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Newspaper
Leavenworth Echo
Location
Leavenworth, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1919
Page
3
Katherine Holland Brown describes how Y W C A secretaries organized a camp with eight workers and three cot rooms near a Michigan factory town. They provided hot lunches, towels, cots, and shelter, transforming harsh conditions into a comfortable, supportive station for migrant girls.
Nurses at a French base hospital staged a living picture show due to lack of film and scenery. The improvised western featured broom and mop horses and improvised backdrops with placards. Countess Vacarescu of Roumania attended as the most appreciative guest amid discussions about German court conditions.
In Archangel Russia nine YWCA secretaries transformed blue broadcloth skirts into insignia and dresses into window curtains to open a Hostess House for American troops amid shortages. Archangel marks the fourth Russian city with YWCA work after Petrograd Moscow and Samara.
The senate and house indicate the boys should be withdrawn at once and their return to more civilized surroundings is promised, suggesting official action to relocate them promptly.
States plan road construction totaling about 300 million dollars with roughly half to labor. Projections list state by state estimates including New York 12 million and California 20 million, with other totals and notes on deferred war building and typical prewar spending. Also notice of patent application for the Leprechaun Lode in Chelan County Washington with adverse claim provisions and mandatory public notice.
Secretary Baker announced full casualty lists were sent to Washington and 1,000 clerks are processing them. The daily list then held about 500 names, and with 2,000 clerks active the public could expect 1,000 names daily until all reports are printed.
Advertisement notes old papers available for 25 cents per hundred. Useful for packing wrapping cleaning and making fires. Call at Echo offices.
In Chelan County Washington the administratrix Lottie M Neutzel of Ella L Miller deceased invites claims against the estate. Creditors must present affidavits and file proofs with Dan Earle attorney by six months after first publication January 21 1919 or be barred. First publication January 21 1919 and third publication February 14 1919.
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