Bisbee daily review., 1917-09-23

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House. On the morning of the 10Th
day at s o'clock there were 1875 wom-
en- sitting in rockers on the front
porch of this building and meals were
being served from the tiny kitchen
cite, which had only been designed
for light housekeeping, to over 1000
people.
The house was so cosy and homelike
that it was crowded with men when
they had spare moment because they
knew that their mothers, wives and
sweethearts when they came to the
camp could be found there.
+ Among the services rendered by this
little house was a prepared list of all
the available, respectable boarding
houses and accommodations in Platts-
burg to which women might be SEM.
As this house has been proved such
a useful type, although it was con-
structed from a rough sketch made by
Miss Schooley to meet the needs of the
moment, it is planned to build them
for all the camps except that uhis
building having been so successful
he new buildings will be about three
times the size of this one at Platts-
burg.
The Plattsburg Hostess House cor-
tains large general reception hall.
a small cafeteria, large fire places in
both these rooms which take in six
foot logs and on cold nights are very
CHEEKY. They had a rest room with
cots where women could lie down,
a dressing room and a kitchenette.
The only three Hostess Houses thus
fa- constructed are at Plattsburg,
Z Youngstown, n. Y. and Allentown, Pa.
Within the next six months the fol-
lowing houses will be erected:
I Junction City, Kansas.
4 Aver, Mass.
San Diego LINDA VISTA, Preside.
I (San Francisco), Cal
American Lake, Washington.
Deming, New Mexico.
Lawton, Oklahoma.
Fort Worth, Texas.
! Yaphank, Long Island
/ Arizona has most of her draft quota
stationed at Junction City and the
First Arizona militia will likely Soon
be sent to Linda Vista.
These houses have proved the per-
-ect solution of the visiting relations,
; although in a great many of these
amps the Y. NJ. c. associations have
;ood buildings and writing rooms for
he men but there is no place for girls.
For' an example, at Plattsburg, the
secretary who was doing single-hand-
ed the work for all these men was abb
solutely distracted. He was capable
md efficient young man to handle
he mems problem, but he said to
Miss Schooley, what am to do, the
lace swarms with girls-I can't put
hem out and they don't seem to know
hey should not come in"
Conditions at Fort Riley.
AT Fort Riley,where General Leon
I'd Wood is in command, and our
RATED men have gone, the army en-
losure occupies 10000 acres and is
arranged to accommodate 400. 900
nen. The principal problem there is
: large amusement concession which
las established itself next door to the
government ground ground and en-
Jloys an army of girls. These girls
viii have to be protected in their
, leisure hours, as they work about 20
ours and have II hours to get into
mischief. | understand this conces-
sion is on the order of the Zone" at
the exposition. and these girls need
a proper place to eat and sleep and
suitable recreation and if possible BIZ
induced to give some of their leisure
to constructive war work along the
lines where they can help.
At Charleston.
At Charleston where we also re-
ceived a hurried call for two workers
to go to camp and make surveys, the
situation was made critical by a large
uniform factory, starting work in the
navy yard and several other kinds IF
factories. The influx of women was
several thousand. Hhese girls come
largely from the country, never before
in city; they are earning more
money than they ever had in their
lives-$15 to $25 week. These girls
had absolutely no place to sleep, the
management of the factories taking no
part in preparing accommodations for
the workers, but they are gradually
being interested in the welfare of their
women workers. Beds have been
shipped by carloads and everything
done as rapidly as possible to anchor
ate the condition of these women
practically made homeless.
A definite social question still to be