The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-01-07
HOSTESS House
AT CAMP DODGE
OPENED TODAY
Problem of Caring for Fem
mime Visitors Solved By
Y. w. @. A.

Camp Dodge, Ia, Jan. with the
! opening here today Of the 7. w. Q,
A. hostess house." the greatest
problem in reference to feminine Wis
itors to the camp was solved.
| The building affords a place where
women may eat, rest, write and even
spend the night in emergencies. on
! their visits to national army men.
Miss Adele SeyIe, formerly indus
| trial secretary of the Des Moines Y.
w. 9. A, is in charge of the hostess
house, assisted by staff of four
members, supplemented by volun-
teer workers from Des Moines.
The building was erected and
equipped by the national z. w. G. A.
war council and the total cost is
estimated at more than 10000 This
money was drawn from the $4,000
600 raised in the recent nationwide
campaign.
Mrs. e. r. Dunshee of woodburn,
Ia, is official hostess without pay.
She is a trained nurse and her hus-
band is in the American medical
service in France.
Mrs. Dunshee will be assisted by
women from Des Moines and the
wives Of many officers in camp, and
enough women to meet all demands
win be on hand each day after the
institution entirely completes its or
ganization.
One Of the features of the build
ing is a cafeteria, where from 200 to
300 persons can eat at one time This
department viii be in charge of Miss
Margaret Blandins who has had wide
experience as government repre-
sentative in county conservation and
food economic work, recently in Ne
braska. M
The two other regular staff mem
bers will be an information secretary
and an emergency secretary, the lat
ter acting virtually in the capacity
OF poltcewoman through co-opera-
ton with the camp police.
While the hostess house is open to-
all women visiting the camp unde-
sirable characters will be ruled out
Immediately they are discovered and
efforts made to prevent them from
using the advantages of the buildingI
in any way.
The building is sOx12O feet and is
two stories each, connected by al
one-story neck which comprises
the lobby, 80x90 feet.
Features include, in addition to the
cafeteria and lobby, a nursery where
infants can be left during visits to
the camp, rest rooms, parlors a
large veranda and dormitory accom-
for twenty-five persons.
1t is not planned to use regularly
the dormitory rooms, but they arei
intended primarily for emergencies,
as when weather conditions force
women visitors to stay over night att
the camp.
Many organizations of women inl
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torment have promised to contrib |
ute foodstuffs-iellies, jams, etc
and equipment for dormitory rooms. |
Miss Seyle has had eleven years
experience in x. w. G. A. work and |
promises to perfect every facility
possible for making the hostess
house a convenient place for women
visitors to the camp. When every
thing is running smoothly" a for
NAL opening reception will be held. |
Miss Seyle has asked The Associ- |
ated Press to invite use of the hos
tess house by women of Iowa. Min /
nesota, Illinois and North Dakota, |
and any other women who desire
to visit camp.
Pupils" in the officers training,
school, which opened here Saturday, /
got down to work in earnest today.
Training will follow on the general
lines of that i'm the first two officers
camps at Fort Smelling, Mimi, and
the camp will continue three months. /
Two hundred and ninety OF the
for commissions are from
Iowa, the State college, the College
Of st. Thomas, st. Paul, st. PauTs
academy at DeIafield. Wis,
and Dubuque college.
Authorization has been received
from Washington for doubling the
capacity OF the base hospital here
Ut cost estimated at 100000. The
hospital now has a capacity off 500
patients and the average number Of
patients is 600.
The Improvement work Is expect
ID to start soon.