The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-11-17

Ynnaor New. fs--Miss Liberty. ad-
areas T. s. A. has arrived In Europe to
AAlp Brother Yank" put the burr In
Berlin
Already 1000 American Y. NJ c. A.
lass,es are on the ground. some OF
them working up near the front lines
In France Thousands more are
coming
Fifty-one girls. the largest single
pAYty ye, to arrive from the United
States. reached here recently en- route
70 France and italy.
Because of the lack of hotel accom-
modattons twenty eight OF them had
u sleep in the Turkish baths.
But they grinned "Cest LIE Guerre.
Maybe it'll be worse when we get up
near No Mans Land Tsch kabthtle.
they remarked.
the American army was done by Eng
ush or French girls Their work has
been splendid but the doughhoys have
hecn homesick and hankering for
some "nfe-size replieas of the statue
u Liberty"
So here they are. thanks to the Y.
II. C. A. which is bringing over an
army Of thousands Of .em, to run can
teens to wait on table for the Ameri-
can soldier to entertain him In huts
and camp tents with real American
raEtime on a camp "jazz-ho piano
and to help him In a thousand and
one different ways,
Hist Some Of them. even now, are
~police women" here In London. They
patrol the PRINCIPAL streets for the
Int national Y NJ c. A. Hospitality
lcagu acniding and protecting Amer
icau "vs from temptation.
~ ag MS with American soldiers
arc sl.u Wn he Yank police~oman
Is about she's the terror OF the Pic
csdiliy babies"
The boys are Strong for the girl
from home" and they generally obey
her she keeps them out Of saloons
by suggesting better places OF amuse-
ment
Soon American police girls wifi be
put ON beats in the principal Ameri-
can declaration port towns in Great
Britain.
Hundreds of American girls are do
ing efficient work as chauffeurs and
clerks not only In American military
offices and camps In Great Britain.
hut in France and Italy as well, In
formation has reached here that IL re-
cruitinE campaign for 5000 girls for
this work IL now under way In the
United States, and even more will be
brought over after that.
They sign a contract for year OF
for the duration" in which they VOW
married why they include the last
with that list OF evils most of 'em
3okIngfy can't see.
IA The hrst arrivals In London we'll
airh created sensation among the
doughboys here A big Yank was
seen To rush all the way across the
busy strand to a perfectly strange
American girl.
with outstrctched hand and a big,
wholesome grin. he painted. Gosh.
mam. I'll glad t see va, You're rum
America, aintcha7 Gosh. shake" She
smiled and "shaked,"
The ffty-one young women most re-
Gently arrived are. Misses Corinne c.
Adam, PittshurE: Emile Baetzel
Rochester. n Y: Aida Barnes. Middle
town, Conn; Myra Butler. Woodsvire
n. II: Ethel Chesterman Sioux City,
Iowa: Genevieve Church-Sfnith. Pasa-
6ena. Cal; Edna Clouston. Roslindaie,
Mass; Florence Colby. Chicago: Fran
cts Cooper, pittsburg: Jessie Crandali.
Buffalo: Misses Mary Davidson, New
Castle, Pa. Mary Davis. Orange, n j.:
Carina Eaglesteld, Indianapolis: Kath-
crime Fngle Norfolk Va. Helen Pier
pont. Estee Furaio; Edith Mabel F'lagg.
New York. ETie Fiseuss Vandergrift
Pa: Cora Fraser, Glen Ridge N j.;
Misses Mary G. Henthorne, Portland
Ore: Louise Hicks. Duluth MINI.
Dora G Hough, Massena. n. Y: Emma