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Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-09-27
What is a Hostess House?
Blue Triangle Series.

BUG ITange 5eTTtS
What is a Hostess House?
"The place where you al get anything you want from a egg to an
elephantr answers of Uncle Sans doughboys at Camp Dix
"Just one bit of Heaven packed full of angels P answers another boy in
khaki
"Just n phase Of the Young Womens Christian Association War Work
Council Activities" answers Mrs Henry P. Dawson, treasurer Of the National
Board Y. W. c. A
The hostess houses are the homes that serve the entire nation. No hostess
house is built except at the direct request of the commanding officer, and each
house has its Individuality They have been erected by the J. w. c. A. at
the request of the government as an answer to the problem of what to do
with the women relatives and friends, and the men ao who come to visit
the soldiers either while in training or N route to France The need was
first brought sharply to the attention of the government in the early days Of
under any improvsed shelter they could find to see their men, or froze in an
uncompromising atmosphere of 40 below. Then the government realized that
women will spend their last penny and endure almost any hardship to say a
last farewell to their men folk before they embark for France
Miss Vera Shaefer, representative of the War Work Council in the north
eastern field, had previously encountered the problem In her work among
women OF the Mexican border. Two weeks after the S o S came from tn
commanding officer at Patsburg Miss Shaefer had the first hostess house
has grown to nation wide proportions, with over 80 hostess houses in Or near
the army and navy military camps from the Atlantic to the Pacific, with more
being erected as fast as labor and lumber can be secured. New Jersey has
Y. ". c. A. hostess houses at Camp Dxa and Camp Merritt
No doubt if elephants proved a necessity % thu comfort of the army O.
friends on this side of the Atlantic the hostess houses would have them.
Our doughboy may have exaggerated a bit but he has learned Ito ask for what
he wants and generally secures 1t If it is in the power of the hostess to get
it for him. from a room for his mother overnight to a marriage license ror
himself on a few hours notice.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-09-27
Y. w. C. A. ADDS BOMB PARLoR
TO HOTEL PETROGRAD.

Paris, Sept. GA new Bomb Par
lor'' has Just been added as a life saw
ing feature to the Hotel Petrograd, run
by the Young Women's Christian AS
ISOLATION for American women work
ing in France. The Bomb Parlor Is a
good sized room at the bottom of the
house and has no outside walls. When
a series of walls from sirens announce
air raids the guests scramble out OF
bed and get down to the Bomb Parior
In double quick time. Once there they
feel safe from harm.
81 have seen Red Cross nurses fast
asleep on the floor of the Bomb Parlor
in spite of the awful din Of the raids"
writes one of the Y. w. G. A. workers
in the Hotel Petrograd. "Many times
I have made the flight down to the
Bomb Parlor twice in a night. 1t is
war, and we soon get so used to these
nocturnal visits we can drop off 70
sleep again as soon as we get back to
bed. We spend the time between the
"Alerte," which turns us out of bed,
and the "Al clear" which sends US
back to bed, in playing games, visiting
or reading down in the Bomb Parlor.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-09-27

all, that clothing reveals personality,
and that to gain personality they must
consider their work. its ideals, and
their own social responsibility. Forty
nine hairpins and a fluffy cascade of
feminine adornment are becoming OBJ
solete since Uncle Sam is accepting
woman workers. Modesty in dress
means the right attitude toward the
dignity and worth of the human body,
and respect for dignity does not go
with a neck too exposed for business.
Again women are learning that a
business proposition Is not an ante
room to matrimony. While it goes
without saying that for the average
woman marriage is a state both right
and greatly to be desired, it by no
means justifes her using her place
In the business world primarily as a
means of securing a possible husband.
The woman today who wishes to fill
a place in the business world until
such time as it Is convenient for her
to marry, in all fairness to other wo-
men who assume business responsible
fly permanently, must surrender her
self to the task she has chosen In no
half hearted way. Employment must.
cease to be merely a means of secur-
ing money for alluring clothes.
Women are fast learning that If
they desire equal pay for equal work
the first emphasis must be placed ON
the work. The time has come when
they must cease to demand both the
rights of men and the privileges of
If they desire to be CO.
laborers with men in the business
world, with equal opportunities and
equal pay, they must face business
with a mans steadfastness of purpose
and real desire to succeed. The bust
ness woman Of today must be willing
to forego such styles Of dress as will
distract from the business in hand and
surround them with a sex conscious
ness which is not conducive to solid
work nor to sound morals.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-09-27
J. H. Coombs Lumber Co., Inc.
Lumber MiIWOrk Hardware
PENNSGROVE PHULSBORO
Old Story Disproved.

