The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-17

whole nights being spent in efforts to comfort heart-broken mothers and wives whcse nearest and dearest had tpassed to the Great Beyond The rooms i were also used as receiving station l for soup, flowers and delieacies to be l sent to tEe sick soldier boys,
 :, The Y. ". c. A. serves daily lunches, and on Saturday evening from 4;S0 to 1 $ supper for the business girls. A French class is taught on Tuesday evenings by MT. Haronian. Next week class in home nursing will be taught by Miss Lima Denny, Red Cross nurse with the Rod Cross sanitary unit. Colonel McGlauthlin of the base hos pital, has generously donated hospital bed and other equipment to be used hN the class.
 Miss BaslSin, the recreational director, who has had wide experience in pre- senting pageants and plays, assisted Mrs A. J. Goodwin in arranging the living pictures which have attracted so much attention in the show windows during the past week. The seven or kganizations have been cleverly repre- sented to stress the importance of the united war work drive. On Saturday afternoon all of the pictures were re- produced, a band from Camp McClel- Ian playing in front of each window for ten minutes. realistic hostess house picture represented one of the phases of the Y. W, c. A. work. lr all countries abroad the work of the r. w. c. A. is deeply appreciated. In cooperation with the French government
 Blue Triangle workers operate foyers
 lhouses of cheeD for French women mu- nitions workers and employees of the
 French government offices. Work in Russia begun ~the past year will be re- sumed as soon as possible
 Miss Edith Pcton-Turberville of Eng land, vice president of the worlds execu- tive committee of the Y. W. c. A., who
 is in America to help with the united campaign, says: "If the women of Eng
 land have a message for the women of
 America. it is that you must help us
 build new kingdom from the tragedies
 and agonies of this war. If we get a
 deeper spiritual foundation from our ex-
 periences in this struggle our men shall
 not have died uselessly."
 Dr. Julia Crothby, who is here to be
 near her husband, the camp surgeon at
 Camp Mcclellan, addressed an open
 meeting of the protective association held
 at the lodge on Tuesday afternoon. Dr. Crothby expressed herself as being de-
 lighted with her audience, and with the work of the association under the direc- ton of Mrs. Mamie Melvin. An effort
 will be made to induce Dr. Crothby to deliver series of lectures in Anniston at an early date.
 Since the quarantine has been lifted from camp, concert work has been re- sumed The war camp community en- tertainment committee arranged a de- lightful programme, which was presented to an enthusiastic audience at the 114th Y. M c. A. hut. Mrs. l. Zemurray, Miss Elizabeth Roberts, Miss Elizabeth Meredith and Mir. Charles Bartlett con- tributed musical numbers, Miss Nellie Galliher, readings, and MT. Bartlett led in the popular chorus singing.
 At several places during the past week happy gatherings tripped the light fan tastic. Maj. Robert E. Scott was honor guest at brilliant dance at the Ala bama hotel. A large party of Anniston- ians, officers and band from Camp Me- Clellan attended the dance and peace celebration in Talladega Friday evening. Dances were given at the K, c. and Jew ish rest rooms and the regular weekly dance at the Conptry club.
 A large committee from Parker Memo- rial church assisted Mrs. Daisy B. Walsh
 in entertaining large number of sol diers who gathered at the Red Circle building on Wednesday and Saturday evenings. An enjoyable musicale was arr ranged for hOth aVauinpa