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New-York tribune., 1918-06-30
Cooking Classes Are
Thoroughly Hooverized
Our appearance in one Of the school kitchens

Institutions later established in Philadelphia,
with eight units for women and six for men,
are now being widely used.
The Philadelphia washhouses are open from
in the morning till late in the afternoon.
Charges for women are cents an hour. For
she men, who come chiefly to wash the clothes
they have on, the charge is 10 cents, which
includes bath WELL The man washes his
clothes, donning a pair Of swimming trunks
while he does so, hangs his washing in the
steam dryer, and while it is there takes a
bath. He can bring his own soap and towels,
or he can obtain them for few cents at the
bath. After scrub and a plunge in the
swimming pool, he gets into his clean clothes
and goes out an invigorated, self-respecting
citizen.
Cincinnati puts her public laundry facilities
to good service. They are used to save the
city laundry bills, and on days when the
municipal wash is out Of the way are given
over to the use of the public The best of
modern equipment is available to the washer
at 10 cents for every four hours work.
Baltimore is far ahead of all other cities in
the number, equipment, patronage and sue
cess Of it's public laundries Annually over
$4,000 people use the tubs and other equip
ment provided by the city. The fact that
perhaps not more than two-thirds Of the
women in the congested districts use the laun-
dries is pointed out as being due to the lack
of day nurseries in connection with the laun-
dries, where children can be left in safe hands
while the mother does the family wash The
creche, as an appendage to the public wash
house in America, is almost unheard Of, though
it is deemed essential in European cities
The largest class Of patrons of the Balti-
more laundries are the colored women who live
in the alleys and crowded tenement districts.
large number of men take advantage of
the public tubs, paying fee of cents for
the privileges of both washtub and bath
The charge for women is cents an hour.
and the laundries are open from in the
morning until in the evening. The simplest
kind OF apparatus is provided SO that any one
may readily learn to use it. Matrons are al
ways in attendance to give any necessary
help and to have general supervision Of the
premises. In fifteen years there has been no
New-York tribune., 1918-06-30
BY MAY BOSNIAN

"Conscript women!" is the cry of British
women to-day. There is little or no realiza-
ton in America of the destruction of British
man power that has taken place in the last
three years and nine months, or a full ap-
probation Of the weight of this war that has
been borne by England We hear of France
"bled white"-German propaganda, say the
French and returned war workers-but little
or nothing is written of Britain's plight, which
is much more real. This, British writer's claim,
is due to Irish and German propaganda.
The women of England, however, know too
well that the male population of their country
is being sadly depleted. They would, if thew
could, stop the waste
Twenty-four wives of lord lieutenants of
England, Scotland and his majesty's lieuten-
ants in Ireland; one hundred and twenty-five
rnayoresses and wives Of provosts, besides
New-York tribune., 1918-06-30
The Public WashubA City Can Be No Than People

bath should be Siamese twins, but we
are told that our very creditable public
baths have been born and grown up
without the laundry and it is too late to
remedy the defect
We have heard Of private houses
where laundries were installed after the
houses were built. We feel that Mother
Knickerbocker would find wav to in
stall public laundries if Father Knicker-
booker would furnish the cash. The
Commissioner of Public Baths did 20
so far during Mitchel's administration
as to discuss the use of one entire room
OF the public bath on Twenty-eighth
Street for laundry purposes. But even
this feeble little idea died,in it's infancy.
If Cincinnati and Baltimore and Phil
adelphia have flourishing public laun-
dries, why not New York? A city can
be no cleaner than it's people.
Here is civic housekeeping for the
New Citizens attention. Let's get ac
quainted with the Commissioner of
Public Baths. He lives in the Municipal
DuiiulIlg. ANNE LEWIS PIERCE
Director, Tribune Institute.
EFT him who will jest at the great un-
washed The time is all but upon us
when the crime Of uncleanliness will
be charged against the community and not
against the individual. Not even the prophy
iaxis crank would be above reproach if there
were not convenient to his hand all the nara-
phernalia Of immaculateness.
Make it easy for the people to be clean
and the task of the Health Department will
be mnimized.
Many cities recognize the Importance of
bodily cleanliness in relation to the health
of the people and make generous provision
OF free public baths. Hardly less necessary
is the cleanliness of the clothing the peo ple
wear, for having had bath it is highly desir
able that the bather get into fresh clothes.
Although American cities cannot deny the
fact that great many people live in houses
. where facilities for laundry work are miser.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-30
"Kultur" That Spells Lore and Worldwide
Patriotism and Learning

