South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-11-20
!. ". NOW ASKS
FUND Of $4,000
Week OF Dec. $40 Will b.
Devoted to Nation
wide Campaign.

South Bend is fast learning that
in war times there Is something be-
ing asked for an the while. The
week OF December 3rd to 10th has
been chosen by the local Young
Women's Christian association az
the week when they viii launch
their drive" 20 secure approximate
IS &6,0O0-South Bends share iU
The nationwide Il. W. O.. A. cam
paign for s4000.O00 The national
campaign extends from Nov. I to
the middle of Decemoe Der.
Following closely upon the y VI.
O. 4. campaign for S35.OO0.O00 the
s. ". g.. a. fund Is 20 be raised for
york a. the various army canton
rIents by means Of hostess houses;
work among employed women in
militar.r and munition Centers; So
ciaI work ia Europe 20 provide
comforts for American nurses at
lrese hospitals and for foreign COM
nuuity work
Luncheon Thursday.
Sou.h Bend women interested IN
occurring this fund will be present
et a luncheon 10 be given Thursday
room. Nov % at the Y. ". G. A.
st this meeting representatives OF
the four counties included in the
secCnd district, OF which South Bend
g. the center. will meet with the 10
cal Y ". G. A board OF directors
90 formulate plans for securing the
10 900 amount asked from this dis
tr.ct Mrs. Franklin W. Johnson or
chicago. chairman Of the secretarial
department. Of The central field COM
mIttee, will address the meeting,
which will be followed by a round
table discussion. other speakers
will be Mrs. Clarke. general score
tar OF the Elkhart association;
Key. g. A. Decker and Mrs. @. II.
NJ ers. president OF the local Y. ".
e. y The four counties TO be rep
resented ar st. Joseph, Fulton,
Marshall and kosciusko. No con-
rIi3Utions will be taken at this meet
irg.
IL connection with the asking Of
tiIis fund from the American peo-
pile there no doubt will be many
que stions raised. The one 10 be
asked first will be. Why should the
Young Women's Christian associa-
ton conduct hostess houses in the
military training camps"
II may be answered by the att
tude OF the federal government con
corning the spirit il hopes 10 have
prevail in the various camps. The
government realizes that the flower
OF Americas youth is being sent 10
these various camps.
II technical military efficiency is TO
be maintained, some thought as 10
the soldiers relations with home.
friends. church and social and bust
ness life must be given. I'm the opin-
ion OF the government these rela-
tons cannot wholly be severed. if
The best efforts OF the men are want
cd.
Purpose Of HOste,, Houses.
The government not being able TO
provide these specialized needs for
The soldier has asked the war coun-
.lI OF the Young Womeu's Christian
ssociatiou 90 take care of the one
most Important Uuk-the link be
tween soldier and home. 1T Is for
ellis reason that the y. ". g.. a. Is
erecting and conducting hostess
houses within or iu the immediate
1eighuorhood of the cautoumeuts
Gere the soldiers may meet with
1uothers. sisters Or wives in comfort
:oie. hospital bile quarters The hos
tess house iu fact is the only place
60 tLis sind where they can meet.
-,eNt 80 the amount apportioned out
of the {4.U00.00U for work ia Flu
rope. the superintendent OF 100000
for buildins these hostess houses is
tAs largest
The amount f"r work among em-
riuyed women will he used for the
emergency housing OF girls now EN-
plOyed n oar own country I'm the
roaEing of munitions and other mill
starry equipment Women are doing
much OF this work now. especially
iu the southern states They are
poorly housed and poorly cared for.
This fund will help these women
The work iu Europe includes the
Establishment OF canteens for the
women munitiou workers. the es-
cablishment OF social ceuters for
American nurses iu service I'm base
hospitals iu France. and aid for the
underfed women workers of France
and Russia.
Young Women's Christian assOci-
ations throughout the nation have
responded 70 the call 70 raise this
fund and the local association is con-
ndent OF forming AN organization
which viii be successful in securing
south Bends and the second dis.
tricts quota
MARRIAGE LICENSES.