. A story of the war and family war service record, 1914-1919. camp—the wives and mothers who came to visittheir husbands and sons, and the scores of girlsattracted by the glamour of the uniform. The callfor help came into national headquarters at NewYork one Saturda3% and two weeks from that daythe first of the Hostess Houses was opened at Platts-burg—the official recognition, as one army officercalled them, of a womans right to love a man. When the armistice was signed in November andall war work stopped, there were more than onehundred of these hostesses houses either in opera-tion or autho
. A story of the war and family war service record, 1914-1919. camp—the wives and mothers who came to visittheir husbands and sons, and the scores of girlsattracted by the glamour of the uniform. The callfor help came into national headquarters at NewYork one Saturda3% and two weeks from that daythe first of the Hostess Houses was opened at Platts-burg—the official recognition, as one army officercalled them, of a womans right to love a man. When the armistice was signed in November andall war work stopped, there were more than onehundred of these hostesses houses either in opera-tion or authorized and in process of building. Thir-teen of these were at posts where colored troopswere stationed and were in charge of coloredwomen. They are large, roomy houses withscreened verandas, spacious living rooms with openfire places and charming furnishings. They havebright chintz hangings, piles of gay sofa pillows,rockers and easy chairs, pianos and victrolas. Manyof them had cafeterias, and all had sleeping accom-modations, except one or two that were
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