Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-10-22

The National Young Women's Chris
tan Association is raisinga budget Of
one million dollars as its initial appro-
priation for war work activities.
The first large contributions to this
fund were a gift of $4,000, from the
International Committee of the Young
Mems Christian Association, one of
$4,000, from the proceeds of the Billy
Sunday Campaign in New York, and
one Of 100000, from the Rockefeller
Foundation.
These gifts are significant as an
index to the increased confidence in
the work of the Young Woman's Chris
titan Association, and also as a recogni-
Ition of the fact that women have
place in this war.
The plans for the raising and the
spending of the million dollar budget
are in the hands of National War
Work Council of hundred women.
On this council are such women as
Mrs. Robert Lansing, Mrs. Winston
Churchill, Mrs. John D. Rockefeller,
Jr., Mrs. VIM. Rossiter, Mrs. Leonard
Wood, Miss Mary Wooley and Mrs.
John r. Mott.
The purpose and plans OF the coun-
Gil are explained in these words of
Mrs. Robert Speer, speaking at the
opening session of the council in June.
THE National Board (of they. w.
c. A. has been confronted with the
immense responsibility for helping to
safeguard moral conditions in the
neighborhood of the training camps,
and provided for the welfare of women
of varied industries in the unusual
conditions created by the war. The
far reaching plans of the Young Mems
Christian Association can only be
realized as the girls and women near
the camps realize their duty to uphold
the highest standards of honor and
character. 1t is an exceptional privi-
lege to- so direct the spirit of youth
and patriotism that it may be a power
| and not danger in these days of
trial.
''The function of the council is to act
as committee Of the National Board,
in helping to meet the special needs
of the girls and young women of our
country caused by the fact that the
country is at war. These neeGs are
exemplified in communities adjoining
army training camps; or where men
are being modified for the army;
where girls do agricultural work; or
| where girls will work in munition
factories. Its program will be the pre-
ventive, constructive, educational pro-
gram of the association.
ct will further be responsible for
drawing upon the resources of the
Young Women's Christian Association
of the United States for aid in similar
work in the countries of Europe af-
fected by the war.
This council was organized and its
work determined upon in response to a
special request from the War Depart
ment Commission on Training Camps
in Washington. One of the first
achievements of the council, at the
request of Lieut.. Wolf, was the con-
struction and operation of a hostess
house at the army post at Plattsburg,
| N. Y, having in mind especially the
comfort and entertainment of women
relatives of the soldiers. A number
of these hostess houses and several
club houses have already been opened
at training centers and others are in
preparation. Carefully trained and
thoroughly experienced women are
placed in charge of these houses.
''But the activities of the Young
Women's Christian Association are
not limited to the United States, Two
Y. w. c. A. secretaries, Miss Elizabeth
Boise and Miss Clarissa Spencer, are
in Russia in response to a telegram
from Petrograd asking for women to
aid in work for employed women in
Russia. Two others, Miss Clara Tay-
Tor and Miss Marcia Pimham, passed
through Honolulu last Saturday to
join the forces in Petrograd and seven
other women have been asked to help
in this constructive, educative work
among women in Russia,
Several expert American workers
Miss>katy Boyd George, Miss Mary
Dingman, and Miss Henrietta Roclafs
are in France conducting work among
the nurses and the women workers in
! munitions.
I The war council has voted $4,000
for use during this year to be snent
in Europe.
The million dallar fund, which is
being rapidly raised, is looked upon
simply as beginning. If the war con.
tinues indefinitely the fund must be
tproportionately increased.
! No longer can a war be thought of
/ in terms of men alone nor as affecting
women only as it makes them widows
! The Young Women's Christian Asso-
citation has recognized this and is deal.
ing, by wise and effective methods.
with the new conditions which this
world war has brought to girls and
women.
I'VE hear and read a great deal about
what is being done and what must be
done for the enlisted men in Europe.