The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1918-10-11
The Blue Triangle Budget

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The Young WsOmen's Christian As
ISOLATION has announced Tho Blue
Triangle Budget for War Work ROr
Women in other words III has 5peci-
fed how III plans To use the SIS y0O0,-
600 that will be its portion OF the
money derived from the great joint
financial campaign planned by the
United States Government for Novem-
Der, when seven War Work Organi-
cations will take part
The XXI W. a. a. is The only CO
ganizatiOn composed entirely Of
women, whose work IL for the bene-
fit OF women, and since the beginn-
ing Of the war, the Blue Triangle,
which is its insignia, has become a
familiar sight whenever women's
interests have been concerned.
It is the Government-assigned job
of the ". w. G. a to look after The
girl m left behind him." in what
ever position that girl may r., and
tO follow her overseas if industrial
conditions take her across tO play her
part i'm the great struggle Women are
filling positions heretofore unknown
to them, and serious period of re-
adjustment is on, when the women
and girls, taken out of their familiar
environment and thrown into entirely
new surroundings will need care, adj
vice and protector.
The Blue Triangle Budget il di-
vided tO the very best advantage.
The sum of $2,1OO,OOO iE tO be given
To work among the girls engaged in
ward industries undertaken at the
request OF the government. There
are two million girls now making
war supplies. While this seems a
vast number. it can easily be realized
that there il no exaggeration when
We consider that one ammunition
factory in Maryland employs over
5000 girls
Then there III $2,7OO,OOO I'D b. given
Ito club and recreation work in the
communities near the camp. The
presence of large camps near any
community may be detriment to the
morals of that community unless the
utmost care is taken in the super
vision Of the social life surrounding
lit, and this il another of the mann
moth jobs that the Y- W C- "a will
undertake.
The sum of $l.OOOOOO will 30 Co
what IL termed emergency housing, /"
or, in other words, taking care Of
women and girls called to do govern
ment work in communities where the
housing conditions are limited or not
To provide rightful living
conditions for these girls IL no small
duty, and represents one OF the most
important features Of the Blue, Tri-
angle work
Too much cannot ID said for the
Hostess Houses i'm the camps. These
houses have proven invaluable boons,
both to the soldier themselves and to
their feminine relatives and friends.
The War Council in New York re-
ports that an average Of one request
day l. received for the establish
msnt or these houses in the various
camps, and there are now S1 either
\ furnished Or in Thu course of con-
structiOn. Camp Meade has very
attractive Hostess House, and two
more, one of which will be for color
| Cd soldiers. are planned for this
Maryland camp. The sum of 2 400, 900
is to be given to building these ssbits
of home in the camps.
The work among cOlOred girls ar
fected by war conditions IL To receive
$500 900, and The work among foreign
born women will receive $43O, 900.
This work IL very important Is the
\ Americamzation Of the foreign born
woman must be effected IL the great
American melting pot" is to be a
hn HI16u r0f
! are Bureaus, $1,S85,000; educational
and information service $533,000; adj
ministration, including salaries and
travel $552,0O0; and war work in
other countries $3,00O,000
This latter work IL most extern
sive one a. a large number Of women
are serving Uncle Sam and his Allies
on the other side in many capacities
4 Many Of these girls are quite young
and alive with the spirit of freedom
rand adventure, spirit that is very
wonderful III rightly curbed and
guided, and very prone 70 bring it,
N Dossessor To grief if left to it, own
N vagarfes The Blue Triangle abroad
stands for the guardianship Of this
army OF girIs-for their recreation
\ for housing them, for their general
protection. General Pershing calls
upon the Y. w c. A. whenever there
lis any problem affecting the large
number of girls who hold executive
positions in connection with the
American Expeditionary Forces
abroad
N Maryland will To- called upon Ia
contribute to this budget and Mary
v landers at home and Marylanders
abroad will profit by the work Of the
Blue Triangle forces.