The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-10-25
A BIT OF HONE
WITHIN The CAMP

A long. low building of frame con
struction, attractively planned, WIN
wide verandas and homelike aspect |
Outside are hanging the fiags-the |
Stars and Stripes, which must sOOE |
be taken In as IL is nearly sunset. ann
another flag bearing a little triangle
of blue and the letters \. w. y. a.
Ii is q fall afternoon and the AR Is
bit sharp. Through the from windows
Of the house the woman approaching
up the walk can see the cheerful glow
of an open fireplace There is the
sound of piano and some one is
singing
The woman. who is slight and young
and tired-looking. puts her heavy suit
case down Oh the walk and shifts the
baby she Is carrying to the other arm
She listens a minute, then picks up the
luggage and walks hraveiy up TO the
front door. Some one has heard her
coming and is there 70 meet her. Some
| one always is 10 places like this. The
door is thrown open ana kind WON
ans voice says: "Oh. do come in and
resi-, Let me take the baby. Inc
hany is passed over and the stranger
worn from long journey, tired ana
sad. Is given the welcome winch only
the Y. w. Z. A. hoStesSes know how 10
give.
She explains that she has come TO
see John before he leaves for the
front. She has been saving her money
for travelling expenses. and has come
| 10 surprise him. John has never seen
the baby, and now maybe he never
will. for she has discovered that Johtl
has lust left on Il two days furiOuSh
I'D surprise her. Before she could set
a train back to her home Johns FUR
Tough will have expired and he Will be
on his way back 10 camp. The httie
mother does not know how to meet the
situation and tears of fatigue ana ais
appointment begin to flow.
! We'll. that's too bad" says the sym
Il pathetic Y. w. &. A. worker. Bu'
cheer up. You can just stay here FOL
coupIe of days. Well send wire
r. to John at the first place his tralI
s stops and tell him TO take the mex
a train back. He can enjoy his furlougf
Z. here"
e, This is done and the little famil!
- has Il glorious day of 1t.
a The Young Wmnen's Christian asso
cation has established " hostes
o.. 5uuScs Of this character for America
ly soldiers and sailors and their families
bit u t.as brief bulletin Of news lies on
y. II the most potent factors In the VIII
81 uing Of this war. Our hoys are hgh
NJ FOR their homes. Tie I. w. =.
=" With its hostess work in this cOuntr
nd in France Is helping TO keep ID
49, deal ot American home life col
). .tantlN before THE men who are PR
/ tect'ng It. These men had 10 90 ava
] rom ;ne.r 'iaiiViuaai homes Out thei
"A home 80 =. ta.jnwS ihem-a pla'
1 .h.re ,ney - ~ vixen they are o
I: Miy and meet lhe.r ,amilles ana res
there i a. room III every l. ". T.
= hoStaSS house uith 81 real fireplace
os- II and IA don.,t.c hearth. There a
OF chairs with cushions Oh them; u
he chiaa * not OF the sron-bouhd ouch
~ variety necessary in camps ana oe
NJ of MI the boys say, there are IN
''0 women Ia talk 10. Ne boy IN can
III would hesitate to- ask his mother
mr. sister or the girl he thinks most OF
his meet him al Y. w &. a. house. l
os- he knows that the women sue VIII
air there are Of the right kind Inc We
cal fact that II IL known that there Is
ne, -, ho,,,, nI.o., n.ar each camp
am sooortmert a
ca lhoil"eu y. lhe wal
TIA presided over by digniied and rem
women, has served very largely 10
courage the other type OF woman =
keep her away from the men sne
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