sor the Liberty Loan and the Thrift Stamp
drive. The ones at the Williamsburg ana
Brooklyn bridges were made here, but that's
,asy beside Of the tank. Gee, you'd oughter've
seen the tank We made it for the East
Side parade, an, say, it was pippin, all
right A lot Nv people got fooled; they
thought it was the reel thing jes back from
France, honest they did. We made the
frames for all the signs and banners that the
school carried in that parade, too--some
work! We amt done thing but war work
in this shop this term an it's awful inter
estin' Look here" and he took handful
of wooden knitting needles from table near
BY "These were made out'n dowels, an
New-York tribune., 1918-06-30

THERE is probably no city in the
world that has greater need of
public laundry than New York.
Lady Baltimore has fine and flourish
ing one, with many branches, where
family wash for $4,000 people is done
every year. Cincinnati and Philadel-
phia are well equipped, but New York,
with it's millions of emigrants and tene-
ment dwellers, hasn't a single place for
its poor to wash their clothes.
It seems almost platitude, when YOU
stop to think Of it. that such provision
should be a fundamental feature of pub
lie health work and sanitation. What
avails it to insist on the clean garbage
pail, the covered food stand, and quar-
ahtine regulations, if great numbers Of
our population are to be left with no
way to wash themselves or their
clothes? A laundry or two by way of
prevention might be more economical
than twice the money spent in strug-
Cling with the results of dirt and un-
cleanliness.
Why are we always ready with mill
icns for correction, but not one cent for
prevention?
The public laundry and the public
New-York tribune., 1918-06-30

and patriotism and self-sacrifce which had
made it possible.
Small wonder that great changes have TAX
en- place In the sentiments of the people of
that foreign community within the past six
months, with 5000 red hot patriots turned
the backbone of anarchism in that district, if
not actually broken, has become appreciably
weakened through this influence. The teach
ers here have seen the sentiment of the neigh
borhood change, through their efforts, from
Indifference and apathy, or even antagonism
to patriotism and loyalty and an earnest de-
sire to do their share toward helping to win
the war;
The Carpenter Shop
Goes to War
But we have wandered long way from
Public School No. 62 with it's practical
demonstration of the way in which war work
has been woven into the regular routine of the
public schools.
The top floor of the building is devoted to
the shops where the different trades are
taught, for this is what is known as q "pre-
vocational school," We went first to the car
penter shop where thirty or more boys stood
before their benches, each busily at work on
some article that was needed for war rS Sef
work Some were making the frames which
are used for pillows by the Red Cross others
were at work on checkerboards for the SOL
New-York tribune., 1918-06-30

