The sun., 1918-11-10
theYoung
Wonen's Chris
tian Association
Are Taking Care
of Women War
Workers in This
Country and in
France

Nv the Young wom'n'' Chris :
tian Association to assist In
looking after the girls at military can
tonments and in their vicinity the girls
who in large numbers wanted to work
In munitions and army supply facto-
ries. the foreign born women who spoke
no English and could not understand
the draft and the girls who were at
tracted to military centres by the
glamour OF the uniform. the associa-
ton was ready to assume the respon-
slbility..
Last year the War Work Council OF
the Y. w. C. A. asked for 100000 for
the years work and the nation re-
sponded with $5.ooo.0o0. This year the
request for $15, 0oo. 900. the Y. w. G. AS
share OF the United War Work Fund
of ste. 900. caused little surprise. 80
rapidly had the work increased and 80
well had the organization met all UNI
usual demands.
when the draft called men from
peace pursuits to training camps
armies Of girls were called into in
dustry. They went into towns not
ready to receive such a large influx
Of workers. 1t became the work of
the Y. w. c. A. to see that the girls
were properly housed.
Buildings were rented, purchased or
hurriedly erected. Board and room
rregistries were opened and model lodg-
Ing houses were put up to prove the
practicability of the Y. w. c. A hous-
ing suggestions. These plans are now
being used by the Government.
Clubs for War Workers.
The War Work Council has opened
Industrial War Service clubs In big
munitions centres. These clubs are
housed in buildings put up by the Gov
eminent or the Y. w. C. A. near the
: plant. They have rest rooms for
reading. writing and receiving friends.
big halls for recreation, entertainments
and gymnastics. Where no restaurant
Ia provided by the management Of the
factory a cafeteria Is made q part Of
the equipment.
At Bush Terminal, Brooklyn, where
blocks upon blocks Of great concrete
buildings form the very crux Of Gov
ernment work and distribution, there
are fifteen thousand girls doing prac-
Ideally all kinds Of work-office work
Inspection. straight factory work, sucl
as making uniforms and gas mask
running machinery or turning lathe
They are even running the huge ele,
trio cranes on the docks. These cir.
Alive in furnished rooms and boardin
houses. The Industrial War Service
Club provides them with an attractive
place to spend their evenings and a
place in which to have a good time.
The first Y. w. c. A. hostess house
\ which some one called the home tina
followed the flag" was built In an in
credibly short time at the request Of
the commanding officer at Plattsburg.
Since then eighty-flve houses have
been built and twenty are under con-
struction, or these thirteen are at
posts where colored men are stationed
Hostess Houses Meet Real Need.
These hostess houses have made it
possible in many instances for mothers
Il and wives to visit men before they
leave for overseas. They are large.
roomy houses. with screened verandas
large living rooms with open fire.
places. comfortably furnished with
wicker furniture. chintz hangings, pill
lows. pianos and victrolas. They have
cafeterias where soldiers may eat with
their guests and all of them have an
emergency room where the mother
may sleep If there Is a possibility OF
her being called to the hospital in the
night to see a dying son.
The hostess house in New York city
which was opened in Mrs. Henry p
roS
street, has already outgrown its quar-.
ters and has moved to 80 East Fifty.
second street. Among those who have
been entertained there are Belgian
French and English soldiers and sailors
Australian and New Zealand soldiers
American soldiers. sailors and marines
Red Cross nurses, canteen workers
Signal Corps girls. wives OF pr1vatei
and officers OF high rank In both army
and navy. Relatives Of soldiers wht
have been invaded home are begin
ming to make use Of the house.
At the Camp Dodge hostage houst
a young Lieutenant. knowing that HI
was going overseas, sent for his nan
Gee. She arrived with her father al
9P M, only to find that her betrothet
was leaving at midnight. A room II
the hostess house was hurriedly dec
GRATED with flags, palms and potter
plants, the army chaplain sent for. {
much worked wedding record was pu
on the victrola and the ceremony wa,
performed in less than an hour aftel
the girls arrival.
Ala for Foreign Born.
Work among foreign born womeI
has been very important since the wa
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