Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) Eagle Hut for American servicemen during World War 1. The YMCA hut is formally opened at Bryant Park in New York City. Ex Ambassador to Germany, James Gerard, the guest of honor, addresses the gathering. Miss Ethel Barrymore donates the flag pole and raises the first flag which was presented by Charles Everson of Lafayette Post G.A.R. Soldiers surround the flag pole as Ethel Barrymore comes in between the crowd. She hoists the flag and stands as the French Military band finishes playing the Star Spangled Banner.
Women sell thrift stamps in Venice, California. They pose with two elephants. A poster reads "help win the war". A large crowd gathers at the shop.
Society women volunteer for War Relief Work during World War 1, in Washington DC. Women get involved in the war effort at home, as they work on clothes by sewing. A woman stitches. A woman cuts with scissors. Women display clothes. Clothes displayed by children.
Women pose in living posters to aid Red Cross campaign in Washington DC during World War I. A board reads "The spirit of Red Cross". A woman poses. A child with the Christmas Red Cross. A woman wears the Red Cross nurse dress. Two women pose with a big Red Cross sign. A board reads "Where Columbia Leads".
Famous opera singer Ernestine Schumann-Heink sings at the Treasury building (1500 Pennsylvania Avenue NW #1428, Washington, DC 20220, United States) in Washington DC during World War I, to help raise funds for the United War Work campaign drive. A large crowd is seen gathered at the building. Schumann-Heink and other dignitaries are seen at the decorated balcony talking to the crowd in support of the United War Work programs in World War 1.
An elderly woman in Chicago Illinois works for 8 months sewing an Allied flag blanket representing the many flags of America and its allies during World War 1. The patriotic woman addresses a letter and the package to General John J Pershing, as she is giving the blanket to Pershing as a birthday gift. The letter is addressed to "The Father of our Boys, General John J Pershing."
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