Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-29
A Protecting Arm for Uncle Sans War Workers

lnatrop, and equttab1y adjusts the 0x-
pendifures with the former matron. :
The prices for room and board range
from $3.50 to $i5 per month: $45 for
one person in room: $40 per month
for two in room, and $3.50 for three
in a room. The last Is. OF course, q
very large room. and It is stipulated
that every person shall have a single
bed. The prices charged Include
breakfast ana dinner in the evening.
1t is required that there shall be, an
assembly room reserved In every
house. to be used under certain rules
and regulations.
These rules and regulations are such
as would obtain in any well regulated
home. There Is nothing about them
savoring of charitable tnstitution.
The idea of the government Is to make.
the young men and women feel that
they are not wards of an institutiop.
but are part and parcel Of the brains
of the governtQept, and that they are
giving the best that is in them to
help carry on"
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The government loans as much as
controlled houses, and 1t is gratifying
that all payments have been "made
according to agreement. Occupants
are obtained for all the houses
through the room registration ONCE,
which Is now being managed by Ed
win s. Hege, administrative secretary
OF the District Council OF Defense. 1t
is clearly explained that the housing
and health division Of the War De-
partment does not In any manner un-
dertake to get the occupants for these
fully equipped notifies the room regis
tratlon office, and they And the guests.
This division has no supervision what
ever over the room registration Of
fice or any connection outside of CO.
operation
About n month ago the industrial
housing and transportation bureau OF
the Department Of Labor created a
committee. known as the Washington
committee on equipment of houses.
which is directly under the supervi-.
Corporation This committee cons
sists OF DR.. James Ford Of the De-
partment Of Labor. Edwin s. Hege, Dis
trict Council of Defense; Edwin II.
Mayer. secretary. and Capt. Peyser.
Same financial plan as originally en-
ployed by the War Department. This
plan was financed by the emergency
fund, which money constituted q re.
volving fund. # is thought that IN
ueT lUe pun Vi tuc COIIllblSo thc ACS
partment Of Labor win In the future
finance the. matrons and boarding
houses on the same plan as has been
carried on with the emergency re.
The recreation department Of the
operating with other agencies to PRO-.
vide recreation for civilian war work.
ors. This division called together the
first conference of persons interested
IN recreation In the District, Of Co
lumbia and co-operates with the Gov
eminent Recreation League, the war
community activities and the work
under the community secretary OF the
District Of Columbia.
The miscellaneous department of
the housing and health division Is q
veritable Pandora box, which, when
opened. let's out such n category OF
ills as would have frightened the dis
tinguished female herself. 1t is the
duty OF Capt. Pcyser, acting chief OF
the division tn hear each day as many
of these ills as possible and give ad-
vice or adjust them as well as his
power permits.
Under miscollanies comes the young
person who arrives to do war work
and finds that she has lost her trunk,
with all her belongings. She confldes
to Capt. Pcyser that. as a matter Of
fact. she is quite sure she had q check
for her luggage when she started to
Washington, but she must either have
left it on the counter In the baggage
room when she checked the luggage on
in the sleeping car. She cannot work
with IA clear mind and without fresh
clothes. so Il atracer Is sent in search
of the lost trunk. and nine times out
Of ten. even with the meager, facts
given, the article Is found.
Each case OF complaint is studied
separately. Bad housing conditions,
poor food or lack OF recreation arc