Show a WOM-EN WOM AND THE WAR i By MRS MaS HENRY P P. P DA DAVISON N Treasurer War W National Board Boord Y W. W c. c CrA CA A. A V f I Hostess Houses In the military military- I camps all aU over ovex the country- country are one phase of the Y 1 W. W C. C A. A War Wax W Work o 0 r k Councils Council's activities These reception houses are placed at thet the t entrance to to- the cantonments f fo for forthe o r the use of women soldier soldier sol sol- visiting their dier relatives So necessary h have a v e that these proved 1 t ten tents t s and borrowed borrowed bor bor- rowed rooms were pressed into into- use use- 7 until houses could 1 be built builL Often t the h e Association rooms ins ini the nearest near near- were were- est town town- Mrs Davison turned tempo temporarily ily into houses bouses We Ve put up an extra cot r reported re- re ported one one- western secretary who returned returned returned re re- re- re turned to tell the War W Work rk Council Council Council Coun Coun- cil the of her her community old Lithuanian Lithuanian- mother ity Uy Ifor for for an an who cam came a hundred miles to see oe herboy herboy her herboy boy in camp She cannot cannot- speak a English and she has hag to have word of of her old Black Mack pipe every hour But Buther Buther Buther her boy loves loyes her Another charge bestowed upon us UK of oC a bootlegger arrested ar at- at Is s the wife girl selling whiskY whisky whisky-to to soldiers soldier rested rested for for He W ws s wild with anxiety tY about her after after- herA her till wo we said we would look has just A year thirteen old ear imp imp- been turned over to our our- care She Sheran Sheran and being being be be- convent ran away vay from flOm a ing adventurous mafia mach straight for camp Any hostess can tell ten you Xou ou heartbreaking heartbreaking heart heart- breaking stories of tunes times when the hOlit hostess s house has bas been the refuge t of stricken women She can tell you also of incidents when the hostess j house house- has brought about a happy end end- Ing lag Prayers of gratitude for tor the Host Hostess Hostess ess House are are- murmured Ofed every night in tn inmany many towns by br women who are of I Ino no particular Importance to any anyone one J adept to some soma man in the army army army- and to God i t The comman commandants cf of the camps are areas areas as appreciative o of the hostess houses as is the most forlorn woman No house house- is erected except at the direct request of the the- commanding officer r- r four Fifty-four houses are now in use others are being built as fast as lumbar lumber lum ber bar and carpenters can be secured Each house has its individuality The The- plans for for- forthe the building at Camp Gordon Atlanta Georgia were redrawn re- re drawn by Mies 1106 Fay Kellogg In order to to- sa save ve three- three magnificent t oak trees A A. fine old Southern mansion secured for for- forthe or the Young Women's Christian Association Association As- As headquarters at Petersburg Virginia is as an- popular with the soldiers sol sol- diers from Camp L LEe e as is the official hostess house The hostess hostess serve the th entire nation The work with girls Is one of the tho most important functions of the War Work Council It deals with all kinds of work with girls Girls in small C towns In cities in n country villages manufacturing centers centers cen cen- and in the the- great are arc all aliI touched by the unusual conditions of a country in a state of war preparation Their patriotism may urge them to yard unexpected falls very enthusiasm leads them into danger Continued |