Douglas Island news., 1919-08-01
Y. w. C. A IN FRANCE

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 ,By Grace Goulder witch Che Amcri-
 can Y. W. c. A. Overcao
 rRrvEs. Germany By Man).- There is an an American homo oc- cupied and operated entirely by Am- orlran women right in tho conter of this oldest city in Germany or course hcre arc Amercans cvory- where. on Che streets. in Che rcQuia- ioned hotels bmctted m groups in houses throughout Che city, for Treyes ia par. of Che territory of Che American Army of Occupation. But this particular house is occupied iurt by American women. They orc members of Che Signal Corps unit oi tclophone operators for Che Trovea district Miss Marjorie Mae Per- rons of Philadelphia. Y. w. c. A. representative. is director of Che house Tho Y. w. c. A. s officially in charge Of tho blletuug Of Che sirnai Corps units who arc with Che .AEF The women n Che Ireyes unit Include. Miss Ethoiw White, New York Cuy Miss Alma Hawkins. Beuinrham. Wn; Miss lrus.iIo Palmer Chicago. Miss cofnoiio De puis. N Dab Miss Marie La sailo. Los Angeles: Mise Marie Brmd. New York city; Miss Suzanne ber- mad. New York City; Mise Hortonse Levy. Philadelphia; Miss Vcra sioa- irom Philadelphia. and Miss Amelia Lampcrt. Salt Lako City.
 Their house is a Luxurious hig home. Che property Of wealthy Cor mans 10 Is set In O garden whose shrubs arc beginning Co lcat A birh stone wall shuts it off from Che city and gives privacy Go Che garden walks Inside. Che rooms arc dllcd with beautiful furniture. There is a wide. open nrc place in Che si'- Inr room with beautifully done family portraits above it Tho curio cablnot Is mlcd with rarc bits oi tbo worid's art The dining room is lined wm heavy carved panc'ing and thero is Gue linen service On tbo piano ia @ picture of Che family rroup father. mother daughters, ,nd one tan boy. The boy is now dead. killed in Che carly days of thc war On a table there is another Dicture of him as ho wont away to thc light In his officers regalia or
 Inc German regiment The coun- trv Go whom they gave their only eop has lost Che war. and they have loaf also thcir home Tho family a Informed I'm Switzerland. The house wss reouisltioucd by Che American army 10 stands just as they leit r with tho intimate personal things ,bout tho rooms As is being done i'm the case Of an roQuisitoncd prop ortv used by Che Army of 0ccupa- lion. the German government VIII he forced Go adequately and justly rocompense the owners Cor its ueo. but inc A. E. F. says nothing. There were couple of maids who came with Che house as happens n 30 many similar cases. They had been retained by tho family on halt pay dprlnr their stay m Switzerland and ,be Americans tool, them over with ,be rest Of Che place. At first they were frightened. Like an Germans tbov were not sure what Go expect at the hand of their "conQuerors but they soon lost their fear. They rorvo the American women cheor- fully watching their fires carefully and serving American commi"ary food In their best Touton style.
 Little street cars with shiny win- 5ows bob across thc cobbics near the house They have stn their ploc- ards of war days. One given most prominence reads CD Save your leather shoes for winter. t2l Don be reluctant to wear wooden shoes or wooden soics. Cs) During aum- mcr and fan go baretooted or We'r sandals. A) Wear your poorest shoes during dry weather t5) Keep using your shoes Have them hoi soiod t6) Wear slippers m tho house."
 The Signal Corps house is not iaI from tho Black Gate or porta MIgra, Che unfinished gate of Che city built by tho Romans. The city is full of Roman ruins dating back to Che