South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-11-19
!. ". NOW ASKS
FUND OF $4,000
Week OF Dec. $40 Will bt
Devoted to Nation
wide Campaign.


ia war times there Is something be-
ing asked for all the while. The
week OF Decem Der 3rd 20 10th has
been chosen By the local Young
Womens Christian association as
the week when they will launch
their drive" 70 secure approximate
~ 6,00O-SOuth Bends share in
the nation wide Y w. C.. A. cam
paign for $4,000. 900. The national
campaign extends from Nov. ! 70
the middle OF December.
Following closely upon the Z VI.
G. A. campaign for SIS, 600 900 the
7. W. G. A. fund is 20 be raised for
work al the various army canton
nients by means Of hostess houses;
work among employed women in
military and munition centers. So
cial work in Europe 10 provide
comforts for American nurses at
hase hospitals. and for foreign com
rnUnity work.
Luncheon Thursday.
South Bend women interested IN
securing this fund will be present
~ luncheon 10 be given Thursday
7 oon, Nov. p, at the Y. w. C.. y.
81 this meeting representatives. Of
rhe four counties included IN the
second district, OF which South Bend
t. the center. will meet with the To-
cal Y ". G. a. board Of directors
10 formulate plans for securing the
80 600 amount asked from this dis
tr.Ct Mrs. Franklin ". Johnson or
Chicago. chairman Of the secretarial
apartment Of the central field COM
Inittce. will address the meeting
which will be followed by round
table discussion. other speakers
will be Mrs Clarke. general secre-
tar OF the Elkhart association;
I;eV. G. A Decker and Mrs. G. II.
NJ ers. president Of the local Y. W.
q. \. The four counties to be rep
rtscnted az st. Joseph, Fulton
Marshall and Kosciusko. No con-
tI-ilutions will be taken at this meet
iTg.
IN connection with the asking OF
lhis fund from the American peo-
pie there no doubt viii be many
cue stiOns raised. The one 70 be
asked first will be, WHY should the
Young Women's Christian assOcia-
lion conduct hostess houses in the
military training camps"
IL may be answered by the atti-
tude Of the federal government con
corning the spirit it hopes 10 have
prevail in the various camps. The
government realizes that the flower
Of Americas youth is being sent TO
these various camps.
II technical military efficiency is TO
II -
The soldiers relations with home
friends. church and social and bust
ness life must be given. In the opin-
ION OF the government these rela-
lions cannot wholly be severed. il
the best efforts OF the men are want
I'd.
Purpose Of Hostess Houses.
The government not being able 10
provide these specialized needs for
the soldier has asked the war cOun-
I'll Of the Young Women's Christian
association 90 take care Of the one
most important Hnk-the link he
tween soldier and home. II is for
this reason that the Y. ". c. A. is
erecting AMI conducting hostess
houses within or in the immediate
Here the soldiers may meet with
mothers. sisters or wives in comfort
&. BILE. hospitable quarters. The hos
tess house I'm fact Ia the only place
of this kind where they can meet.
Next 90 the amount apportiOned out
If the 100000 for work in Flu
rope. the apportionmcnt OF 100000
1or building these hostess houses is
ne largest
The amount for work among en-
1loyed women will be used for the
emergency housing OF girls now EN-
plOyed I'm Our own country In the
making 20 munitions and other mill
-tary equipments Women are doing
much Of this work now. especially
IA the southern states. They are
poorly housed and poorly cared for.
This fund viii help these women.
The work in Europe includes the
esta bIishment of canteens for the
women munition workers: the es-
adjustment OF social centers for
American nurses in service in base
hospitals in France. and aid for the
underfed women workers Of France
and Russia.
Young Women'S Christian aSSoci-
atoms throughout the nation have
responded u the call 10 raise this
fund and the local association is con
ildent OF forming an organization
which will be successful iu securing
south Bends and the second dis
tricts quota.