The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1919-03-15
'. NJ. 6, 4, OPENS
WORK IN ITALY
Tea and Club Rooms Opened for
American Women.
Mias Charlotte Miven, Director OF !tal-
Ian Work, Prepares for Influx Of
, American Woman Stuoenta

Italy Is now Included In the war
work Of The American I. w. c. 4.
Miss Mabel Warner OF Salina, Kan.
and Chicago left Paris few days ago
for Rome, where she viii be In charge
of Hostess House for American girls
employed there by the American Red
Cross, the Embassy and the new Tu-
berculosis Commission. Miss Warner
has been director Of the Y. W. {. A.
Hostess House st Brest, France.
Miss Warner win open ten room
and club rooms where the American
women can gather for social times
Rome IS harboring refuge population
sre difficult to find
The work In Rome was started as
direct result Of the appeal Of Miss
Charlotte Nlyen, one Of the National
7. w. c. A. secretaries Of italy. who is
spending few months In France as
advisor in the French work.
Miss Niyen's dreams of Y. ". c. a.
vork In Italy include the maintenance
of q residence for non-Italian women,
who, she feels, will come to Italy in
great numbers after the war 10 study
music and art.
81 believe at this time such project
is particularly important because wo-
men from other countries should De
encouraged TO come to Italy 10 replace
the great numbers OF German women
who hooded Italy In the past, many Of
them paid agents OF their govern
ment," Miss Niyen said In discussing
her plans.
Miss Siven has asked the American
Y. ". {. 4. to aid the Italian ASsocia
ton in establishing Il center, perhaps
ct Genoa, with two American secreta
ries. with physical and recreational
ti:.tnin9, TO at as Il training school 70.
It:l.tan w"!nen. Ii connection with II
hor plan would include Il Hostess House
for girls pressing through the city or
eiaD'oyed there. Such center would
h"cp!ne eventually tie center for ill
y. ~. e. i. work Ia Italy, both Italian
ar !oTe!gn
n her formal appeal for help for the
Tninre ,'ri>tiuna Dele Giovanni (the
Itaiia9 name for Young Women's
Christian AssociattOn) Mss N!ven has
eI.'Dhg .ia-d two facts. the poverty Of
-. -, h. RI
ard the need and opportunity on tire
Otilrr Tor an American program ia
Italy II ina present time.
Ai'ss Niven's fayorite way Of illua-
tratlng the friendiiness Of the italian
woIlan to America is by telling the
story Of the Italian mother who said
shA had taken down the picture Of the
Madonna which had hung for many
years over her bed nd was putting In
It's place one Of President Wilson
I'm our work in the Unione we have
liz cked trained leadership as well rs
the material resources to give such
raining We have had NO means 10
)uy modern equipment. Consequently
We have not the visible results Of
Ainerica: and British work
Feeble rs our work may be. Il IL
,ot useless. Many girls in ali parts of
ta!y have told us how much the
More meant in their lives. Italian
iris are toucliingly grateful for the
mAlcst Efforts. They respani eagerly
, .ri"nd!iEp>S
''rhrr" is no other agency doing h,
ally What the association is trying Il,
!"
Hiss Nivcn hns spcn. the past sevca
ars in work with the Italian Wolar,
a@tin. as director of d hostel. 6,
nrd;nE home roT Italian women Sts.-
hts. at f''nrenca She r. an Amer
IN from New York where she ".
,s"i.nie head Of the Chrstudora Sc,
.mcnt House