Most persons know the story told
of Cleopatra, to illustrate her luxurious
habits of living, that she dissolved in
her wine a precious pearl. No one
seems yet to have questioned what
must have been the effect upon the
drink, but scientists scott at the pos
sibility Of such solution. The fact is
pearls are not soluble in wine. The
most powerful vinegar affects them
slowly and never entirely d~issolves
them, for the organic matter remains
behind in Ghe shape of a spongy mass
that is larger than the original pearl.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-09-27
Psychology Of War
On Women's Dress
BY LENA MADISON PHILLIPS,
Y. w. C. A. National Board Secretary
for Business Women.

"Work while you work and primp
at home" is the e slogan for the
woman in business. With the call to
her new duties brought about by war
has come to woman the knowledge
that to succeed In business she cam
not think of her clothes during office
hours. The old fashioned idea that
woman is always clustering about her
dress Is rapidly being killed in action.
If the business women are to meet
the demands of the present day chal-
lenge, thus fulfilling the promise of
their past achievements, the stand
ards of the average woman must be
raised as a means thereto, n The
raising of standards mean sensible
dressing. To appear at the office with
fuzzy hair, high heels and the primp-
ing attitude to work all day with n
eye on the clock and the other on the
mirror, had a tendency to lower stand
ards. Ideas on the change in the at
tire of business women have been fer
menting for some time. One clever
woman has even gone 10 far as to
work out the fact based on a canvass
and statistics that the who
was always fussing over her clothes
and primping during Office hours did
not get her salary raised.
With the coming of the war woman's
work has been made real, and all
these %fermenting ideas are fast being
crystalized. WOMEN have found the
waists that muss on the slightest prov
ocation, like chiffon, and other mate
rails designed for the drawing room,
impractical for the real work they are
now called upon to do. They have
found that high heels advertise weak
ness, and those who are doing Uncle
Sans work must think of their feet
in terms of strong ankles and strong
arches. They have discovered, above
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-09-27
Mcornsu of Latin Derivation.

Corps is a French word, derived
from the Latin corpus, a body, and
means an organized body of men,
either civil or military, as a police
corps, marine corps, etc. It does not
signify any particular number, but an
organized body. In the United States
army a corps consists of two or more
divisions, each containing three brig
AIDES and each brigade three regiments.
The term first came into use in this
country during the Civil War period.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-09-27
THE GIRL WHO TOOK
HIS PLACE.

+ There are today over l2,OOO,- :
j. 600 women In industry. Two :
+ million have entered war indus =
+ tries during the past year. When
j. the Government planned its huge
+ industrial shops the housing OF :
j. these millions of women was a
j. minor consideration. The Y. W.
+ G. A. was called upon n a :
T. undertaken this important serv- :
+ ice for the Government. Tx :
i perts studied the situation. sag :
+ gestions and plans ere drawn :
j. and submitted to the Secretary
+ Of War and Mr.. Otto Eidlitz, :
+ chairman Of the Housing Com :
j. mittee of the Council for Nation
i al Defence. These suggestions :
i we're put in pamphlet form n :
1. distributed to V thousand
+ manufacturers. They are now
i. accepted as authoritative for the
+ housing of women war workers. :
y - ~ ~ A .
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-09-27
sseessesesseseee
GIRLS PATRIOTIC LEAGUE
OF THE Y. w. C. A.

0 The Girls Patriotic League has
. a large membership in New Jer-
sey. 1t has been promoted by the
D Y. w. G. A. as a part Of the war
0 work 1t has i~naugurated among
0 the girls Of America. Every girl
0 in the country, whatever her
D race or creed, Is eligible to mem
D bership. 1t has no constitution
D and no officers. Girls may be-
0 come members by signing the
. following pledge:
D 81 pledge to express my patri-
D otism-
Q "By doing better than ever be-
Q fore whatever work I have to
o do.
B "By rendering whatever special
D service I can at this time to
my country.
D sBy living up to the highest
D standard Of character and hon
or, and by helping others to do
o the same"
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-09-27
!, Y. w. C. A. WORK
IN AMERICA.

