Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-07-11
Y.NC.A.

Committees of Alexandria Women arr
Nobly Sacrificing Their Time to En-
courage the Men at Camp Hum
phrevs-Evcn Shop for Those Who
Cannot Leave the Cantonment.
Under the direction of the Y. NJ. c
A.. the women's work, which ma;
lately been established at Camp Hum,
phreys, is filing a grca; need to the
men in service as we'll as to the busy
Y. N. C. A. secretaries.
A number Of Alexandria women
have been selected to serve in vari-
Gus capacities for which they are par
ticularly we'll suited and their pres
ence in the camp huts gives a touch
of home to the men in uniform and
their work is proving a valuable and
practical service in many ways.
An executive committee consisting
of Mrs. D. J. Howell as chairman,
Miss Mary Dudley, vice chairman;
Mrs. A. D. Brockett, treasurer, and
Mrs. w. L. Vessels, secretary. is re-
sponsiblc for the establishing and
conducting of this work, with the aid
Of the following committees:
The decorating committee, of which
Mrs. George P. Anderton is the chair
man, has made and hung curtains in
the three Y. NJ. c. A. huts already
open. ana in various ways given the
building homelilie, inviting look that
is very pleasing to the men.
One committee, which is particular
ly popular, and which always finds a
pile of work done up in bundles when
they arrive early Wednesday morn
ing, is the mending co:nmittee, who go
to the huts to alter repair and mend
the soldiers clothes. Mrs. George
Uhler is chairman Of this committee.
Miss Catharine Crtcher goes twice
a week to hold classes in French con-
versation for officers and enlisted
men.
The library committee of which
Miss Rose Macdonald is chairman,
mas put new and interesting reading
matter in the Y. NJ. {. A. libraries,
and has also arranged for books to be
used in connection with the various
subjects now being taught
in camp. or any other technical books
the men may desire.
Mrs. c. Z. Nicholson is chairman Of
he shopping commie:ee. which does
arrands OF ali kinds for the men, who
10 not find time to leave camp to have
their watches mended, films develop
ed or make other purchases in town.
The committee on entertainment,
With Mrs. Matthew O'Brian as chair
man, arranges music for the Y. NJ. {
A. Sunday night services and from
time to time sends down groups OF en-
tertainers for the open-air theater.
AS soon as the new base hospital
is finished the hospital visiting COM
mittee, Miss Helen Cummings. chair
man, will be ready to give their ser
vices in any way that will help the
soldiers to pass the days
agreeably.
AS yet there is no hostess house at
Camp Humphrey, so leach Saturday
afternoon, Mrs. Thomas W. Robinson
and some other ladies of the hostess
committee act as chaperones for any
young ladies who visit the camp.
Miss Cora Cochran is chairman OF
the canteen committee, which ar
ranges for refreshments when they
are required
The Y. N. c. A. has helped our boys
both in camp here and "over there"
to adapt themselves to new surround
ings, laws and languages. and III
homesickness, danger and privatioa,
and in so many other ways that it is
great opportunity to assist in this
work. AS one big business man wrote
to another who proposed to abandon
his business if he could find job
worthy of the sacrifice: "The small
est lob in the Y. NJ. c. A. is the big
gest opportunity You ever had"