The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-12-10

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drive was expressed at headquarters
this morning,
The necessity for the support Of
the local work OF the association will
be emphasized throughout the drive
In the past year the demands on
the Fargo association have doubled,
and will be even heayier in 1913. or
the $4,000. the sum Of $4,000 Is for
local work.
During the past year, $500 women
and girls were furnished rooms and
/ lodging at from sl.25 to S2.25 a week,
1900 were furnished meals at an
average OF 16 cents. In addition to all
other activities OF the association.
Women Replace Men.
The increased demands on the Far
go association are largely due to one
thing. Women and girls are replac-
ing men in the city's industries, re-
leasing them for government service.
The extent to which this il being
done is best illustrated by the state
ment made by prominent Fargo
banker at the booster dinner held at
the association Saturday evening.
"A year ago., said the banker, 1--WE
had five girls in our employ. We now
have is. and before many months we
will have 25'',
The Fargo association, its officers
say, wants to be big enough. and have
enough funds to meet the demands
that are being made. and viii be
made upon it.
Two thousand dollars is asked for
the associations war work, which In
cludes the erection and maintenance
OF hostess houses at the environments,
seven of which have already been
built, and education and welfare
work among girls who have, by rea-
son of war conditions, been called to
take places in mans sphere Of work.
The war work has the approval OF
war department officials, as is indi,
Gated in letter written by Raymond
B. Fosdick, chairman of the commits
sion on training camp activities Of
the United States department of war,
to Mrs. James Cushman, New York,
one OF the heads of the associations
war work department. In part Mr..
Fosdick says:
"The hostess house idea, which your
organization introduced, has become
an essential, factor in the life OF all
our training camps, and your positive
work with young girls in the neigh
borhood of our training centers has
contributed materially to the really
creditable conditions which now
exist. have no hesitation in saying
that the work Of the war department
in its attempt to rationalize the en-
vironment of our army camps would
suffer considerably IL it were not for
the splendid efforts OF the Young
Women's Christian association"
Many Hear Lieut.. Bracket.
Despite the extremely cold weather,
saFNN
A. c. Bracket, of Camp Dodge, and
Miss Anna ". Rice. New York, in the
mass meeting at the First Methodist
church Sunday evening, while more
than 200 heard them at the First
Presbyterian church.
Lieutenant Bracket made an APP
peal for the support of the hostess
house project, declaring that they
bring the touch OF home to the can
tonments", ana Miss Rice made a
plea for local work.
Lieutenant Bracket also addressed
the association girls at vesper SER
vices Sunday afternoon, urging for
the maintenance Of high standards
conditions upset by the war.
Miss Adams to Grand Forks.
Miss Cara May Adams, Mime
apolis, city secretary for the north
central field, who has been assisting
in the preliminaries to the Fargo
drive, left this morning for Grand
Forks where she win help to organize
for the Grand Forks drive Thursday,
Friday and Saturday of this week.
Miss Adams presented the needs OF
the work Of the association to the
OF the First Baptist
church Sunday evening.