El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-09-05

MORE than 30 representatives from
wi west Texas and southeast New
Mexico are in attendance at the first
war work institute OF the Y. ". C. A..
which opened Wednesday afternoon at
the local association building in II
Paso.
Mrs. Henry T. Bowie. president Of
the FL Paso's "Y.' and a member Of
the national war work council and Of
the field committee. is presiding at
the meetings. the last one OF which
will conclude this afternoon Miss
EdeIeen Begg. state organizer for war
work in Texas. is also an important
factor at the meeting, as IS Miss J.
MackIin Beatty. Of Deming. New Mex
leo, and Miss Margaret Hutchinson.
Of Albuquerque, director OF war WORK
in New Mexico.
Mrs. ". a. Hawkins, local charm IN
OF war work and a member or the
national war work council gave the
address Of welcome al WEDNESDAY az
ternoon's opening session. and is man
aging the,details Of the institute Miss
Hutchinson gave resume OF me
world and national organizations OF
the Y. W. C A., showing the fitness OF
that association for its present task
in connection with the war. because
OF its 50 years specialization in work
with girls and wOmen-it has national
organizations in 30 countries OF the
world. and student organizations IN
80 countries
Mrs. Bowie told OF the past year Of
war work. touching on the various
departments. which include hostess
house work. emergency housing, com
munity work in munitiOn centers-
work for negro women, and for for
eign speaking women, club and recre-
alton work in communities adjacent
70 camps-all OF the above at home
and work for American women
abroad. such as nurses ana signal
corps girls and work for French, Bel
Eian. Russian, Polish, Serbian and
Italian women abroad
Miss Beatty, who was the first Wom-
an sent by the government 10 the
canal zone. in community Work among
the women who follow their husbands
in the construction work Of the big
Panama achievement. talked mostly
on the hostess house she has charge
Of in Deming- She told OF young mar
rled women who came TO see their
husbands, though they did not have a
cent for the return trip home OF
young mothers with tiny babes, who
came for a farewell before the over
seas trip to the young soldier hus-
band. OF the care given mothers and
their numerous orOodss without root
over their heads except that offered
at the hostess house and she related
the open house" that prevailed there,
just prior TO the leaving OF the di-
vision-the last moments together be-
ing spent there by many couples
This morning, Miss Helene HUI
faker. local war work secretary re-
Gently sent TO FL PasO by national
headquarters. told OF the need OF war
work here Miss Begg explained the
cooperative campaign and gave pub
licity pointers 10 the representatives
for their future work. Mrs. Bowie
told of war work in munition centers,
and the assemblage adjourned for
luncheon in the tea room
This afternoons session holds some
intensely interesting discussion. none
OF which promises more than Miss
BeEg's explanation OF what Uncle sam
expects Of the women this year
Mrs Bowie viii also explain the
work overseas
Trinity Methodist Missionary So
ciety met Tuesday for an all day sew
ing for the Red Cross. in the church
parlors- Mrs D. II smith presided
at the business hour. the devotional
being led by Mrs. Hubert Smith and
Rev. p. r. Knfckerbocker. Mrs. A. A.
-awler sang. Mrs. J. C.. Ballard ac-