Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1918-11-08

Giving Home Influence.
The men Of our country are giving
themselves for Freedom and Liberty.
and every draft calls 10 the service men
from all stations Of life and, while the
men are doing this. women are rally
Ing to the service and are taking the
places Of the men and filling the dit.
ferent sorts Of vacancies and are doing
everything in their power 10 keep fiiel
on the FIRE Of Freedom.
But those Of us who stay away from
the buzz and noise Of factories and
away from the bursting shells on tho
battle front, can hardly fathOm the
depth Of the good we can do BY help
ing the Y. W. c. A. and other organ
IzatIons, II might bring the cause
nearer 10 our hearts II each OF us had
a boy In battle or q girl serving with
the Red Cross or In munitions plants,
knitting mills, general electric works
shoe plants or even In lathe and bench
departments Of milling and machine
companies which win be- substituting
women help for men. perhaps after the
next draft one who, when rest hour
comes, has not a comfortable place to
rest her tired mind or body.
Since the communities surrounding
munition plants are universally lacking
In any adequate center where giels
may meet during their rest periods, and
at such times as they are OF duty, and
since there Is seldom an opportunity
for recreation, 1t seems that very i'm.
portant feature Of the Indutrial War
Work Of the Young Woman's Chris.
tian Association should be supplying
this need. II has been decided there
fore that War Service centers should be
established In the vicinity OF munltlon
plants for the purpose Of giving women
and girl employees the rest and diver
sion required to facilitate good work
and good working conditions. In other
words, give to them Just a taste Of home
and It's good environments thereby keen.
ing to the highest standard their
moral morale"
The Hostess Houses all over the
country are part Of the good system
Of the Y. w. G. A. These houses, where
the mothers, sisters and friends Of sol.
diers may come and spend few hours
at time visiting with them, II affords
the boy taste Of home and makes
the mother feel that when her boy
is outside Of camp II he isn't In the
Y, NJ. @. A. he viii enjoy the freedom
and good surrounding Of the hostess
house. To point to another part OF
the work Is a little story that gives a
good insight:
Not long ago one Of our tired little
mothers approached a secretary Of thu
Young woman's Christian Association
In a large city, and told her she was
In great distress because her daughter
had enlisted IN the Signal Service Corns
and was 10 leave soon FOR France. The
mother knew there would probably be
physical danger for the girl, and she
had heard that the women telephone
operators were being sent within twenty
three miles Of the bring line and are
subject to all the dangers that follow
the llnemen, engineers and other signal
corps workers; but her gFeat concern
was because her daughter was 80 young
and 80 maccustomed to travel she
might not have anyone 10 look after
her or advise her when she reached
France The mother could think OF
many sad and dreadful things that
might happen and had come 20 seo II
the secretary could tell her anything
about the situation over there which
would comfort her. The secretary
could. She told her about the Hotel
Pelrograd IN Paris. and that one Of the
7. w. G. A. workers there would meet
her daughter when she reached the city T:
would find a home Tor her and looh
nflor her Just as carefully az possible
and would introduce her 10 other people
who would b. her flienda she ernlaln.
ed about the hostess houses which the
Y. w. G. A. had opened, esneclallr Tor
the Signal Service girls IN several ellie,
IN France The mother cried with re-.
lief and said that she could feol safe
now IN sending Der daughter who was
her only child, across TIE seas 10 serve
her country She knew Of many Other
mothers who would be happy to know
Of what was being done to make ihe
lives of young women war workers
N FRANCE safe and comfortable
These notes are only q few Of lho
wonderful good the Y. W. @. A. fs A..
eompllshing. L lsa work that IA build.
lne ifs own monument and carving
lts name into history. eoon tie nation
VIII have az opportunity 70 give 10