difficulty from contagious diseases Of any
kind in the Baltimore laundries.
New York has some of the most remark
able public baths in the country, but this city
OF congestion, tenements and foreign-born
population has no provision for laundry faciIf'
ties In connection with its public baths. Some
time ago an investigation Of the housing H.
cilitjes Of 100000 people, to ascertain the
laundry facilities available, was made by ths
Bureau of Public Health and Hygiene of the
Association for Improving the Condition OF
the Poor. 1t was discovered that from 80 to
45 per cent of the families had adequate
means of washing in the home, and no hot
water was supplied in 70 to rs per cent OF
the houses investigated.
Cleanliness and Godliess-
Which First?
There is a great need for the public launs
dry in New York. To the mothers in crowor
ed tenements who have no means OF dong
the family wash and only lire across
damp court or looped from one window 70
another for drying; to the working girls VINO
live with landladies who object to washing IN
their furnished rooms and yet provide no
other means; to young men without famIhss
who because of poverty are unable %
patronize even the Chinsman on the corne,i
and to the destitute men of the street 1t VIII
be only slightly less useful than the public
bath.
Cleanliness and godliness are Admitted
nextdoor neighbors. Sometimes ono wcnc
which comes f11t>
New-York tribune., 1918-06-30

all Uconeou of

they're fer the kids that can't buy knittin'
needles. They work all right and they don't
cost cent"
He was right, it was lawful interestin',"
and so was the printing across the
hall, where orders for visiting cards were
being filled, the money received for these be-
ing destined for Red Cross work. "lnterest-
New-York tribune., 1918-06-30
By GRACE JOHNS sroN

means economy of maintenance, heating.
water supply and so on. An abundance of
hot water, tubs, wringers, clothes baskets,
mangles, electric irons and ironing boards,
we'll as all minor utensils and various pro-
visions necessary, are always ready for use.
There is space for drying in great steam dry
ers, and bluing, soap and starch are sold on
the premises at cost.
Electrically driven apparatus, washing ma
chimes and other equipment have not been
made use Of in the public laundries of Amer
ica for it has been considered impracticable
to employ such machinery with safety, and
not economical enough to be Of advantage to
those using free washhouse.
The Honor Roll of American Cities
New York Absent
The first public washhouse in America was
opened in Philadelphia in 1898. 1t proved to
be rather disastrous venture because so
poorly patronized But the reason for this,
it was finally discovered, was that there were
not separate provisions for men and women.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-30

diers or sailors in the camps or hospitals, and
others were putting the finishing touches to
square wooden boxes, each fitted with lock
and key in which soldier could keep his
private papers or extra store of tobacco Ir
one corner three pupils were measuring long,
upright pieces of wood, which were to form
the cornerposts of booth that was to be
erected on the street corner for the sale of
War Savings Stamps
When 1 expressed my surprise at this
work, one of the young carpenters replied
with great pride:
"That's nothin'. We built lot of booths
New-York tribune., 1918-06-30

piles of undergarments of coarse, unbleached
cotton and the black sateen pinafores. which
are the conventional garb Of the French and
Belgian peasant children.
It isn't much fun to sew on that heavy,
coarse, cotton cloth, and it meant quite bit
of sacrifice on the part of these little
seamstresses to give up the making of dainty
garments for themselves and devote their
sewing periods to work on these ugly things.
but they have never complained. In face,
their only desire has been to be allowed to
stay after school hours to finish the gar
ments. And it is the same story in the ad-
joining room, where rows of sewing machines
by electricity are buzzing away as busy
fingers guide their needles along the seams
Of still garments which are to bring
warmth and comfort to the sufferers overseas.
Embroidery and fancy needlework arc
things of the past, and those who formerly
revelled in this kind of work now spend the
hour before hand loom weaving rag rugs
for Camp Upton
New-York tribune., 1918-06-30
Seruice as Well as

in" too, was the typewriting room with rows
of machines, where girls were busily tipping
tickets for a Thrift Stamp meeting, recipes
for wheatless breads and directions for knit
ting socks.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-30
Sewing Classes Clothe
Child Allies Overseas

In the millinery room, where formerly
the little pupils were wont to fashion wonder
full creations with which to astonish the
neghbors at the synagogue on Saturday
morning, they now sewed away just as IN
dustriously on caps for Red Cross surgeons
and nurses In the dressmaking "salons"
next door the only garments in sight were the
New-York tribune., 1918-06-30
Fifteen Public Lamdries for
The Whole United States

