Evening star., 1917-11-04
BUSY ROUNDING Up
SOLDIER GUESTS
U. S. Departments, Y. N. c. A.
and Various Organizations
Linking Home and Camp.
"OLD MAIDS" MAKE PLEA

Government departments. through or
xanizations of employees. and the large
fraternal and social organizations are
form at the table in each Washington
home on Thanksgiving daT.
The Young NcE's Christian Associa-
-.on is giving valuable help. snd as this
organization already is doing good work
IN all the camps around the capital,
.oming into close personal touch with
the soldiers. the york of the Y. NJ. c. A.
VIII be most helpful in bringing the
camp and the horne together.
Headquarters for the Y. M c. A. ac-
t!v,ties in cooperation u.!th the soldier
guest editor os The Stcr ard with the
District war service commission ard its
home hospitality committee for the
Thanks giving cntcrta:rnle.It. giving home
2irc to the so.5ier boys far from their
ONES. has been ss,nn.i.hs1 at the Sign
~ the Red T-:sag,e Tie !. H. c. A.
iuhhouse at STA street aHd Pennsyl-
ania avenue.
Mrs. Lawrence II cha1sc os Listing.
Mrs Lawrence. Gsge':,sr OF Senator
listing the names - saoze who apply
trough the Y. N. - i. for soldier
guests. As far as !csHiole size viii find
he men TO tie .ssigEca &c these homes
throug,t the various !. ". Z. \. pa
vilions In Tire "a'Hge. -" viii omen her
office in the Sign OF Il. Red Triangle
on Monday.
Mrs. I.awrence viii ,.o:f in co-opera-
The Star and her 1.st ot t.lpse entertain-
'ns soldiers or thc lict: '"T .siil be turned
over to The s5ta-. > ,4e i>--a will be
10 dup'icsst.en .s..a Nh :. s'i:,ished
with the list prsparet t.- The S.@r for
the District wa- serv:.. c7T.,7gliss.cn.
The hearts OF the rarIlc cT Washing
ton are speaking ioG67T . tLe soldiers.
sailors and marines through The hun
,;reds Of warIn-wsico-2e letters reaching
TIE Star. Thought foi- he comfort and
pleasure Of the men II uniform seems
paramount. The zeal of service see ms TO
ave peTmeated every hon:~ il, the city
and the teiephoaa j. Kept pasF all day
long ansverir. calls Irora thcse who
want 20 have 3 man II Uniform and his
.'huddie' for their guests
"old Maids" E1te2.: Invitation.
Sometimes taey arc 50 anxious lest
:he.r applications foc soldier will not
be acted upon promptly that they come
desk. That was the case wit. one dear
lady. who showed the utmost desire to
show some soldiers o. sailors good
t,rne. even if they could have their good
time better somewhere else than at the
meal she and some friends are planning.
In some trepidatio- she stated her
plight: - groGr os Old maids" she
said, want 70 have sor!e soldiers and
sailors at dinner. There are SO many
places the VIII ba invited where there
win be more life ara es5.ety. young
women and darcirs. tiIat &c are afraid
what We have 10 offer .riii BE 700 dull
FOR theE7- We wan: Il. the E-sar boys
% have good time ard rTe would like
20 have them with us nut we're just
little old maids, you see We wouldn't
want them TO feel they had got 'stuag'
IN coming to US We would give them
bully good dinner and an honest.
good records that we Will play for
them, and il our own oid-rlaid way
we'd try to make them enjoy them
selves"
That's the "old r.a:Ga version OF it
Vow the soldier G7leat ediscE happens
20 know that there a:s quite : num-
Der of young men i: The camps WHO
like "old maids So the soldier guest
editor is going to suggest that any
soldier. sailor or marine who wants 10
have good time himself and to give
pleasure at the same ti,Iae to some dear
ladies that might be his own aunts, may
write to The Little Old Maids in
care Of The Star ana tell them how
an invitation. They will get sor.ae
mighty nice letters in reply.
Would Entertain an Even Dozen.
Here is an organization group which,
viii entertain an even dozen Of ttc
boys in khaki or Thanksgiving da5-: \
few OF the sisters Of Adah Chapter, o.
.. s., Of Mount Palmer. Ma, Will te
glad TO welcome these zen, and are
prepared to serve them in q way t.sT
hey hope will prove acceptable at the
residence Of Mrs. Kate p. Davis. Their
only specification is that the men must
he from distant points The visitors
WIN be met at o'clock pm. at Mount
Rainier. They can travel on any one
q number Of cars leaving 18th and
O asfeets northwest at intervals.
In order that the committees who are
70 distribute the invitations in tho
11mps may get the names and ad-
4sOsse0 OF tho hostesses and the hours
- which dinner Will be served listed
- early as possible before the big rush,
al those who intend to invite men in
unafofms TO their homes are urged to
aAad in their names as soon rnp-