and sisters of America,
there are a thousand girls over
there who are representing you. They
are the girls of the Y. M. C. A, the
Y. W. C. A. and the lassies of the Sal-
vation Army. Boys come back to them
at night hungry for a woman’s voice
in a language they can understand.
They bring your letters; and the pic
tures of you—their sisters and their
mothers over here. Have you ever
stopped to think that this is the first
war in which the influence of good wo
men followed the boys straight up to
the front? It’s worth a lot to you to
keep that influence strong and per ma
nent Keep it so through the
UNITED WAR WORK CAMPAIGN
WOMEN AND THE WAR
By MRS. HENRY P. DAVISON
Treasurer War Work C-aUitl
National IL'.»rd V W
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Hostess
tn tbs military hostess bouse has be«n the refuge
camps all over the country are one of stricken women Kb« ran tell you
War also of Incidents when the hostess
phase of tbs T W. C. A
Work Council'» house has brought about a happy cud'
activities
Tbme Ing.
reception hou««-»
Prayer» of gratitude for the Host-
ar» placed at the eas House are murmured eve y tri -ht
entrance to the In many towns by «omen who are of
cantonments for no particular importance to afty one
the use of woman except to some man in the army
visiting their sol end to God.
dier relatives. So . The commandant* of the camps srw
necessary have ! sa appreciative of the hiMlew house«
these proved that ■ as la the most forlorn woman
No
tents and bor house to eroded except at the direct
rowed rooms wore reijuest of th«» co ntnamllng officer.
pressed Into use Fifty-four houses are now In use.
until houses could other» are being built a» fast as him*
be built.
Often ber and carpenter» can be secured.
the Association
Each house has its Individuality.
rooms In the near The plans for the building at Camp
eat town were
Mr*. Davison
Gordon. Atlanta. Georgia, were re
turned temporar
drawn by Mis« Fay Kellogg In order
By Into hoelraa houses
to save three magnlflrent oak tree».
"We put up an extra cot," re A fine old Southern mau»lon »»cured
ported one western secretary. who re
for the Young Women’s Christian Ae
turned to tell the War Work Coun
sc elation headquarters at Petersburg.
cil the special ne«»da of her common
Virginia. Is aa popular with the sol
Ity. "for aa old Lithuanian mother
diers from Camp lx»e as to the official
who came a hundred miles to see her
b««tesa house.
boy In camp
She cannot speak a
The hostess house* serve the ent Ira
word of English end she has to have
nation.
her old black pipe every hour. But
The work with girls Is one of the
her boy loves her.
most Important functions of the War
"Another charge bestowed upon ua
Work Ceuorll. It deal* with all kind*
la the girl-wife of a 'bootlegger' ar
of work with girls. Girls In «mall
rested for selling whisky to soldiers
towns, in cities. In country villages.
He was wild with anxiety about her
and In the great manufacturing ce»-
till we said we would look after het.
ter* are all touched by the unusual
just
"A thirteen year-old Imp has
Conditions of a country In a stats ot
been turned over to our care, Bhe
»ar prv|»aratlon
Their patriotism
ran away from a convent, and be
may urge them toward unexpected pit-
tor
Ing adventurous, made straight
Their very «enthusiasm lea da
falls
camp "
them Into donner.
Any hostess ran tell you heart
(Conilnued
breaking stories of times when the
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“Too get more calories to the ♦
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a penny from milk than from any a
a other food even at the present ♦
a price." said Dr. K J. Labbe, ♦
a specialist, who returned recent ♦
a ly from Kurope and who spoke ♦
a at the State Fair and at other ♦
a patriotic gatherings Dr Labbe ♦
a told of the children he treated a
a in the Bed Cross children's boo a
a pita! in Evian, on lake Geneva, a
a tn Franca The nttle French a
a and Belgian refugees were wan a
a and week and almost lifeless a
a A milk diet soon brought good a
a results and the babes thrived. a
a "But." said Dr. Labbe, they a
a will never entirely shake off a
a the marks made by the months a
a in which they wer» starved for a
a milk Children must have milk a
a if the race la to go on. It Is a
a every man's and every woman s a
a duty to do all In his power to a
a beep the herds of Oregon alive. a
a Feed mm. mill men. dairymen, a
a householders, dealers, everyone a
a must cooperate. The babies of a
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WITHOUT
IT" CLUBS
Organisation of "do without It“
club» In America, aa a moons
of aiding the United War Work
campaign, which open November
H. woo recommended by Jam«-»
F. Pershing, brother of General
Pershing, in an address delivered
recently In Portland in behalf
of the drive
He urgAd the
American people to make oome
sacrifices in order to help "carry
on" the grent undertaking that
is to furaish money for war work
tn the battle lone during the
coming year. A great percent
age of American people. he »aid.
