Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1918-08-15

as has everything else. Originally $4,000 was
expected to build and equip house suitably.
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 din
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 on. The military sanitary
regulations must be fulfilled, If they In
crease in severity. With summer comes the
screening necessary. Yet every house is worth
the community and to the nation in general
all the money invested In it. OF the 100000
budget appropriated by the war work council OF
the Young Women's Christian association $1,z5O-
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 WON
workers In connection with great indus
trial establishments. While this is not strictly
a 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 1T is part of
the program, must be done by the govern
ment The Young Women's Christian associa-
ton is now constructing, at its own expense, two
buildings as demonstration; at Camp Sher>
man Annex, Chillicothe, and another at Charles
ton. s. c., for the women employees in 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 it's experience in housing girls dur
Ing the last so years, the association believes
that younger girls should be grouped where they
can have social life and an opportunity to
terrain their friends, and still be under some of
the restrictions of the home; that older women
want independence of living. many OF them
Objecting to living In large groups because of
the noise and confusion and ensuing fatigue and
that 1t is more successful to house non-English-
speaking foreign girls In small groups. until they
learn English and become used to American
toms.
The type "a" building, the permanent struc-
ture which the association is building Charles
ton, is designed for use In places where only one
building will be erected.
The dining and recreation hall, several
parlors, and bedrooms for A girls are on the
first door. There is but entrance for the
residents This makes 1t possible for the ma
tron social head of the house. who in the of
ice near the door. to everyone who comes
In or goes out.
The entrance hall is attractive and homelike.
from the hall by arches. To the right is
trance to the wing containing the recreation hall
and dining room. These rooms arranged
that they can be thrown into for a large
social gathering
There bedrooms for 81 girls ON the Sec
ond floor. There is also sitting sepa-
the OF the girls only Next to this is .
small sewing room with facilities for sewing.
On the third floor bedrooms for six girls
infrmary and private bath.
In Industrial communities the buildings are
intended to be grouped effectively possible
with due regard to natural advantages There
can. Of course. be as many units as neces-
sary- 1t is also proposed to provide number
of three and four~family houses to accommodate
the elder women and the non-Eneiish- speakin
foreign girls In an of these buildings AN at-
tempt has been made to use a style Of archi-
lecture which IL distinctly Americsn