Evening star., 1918-08-01
APPEAL TO WOMEN
FOR Y: M. WORK
Rules Given for Applicants for
Overseas Duty in Noble
Cause.
SERVICES BADLY NEEDED

The woman's overseas committee on
personnel OF the Y. NJ. c. A in Wash
ington has been organized and is now
new building for the war work of
the Y. N. c. A. at 1904 G street, be-
tween the hours of and every
afternoon Except Saturday for the
presently. The state of Maryland Is
included in the territory. and all ap-
plications should be made through IT
Epf4fcztion cards will be mailed with
instructions for preliminary use upon
request, but personal interview will
be necessary in order to facilitate
better understanding Of require
ments.
Rules to Be Observed. -
The following rules should be care
fully observed:
The Y. NJ. C. A. pays no salaries,
but will pay all or part of the cost Of
living expenses abroad. transporta-
ton and the cost of q uniform. Can
didates between the ages of thirty
and forty-five are desirable, and un-
der no circumstances will any one
under twenty-five be considered. as
the government will issue no pass
ports to women under that age. nor to
any one having husband, SON or
father in the service of the Army.
Y. NJ C. A. or Red Cross; for work
in the local huts. at various adjoin-
ing camps the ages are between twen-
ty and forty. This work is to be en-.
be gladly answered by some member
Of the committee for women at 1904
c street.
Women Needed Overseas.
The need of women for the over
seas work is very great. In a recent
letter John r. Mott, general secre-
tary. war work council, Y. NJ. c. A.,
said:
II have just returned from my fifth
journey which have made since the
countries. While in France I had
opportunity to study the needs and
OPPORTUNITIES for serving the young
men of the American expeditionary
forces at the various ports of debark-
alton, in the training camps. in the
reserve camps of the areas Of COM
bat and in the front lines. The min
istry performed by the Young Mems
Christian Association is, simply won--
derful 1t is placing at the disposal
OF the OIlCGIS anu EhliSlSu hICh vi
our Army and Navy all that Is best
in American life-its home, its school,
its library, its club, it's stage, its
church.
Praise for American Workers.
sAmong the thousands Of workers
who are making possible this service on
behalf of our young men in the midst Of
their strain and loneliness I saw none
who were doing SO much good and
whose practical and unselfish activities
were so much appreciated by both Off
GERS and men as the hundreds OF Ameri-
can women serving in connection with
the Young Mems Christian Association.
Nor have 1 ever at home or abroad
seen bands Of women who were expe-
riencing deeper soul satisfaction in their
work. They are, however, fearfulfy un-
derstaffed. Their number should be in
creased fourfold in the immediate fu-
ture. This is one OF the principal bur-
dens with which have returned.
soThey should be women OF social gifts
and graces, Of established Christian
character, OF sound health, capable Of
enduring constant strain. They should
believe with all their souls in the cause
of the United States and her allies
They should possess quiet, undiscour-
aeeable enthusiasm, and above all
should have the capacity of bringing
cheer and comfort to one in the face Of
the great realities involved in devotion
even unto death to great cause.