The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-09-14

as has everything else. Originally $4,000 was
expected to build and equip a house suitably
Lumber has gone up. Wages are higher. Furni-
ture Is almost unattainable. Transportation is
difficult. Constant delays occur. Nevertheless
Hostess houses must be built. The appropria-
ton must be sufficient to cover all these diff
cultieS. TWenty-Seven thousand dollars is not
too much to invest in of these hospitality
centerS.
Even after the house is built, alterations and
additions must go The military sanitary
regulations must be fulfilled, even if they in
crease III severity. With summer comes the
screening necessary. Yet every house is worth
to the community and to the nation in general
all the money invested in it. OF the $5,OO0.00O
budget appropriated by the work council of
the Young Womens Christian association 81, 750-
900 is being devoted to Hostess houses.
Another work of the greatest importance which
has just been undertaken by the Young Wonl-
ems Christian association is the housing of wom-
en- workers in connection with our great indus
trial establishments. While this is not strictly
a new problem created by the war, the calling
of many women workers to service makes
the situation Immediately acute. Obviously the
providing of proper housing for these newly
called women workers, since it is part OF
the war program, must be done by the govern
ment. The Young WOmens Christian associa-
ton is now constructing at its own expense two
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man Annex Chilcothe and another at Charles
ton, S. G.. for the women employees i'm the navy
uniform factory. The latter is being built at
the request of Secretary Daniels If the govern
ment shall decide to make provision for the
housing of its women workers, the Young Wom-
ems Christian association offers to provide the
needed social and recreational workers.
Based on its experience in housing girls dur
ing the last 50 years, the association believes
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can have social life and an opportunity to Ell
tertan their friends. and still be under some of
The restrictions of the hOne that older women
want independence of living, many of them
0DJecting to living in large groups because of
The noise and confusion and ensuing fatigue and |
that IT Is more successful TO house non-English |
speaking foreign girls in small groups, until they
learn English and become used TO American GUS |
toms.
The type "a" building, the permanent struc.
ture which the association is building at Charles.
ton, is designed for use in places where only ono !
building will be erected.
The dining room and recreation hall, several |
parlors, and bedrooms for A girls are on the
1rst floor. There Is but entrance for the
residents. This makes it possible for the ma
ron or social head of the house. who is in the Of
ice near the door, to see everyone who comes
n or goes out.
opening out of 1t several parlors separated
rom the hall by arches To the right is an en-
rance 30 the wing containing the recreation hall
md dining room. These rooms so arranged
hat they can be thrown into one for a large
social gathering.
There are bedrooms for 81 girls on the sec
md floor. There is also a sitting room sepa-
ated from the hall only by pillars. This is for
he use Of the girls only. Next to this is a
mall sewing room with facilities for sewing |
On the third floor bedrooms for six girls,
n infrrnary and a private bath.
In Industrial communities the buildings are |
attended to be grouped effectively possible
nth due regard to natural advantages There |
an of course, be many units are neces- |
ary 1t is also proposed to provide a number |
{ three and fOur-family houses to accommodate |
1e elder wcmen and the English-speaking |
Dreign girls. In all of these buildings an at
ampt has been made to use style OF archi l
acture which is distinctly AmA'.