Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-06-14
Society Eue11ts and Personals
FINE IMPRESSION
MADE By HOSTESS
HOUSE OF PARIS

What the Hotel Petrograd Is mean
Ing to women and girls In France ID
told in letters which are received on
this side continually. Mrs. Henry
Conkling, writing from Paris to a
friend. says:
Has anyone written you, I won
der, Of the splendid impression the
Paris Y.W.C.A. Hostess Housed The
Hotel Petrograd) made Immediately.
"The house appears to have been
well selected from the point Of view
Of location. as 1t. is certainly conve-
nient to almost any starting point and
The impression Of business efficiency,
the cheerfulness and the pleasantness
that confront one on entering are re-
markable. They strike the note, at
once, OF personal freedom, Of order
illness and Of welcome. Whenever I
have dropped in, I have come away
with an added conviction Of the value
Of American atmosphere which, from
the first, has been created there,
Whether one has an errand in the Of
flee, whether n waits observingly in
drawing room or elsewhere for ones
hostess Of the moment; whether one
attractiveness. Of tho dining room at
luncheon or at teatime, whether one
uses a housekeeper's noting Of little
details that make for efficient organi-
cation, one is satisfied that the right
group of women are conducting this
affair, and when later results Of value
shall be added up in France, Of
American needs filled. the -Y.W.C.A.
Hostess House is going ITO take first
place.
Miss Geary told me some very in
teresting things the other day. There
Is not a rule confronting q guest from
Of women's smoking and dancing at
this time was very readily adjusted by
Miss Geary who merely stated that a
smoking room was arranged for men
guests; and that dancing was not
thought desirable for Americans at
this moment Of war in France, as the
best element Of the French were not
dancing. Everyone adapted herself
cheerfully.
your Y.w.C.A. secretaries have
just a few problems to solve. and n
wonders with admiration how such
an initiative has been made to run
smoothly in a foreign country so
quickly, especially as life in Trance
nerve-racking moments that take a
lot out Of people with responsibilities.
The Y.W.C.A. secretaries are creating
q very valuable impression in France,
ono more worthy detail Of Dur won
derful national initiative.
lone watches with deep and solemn
Joy. these great days, the spreading Of
our Eagles wings. All you tell me
all that reaches me from the Amert-
can men and women coming to our
home, all that I see Of our army. all
that I meet Of women on service Of
their country. sonvinces me increas-'
ingly, that the vast national wave Of
intelligent patriotism is sweeping for
ward to q very high level. The unit
edness, the splendid r~enunciation. the
far-visioned initiatives. the deep
gravity Of intent. all evolve, natural-
ly, one feels, from the national atti-
tude that is our best United states.
How long, those Of us who have
cared, have dreamed and prayed for
the spledid awakening Best of :. all
that we may accomplish, L find Of jirst
value the stretching Of the national
mind and the profound sense Of hui
man comradeship developed by ma
tional and allied problems Certainly.
we are giving our best all along the
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