Show Y V GiRLS HELP HELPIN IN TEN LANDS Assist Former Fonner Inmates of Turkish Harems Russian and French Women V New ew York Feb Feh 15 The promotion of International friendship ship b by hundreds hundreds hundreds hun hun- of oC American girls guns who a ae ajo e assisting assisting as as- their the sisters II In ten European countries Is described descrIbe in the tho report of tho the war work council of tho the Young Youn Womans Woman's Christian association to tho the American people made pUblic today Recreation education good ch cheer er erand and housing facilities were made available available avail avail- able for foi hundreds of or girls Sirl engaged cd In work for the ed aiDed troops troop in France Francean an and women workers in French Frech factories factories fac mc- tories Classes have been opened for girls in Russia and for former inmates of or Turkish harems and lU a assistance has been given t to 2071 war brides of American Amerlean Amer Amer- I lean ican soldiers representing six nation Ivers A lit III Polk 1011 The association has ha had 3 18 overseas o T workers worker of oC whom wore were In France Somo of or the workers in France have been transferred to other countries since the return of or American troops an and anthe the work among French girls Is being taken over o b by French leaderS leader leader- S ship shill Ii I p. p In nineteen tows towns or cities of oC France American girls conducted foyers foers for tOI girls In war activities Warmth and cheer comfortable chairs in Sn which to torea rea read and rest and a c cafeteria C terla were provided for French women who took their places in Industry while their men folk were fighting Recently this part of tho the service has been bringing new courage to girls returning to their homes in the liberated an and devastated regions Thirty-seven Thirty clubs were wore open opened d for army nurses to help relieve the strain of oC emotional and physical ical fatigue and the dullness 0 of routine Tho The Red fled RedCross RedCross Cross provided the room rooi and the Young Women's Christian association the worker the equipment and the pro pro- gram grant l Jd In Pari EI eighteen recreation centers were conducted for sl signal nal corps girls French arm army clerks and English wanes opportunities for fun physical comfort and good goo food being i provided ed edU U by vacation camps campI an and recreation parks Three hotels were maintained in Paris for Cor comfort of American wom womb wom war workers on l leave avo or on their arrival arrival ar ar- ar- ar rival rl In France Seventeen hostess houses with similar functions wore oro maintained at embarkation points leave heave areas and In the devastated c a re re- re gions At present hostess houses arc being conducted at four cemeteries where I Am American rican soldiers arc ni-c burled buried Rb Ro- Ro magne St. St Quentin Fore en Tarde- Tarde nola nois and Belleau wood wood wood-to to provide in information information In- In formation and caro care for tor women Tarde-j Tarde who the graves graven of ot brothers fathers husbands s. s eons O and and- E sweethearts Y J |