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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1918
Page
9
Chicago reports on foreign born waiters in leading hotels who deny lack of Americanization. The Geneva association aids members abroad, but critics say its aid leaves immigrants alienated. Geneve promotes citizenship but discourages deep assimilation while English is used at meetings.
London reports the Church of England elected its first Chinese bishop Rev. T. B. Sing aged 50 who trained for the ministry at Ningpo and was ordained there under English church rites.
Morris Isaacs of Cincinnati, 57, yields business success to serve the army through the YMCA. He raises funds for Red Triangle facilities and organizes entertainments to support soldiers, driven by love for his son Captain Stanley Isaacs and the urge to aid boys in uniform. He plans to stay until the Buckeye Coliseum is finished and then accompany his son to France as an YMCA worker.
The Americoan Library association with the commission reports the first woman librarian appointed to a training camp. Olga Wyeth, former librarian at the University of Illinois, will serve at Camp Wadsworth in Spartanburg C, to handle library duties in the soldiers’ section. A medical officer at Camp Doniphan requests similar service for the hospital. A trained woman librarian will also lead library work at Camp Upton hospital starting April 1.
Washington reports the fuel administration will pool all fuel east of the Rocky Mountains. Transfer of tank steamers from coastwise routes has driven the decision. Distribution difficulties threaten an artificial oil shortage in the East despite adequate overall supply for essential needs.
The report details long delays at U S shipyards under the Hurley regime due to labor troubles wage disputes and material shortages. It notes 221 761 workers across 122 yards with 30 789 building wood ships and 146 366 building steel ships while winter postponements hinder Hog Island and other yards. It cites supply issues from timber quality shifts and southern delivery lapses, and outlines steps by the Emergency Fleet Corporation to source timbers and diversify ships. It also covers allied actions on trans Atlantic transport plans and a push for Girl Scout war gardens in Washington with training and canning certification programs.
Washington dispatch reports Mrs Herbert Hoover as national chairman announcing a nationwide drive by Girl Scouts to raise gardens for school and community use. The effort aims to foster youth service and agricultural awareness across chapters.
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