Bisbee daily review., 1918-02-17

conforming to the old southern sur roundings in architecture, and yet comfortable and practical throughou' to the last degree.
 It is a far cry from Charleston. but Mrs Douglas has recently bent over hostess house, recreation and housing plans in camps from Carolina to California There is Q governmen; base and many troops stationed a. San Pedro. Also at this port arc great canneries for tuna fish and saT dimes. The great problem of the can nery people was to keep the righ kind of girls in their factories Witt the coming of the troops the mora and industrial problems multiplied un til they caused worry and anxiety 1T high quarters. The Y. W. hostess house and recreation center and Pa trictic League bid fair to solve then to a greater extent than had ever beer hoped for or dreamed of before. Blu listen to Mrs. Douglas own story the San Pedro accomplishment:
 Before the troops came the Sa, Pedro canneries had always had hard time housing their girl worker and keeping them at home Girls or the better sort simply would not stav there; and girls of the other kin6 were not desirable, if for no other req son tEan the practical one that the, did not make competent or steady workers. These canneries did not run steadily through the month; tunf will not bite. they say. except durinr a certain phase of the moon, and dur ing the off periods the girl worker drifted away Now these canneries are planning to try the Japanesc method of fishing, which is said t.. overcome the fish psychology of the moon Well, the troops came, an with them the greater need Y. W. workers I personally investigated this camp and port and convinced the coun- cil Of the need of a combination hostes and recreation house here. Our plane and methods appealed to both the [. :. officers and the managers. of the car neries- Our work was to become per manent- It was to apply in civil a well as WIT life.
 When this war is over, I firmls believe that great factory owners the country over will take up the wa work from our han1s and carry II O. down the ways of peace. Prope housing and recreation fc- girl work CTS in times of peace as vel as in time of war will be the final ana permanent answer to a nation vid perplexity that had reached pTopor tiOns, even before the war that ex- cited alarm. We have received scores of inquiries from owners of munition and other factories, regarding our houses and our organization of those who watch over them and of those who dwell within them These fac tories. after they are through with making shot and shell. will be oe voted to the uses of peace. War workers will become peace worzery But their protection and comfort anS aducation and happiness will beace forth be the case and responsibility and pride of those for whom they toil
 And these thoughts, too, you ma well believe. iInpel US or to do what we had thought impossible before our work begun to develop and wider along these permanent lines.-
 San Diego.
 Mrs. Douglas account Of her las visit to the camp at San Diego ought l to be a story all by itself There ale twenty-eight thousand troops quarter | ed here. the Colorado and Arizona 1 eontingents among them. T went to :. Camp Kearney." said Mrs. Douglas. with Mrs. c. \. Davidson, presiden of the San Diego War council and her committee. and had Q wOnder5u' visit Our hostess hOuse here is D. eozy and comfortable as a big blazin ' fire place and chintz curtains and al | the home cOnveliences can make it WE MET OUR FRIENCS HERE, We whc hal built this house for the soldier boys to meet their friends ana kin. And so we KNOW just how convenient and practical and neees sary it is for ail who have 70 do with this terrible task of beating the Hun We had tea with Gen Tuthll. and HE WAS THERE TO MEET US BY : ENGAGEMENT. I saw people here | from all over the country who had come 10 meet friends and kin from the big camp. Never did builders and
 workers see before their eyes and 1 feel and know of such a complete de monstration of the fact that they had buiIded better than they knew. Gen f Strong wants another house. but VIC !, have so many to build and only SC
 much to spend that think it more
 practical tO enlarge the present
 house"
 And so the story went on and on
 covering tSe country from Charleston 10 Pu-ef sound sni from Carp UP-cI
 in New York 10 Camp Cody il Dem ing. New Mexico. and ranging ron
 hostess l-uses fer visitors for fa'
 Go te education and imGr0vene7
 end happiness Of girl workers for ever. Every phase of human emo ten was tcuched by this story. Tras cdy. comedy. chee-fulles disapp1in' ment. suCcess. tears. tcil, smiles an' ? fa:th's great fulfillment all thes
 played their parts upon the stage O this story
 The writer has net used half Q - h:s notes for this interview and al , article combinei. But the story Q the boy af Camp Kearney must h P fTlf 1T aH else is left 'orever unsa'c