The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1918-11-14
A BIT OF HOME
WITHIN THE CAMP

outside are hanging the nags--the
stars and stripes. which must soon
be taken In as IL Is nearly sunset, and
another flag bearing little triangle
n blue and the letters Y. W. c. A.
II is fall afternoon and the air Is II
bit sharp. Through the front windows
uf the house the woman approaching
up the walk eau see the cheerful glow
~ nm open fireplace. There is the
sound Of II plano and some one is
singing.
The woman, who j. slight and young
and tircd.l"uklug. puts her heavy suit
case down ON the walk and shifts tn.
baby she j. carrying to the other arm.
she listens q minute. then picks up the
luggage and walks hrHveiy up ~ the
front door. Some one has heard her
coming and Is there to meet her. Some
enc always is IN places like this. The
door j. thrown open and kind wum-
ans voice says: "Oh. do come Ia and
rest. Let me take the baby" The
baby j. passed over and the stranger
worn from long Journey. tired aud
sad. j. given the welcome which only
the \. W. 4. A. hu>tc~srS know how Ia
give
She explains that she has come to
see John before be- leaves for IN,
front. She has been saving her money
for travelling expenses. and hnS come
tn surprise him. John has never seen
the baby. and now maybe he never
will, for She has discovered that John
has Just left uu a two DAYS furIourh
10 surprise her. Before IA. could get
train back Ia her home Johns fur.
Tough will have expired aud he will b.
on his way back To cnmp. The little
mother does not know how 10 meet IN.
situation and tears of fatigue and dis.
appointment begin To flow,
"Wpu that's Ton had =" s,vs tb,. sym.
uathctIr Y ". e. A worker "Du,
cheer M. Nnu cun inst stay ber,. far
"a roupI, nr DAYS. Wen send "A wire
fn John M ia. FIRST rlaca his train
>tnpS and ton him Il, tnk. m. usxt
train bach. A., can enjoy his furlourh
here"
This f, don. and tho mn. family
has "A rlnriouS day az H.
The Young Wom.n's Christian aSso.
ciafion has established ga hn.t.ss
hutS.s of this ,hor,,tsr f,r American
soldiers and snilorS and their families
In This brief bulletin Of news lies one
Of the mos, poten, fnctors In m. uIn.
ming nf this war our bnys nr. tybt.
ing for their homes IN. y " a. A
with its hostess work in this country
pud i'm Franc. is heIping fo Keen the
ideal Of American hom. IN. con.
>tantIy b.for. IN. men ,,b, mr.. pr,.
tecting IL. These men had Ia rn AWAY
from their individual homes. but ther,
is a home which follows them-a plac.
where they can GO when they nre on
duty and meet their families and rest.
There is a room In every y. W. &. A.
hostess house with II rcnl fireplace in
Il aud a domestic hearth. There are
chairs with cushions ON them. IN,
china il not 81 the iron bound buckle,
variety necessary In cnmpS: and best
of an. the poy, say. there are Mica
women To talk to. No hoy in camu
would hesitate 10 ask his mother or
sister or the glrl he thinks most OF TO
meet him at aY. W. &. \. house. for
h. knows that IN. women She wifi So.
.here are OF the right Kind. Til. very
fact that IL is known that there is a
real, honey place neiH each camp au.
thorized by the war department and
presided over by dignified and refined
women, has served very largely tn dis. |
courage the other type of woman and |
keep her away from the men she for' |
merly prryrd upon.
The Y. W. &. \. houses are not es.
tabliShed with any view To marking
class lines, however, although many of |
the hostesses who assist led lives Of
greatest cas-. and luxury before the
war. Democracy rules ut the sign Of
the little Blue Triangle.
story * told Of a great merchants
wife whose individual fortune mounts
to the million mark. This lady is
member of one of the Y. W. G. A. com.
mittees, and ON one occasion she was
helping in the cafeteria of a hostess
h,t,.a ~ th. Er.a, 4 .ly.., ,,,.I ,,atn. |