There are probably fifteen or sixteen pub
lie laundries in all the cities in this country.
Five of the total number are in Baltimore.
which boasts the best and most successful Of
the public washhouses in the United States.
Abroad the idea of providing well-equipped,
convenient places for the use of the people to
wash their clothes has been developed for
nearly twenty years, and the European wash
~house is now widely used London has thirty
i've such institutions, used annually by nearly
million people,
The public laundry in America is patterned
after the ones long and successfully operated
IN foreign cities. Generally it is in coniunc
ton with public bath, for this, of course.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-30

ably poor, where hot water is an almost un-
attainable luxury, where there is neither out
door space nor any indoor means for proper
drying of the wash, the public laundry is
about as frequent in the United States as
GASES in the Sahara
New-York tribune., 1918-06-30
BY ELENE FOSTER

HAD thought that I knew
pretty much all that there
was to be known of the war
work carried on by the vari-
Gus organizations of Greater
New York. Then all of sud
den I found that there were
cO0 >ro, ,.o1;of nrr, ,y,;,,4;oor
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-03-24

Friday, Mrs. c. M. Mckenzie Direc-
ter. hours, Mrs. Cunningham / II,
Mrs. Moses, 4, Mrs. Gordon Cox, s IL,
Mrs. Lashley, 3, Mrs. w. II. Murray,
3, Miss K1lley, !, Mrs. Seab Hamilton,
8, Mrs. Tison, -, Mrs. e. B. Mann,
2, Mrs. j. A. Ward, 3, Mrs. A. NJ.
Stead l IL, Lula Stead, /, Marie
Stead, l, Mrs. G. B. Wilkes, B. Miss
Marie Diffee, 2, Mrs. l.. II, Webb, 4,
Miss Violet Webb, 1. Miss Villa Webb.
1, Mrs II, c. Mckenzie, 3, Mrs. Wright
8. Made 43 5-yard rolls.
Friday night, Mrs. w p. Fleming, [
IL hours, Mrs. j. b. Ryals, IL. Miss
Hamilton, l IL, Made 4 12x24 cotton
pads.
Mrs. A. |. Webb, instructor of surgi-
cal dressings teaches every Tuesday
and Wednesday from 8 to II and 8 to
5. The old classes in the morning and
L'ew ones in the afternoons Every
woman is urged to take this course it
will be a help to her in her home as
well as the work room.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-03-24
ENGLISH EXPRESS
STRONG HOPE
HAVE FAITH IN BRITISH LINES
AT THE FRONT.

LONDON, Mar, 23.-The attention
CT all England is cent2red today on the
western fronb. There is no bosatful
ness but the feeling was one of SUI
preme confidence. The pride is in
the army which stands on the first
line of defense betweent democracy
and autocracy
TIE newspapers warn against undue
optimism, but point out that fighting
instinct still lives in the British breast
notwithstanding the long years of
peace and ignorance of military train
ing; that when fighting instinct dies
the world will see the death of the
British nation.
Since it has developedthat this is in
deed the greatly heralded German Of
fensive it will be the most colossal
struggle in the worlds history and the
public press is unanimously of th9
opinion that its failure will mean the
end of the war.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-03-24

