Evening star., 1917-11-25
Women in War Work


house FOR Q meeting under the auspices O
the Washington COMMITTEES OF the na'
tionaI war work council Of the 7. w. G
A. 1T $50 Tuesday afternoon. The meet
ing viii be one Of . series now betnl
hsid here for the purpose Of raising Wash
ington's share OF the four.miilion- -dolla,
budget required BY the council to carry or
its extensive program OF war work. or
which It has already embarked. Waah'
ineton's share 10 $4,000. and during ths
course Of these meetings . number o.
speakers viii Be heard In explanation Of
the wonderful work the organization IL
doing. Mrs. James W. wadsworth. jr.
chairman Of the local committee. win have
q meeting Of the Y. w. c. A. girls at her
aos n 18th street: tomSrsSw evening rS.sy q,
Chase opened their house there yesterday
attended.
The campaign II being carried on all
the executive committee Of the National
War Work Council. OF which Mrs. James
s. Cushman Of New York 10 chairman.
Mrs. S John I., = Mott :; s.,,or Ct New YGss M sns
vice ehalrmsn and Mrs. Henry 2; payi.
son OF New York treasurer. Working
with them Ia board OF 100 women. Mrs.
WaQsWoftn, chelfmAh OF inc WASuHkeos
committee and the executive comrnittes.
including Mrs. Robert Lansing. Mrs. Hen.
~ Marquard. Mrs. Wallace Radcliffe and
Mrs Charles W. Richardson. have assist
Gsds ias ' Mr. No John cis Ms the
lin Roosevelt. Mrs. Charles W. Wstmore,
Miss Ruth Larner, Mrs. Edson Bradley
and Mrs William Hamilton Bayly. The
Tssss, IL isasn ss ssa to
Washington Club Wednesday morning at
IL o'clock. with Mrs. Wallace Radcliffe
as hoetsss; at the residence OF Mr. and
N1s.mSs. s sss'a 90 s,.s'y Syeost d:y sa evening
meeting at the Belasco Theater Sunday
afternoon, December .. at $3.50 o'clock.
when many prominent woman workers
The work Of the organization on
which the fund will be expended. In
cjudes the building and maintenance
Of hostess houses a. the camps. the
emergency housing Of girls working
tories. the foreign work. which includes
the establishment OF rest rooms for
American Red Cross nurses In France
and the work In communities near the
League OF which Miss Elizabeth French
OF New York II chairman.
The hostess houses are put UP on re-
quest from the commandant of the
eI esn9. ina n ssss by ,ss
who has assisting her an emergency
worker. o cafeteria director and an in
formation secretary: The emergency
housing Of the hundreds of girls who
plants connected with the production
Of war materials 10 engsg ging the seri-
Gus attention Of the organization. Many
OF these plants and factories have been
aus vn1 ss 70 the
workers are available. Dormitories are
being put up to provide for these ne
csssities and are incidentally being
used a. experiment stations to demon
A number Of employers already have
responded and have erected in connec-
tien With thsis Plants % suitable % accom-, 9.
them. A home influence ts sh msinsainsd Int
Ssa&ions and comforts are provided for
The girls who are working under ter
Stfc strain. Dormitories are also need
@ for telephone girls working In many
The foreign work Of the organization
10 being carried on among the women
u Russia and ennong the woman mu-
nition workers in France. in addition
the American Red Cross nurses in
France. which are put up when re-
Quested by the Red Cross. While the
request comes through the 7. M. c. A.
by the Y. ". c. A.
Indians Contribute to War Work.
For the benefit Of the Interior De-
partment war work various tribes Of
indians throughout the country have
sent to Mrs Franklin X. Lane. chair
man Of the committee In charge Of the
war work of the department., many
unique specimens OF their handfwork.
The collection. which 10 q most inter-
esting one, includes pottery. dlet lace,
baskets and some exquisite bead work.
IN which the Indians are past masters.
The articles will be exhibited and sold
for the fund of the Interior Depart
Z. At the Home Club. in Jackson place.
The exhibition will open at o'clock
and win continue until 10.
Mrs. Townsend Donor Of Christmas
, Bags
Mrs. Richard Townsend IL one Of the
many Washington women interestin g
themselves in the soldiers Christmas.
Through the committee Of the Wash
3ngton ward OF the American Hospital
ut Neuilly Mrs. Townsend has contrib
uted forty Christmas bags. each filled
with tobacco, chocolate and other deli
cacies. with many little comforts for
the soldiers who win be occupying at
Christmas tho forty beds of the Wash
angton ward. The bags each represent
IN expenditure of SO and the secret of
thsir donation, or rather of the donor,
has Just leaked out through a member
of the committee who was in charge Of
the shipment.
Outfits for Refugees.
Last week the nth large box nlled
with outfits for refugee women and
children Of France and Belgium was
SHIPPED by the State Department WaI
Relief. The State Department work.
err, who were only organized the lat.
ter part Of September by Mrs. Lansing
have already made a splendid showing
In October nifty comfort bags wers
nlled and sent to the Red Cross head.
quarters for distribution among thu
soldiers. To the Red Cross were also