The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1918-08-16

as has everything else Originally $4,000 was
expected to build and equip house suitably.
Lumber has gone up. Wages are higher. Furni-
ture is almost unattanable. 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 one of these hospitality
centers.
Even after the house is built, alterations and
additions must go on. The military sanitary
regulations must be fulfilled, even if they in
crease i'll 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,OOO,OOO
budget appropriated by the war work council of
the Young Women's Christian association 81, $780,
600 is being devoted to Hostess houses
Another work of the greatest Importance which
has just been undertaken by the Young Wom-
ems Christian association is the housing of wom-
en- workers In connection with our great indus
trial establishments While this is not strictly
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 a part of
the war program, must be done by the govern
ment. The Young Women's Christian associa-
tioh Is now constructing, at its own expense two
buildings as demonstration; one at Camp Sher.
man Annex, Chillicothe, and another at Charles
'or ). e., FOR the women employees in the navy
uniform factory. The latter is being built ut
the request of Secretary Daniels. If the govern
iheht snail decide to make provision for the
housing OF its women workers. the Young wom
GU CHRISTIAN association offers to provide the
needed social and recreational workers
Based on its experience in housing girls DIR.
Ing the last 90 years, the association believes
that younger girls should be grouped where thev
eau nave social life and an opportunity TO en-
terrain their friends. and still be under Some of,
ehe restrictions of the home; that older women
"ane independence of living many of them
ooIeeeihs 10 living In large groups because of
.le noise and confusion and ensuing fatioua and
hat 1t Is more successful to house non Enn,,,
speahing foreign girls In small groups until they
'earh English and become used to American enc
toms. Gus
"e type "A building, the permanent strnc
.uie "hleh the association is building at Charlas.
ION, Is designed for use in places where only ono
building will be erected INV
,a.,a u'u'ns room and recreation hall, several
paflors ana bedrooms for Al girls ara az ~
nrst floor. There is but ono ontr., =" .ne
ies'ueh's This makes ii possible for ~ -.
..oh or social head of the house who is in tho -
"ee near the door. to see everyone who co,,as
In or goes out nv eoHes
en'fahee nall is attractive and homa,ito
opening out of 1t are several parorS sanasa.a,
I'm 'ae ha'i by arches. To the right is an an.
and d,n,na ,s wing containing the recreation hall
''a uiHihs room. These rooms ara 60 .l M,
na' they can be thrown into one far " ,asea
social gathering o"e ior large
ona a. are bedrooms for 81 girls on tho COZ
ona moor There is also sitting room ss se
The ns ..9 ~ IN, ne hal only by pillars This is f.,
,ae use Oh The girls only. Next ~ hi - ioi
On ths " t"s. room with facilities for sewins
=, =" aae 1hird door are bedrooms for sS a,ns
,ntana"d - communities the BUILDINGS arc
with o aa 70 De grouped effectively rs noss,
can. Of conrs sa'p u 70 natural advantages There
- Ssfs Is also proposed to provide ase heees-
the n1' ana four-famy houses to lumber
cue elder Women and the non.Fns asgonnnodate
temn s ns s,F's In all of these budngs spsakins
lecture which - made to use style of arch,