. When the War Department
o began to get the men of the (
o country ready for war plans
o yer laid without much thought
0 of the women, but a stream of {
o women started coming to the
0 environments, with no provision {
0 made for them, though many {
0 came from distances too far {
0 away to return at once. The {
. Government needed the women's (
Q help. and the Y. W. @. A. was {
. found to be the only organization {
0 equipped for the work. Out of {
o this grew the hostess house of
o the Y. w. @. A, of which there {
o r now 90, with more being {
o erected.
0 o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-09-27
Y. w. c. A. WORK IN FRANCE

X The Y. W. G. A. Is helping the
X women In France in recreation
X al, educational and relief work.
X Little home csnters for Aner-
X can Army LII In base hospi-
Y tails have been established in CO.
X operation with the Red Cross
X and the Y. ID. G. A. A hut is
X built by the Red Cross on or
X near the hospital grounds. One
X end of it is taken by the Y. M.
X Q. A., and n room belongs to
X the z. W. @. A, and In this one
X room Is inaugurated a bit Of
X home life for the nurses at the
X battle front. 1t is the one spot
kqwhere the nurse may leave the
4 narrowing duties Of the hospital
X behind for a bit Of recreation.
X
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-09-27
PUTTING THE "W" IN
THE BLUE TRIANGLE

o The "W" In the Y. W. g. A.
o stands for women in. War
q Work" Its symbol is the blue
o triangle, the emblem of "The
o Girl He Left Behind Him." The
three points Of the triangle stand
o for protection, education and rec
o reation. In color it represents
o faith, hope and charity. Its area
o is symbolic Of the work the
o Young Women's Christian Asso-
O citation is doing to help win the
O war throughout the United
o States, in France, In Russia,
O and in practically all parts Of
@ the world.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-09-27
THE GIRLS RESERVE
Y. w. G. A..

This Is an organization for 4
young girls from ten 10 eighteen 4
years Of age, with the purpose OF 4
giving them better habits and 4
ideals to make them responsible 4
women capable of living up to 4
the best hopes and traditions of 4
American women. 1t Is a new 4
war organization to which girls 4
In the grade schools, Junior high 4
schools, young employed girls, A
all the Rainbow Club girls and 4
Be Square Club girls are eligible. 4
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-09-27
Y. w. C. A. RECREATION
CENTERS IN FRANCE.

IA Nine social and recreation
Pa centers for women Govern
IA ment workers in France have
IA been established by the Y. W.
IA G. A. Two r in Paris. One
IA was created for American wo-
Pa men in that city, and the
pa other was created at the re-
"a quest of the French Ministry
"a of War for the benefit of girl
"a employees. The remaining CEN
"a tiers are for French munition
IA workers and have cafeterias
IA or lunch rooms, and c~anteens.
"a All work in France has a di-
"a rect bearing on the army.
ID IA ~ ma "a "a "a IA IA
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-03-21

Congratulations to GEORGE A.
FUTILE, new assistant purchasing
agent at the Government Printing
Office.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-03-21
By Mrs. Wilson Wo odrow.

charm and interest.
Oh, yes, don't sigh and turn
away. | mean it. Be charming
just like that. You must have
heard of the ugly duckling. Well,
the ugly duckling, you will remem-
Der, carried of all the prizes. 1t is
not you, my dear, who are at a
disadvantage; it is the pretty girl
who has not yet awakened to the
fact that the merely decorative
persons ultimately are left where
they belong-against the walls.
pretty but inane," is a damning
phrase and hard to live down. No
matter how great a beauty-wor-
shipper a man may be, he very
soon gets fed up on vain and vacu-
Gus pulchritude. To sit and look
at a beautiful object is one Of the
delights Of life, but it is not the
only thing our souls crave by any
means. Do YOU know what our
souls really greatly crave-yours,
mine, everyone's? Just two
things, sympathy and understand
ing.
Every one in the world has dif-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-03-21

