Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-12-10

the beginning or lpzu tire member
ship was one and one-Elaif million:
in 1913 there vera IsI6 city assecta-
items. at the beginning Of iii-1 there
we're $40 city associations. in 1918
emily two counties we're organized
and now there ars e%sy 80. This
growth came during the var IL ad-
dition to carrying On the war WORK.
The frsf national meeting in i've
years was heid in Cle+eiaad last
April.
While working with ths govern
neEt the association mas neea sn-
aHetng :tE enterprises because Press
dent Wilson. in. ;aia various trips 70
Europe tailed ia make financial ar
rangeIaSzats "a ae%eF the s<1fiz tilsFs.
Somehow during tils var, tina =Eam-
Ell realized thai Peaes was coming.
After the sassiiRg in washington az
the UHiESaiT War WoF.s gaMpaigH
the5 had feFetsi ought eaoag.l "a put
IN 3 request asF tsFs EaiiIioa fsE re-
construction work after t.ia var.
This is ttie sesF tssf I.1iaF ne
cause when tina raj was aade5 the
7. w. started F5gnt an s.Ia Fseoa-
sfruction .oril. 3tFs. Thompson ga
called going afteS ttaa war TO f.as "a
tioTiai headquarters ana seszaE tssSa
women drcHsea III foreign cazsusae-
She inquired # masquerade @as
going on and was tsia that 10 vas
the Poland ard tta CzeSo-ssieSaE
women who were being trained in
First Aid. in caring for haaies aad
the Ike and that they we're pseaaE-
ing 20 so to Europe to AID five
days after the arnisfics was sgaei
q party OF these Gray 5aEasritaRz as
they are called, were sent eszaE. NE.
Pader-szski eahisd for more and tfis
second party WIS com pessd Of % Of
these worferH.
Mrs. Thompson spsifs Of tho
camps which aFe being opened ny
the association all over the country
She spoke more especially or the
new camp which was opeHsd last
year a West Poland and which has
been named Camp Muqua- At this
camp. gtri VINO is self-sarporting
may have O two weeks cutting al %
q week. This includes all the fun
and activity which In offered BY q
regular girls amp, which ces1s any
where from So 10 $40 q week,
The arrival In Portland az the
Czeko-Siovak girls who should have
arrived n Philadelphia was touched
upon by Mrs Thompson. She spoke
OF the work which the 7. ". c. A.
cid in getting AT the beats interprs-
tiers: securing lodging for the girls;
taking them TO tt1s association
where the marriages took place be-
tween them and the men VINO came
from Philadelphia 10 marry them.
The health weeks which were con-
Quoted at Caribou, Heuiton and
Millinockef met with marked Euc-
cess In Caribou they were so i'm
pressets by the need of action that
they want 20 open there next sum-
ner a camp for the girls.
As Ar. Hoover said. 'we must
finish the Job we have started Tho
Z. W c. A. has permitted every
thing TO give way 70 Hoorers work.
We have been commandeered
again
Her description of the Maine
camp was very interesting. She
told the ladies how TO reach the
place and told them 10 be all sure
ard call there next summer. Tho
name OF the camp. Moqua- means
the bircnes and when You get there
you VII see how il gets its name"
MIS- Tnornpson's stay n the city
was orref and ahe left on the A.05
afternoon train for Portland. Fol.
lowing Mrs Thompson's talk Mrs.
Gannett served tea The ladies
passed some time in discussion OF
the ball for New Years eve