The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-08-08

MS has everything else Originally $4,000
expected to build and equip house suitably.
Lumber has gone up. Wages are higher Furni-
ture Is almost unattanable Transportation Is
difficult. Constant delays occur. Nevertheless
Hostess houses must be built. The npproprin-
tion must be sufficient to NIL these Diff
cultes Twenty-seven thousand dollnrs Is not
too much TO invest In of these hospitality
centers
Even after the house Is built. alterations an.
additions must go on. The military sanitary
regulations must be fulfilled, If they In
crense In severity. With comes the
screening necessary. Yet every house Is worth
TO the community and to the nation In general
all the money invested in 1t. OF the $5OOOOOo
budget appropriated by the war work council OF
the Young Women's Christian association $l,15O.-
600 is being devoted to Hostess houses.
Another work of the greatest importance which
has Just been undertaken by the Young Wom-
ems Christian association is the housing of wom-
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 service makes
the situation Immediately acute. Obviously the
providing of proper housing for these newly
called women workers. since 1t is IA part OF
the war program must be done by the govern
ment. The Young Women's Christian associa-
tion is constructing. at its own expense. two
buildings demonstration: one nt Camp Sher-
man Annex. Chillicothe, and another ut Charles
ton, s. c.. for the women employees in the navy
uniform factory. The latter is being built Mt
the request of Secretary Daniels II 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 recreationa workers.
Based its experience in housing girls dur
ing the last 30 years the association believes
that younger girls should be grouped where they
have social life and an opportunity to en-
tertan their friends, and still be under some OF
the restrictions of the home; that older women
want independence of living. many of them
objecting to living in large groups because Ut
the noise and confusion and ensuing fatigue and
that it is successful to house on-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 one
building will be erected.
The dining room and recreation hall. several
parlors, and bedrooms for ~ girls the
first floor. There is but one entrance for the
residents. This makes 1t possible for the ma
tron or social head of the house. who is in the Of
flee the door. to see everyone who comes
in goes out.
The entrance hall is attractive and homelike.
Opening out of 1t are several parlors separated
from the hall by arches To the right Is
trance to the wing containing the recreation hall
and dining room. These rooms are arranged
that they be thrown into for large
social gathering
There bedrooms for 81 glr.s the sec.
ond floor. There Is also sitting sepn-
rated from the hall only by pillars. This is for
the use of the giris only. Next 10 this is n
small sewing with facilities .or sewing.
On the third floor bedrooms foi six girls.
an infirmary and a private bath.
In Industrial communities the buildings
intended to be grouped effectively i,,ssible
with due regard to natural advantages. There
can. of course, be many units aeces-
sary. 1t is also proposed to provide number
of three and four-family houses to accommodate
the elder women and the non English speaking
foreign girls. In all Of these buildings
tempt has been made to use a style Of nrck
lecture which IL distinctly American.