Foyers in France Aid Girl Workers Through YWCA
Four French government departments have asked the American YWCA to open foyers for girls employed in Finance Commerce War and Labor. Lieutenant Poncet of Labor requested the centers after noting similar war effort centers, with rooms bright and furnished for reading writing and social recreation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Y. W. Eption
Commerce
War
Poncet
Ministry of Labor
Ministry of War
Aix
France
Paria
Foyers Des Aliices
Ben
Y W C A Visitor Count Tops 90 000 in Year
The article reports 90,000 Y W C A visitors in a year with cafeterias serving 400,000 meals and 25,000 children cared for in nursery and rest rooms for 70,000 wives and mothers. Information desk staff answered 97,000 questions, including travel connections and soldiers’ insurance, with 11,000 requiring phone follow ups to locate soldiers whose parents arrived unexpectedly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John
France
Y. W. C. A. Cafeteria Sparks Interest in Porto Rico
Porto Rico opened the first YWCA cafeteria at Camp Las Casas Hostess House. Locals crowded around and requested American dishes. A San Juan group of women volunteered weekly to mend socks and sew on buttons for soldiers, making the facility well known.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Porto Rico
Camp Las Casas
San Juan
Russian Princesses Learn to Trim Hats in Moscow
Y W C A workers in Russia report Princesses and wives of officials labor side by side with peasant women at long tables to make dresses and trim hats. Proceeds support self sufficiency for families, with funds aimed at creating permanent work opportunities. The story highlights relief efforts during wartime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Frat Women's Co-operative Association
Moscow
Association
Message from France to Y W C A Acknowledges Munitionette Foyers
The French Government expresses great satisfaction and gratitude for Y W C A initiated foyers des Alliees clubrooms in Government factories. They improve workers physical conditions morale and social education among munitionettes. Minister M Loucher signs the message urging continued Y W C A efforts to develop social solidarity after the war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Y. W. C. A. Foyers Des Alliees
M. Loucher
Muntthas Manufacture
Nurses Present Living West Picture Show at Base Hospital
Nurses from YWCA Hut staged a wild west living picture show for Base Hospital staff. In absence of film, they used imagination and placards to depict sunlit deserts and cactus-laden scenes while Countess Vacarescu of Roumania attended as the most appreciative guest.
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Base
Vacarescu of
Roumania
YWCA Serves Troops in Archangel with Reworked Garments
Insignia and curtains cut from skirts and dresses are repurposed into window coverings for the YWCA Hostess House in Archangel where American troops are stationed behind Allied lines. Secretaries, surviving shortages of food and cloth, opened work in Archangel as the fourth Russian city with YWCA centers after Petrograd Moscow and Samara. Elizabeth Boles leads Russian work and sails to America via England to recruit workers for Russia.
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Archangel
Russia
Petrograd
Moscow
Samara
Mins
Elizabeth Boles
America
England
Second Y M C A Hostess House to Open at Castner
A second Y M C A Hostess House for wives and children of soldiers will open at Castner Oahu to handle overflow from the first house. In 15 days during November 2 153 visitors were served including Philippine Hawaiian Portuguese Spanish Russian Porto Rican Korean Japanese and American nationals.
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Castner
Oahu
Hawaiian Islands
Y W C A Big Sister Helps Michigan Factory Girls
Katherine Helland Brown recalls the Y W C A sisters aiding one hundred thirty girls in a Michigan factory town. Faced with barracks like lodging and scarce supplies, Y W C A organizers opened hot lunches, clean towels, cots, and communal meals, transforming harsh conditions into a supported camp.
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Han
Michigan
Labor Department
Slater
Desolation
Chicago
Tom Signee
Golfing Prospects Painted By War Time View
An arts officer, once a keen enthusiast, surveys a French plain scarred by shell fire. He notes deeply bunkered ground with a pit every twenty feet calling Par around 200 and praises the challenging course amid war’s ruins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
The Balky Motor Keeps War Work Moving
Mrs. Chuggins questions Josiah about using his car for war workers. He denies it, adding that Tye must finish the vehicle so he will not be suspected of delaying the game.
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Josiah
Frontline Pun Reveals Military Band Quip
A lighthearted exchange notes soldiers and musicians share nerves about the front. One says courage comes naturally to bands facing the music, implying readiness and familiarity with danger.
War gardens clash between breeds over patriotism
The exchange mocks tensions between Leghorn and Plymouth Rock roosters. One accuses the other of shirking wartime home front duties while the other defends loyalty to Mrs. Patriot. The lighthearted dialogue underscores farmyard politics in a playful rivalry.
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Leghorn
Mr. Patriot
Plymouth Rock
War Gardens
War Worker Hails Tools of Trade in Kansas City
The Kansas City Journal notes a fashionable war worker receiving essential farming implements. The piece highlights practical aid and humor in civilian support roles during the war effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City Journal
Influenza Epidemic Aids Strange House Find in Birmingham
A Birmingham Age-Herald reader recalls a friend who discovered a Shakespeare seat that had sat in his house for seven years without his knowledge amid reports on a influenza epidemic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amine
Shakespeare
Birmingham
Age-Herald
Notice of Mamie Nelson as Executrix in Hans Nelson estate
Mamie Nelson is appointed Executrix of Hans Nelson estate by Yamhill County Court Oregon and has qualified. Creditors must present verified claims to the Executrix at her Dundee area residence within six months from January 23, 1919. First publication January 23, 1919. last publication February 20, 1919.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mamie Nelson
Hans Nelson
Yamhill County
Oregon
Dundee
Hans Nel Frank W. Fenton
Notice of Final Settlement in Oregon Estate
Lena V. Groth Administratrix of Fred A West Deceased has filed a final account in Yam Hill County Oregon. The county court in McMinnville will hear the account on February 1 1919 at 10 AM. Objections may be filed in the court. Date of last publication January 30 1919.
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State of
Oregon
Yamhill
Fred A. West
Lena V. Groth
McMinnville
Yamhill County
Lena Y. Groth
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J. H. Gibson
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Yamhill County Abstract Co
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