6 hours, Mrs. S. H, Hamilton, 2, Mrs
A. c. Frasuer, IL, Mrs Bartholo-
NEW, IL, Mrs. G. A. Cox,2 10, Mrs. j.
II. Jones, 2 IL. Mrs. G. B. Mcmillan, 2,
Mrs. Tom Nesbit, II. Mrs. A. i.
Reid, 8, Mrs. c. c. Reid, 3, Mrs. A. M.
Stead, IL, Miss Pauline Neal, 2, Miss
Teresa Branch, 3, Mrs. j. B Walters,
2, Mrs. w. H. Wostbrook, 3, Mrs. C. M.
Mckenzie. 5 IL, Mrs. Jeter, 3, Mrs. Il.
F Stroller, :, Mrs. Moses , ~.
Thursday, Mrs. A. f. Churchwell
Director 8 hours, Mrs. Perry Clements
3 IL, Mrs. Cunningham, 5, Mrs. Moses
3, Mrs. Lean Brown. 1-2, Mrs. Bar.
tholon.ew, 2, Mrs. j. w. Cannon, 2 1-2
Mrs. Hal Story 2. Mrs W l.. Robuck
4, Mrs. Joe c. Fem, -, Mrs. e NJ
Gum, 3, Mrs. James B Pate. 6 IL
Miss Marie Diffee, 10, Mrs. Joe Espy
l IL, Mrs. E. F. Tison, 2, Mrs. Laff.
man, 8, Mrs. G. L, Dekle, 3, Mrs. ]. X.
Carswell, 3, Mrs. G. B. Wilkes. 3, Mrs.
Palmer Green, 2 IL, Mrs f q. Boat
right, 2 IL, Mrs. F. E. Fem. .. Mrs.
j. L. Minis, 2, Mrs. C, NJ. Mckenzie. ?,
Made 3S 5-yards rolls and 12x24 rot-
ton pads.
Thursday night, Director, Mrs. A. |.
hours, Mrs. Boatright 2, Mrs. Low
EFT, 2, Mrs. ]. B. Ryals, 2, Miss McDoo-
aid, ~, Miss Hamilton, 2, Mrs. WIS
dom, worthy grand matron of o. E. S.
1 IL, Made 16 12x24 cotton pads.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-03-24

z IL hours, Mrs. Moses, 3, Mrs. Cum
ningham, 2 IL, Mrs. Seab Hamilton, 2,
Mrs. c. B. Whatley, 2 IL, Mrs. Hal
Story, l ~, Mrs. Joe Espy IL, Mrs.
w, B. Elliott, /, Mrs. j. B. Bridges, l
IL, Mrs. j. B. Taylor, l IL, Miss Mae
Dunlap, /, Miss Ruth Taylor /, Miss
Ruth Eady, 2.
Monday, Mrs. ]. A. Key, Director,
hours, Mrs. Cunningham, 2 IL, Mrs.
Moses, 5, Mrs. Seab Hamilton, 5, Mrs.
C. B. Whatley, 2, Mrs. w. H. McKen-
zie, -, Mrs. Bartholomew, 2, Mrs.
Mrs. H. c: Wheeler, l IL, Mrs. NJ. NJ.
Fakes, 1, Mrs. E. B. Mann, 2, Mrs. w.
c. Hinton, 2, Mrs. E. S. Lasseter, IL,
Miss Durrett. / IL, Made 20 5-yard
rolls.
Tuesday, Mrs. Bartholomew, Director,
s IL house, Mrs. Cunningham, 2 ~,
Mrs. Moses 2 IL, Miss Durrett 5 II,
Mrs. Larm Brown, 1, Mrs. Boatright, 2,
Mrs. Seab Hamilton, 2, Mrs. Tison, 2,
Mrs. A. c. Frasure, 2, Mrs. L. H. Webb,
2, Mrs. j. A. Cox, 2, Mrs. M. NJ. Fakes,
|, Mrs. w. L. Robuck, 1 IL, Mrs. c. D.
Terrell, 2, Mrs. j. A. Ward, IL, Mrs. c..
M Mckenzie, IL, Mrs. Land, 3 1-2.
Mrs. Kiker, 3, Mrs. T. j, Durrett, 8,
Mrs. j. M. Diffee, H., Miss Marie
Diffee, 4 IL, Mrs. w. D. Wilson, 3 IL,
Miss Edith Fletcher. 2, Mrs. C. M. Nc
Kenzie, 2.
Wednesday, Mrs, Harder Director,
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-03-24
AMERICANS ARE
FIGHTING HUN GAS
ARTILLERY BLOWS UP AMMUNJ-
TON DUMPS.

