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Item
Title
BOLAND-B2690
Date(s)
- 1920-02-10 (Creation)
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Name of creator
(1873-1950)
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Hostess House--Camp Lewis. This stately building was one of many established by the YWCA (through the American Red Cross) in military camps throughout the country during WW1. The Hostess House, with Mrs. Caroline Paxton in charge, was a refuge for wives and families visiting soldiers. It was a place to meet, share meals, and write letters. The Hostess House was also open to families of the military camp, patients at the camp hospital, and enlisted personnel of the entire camp. The Camp Lewis Hostess House would later become an officers' club. (www.historylink.org; www.gjenvick.com-article on Hostess Houses; TDL 12-25-21) G69.1-118 TPL-10308
Hostess House (Camp Lewis);