HOSTESS HOMES
FOR RELATIVES
(By Associated Press)
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 28.—“Host
ess" housese where woman relative!
and friends of the figlmr.g men may
be amply provided for. are springing
up in every camp and cantonment it
the west. They have alread)
Vista, California, and American Lake
Washington. In time every military
establishment of any proportions ir
California. Arizona. Nevada. Washing
ton. and the Hawaiian Islands will be
provided with these centers for wro
men.
The houses are being built by the
T. W. C. A., which in addition Is pro
viding recreation centers in San Die
go, San Pedro, Palo Alto and Sai
Francisco for the soldiers.
A work equally great is being don<
by this organization overseas. An $8,
000 foyer canteen in Paris, where th
women munitions and industrial wort
ers may seek proper recreation ha
been provided for. Nurseu “huts" ar
also to be erected in numbers.
The “hostess houses” are recret
tional and indispensible, according t
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the Y. W. C. A. workers. The one a
Camp Kearney was recently comple
ed and opened to the public with al
■day ceremonies. The one at Cam
Lewis has been described by Majc
General Greene as “one of the fines
things we have here.”
The houses are built according to
ideas that go into a true home, French
| windows, brick porches and big flre
, places are features. Accomodations
: are made for those who wish to eat in
j the open air. Gardens are being
i installed by landscape experts, low
shrubs and nasturtiums being plant
ed for perennial greenery and color.
The social hall is the outstanding
feature. Here the mothers, sisters,
and wives may visit their loved ones
for long periods, and receive tender
and solicitous care. When the sold
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; ier is called away to his martial du
ties these women may linger at the
' "hostess house" instead of being forc
J ed to wander around the camp.
The house is the clearing place for
the meetings of relatives and friends.
J When a woman arrives at camp she
is relieved through the “hostess
house" of the confusion attendant up
on the search for her loved one. She
has either written in advance “Meet
me at the hostess house" or she will
. go directly to the place and be ad
, vised explicitly as to when and where
I she can meet him.
i The funds for these houses and re
- creation centers are being generously
; provided by the public. A $4,000,000
- “drive” is now in progress, and when
i this is obtained more will be asked.
b The quota in the states mentioned
| and in Hawaii for the “drive" is $350,
- 000. The cost of the “hostess houses’
) runs all the way from $5,000 to $20,
t 000. the amount being determined ac
t- cording to the number of visitors ex
1- pected.
p In addition the Y. W. C. A. has sel
r itself to the task of looking after the
t. mental, spiritual and physical welfare
| of women war workers in the wesi
and elsewhere. Classes are belnic
maintained where young girls are be-'
ing taught the real meaning of com-!
radeship and companionship with the
soldiers and with other girls and wo
men with whom they may come in
contact during the war period.
Girls are being recruited by the
thousands by this organization to go
into the camps and do their part in
furnishing and maintaining wholesome
amusements there, such as restricted
dancing. Over 150.000 of these girls
have already signed the Patriotic
pledge of this organization through
out the country. This pledges them
to do their share in taking good care
of the fighting men.
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In order to accommodate uptr cus
tomers and the publit -generally.
Finkelstein & Sapiro will keep their
store open on Monday evening.
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work and help with care of children.
No cooking. Apply Mrs. W. W.
Council.
FOR SALE—Ford car. $200 cash. Ap
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FOR RENT—Three nice rooms, suit
able for light housekeeping. Also
large front room. Apply, J. K.
Smart. 3-6t
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NOTICE.
Sealed proposals will be received
until 11 a. m. Jan. 7, 1917 at the of
fice of the Divisional Road Commis
sion for the Third Division of Alas
ka, for the construction of a bridge
across the Nizina River near Youngs
Creek as provided for in the Session
Laws of Alaska, Captor 50, H. B. No.
17. Said Bridge to be a pile bridge of
416 bents, 6225 feet to be the total
length. Proposals must be made outl
In triplicate and accompanied by a
bond signed by two sureties for the,
full amount of the bid, said bond to
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be of full force only in case the con-j
tract is awarded to the bidder. Bid-j
ders will bid for the whole of the
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bridge and will also make a separate
oid per lineal foot for the bridge be
ginning at station 0-5, up to the
amount of $24,000.
The above work must be performed
according to the specifications and
conditions on file at the office of the
Divisional Road Commission at Val
dez. Alaska, and at the office of the
Alaska Transfer Co., Cordova, the
' Chitina Hotel. Chitina; and the post
office at McCarthy. Alaska, where a
copy of the same with form of con
tract may be seen, and proposal forms
obtained.
bidder, enclosed in a plain, sealed
Proposals must be signed by the
envelope and addressed to the Divis
ional Road Commission, Valdez, Al
aska, and be plainly marked “Pro
posals for the Construction of the
Nizina Bridge.”
The right is hereby reserved to re
ject any and all bids.
JAMES E. WILSON,
Chairman Divisional Road Com.
Third District, Territory of Alaska
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The freighters Cordova, Latouche, Juneau, Valdez
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Sails from Cordova for Seattle Sunday, December 30th
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