The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1918-09-19
Y. v. C. A.
CAMP AIGN
OPENED

A state meeting OF the Young WOm-
ans Christian Association was held
last Friday and Saturday at the
Brown Palace hotel in Denver, whicn
was offended by Mrs. r. VI. Harding.
Mrs E. B. Palmer and Mrs. p. VI.
Ckappen as delegates from Fremont
county The meeting WAS for the pur-
pose of preparing and instructing
speakers for the coming drive Of the
national war workers organizations,
of which the Y. W. c. A. is one of the
seven reat patriotic agencies WHICH
they include.
The instruction at the Denver
meeting was conducted by Miss Rice
of New York. and proved at once
helpful and interesting. A. s Hop
kins. who is to head the Organization
in Colorado, gave a general outline
of the plan TO be followed in the drive
service: Red Cross nurses. canteen
workers. signal corps girls. ambulance
drivers. etc. need tie same care and
diversion that our Y. NJ C. A. is Civ
ing to the men abroad. The Red
Cross nurses cannot give the neces-
sary moral encouragement and pbysf-
cal support to the sick and wounded
soldiers when they are living in
cramped. unsanitary quarters with no
diversion and entertainment when on
duty.
The hostess house work, which pro-
vides primarily meeting place at
the army camps and cantonmenfs for
the women and their m.nfoiks, has al.
ready demonstrated its necessity, and
its eievating influences. Before the
hostess houses were opened the only
place the visiting womenfolks had
for farewell for their loved ones
was on main strser, or on the steps
"a 4 .pRAlie huildins. Many Of the
camps are fsexn b 10 Is nss:<s fruas
The nearest hotel. These necessary
benevolences and enterprises call for
money and viii call for more OF il 10
keep up the work already launched
as far as it was then completed. An
other meeting will be held in Denver
on Friday of this week at which all
OF the organizations will be repre-
sented end the plans and organiza
ton hy counties will be completed.
The visiting delegates were enter
tainei ST tea at the Y. W c. A. home
and at luncheon at the Brown Palace
by the Deven members OF the organ
izatiop.
The war work carried on by the y
W. c. A. is for the women involved
in the war. The work is divided into
four classes. First, that for the
women who are taking the places of
me n who are engaged in essential war
industries The abnormal conditions
in the factory centers of the country
calls for careful handling and over
sight in order to maintain the best
ideals and high moral standards OF
living. Second. the young girls be-
tween the ages of Is and Is, who are
afected by the military can,onments: !:
by the Unprecedented influx OF men
and brass buttons into their lives.
neeo guidance to have their perfectly
natural enthusiasm turned into right
channels. That calls for places in
which 20 entertain the soldiers and
for trained overseers and equipment.
Then the large numper OF women
who have felt the call for overseas
and that which is in contemplation.
1t is to be hoped that when the joint
campaign is carried out there will be
a wonderful response to its appeals.
Those women who. through over
sight or from any other cause, who
were NOT registered ast week. VIII
have an opportunity TO register any
day this week at the Red CROSS head
quarters, The Red Cross secretary
will be glad to give any assistance in
the matter needed 1t is hoped that
every woman In the community will
make use of this opportunity that has
not already been called upon by the
committee. 1t must be encouraging
to our men in the army and navy to
realize that they have the wosneH OF
the country back OF them. constantly
ready to do whatever work they can
to win the war for mankind. Carts
win be f,led At the court house so thar
those At the head OF the movement
may be able to respond promptly 10
any cali that may be made on thel,.