Gunnison news-champion., 1918-10-18
A BIT OF HOME
WITHIN THE CAMP

A long. low building Of frame con-
structiOn. attractlvely planned. with
Wide verandas and homelIke aspect.
Outside are hanging the flaRs-the
Stars and Stripes, which must soon
he tnken In as Il Is nearly sunset. and
another ing bearing q little triangle
Of blue and the letters \. w. @, A.
Il is fall afternoon and the air 10
bit sharp. Through the front windows
of the house the woman approaching
up the wnlk Gun see the cheerful glow
Of IN open fireplace. There 10 the
sound Of u plano and some one II
singing.
The woman. who u slight and young
and tiretl-looking. puts her heavy suit
case down on the walk and shifts the
baby she IL carrying to the other arm.
She listens = uinnEe, then picks up the
luggnge and wake brasely up to the
front door. Some one has heard her
coming and 10 there to meet her. Some
one always u In places like this. The
door II thrown open and . kind wom-
ans voice says: s.Oh. do come In and
rest Let me take the. baby" The
baby Il passed over and the stranger,
worn from long journey. rred and
sad. IA given the welcome which only
the 7. W. G. 4. hostesses know how to
give. s1f9 q ~ sa''
7 She explains that she has, come TO
zee John before be leaves for the
front, She has been saving her rnoney
| for; travelfng expenses. and has come
to surprise him. John has never seen
the baby, and now maybe he. never
will. for - has: discosered thatsl John
has just. left on D. .two- days -tusloush
70 surprise her. Before she could get
. train back TO her home Johns fur
Tough will have expired and be viii be
on, hls way bach to; camR Thel little
mother does not know how to meet the
situation, ard tears of fatigue and ttlls-
appointmspt begin 70 Sow. " i F9a
e~well, thaes toO bsd,'' ssyspthe sym
patkesIc I. w q. A. worker. '.But
cheer. up. You can Just stay here for
1. couple ,of days Well Send = wire
to John at the .,nfst placs bis trafp
stops and tell him to, take, the next
train back He can enjoy bis fusiouth
here" hn.f ID. .fsi dEtlc
This u, done anli Che littis family
has I glorious day Of II p
The Young W0men's Christian asso-
ciation has established 82 hostess
houses Of this character for American
| soldiers and saIless and their families.
| In this brief buiietin q news. lies one
Of the mpsf potent fsctors in the win
| Ming Of this war. Our boys are nght.
ing for thsis ihomes. The \. W. @. 4.
| With NJ hostess work In this country
fsnd in France h helping to keep thu
ideal OF American home life con.
| stantly before the men who are pro
| tecting It. These men had to 90 away
| from their individual homes, but there
u home which follows theme place
where they can 60 when they arc of
| duty and meet t1sir families and rest
There IL Z room In every I. W. 9. A
hostess house with . real fireplace ID
II and domestic hearth. There an
j chairs with cushions On them: thu
china II not Of The iron-bound bucket
variety necessary b esmps; and bsg'
VI Ill. the boys ny, there are ntcs
women to talk to-. No boy II cauuy
would hesitate to ask his nothsr q
sister or the giFl ~ thinks mot e q
! meet him At . Z. W. O. \. heesA foI
he knows that the women - win -
4 There are Of tke right kinA.. - ~
fact thst Il = knovn tAat thseo = I
4 real. honey place near saeA 0mp au
i thorized ~ tie var department IN
4 presided eyee by 1i6nlAsd and lsone'
i vomen, has ssfved vefy largely to Il
! I.courage IL che type = wp4aa -
4 keep her aWAytffpa ~ ~ - ~
neriy preyed upca.