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Show L- EDUCATIONAL f- WORK STARTED BY Y. W. C. A. 1 ' I One ofthe most appealing stories j of the part-being played by Ameil- " ' can women in the war la to be. placed in vivid detail before the peoplo of the western states during the next few months. '"" An educational campaign of the most comprehensive scope has been started by the Young Women's I Christian association. The purpose of the campaign is to acquaint the. public with what this organization has done, Is doing, and plans to do, In connection with a vital phase of America's mighty war effort. The campaign is to be national. In the west it has already started. -State directors have already been selected and are at work. Under the general direction of Miss Cora f L. Tatham, a systematic education- I . al campaign lias been outlined la I eight western states and the Hawaii- 1 ' an Islands, the territory designated H as the .western deparment of the Y. 4 W. C. A. Backed by the traditions of inoro I than half a century, the Young Wo man's Christian Association has tamed its full strength toward tha welfare of the women who have been shifted by the demands of war Into new conditions and environments. The value of the work Is undisputed. undisput-ed. Officially It has been 'sanctioned by the ordnance department of the army 'requesting the attention of , the Y. WV O.. A. to the women engaged en-gaged In munitions factories in the United States and abroad. The French government has also sanc-tlpned sanc-tlpned the association's work. Its value has been further recog-i recog-i 'nlzed wherever tho American worn- en are devoting themselves actively f to tho cause an aid of tho Ited f Cross and other organizations with j the troops overseas, in tho hostess houses and among tho women Hv- lng In communities near largo con centrations of troops. The, work for tho stato of Utnh will bo in the hands of a number of prominent women, representative-- of tho different" communities. It will he under the direction of Mrs. J. J. Obrham as state chairman, formerly former-ly president, of tho Utah Federation j of Women's clubs, who will coopcr- nto with the State Council of Do-4 Do-4 fense. |