The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-02
REPORTS ON USES
 OF WAR FUND BY
 w. [. A. WORKERS
Campaign to Assist in This Work is to Start Soon in Bir-
 mingham

At conference yesterday of the mem bers of the board of the Birmingham Young Womens Christian association Mrs. Robert Jemson, Jr., and Mrs. R. H. Pearson who recently attended the con ference of Young Women's Christian as- sociation leaders in Atlanta were present to report on the manner in which funds soon to be raised by the organization will be utilized in war work
 The association will raise s4,oOo,OOo, and of this sum Birmingham will raise s15, 0oo. The local campaign will start Novem- Der F.
 In defining the uses to which the money will be put Mrs. Jemison yester- day reported to the local board as fol- lows: "The other day in Atlanta heard Mrs. Dave Morris of New York, chairman of the finance department of the na- tlonal board tell these facts:
 '1. By next June there would be 2oo0.- 900 women in industries such as muni- tions factories and factories where soi- diers' uniforms are made. There Is great need for adequate housing of these women, many of whom have come from rural districts and for this one item $500000 will be needed.
 2. There have been 90 requests from generals in charge at the various canton ments for hostess houses where wives, mothers and relatives of soldiers may have place to go when they visit their husbands or sons as the case may be- 70 equipped with cafatcria. For this item $sO0co0 is required.
 "3. Secretaries have been asked for by Russia and by France to help with the problem of the woman in industry for work among the Red Cross nurses in France and for club for nurses on leave of absence in Paris. Several months ago the Young Womens Chris tian association was called upon by the government to supplement the work or the Young Mems Christian association by furnishing trained workers in com munities adjacent to training camps repeat this statement to remind us all that the programme of war work planned by the war council of the Young Wom- ems Christian association is simply in answer to a definite and specific call made upon us by our government and as such is worthy of our earnest co-opera- tion as patriotic women. One million dollars would be sufficient to net the expense of the undertaking, but as time went on and more and more avenues Of service were opened up, 1t was evident that at least $4.000,000 would be needed
 The present world crisis has made 1t necessary for many girls to live in room ing houses without supervision; to en- dure loneliness in strange environment. to take mans place in munition fac tories and support of family; to bear physical and mental strain from over work; to face overtime work under guise of patriotism: to contend with false ideals of relationship occasioned by pres ence of soldiers
 The result is an urgent need for train ing for new job; increased housing fa- cllities; supervised recreation in canton- ment centers; friendly service to girls and women visiting cantonments; club organization for patriotic service; new consideration of colored girls; specially trained workers: strengthening ideals and developing fine womanly character.
 One million dollars will be needed for this.
 A. For work among foreign women in thls country where many interpreters are needed. $1oo,oo0 more will be spent
 o' oT supplementary work at na- tional headquarters $270,OO0 will be needed.
 ''6. For junior war work council which has especial charge of the work of the patriotic league $50000 more is needed.
 For the most part these cantonments are situated in the south and it is our southern girls who are going to be most affected by the conditions that arise wherever you find large gathering or soldiers. Can we, as southern women. as we'll as loyal Americans serve orr country in better way than by stand '"" Neh'nd this splendid programme ot
 '>v doing our utmost to furnish it with the means to carry on this work? This is time when we
 r~--Aie .S ways 70 serve our country and it seems to me that this IS very definite way in which we. as members of the Young Women,s Chris tan association, can serve. Let's do it."