Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-08-18
join FORCES FOR BIG
DRIVE NEXT NOVEMBER
\. NJ. G. A, Y. w. @. A., War Camp
Community Service and Library As
ISOLATION to Present Case Jointly.

community Service and Library AS
ISOLATION to Present Case Jointly.
NOW CARRYING ON LARGE WORK
Funds Needed to Extend Varied Ell.
forts in Franco and In America
for Soldiers, Nurses and Munition
Makers.
We had u telegram last night from
the Young Woman's Christian Asso-
citation headquarters In New York tell
Ing us that at meeting yesterday OF
representatives of the Y. w. e. a.. the
y. NJ. c. A. the war camp community
service and tho American Library AS
ISOLATION 1t had been decided that in
stead OF the much heralded drive OF
would be great union drive of all
tour or tisse organizations for 4 great
~ increased war fund Of s133,500.00O, TO
begin the week OF November H." said
Miss caliy Ryland publicity director Of
inc Young Woman's Christian Assocla-
ZION. for the State of Virginia.
In q statement explaining the new
driVe. George w. Perkins. representing
the 7. NJ. c. A: Mrs Henry u. Dawson,
the 7. w. c. a.: Myron T. Herrick, the
war camp community service, and
Frank A. Vanderbilt. OF the America
Library Association. announced that in
order TO avoid the serious overlappiny
and confusion into which communities
would be thrown by having four
separate and distinct drives by these
great organizations which are 30 inti-
matety connected with all war work
activities, tho organizations which they
represented had concluded to make ono
cooperative drive answer for all.
The 3l33.50o.o00 which they arc ask.
ing VIII be divided as follows:
- 81: -. a.. 800, 600, 900
-: W. y. 49,. ............. 100000
war camp community SER
e .''.... $1,000, 900
american Library Associa-
ZION 100000
MAKE ONE COMMON
DRIVE FOR FOUR OBJECTS
The organizations do not attenpt TO
dictate how the money collected dur.
Ing the week OF November IL should
DC raised 1t is strongly urged, how
ever that local representatives OF tho
'ouF associations combine their ma
chinery In such fashion that the cam
paish take on the aspect, not Of four
separate drives. but Of one CANNON
drive. In which each Of the four has
a part.
Each organization. OF course, ia
gong TO put forth It's best efforts. So
i"r aa inc 7. w. c. A. is concerned
W. VIII send out. prior to the drive.
Ivy trained women speakers to all Tho
cites. towns and country districts ;n
sTsinia to present the purposes OF ,ha
l. W. {. y. work for women in mis-
ou"Fs' inc national campaipu
"hich WI! he for women treat rail-
.ns caii To unity the woman power Of
.an, VIII be practically the
SANE Nv. IN every state in the Union.
-, the hfst time IN the history of
,ho ,, 'he government has asked
the women to help solve tho rr.,,
P'o"iems OF industrial war work To-
moneh. Tho government asked tho v
W. =. n. to build and maintain hos,o.
houses In the camps and can,onro,,-,
LOT inc convenience of the women whn
.o.he 10 'isit tho soldiers. At tho pres.
l'Ihc there are sixty hostess houses
,,os zion IN tho camps. and thirty
,i',e nave been asked for and mr..
uhder construction. In som. ~ 49,.
houses more than 1900 peopI. srs
served daily In the cafeteria ~.
OF them handle every wee,, sun,s -,
,.y which range from $50 ooo -
*'V''oo as their budget expense.
PRAISES WORK DONE
FOR NUNITION NAkEps
:, ~, 40 stfikiLs has the work NJ ,h.
-, w. Z. a. beer in France tina, Pr
MISTER Clemcnceau recently SON, ~
us James Cushman. New York chat.
.'a" oL inc National War Work Conn
~ ior consultation while she was in
Paris VI. Clemenceau sta,nI vas IN
time that he felt that the comfort 40
e"ee' winch the women had been ,his
10 give the drcar and denressaS
workers at the munition plants-the
sort OF cheer which means to them
.s nc -had oeen of untold value In
nsthening them and aiding them
III .neir hard work for the army.
The chief munition plants in Er,
are at ot. Etienne and Lyons IT is
IN these two centers that the Y. w r
WORKERS nave concentrated their
Efforts In behalf OF the women en-
pioyed In munition plants. mich
money has already been spent IN hn;id
Ing Tor them suitable dormitories
recrea tional centers and cafeterias
In this country a great department
Tor the care OF girls in Industry has
grown In the Y. w. c. A. at the earnest
[ r, or the government. Industrial
women workers are being estabIjshed
In the CHIEF Industrial centers Of the
country as fast as, space and eouin.
ment can be found for them.
The Blue Triangle. the Official in
sigma OF the Young Women's Chris
tian Association, will be used this fail
as the emblem for the greatest war
drive FOR women ever held in this
country. The story Of the Blue TT
angle Is the story of the Girl VIII
Had to tako His job More than
100000 women have entered the es-
sential war industries In the past
year.
BIG WORK For AMERICAN
NURSES NOW IN FRANCE
Miss Blanche Geary. who is the
special economic expert OF the ma
tional board. described the work which
the Y. w. c. a. Is doing for the nurses
in France at the war council in New
York last week. She said France Is
a gigantic war factory-aDd the battle
line. The American nurses there have
to face the hardships of rush times
and terribly wounded men. and their