with the camps
in which they are Interested.
"A problem Of hardly less Import
ance than the training camps is the
protection Of girls In towns where.
soldiers are stationed either perrnan-
secretary suggestsstone way OF coping
with this problem in communities
likely to be endangered. 8FSss
Our schools are now releasing from
service q large number of teachers
who would be exceptionally well 1T
ted to safeguardNthe morals OF girls
n to make them realize the danger
IN conserving with soldiers that are
stationed near or are passing thru
their towns. Branches could interest
teachers to take up this work. Clubs
could be formed for Wal service
4neighborhood groups that would take
In, all the girls of q community, and
ct the meetings the instructions and.
guidance could be- given incidentally.
"A special effort could be made to reach
suburban girls and girls on farms il
b vicinity of camps. Such a move
sment could connect with the camp.
E1re and girl scout movement, although
those organizations are working with
girls too young to7sbe IN as great
danger as are girls employed In the
big factories and other Industries.
Without q doubtthe war service idea
would have its appeal and some happy
slogan could be found that III Itself
would constitute q sort oflsbadge of
scourage to keep the girl IN the path;
OF honor and rectitude. There need
sbe no expendfture of money for paid
workers. Volunteers could almost GER
tainiy be found In sufiicient numbers.
Mrs, r. III. White Of Fisher. MINI.
has as her guests her sisters. Mrs
Mclean OF Grafton and Mrs, III. Black
of Toronto, Canada, the latter whom
she had not seen for tIirty-two Years
Their sister, Mrs. John Nevills OF East
Grand Forks, entertained them Az q
reunion dinner on Sunday evening.