Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-06-13
FOYER DIES ALLIES
ESTABLISHED BY
Y.W.C.A. IN FRANCE
Interesting Talk on the Good They
Perform by Mrs. Coleman
du Pont.
WHAT THE SOLDIERS SAY

and this work, great rs IL is, is only the
beginning of what American women are
gong To do for their French sisters. 1t
Is not only the actual benefit derived, 1t 5
the cheer and fricndIincss of ii all that
helps the French women This is known
from Mrs. Coleman du Point, just back
from France where she saw great deal
that she can tell about. and a great deal
that she must not tell. ~ on see those
women, tired. dirty forlorn. come INTO
!. foyer" Mrs du Pont said, yesterday,
when talking about the Y ". c. A, IN
France. and YOU can imagine how they
enjoy it. French women have no idea Of
organization; they cant do for these
munition workers what Is done for them
IN America and they are SO delighted TO
have anything that cheers them and
helps them along. The munitlou work IS
very heavv-I have been in the plants
and seen women lifting and carrying great
shell eases, red hot and their hours of
labor are longer than here Over there
they work IN l2-hOur shifts and have
thrcc-hour rest period at noon and md
night The NOISE. too, Is inconccvahic
IN the munltion plants, and when the
women come to the lovers. they are worn
out 1t takes only about halt m hour for
them to have lunch and then there are
mcnts arranged for them: also, comfort
able appointments for resting and bath
ing Truly from what Alrs. du Point
said. to appreciate just how much thus
al means 10 the French women, Il would
lie necessary 10 see II. Is she did.
7HItEE FoYERs AT LYONS.
And where are the "Fovcrs dcS Allies
Mrs du Point was asked She can tell |
that there are three OF them at Lyons. |
where the mayor is q very progressive |
man and takes great delight IN promoting /
All such works And IN France, the mayor
al a ciiv. large or small, Is much more
influential and more of > parsonage than
in American cltles 6nc ot the toVCrs 1T /
LYONS IS IN d government nuntlon plant,
the building and equipment having been
provided hv the government and turned
over 10 the y " a. 4. at an occasion of
great ceremony, while Mrs. du Point
vas there. There is another foyer, Just
beng started IN Paris by the H. ". & A
Tor q government munIuon plant
IMPROVED CONDITIONS.
The mavor Of LYONS stated that con
ditions in his city had been much i'm
proved since the \ " G. A foyers had
been started, because they not only till
IN the midnight and noon periods. hut
have gymnasium classes and other even
IN diversions that keep the women oti
IT, streets
Ii was reported that Mrs. du Pont bad
gwen a swimming poo! 70 one foyer, and
site did try 10 have one built IN Lyons
but that was not possible, because ma
terials could not be obtained or labor
secured Ono Is UP against the govern /
mcnt. in every undertaking, and such
= iyx-a,-s 10 aapafuy1llSba3
Later on the swimming pool may come
shout
AWFUL HOUSING CONDITIONS.
At st. Etenne the y " G. A. has Q :
girls club that began with 200 members I
and now has q thousand, and this Is not ,
the st Etcnnc near the front, but a (
town of the same name near Lyons j
where there are both mines and munitions ,
Refugees have crowded ID there. too and !
housing conditions are just about IN t
1cscribablc " Imlngtnn housing prob q
lem isnt a circumstance Mrs. du
Point was asked when She spoke 81 the :
lack Of housing facilities IN many French ,
cities and she sad No indeed, one ! i
Fan tInd 90 or 20 persons living III house +
# ordinary size, a family Of seven or +
alghI have hut one room. and the only ;,
water supply for these families Is h
ountaln Ia the place. :
In St Etienne they were Obliged 10 i
keep the refugees in the town. because tie
men got work IN the mines and their .
antilles stayed with them instead of :
being sent INTO the country, as Is done :
n many Instances il
HOSTESS HOUSES. d
The Y ". c. A. does not forget ITS Z
,Wn. and American women ID France are
oclng looked after too. Ia Paris there is
hostess house that Is really d hotel.
accommodating 80 for American women {
var workers, and there are three hostess
houses that are practically hotels for
signal Corps Girls, one IN Paris and the b
,thcr two-It cant tie told where. for RI
military reasons. il
Then. certain hospitals have Red Cross a
iuts attached to them, III which there are Y
/ ". c. A. workers, and SO It goes on. Il
.irs du Pont saw great deal OF Red Cross |,
nd ! " & A. work and She has nothing o
,ut praise for II all, and for the way they 4
Il work together h
AMERICAN BOYS il
Tell the folks at home. we have plenty
. eat, and We re all well cared for. and u
Though we're ANXIOUS 70 come home. .
70 want 70 get the thing finished. is a
nat lie -Ahtfit tE SDluitff JliG MIS- III!
ont and she saw good many Of them !"
And tell our families We r. not going 10 e
Marry French girls was another parting 2
Icssage they sent
''EveryW mere they we're great tavorites
18th the French Mrs du Pont saws. 7
and they have u splendid reputation FOR ',
ehaving we'll i
About ten days Of London int rvened y
etween France and America and there
frs du Pont and her J y d A assey- !"
ates saw something Of the wonderful 4
ork being done by the British u Il. =
j, and the ''Naacs and the "Nrens. -
nd tie Land Army
In London, too, there was talk Of tie
view Of American troops bv King
Gorge and Queen Mary, about Il month u
20; II was such great event that London \
,nnnt forget il. Lord Murray told Mrs. 81
i P0nt he never saw kngIIshnen 50 \
oved a. on the day Of the review IN
was the greatest demonstration he had n
'er experienced and he had seen very self al
'ntroled Englishmen Of mature years M
odng on, apparently unconscious Of the -
ars streaming down their faces
10 wear "A llfe-prescrver all the way
ross the Atlantic Is not the most com
rtable thing to do, but it had to BE-
turned out To be a peaceful voyage
1t everybody on Eoard was prepared
r any emergency when the t--boat
enace broke out over here, passenger
ryice was Withdrawn and 81 Mrs. Ill
mt and her friends came over on al