AMERICAN ARMY, France, Friday.
Mar. 22.-The Germans launched
L2avy gas attack against a certain
town in our lines, northwest of Toul
last night There was no wind blowing
and the fumes hung low over the lines
several hours.
The batteries firing the shells. were
located to the right of Richecourt and
our artillery was busy all morning
with their retaliatory fire.
Our artillery today dropped a NUM-
Der of large shells into Joli Wood
causing tremendous explosions in the
German munition dumps.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-03-24
ITALIAN. CLUB MEETINGS.

The two March meetings of the
ITALIAN club were held with Mrs. w.
p, Fleming and Mrs. Max Land, re-
spectively. At the former meeting a
most interesting reading was thor
ouShly enjoyed, the act for the after
noop being the third act of Tanning
Of d. Shrew,' in which many ludi-
crous situations are developed and
merriment afforded, and at the same
time showing wonderfully the thor
ough and complete understanding
which Shakespeare had Of the many
phases of human nature A motion
was carried at this time that the club
purchase twenty-five dollars worth of
wool and that the members take up the
war relief work of knitting jerseys
during the hours of their meetings,
at the same time enjoying their
Shakespear an study work. The lat
JCI lll6cIllS was JlIG dIlluul UuolHCoo
meeting at which officers were elected
for tie new fiscal year. the time limit
of the present officers expiring in
October Those elected being: Pres
dent. Mrs w. p. Fleming; ViCa-Pres
dent Mrs. NJ. M Fakes; Secretary
and Treasurer, Mrs. Palmer Green;
Reporter, Miss Helen Conner. The
club gave a rising vote of thanks to
Mrs Fakes the retiring president, for
the efficient manner in which she had
conducted the affairs of the club dur
ing the past two years.
&-#-%
Mrs. Haynes, of Jacksonville, is the
guest of her sister, Mrs j. S. Gordy,
#-#-*
w. NJ. Legg, of Albany, spent Thurs
day i'll the city.
Mrs. j NJ Cox is spending the
wC9k end with friends in Albany.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-03-24
MRS. DURRETT GOES
TO ATTEND MEETING

Mrs. T. J. Durrest, local county
chairman, Womans Unit, National
Council of Defense, will go to Atlanta
Tuesday for the purpose of attending
the state meeting of county chairmen
and hearing DR.. Anna Howard Shaw
ON the occasion for her coming to
that point.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-03-24

The Times says Germany evidently
is resolved to stake all on the chances
on The west front. 1t adds: "She has
committed herself to the greatest gam
Bile of the worlds history We believe
she will fail"
The Manchester Guardian says: III
the Germans persists in their attacks
and lose they will have lost the war"
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-03-24

Why you should use Drew's Vapor-
ing Group and Pneumonia Salve, be-
cause it is not simply good, but SUI
premely good for Group colds, coughs,
sore-throat, bronchitis, tohsilitis and
pneumonia, because in each bottle
turks that greatest of virtues, Merit
and because you buy Drews from your
druggist on a positive guarantee that
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-03-24
WILL ATTEND D. A. r.
CONFERENCE.

Fort Early chapter d. A. r. will be
well represented at the State Confer
ence which convenes in Athens on the
third of April, the guest of the Elijah
Clark chapter. Those planning to at
t1nd are Mesdames James Di ee, Ma
ther Fakes, T. J. Durrett and Max
Land
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-03-24
PIANO DONATED

Lady members of the local unit,
N.icnal Council Of Defense wish to
express their appreciation of piano,
lh2 use of which has been given by
the L. L. Helms Music Company for
patriotic occasions at the county court
house.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-03-24
MEMBERS OF THE
CYMpHONY Club,

The choir Of all churchers, and
every enc who can sing and will are
earnestly requested to meet at the
u list Church Sunday afternoon at
$50 TO practice songs for the Easter
. ScrTiCC