Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-12-16
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furniture. including settccs and nu-
fncrous chairs. presented a comfortable
sigh, To the 800 women. men officers
a'id soldiers as they entered the build.
ING TO attend the presentation cXcr-
cis"s. AZ on" cud OF tho room wa
INC cafeteria section. equipped with
small tables. all with a blue finish
iI"r" visiting mothers. sister; and other
relatives and friends can ncc, the
i"idi"rs and enjoy a iish, lunch Here.
t"t"rc. there hGy. been ,o a"conr,o-
cations ut the camp where the sol
d'"rH woncnfoil could be entertained
The building relieves :. situation
which has been embarrassing To me,
WHO have had to entertain their visit
ing relatives under none too pleasant
circumstances. II viii be omen until
"'"loch each AFTERNOONS and am cx-
rcri"ncod CORDS q! secretaries viii have
charge OF all details or entertainments.
APPROPRIATE EXERCISES
At BUILDING DEDICATION
The exercises incident 10 the pre-
Schtation OF The building were par
''cularly appropriate Music was fur
h'ahed by the Three Hundred and
i"ehti"th Infantry Band. composed OF
musicians from Pennsylvania, while
Three Hundred aud Eighteenth Infa.
Try. composed Of E!rG!n!ans, including
,h'rty Richmond drafties rendered
vocal selections that brought forth pro.
lonscd applause ana insistent cncores.
The nca were led ia their singing by
CAPTAIN ;. J. Raymond, adJu;ant OF the
Three Hundred and Eighteenth Intan-
ir%. and their WORK was easily one OF
tic features Of the AFTERNOONS
When the to voices swung into the
lamp favor;e.
"rncIc sam hes so, tn. cavalry.
iie's got the infantry. hes got artil-
ery
Ind. by gosh. Wen al! go to Germany.
Then God help Kaiser BIN"
there was prolonged applause. aud a
repetition OF the sam. refrain Was In
s!Stc! upon.
" 4 compliment 20 the work OF the
Y. NJ =. a. which il similar TO the
work Of the y. W. {. 4. General Secre-
iary w VI Berry. OF the Y. NJ c. A
organization in camp. presided over the
meeting. lie presented Judge James NJ
Mullen. Of Petersburg. :, Confederate
veteran. who presented Mrs. Daniels.
II. a
head Of the navy
Mrs. Daniels remarked that She was
not the head y: the w, hut her :;rea,-
est honor was chat She was the mother
o: four IONS ana that she was proud
10 Say that one OF them Was !. private
IN Tie marines. She emphasized
woman par, IA she war and stated
tina; the work Of giving their sons
husbands and brothers was sacrifice
eGua lily as great as that of th- men
who went 10 the front.
AMERICAN WOMEN
HAVE NEVER FAILED
"American> women have never failed
10 perform their patriotic duty, and
though We give our men with appre-
hension, We give them our part in
The light She stated that the work
she is doing for the Y. w. .. A. is not
10 make the world safe for dem ocracy,
but to make a fight for clean boys and
clean girls. ana that HothinS counts
but good living ana doing things for
folks" In providing place where
women can see their husbands. sons
and sweeihcariS. The \. " =. =. Is
certainly doing things Tor folks" With
these words She presented the keys nt
the building TO General Brett
General Brett. in accepting iae build
ing humorouSly remarked that II lie
WAS as scared when he went over the
ton as he was in speaking. he would
be out OF luck. lie referred TO the
great improvement That had been made
in the morale OF the army since the
DAYS when hard liquor" was sold in
the canttels. and also referred II the
marvellous aid that the Y. NJ. Z. A. had
been in maintaining, the morale. Your
work" he said. with the good that
The elimination OF whisky and the COM
ing of the Y. NJ. {. a 10 the army have
done. will help us to maintain proper
morale among our men.
Mayor Robert Gillian. OF Fetei shurS.
thanked Mrs. Daniels on behalf " the
city OF Petersburg for the building;
In the party With Mrs Daniels were
Mrs. Herbert w. Jackson. Mrs. T.. r.
Nori,t. Miss Evelyn Jackson. Of Rich
monI and Miss Amy Smith. general
,jeld secretary Of e. w. G. A. Army
war Work Council! in the South Allan
tic section Of the United States. They
were entertained at luncheon at the
petersburg Hotel
RICHMOND WOMEN TAKE
PART IN EXERCISES
Richmond women present at the eX-
crciscs included Mrs. Fred Hodges Miss
ruth Hodges. Mrs. Mullen. Mrs. 3. b.
Munford, Miss Eltie Branch. Mrs. Joe
Eyerette Mrs. George l.. Christian and !
Miss Katharine II. Hawes. president
Of the Richmond Y. w. G. 4.
The personnel OF those who will have
charge of the Hostess House is Mrs.
Margaret Eddy. hostess; Miss Sitwell.
assistant hostess: Miss Clara Belle
paws. director; Miss X. Little. care
tcria hostess: Miss II. a. Osborne. bust |
ness manager, and Miss Ada Dawman,.
information and emergency secretary.
After the exercises Mrs. Daniels Wis.,
listed the Three Hundred and Seven
tccnth Ambulance Company. which Is
a volunteer unit at the camp. and is
composed entirely OF volunteers from
North Carolina. She shook hands with
each person from her State. and made 4
short talk, patriotic and encourgaging
Five hundred and sixty-eieht officers I