The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-02-25

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troubles to a woman thsn TO another
boy soldier or secretary. so hope We
Will have women workers. levol-hcaded.
not easily shocked and cheerful young
women Who are willing 20 mess wher-
ever they cen mess, 10 so without 4
warm and comfortable wash, who ara
willing TO stand up all day with muddy
feet and chilly fingers without 'renig-
ging.'"
Wherever women in Y. NJ, c. A. wal
work have come in touch with large
numbers OF men. there has, Of course.
been q marked influence upon the mon.
Profanity declines and there is always
a higher moral tone. The base campH
have even asked TO be supplied with
women Y. NJ. =. A. workers. An order
recently included a request for two
French teachers. two stenographers
and bookkeepers. one chauffeur ard six
csnteen workers, all Of them 10 be wom-
en-.
or course. there are many times when
The least important thing a woman
worker has to do IS 10 sell knickhnacks
from behind r counter IN the Y. NJ. c. A.
hut. Much Of her ministry to young
men IS OF an entirely different sort
one nds that what these boys need
most OF all is an opportunity just
10 talk about their ~far-away homes
and a brother. sister or even wife. left
behind. It relieves their loneliness and
Il is, besides. a nev~er-endinE source Of
interest 10 the secretaries and volunteer
workers.
A Letter to the Boys own Mothers.
A motherly woman who has seen much
7. NJ. g a. service in Europe and helped
many a homeSick boy 20 get a new grip
on himself. has told or her experiences
I in q way that shows how well the moth
erinE or our troops is being done. TO
the mothers or these boys she recently
wrote as follows:
Many. many dozens OF times a lad
has entered the hut looking dreary and
sad. but after a cup OF tea in my sit
ting room and an hours talk about the
loved ones left behind, he has cheered
up wonderfully and gone away brighter
and happier for letting off a little
steam on the subject Of home and moth
er. And we are shown pictures-gen-
orally very we'll worn ones OF the dear
homeland and all the relatives left be
hind there. I need not describe the
hut. but I wish YOU could sometimes
see your boys in It in the evenings when
: the red curtains are drawn and the red
r lamp shades all show up and the tables
are lined with contented-looking lads
= rinklng hot tea and consuming plates
} OF fried eggs, sausages, etc, while the
plano is going at the far end OF the
; hail 10 the accompaniment of the click
ing OF billiard and ping-pong balls. II
is a cheerful sight and would. I am sure.
! gladden. your aching hearts. At $50 one
3 OF the chaplains comes IN and for a brief
sPoce-three or four minutes only
; prayer is offered up for the loved ones
far away and thanks s.ven for Preser-
walton during the day
, one might enumerate instances b. the
hundreds to show not only the neccs-
70 sity Of women's work among our sol
diers IN France. but also the morale
building effect OF their presence. One
E hnds it hard to close this article with
4 out mentioning q simple little incident
= Of a busy day in camp to show what a
camp mother means. especially TO the
= Younger boys. One OF these fellows had
cut his hand and had come 10 the WON
an Y. II. c. 4. worker 10 have it bound
a Up.
After neatly giving her frst-ald "a
I ~tentlon. the motherly-heartad woman
said to the boy:
n There. laddie. that's all right. Ism
l that as nice as your mother would dc
n it,
But the lad sheepishly said: "Bu'
/ my mother would have kissed me-"
= She did and the kiss had more thar
4 healing for a cut finger; It healed e
mere boys aching heart for mothering