achieved; It is merely a matter OF
cleanliness and proper diet and
enough eXercise-that is, unless
you have some definite skin trouble.
As for your clothes. the first
thing Of Importance is to get a
clear idea Of your own style; you
have an own style. you know. Be-
ing very young, everything you
wear should be simple, otherwise
1t detracts from your youth; but
your hats and frocks and coats
should all bring out your best lines
and should suit your coloring.
There you are! As far as out
ward appearance goes you have
done the best that is possible for
yourself, but we will still err on
the cautious side; we will take
the dark view of the situation, and
say that even so, as far as looks
go, you do not come anywhere near
the pretty girls with whom you
associate.
Very well, then. Since they
have eclipsed You in the matter
Of looks, It remains Cor you to
eclipse them in the matter Of
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-03-21
Suggests Extension of w Street

ing in this community and the How
ard Park Citizens Association have
been advocating the opening of W
street from Georgia avenue west to
Ninth street. and . bill was intro
duced IN the House of Representa-
tiVes by FORMER Congressman Samuel
w. Smith. calling for this improve
ment-
An Investigation will prove that Il
Is the logical street to open. and all
the arguments for the same have been
made TO the Commissioners time and
again.
with this street open the eonEss-
ton at Seventh street and Florida
avenue, the ball park entrance. and
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-03-21

also at Seventh and W streets. the
end OF the lie Droit line OF the Wash
ington and Electric Railway Com
pany. will be relieved. and the cars of
the latter line. as we'll as the Ninth
street line, can cross over to the car
shed at Eleventh street and Florida
avenue, permit a line to run down TO
the Union Station. via the lie Droie
line. from the northwest part of the
city, also relieving the congestion on
the and G street tracks. between
Eleventh street and Union Station.
Give this matter the beneft OF your
column. and perhaps the Connecting
link" can be located.
Yours for civic betterment.
ROBERT A. PELHAM
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-03-21
OUR COUNTRY
BY JESSE NJ. WISE.

COLUMBIA, our fathers found thy land,
wilderness In all its savage wild;
Glad, yet forbidding sight!
How little knew that and weary band
Thy troublous way ahead, though neer defled
Who strive for freedom may not be beguIed,
Firm champions of the right
AMERICA the vision broadenS wide,
And liberty extends from sea to sea;
Gods freemen blazed the trail!
All, glorious land where freemcn may abide;
Whate'er befall, orr hopes set on thee;
Our lives folded in thy destiny,
Thou greatest country, Hail!
THE STARS AND STRIPES are floating DER the land;
They wave challenge In the despot's face,
And deSpotlSm ends!
That treasured flag, though modelled by Gods hand
Would not firmly stand for worldwide peace
Enforcing right by might for all Our race;
Our flag enfolds friends!
UNITED STATES, thou bond of power vast
UNITED for the strength to do the right;
All nations look to theel
Thy future is foreSpOken In thy paSt
AS thou hast borne the god of freedoms light
Still marching on establish right for might
Make safe our liberty!
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Girls, Use the Magic of Your Charm
A RE you an ugly girl? Yes.
u Then, like a recent CORE

