The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-08-09


expected to build and equip house suitably.
Lumber has gone up Wages higher. Furni-
ture is almost unattainabe. Transportation is
difficult. Constant delays occur. Nevertheless
Hostess houses must be built. The appropria-
ton must be sufficient to all these diff
culties Twenty-seven thousand dollars is not
too much to invest In of these hospitality
centers
Even after the house is built alterations and
additions must go The military sanitary
regulations must be fulfilled. If they H.
crease In severity. With summer comes the
screening necessary. Yet every house is worth
to the community and to the nation In general
all the money invested In it. OF the 100000
budget appropriated by the work council Of
the Young Womens Christian association $780,
600 is being devoted to Hostess houses.
Another work Of the greatest Importance which
has lust been undertaken by the Young Wom-
ems Christian association is the housing of wom-
en- workers In connection with our great indus
trial establishments. While this is not strictly
a new problem created by the war. the calling
Of many women workers to var service makes
the situation Immediately acute Obviously the
providing of proper housing for these newly
called women workers. since 1t Is part Of
the war program, must be done by the govern.
ment. The Young Women's Christian associa-
ton is now constructing. at its own expense two
buildings as q demonstration; one at Camp Sher
Annex, Chillicothe. and another at Charles
ton, S. c., for the women employees In the navy
uniform factory. The latter Is being built at
the request Of Secretary Daniels. the govern.
ment shall decide to make provision for the
housing Of its women workers, the Young Wom-
ems Christian association offers to provide the
needed social and recreational workers
Based on its experience In housing girls dur
ing the last SO years, the association believes
that younger girls should be grouped where they
can have social life and opportunity to en-
terrain their friends, and still be under some Of
the restrictions Of the home: that older women
want independence Of living, many OF them
Directing to living in large groups because OF
the poise and confusion and ensuing fatigue; and
that 1t Is more successful to house non-English.
speaking foreign girls in small groups. until they
learn English and become used to American Gus
toms.
The type "A" building. the permanent struc-
ture which the association is building ut Charles
ton, Is designed for use In places where only ont
building will be erected.
The dining room and recreation hail. several
parlors, and bedrooms for "A girls are on the
nrst floor. There IL but one entrance for the
residents This makes II possible for the ma
tron or social head Of the house. who Is In the Of
fee near the door, to see everyone VINO Gomez
in goes out.
The entrance hall II attractive and homelike
Opening out Of 1t are several parlors separated
from the hall BY arches. To the right is an en-
trance to the wing containing the recreation hal
and dining room. These rooms are SO Arranged
that they can be thrown INTO one LOT IArg
social gathering
There are bedrooms for 81 girls on the sec
ond floor There Is also a sitting room sepa
rated from the hall only by pillars. This is 70
the use Of the girls only. Next to this il
small sewing room with facilities for sewing
On the third floor are bedrooms for six girll
an inftmary and a private bath.
In industrial communities the buildings ar
intended to be grouped effectively as possibl
with due regard to natural advantages. Their
~ INV eYntto
sary It 10 also proposed to provide humble
Of three and four-family houSes to accommodate
the elder women and the non English-speakin
foreign girls In all Of these buildings a
tempt has been made to use style Of arch
lecture which IL distinctly American.