do not know, from any sacriflceo
made tkue far. that a war is
In progress Relaxation of nctlri
lle» becauee of peace proposal»,
be declared, should not be toler
ated. and asked people of the
country to throw their whole
energy and co-operation behind
this latest drive for securing
funds for tke seven big war
working agencies consolidated la
the campaign.
UNITED WAR FUND
SURE TO BE NEEDED
Even End of Hostilities Would
Not Change This.
Though the war should cease Im
mediately It to said that every cent of
the |l70.S«o.o«M sought In the United
War Work campaign In the United
Htatre. tor the erven approved organ
list Iona ministering to the Americas
fighters, will be needed Just the sama
This to the word of leaders of
fund raising campaign and their
planation Is easily comprehended
the first place. It has b»«-n officially
estimated that lk months to two years
must elspee before all the American
boys - ran be returned from foreign
soil There are lbs mon of many other
countries to bo transported home »ben
the war ends, so the number of boots
for use of the Yankees »ill be limited.
Then there to also the tact that thou
sands must remain so long as the great
properties and stores of the United
State» have not ben disposed of or
returned.
Immediate cessation of war act let
ties In Europe would plainly errate
grave problems connected with the
care of the men. Remove th» great
motive which art us ire every man at
the front today and throw him Into
dull Inactivity, with nothing much to
do but await bto chance to return to
home and loved ones, and the work of
keeping him cheerful Increase» in mag
ultude The soldier welfar* organila
lions foresee all phases of thia grave
contingency
They foresee how great
would be the a«-d for reading matter,
entertainments, amusements. r>-cr*a-
tlon and the cheery personal touch.
PERSHING
WARNS OF
PUBLICITY
GERMAN
Germany's efforts to Involve the
United State» and h-r Alii« a Into a
consideration of peace terms and an
armistice did not Impress »amrs F.
Pershing, brother of General Pershing,
aa being sincere anil designed to give
the world what It Is praying for Mr
1‘rrshlng. who was In Oregon recently
in the Interest of the United War Work
drlvs, which opens November 11. cau
tioned the Amerlrau people against
the looconmoii tendency to become
apathetic under the Idea that peaco
and the cessation of host UR Ire are at
band.
“When heaven Is ready to negotiate
with bell,“ he declared, “then will
America be ready to make peace with
Germany." He told of the great work
being done in Kurope by the Y M. C.
A. Knights of Columbus. Salvation
Army -and other agencies, and called
on Americans to respond liberally In
supporting the campaign about to open
for raising money with which to carry
on these activities.
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"All that Oehersl Pershing wants
now la the euccoee of the American
boys in France, ami to avoid, so far
as possible, any glory for blm»«lf."
declared James F Pershing, brother
of America's leader In the field. In an
sddr«»s delivered In Portland recently
In behalf of the United War Work
drive, which opens November 11. The
speaker paid a tribute to the men In
the raake. and gave hie.audience an
Idea of the high esteem in which the
boys are held by their commander.
Hr showed the Importance of war
work la this country aa an Imperative
mentally to the victory of the Allies
In the battles tor Democracy, and
urged that no dlmunltlon In speed bo
allowed to result through recent peace
proposals.
Unqualified Indorsement
of the United War Work drive was
voiced by Mr. Ifershtng who to one of
the leading authorities on conditions
now ellstlng along the battlefront,
and he was especially desirous that
there be no relaiatlon of efforts In
behalf of the several war work funds.
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