A RE you an ugly girl? Yes.
~ Then, like a recent corre-
L \ spondent of mine, you
have probably exaggerated the
fact, and your misery has been in
creased by all those pin-pricking
quotations in current use, as "a
man loves through his eyes, "She
is beautiful, and therefore to be
wooed, If to her lot some female
errors fall, look on her face and
you'll forget them ALL" ETC., ETC.,
nd infinitum.
A Plain Girl.
The girl who has written me
bemoans the fact that she is the
plaineSt girl in her set and says
that she has become so sensitive
about her lack Of beauty that she
feels increasingly self-conscious
and awkward, and she wants to
know what to do about it. She
loves to &c out among people, she
is fond Of all social gatherings,
but it makes her very unhappy to
feel that she is always at a disad-
vantage.
l take It for granted that she
doesn't want me to utter q lot of
platitudes and tell her that beauty
Is only skin deep after all, and,
paraphrasing Kingley's famous
line, urge her to be q good, sweet
maid; let those who can be pretty.
She wants to know how to hold
her own and be q social success
among a whole group Of girls un-
deniably more pleasing in appear
ance than herself.
In the first place, let Us not un-
dervalue the Importance of a good
appearance. Beauty Is a power
and q charm and a lure, and be-
cause it 10 all those things many
women overestimats It. Il 10 a
eoriCing asset on the journey of
life, but IL you've only got one
asset you are travelling With
pretty light luggage-too light by
half.
But, ugly girl. I am wondering
just how ugly you are. Not half
so much as you think yourself,
I'll bet a farm. But, admitting the
worst, l have q small opinion OF
your will and determination ard
ambition II you are content TO re-
main an ugly girl. You know, the
French have . saying that no
woman 10 unnttracuVe who has
good eyes and teeth. | will take
your word for II that you are plain,
but you must have some attrao-
tons. a good figure. perhaps, or
pretty hands and feet. or a delight
full smile, or an intuitiVe knowI-
edge OF how % wear your clothes.
You must have some special charm
or grace that II all your own,
Every one has. Then. whatever IL
Is, emphasize II.
l do not believe that any girl
who is eXQuisitely neat and dainty
can be called ugly, Your hair can
always be so we'll cared for, SO
brushed that IL will be
q pleasure to look at 1t. A good
Is not entirely a gift
Of the gods-it can always BE-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-03-21
Dnoo 0,,o,.o Help the Government and
OICCC OCCIC Yourself at the Same Time
Copyright. 1914 Ise.-n.uou.l New. s.rzse.

Copyright Hs~ss <vieH
. Ike to his butt
realize that the machine
allies backed planning
Don't let Of keep
way you o help
Most Of US have thing along without
That thing be loaned the shane Of th
stamps.
the other hand does not mean
children
the little daughter be the
the when should physical
health in that line give
the child the educatone the boy
= real man Of whom
needed educational
the best command
thrift By making Of these opportunities
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-03-21
Does Government Ownership Paw?
By EARL GOODWIN.
Gardiner. II Pays In Sci
1t Pays BIG In San Francisco.

Commissioner Gardiner told the Petworth Citizens, As
ISOLATION he is fatty opposed Government ownership He
presented no new arguments conenng himself merely to
speak from dogmac and inherent opposition to the coming
cerantle However he remarked that if members of the
association would investigate the experiences of other cities
owning street lines they would to the next meet
ing and vote against Government ownership.
Now let see
The very first reference that to hand without anv
sorting selecting the statement of Acting Mayor Ralph
McLeran, Of San Francisco, dated January 16, 1918
To Public:
- The Municipal Railways Francisco have paid theY
Pills PAID for important service extensions paid all interest
ho up neap OF gold IN the county
The above Statement made following the fling
port Of the system November 30
financial condition Of the =
Since the city borrowed the money Municipal
The volume Of receipts
to time have developed the system Both the
success Of the Municipal Railways have and
they have justified themselves adninisaon that
built them. ~
The operating 1880 showing the
marsbe excess OF revenue operation Of $3o14S4752
Out Of this the has paid
$sOo,6SA5s.
The total remainder Il surplus and Of surplus
In other words paying money
that created them and In also
idly buying themselves for the people Of Sam
Of the system from time time $5934S217,
there credit the city S317S3Q92
invested in high class bonds otherwise
Suppose had Government ownership today, do you
suppose Commissioner Gardiner would allow three years to
eapse rush period like this without adding the equip
ment of the entire systemf guess not.
Remember that Municipal Ownership tends toward serv.
ice private ownership towards dividends That's all
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-03-21
THE ROAD THAT LEADS HOME.


Oh, pilgrim, as you journey, do you gladly say,
In spite of heavy burdens and the roughness of the way
That it does not surely MATERIAL the strange and bitter
stress,
Heat and cold and toll and sorrow-twl be healed with
blessedness,
For the road leads homei
Home! the safe and bssfu shelter where is glad and full
content.
And companionshp of kndred and the treasures early
rent
From your holding shall be given back more precious
than before
Oh you will not mind the Journey with such blessedness
in store,
When the road leads home.
And often for your comfort you will read the guide and
chart.
has wisdom for the mind and sweet soace for the heart
1t will you mentor, it will guide you sure and
straight
All the time that you will journey. be the ending soon or
late
And the road leads home