Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-10-12
CONFERENCE OF COLLEGES
.,!lNARMY Y. N. C. A. WORK
Representatives OF Y. NJ. G. A. and
INV. @. A. in Thirty Colleges
as Assemble Here.
ADDRESS By DIR. BLACKWELL
Plans Projected for Raising Large
Sums for Social Works in Training
Camps in This Country and Prison
Camps in Europe.

Camps In Europe.
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Following the plans of what is
known as the National Student Move
mont of the Young Mems Christian
Association and the Young Woman's
Christian Association, about fifty young
men and women. representing about
thirty. colleges in Virginia, and includ-
ing.several faculty members, held their
first-State conference last night at the
Fifth. Street home OF the Young
Woman's Christian Association. Cen
discussion of this movement. which
had Its beginning at the Niagara con-
ference few weeks ago.
AT. the Niagara conference II was
agreed that the Young Mems Christia n
Association should raise s35,o0o,oo0
with, which to carry on moral work
among the soldiers of the allies. in the
training camps at home. and the prison
camps In Europe, and among the citi-
zenry OF the war-stricken nations.
Andr-it was agreed that the Young
Woman's Christian Association should
raise 100000 for similar work.
AT the national conference plan
was projected whereby 100000 was
toG.be raised by the students of
America-of both races and sexes The
nation was divided into divisions. Vir-
xinia4 falling in the Eastern division
along with New York, New Jersey,
Maryland and Delaware. State COM
mittees were appointed, and rs re-
suit the State conferences are now
being held for the further projection
ofiplans to aid in the raising OF these
funds.
DIR. BLACKWELL. MAKES
H. ADDRESS ON WAR WORK
Mr.. Lancaster. State secretary of
.tosx.
ISOLATION, was chairman OF the local
meeting, while Miss Flanagan, State
secretary OF Virginia's Young Woman's
Christian Association, acted in the ca
paetty OF hostess to the representa-
tives. After a brief outline of the
purpose of the movement, Mr.. Lam
castor introduced DR.. r. l.. Blackwell,
president OF Randolph-M Macon College.
who explained at length that this was
toS.be the work of those men who
could not serve in the capacity of SOL
diers. but who had the right to. and
ought to. engage in the great enter
prise of keeping the privileges" OF
right and dsmocracy-the principles
upon which the United States entered
tho war. He explained that this is
the work necessary to preserve the
moral health of tho men Mt the front.
In the camps and in the prisons
1t Is part Of the plans to allow
the students to leave the schools dur
ing the week from November II to 10,
that they may make a personal can
rass over the entire State. Already in
some Of the schools the students have
assessed themselves from SIS to $40 per
capita to begin the raising of $1,000
900 by the students. 1t is hoped by
the conference body to have the plans
and their objects discussed in all tho
pulpits in the State on the Sunday of
Student Movement Week.
EXPLAINS NEED FOR
..,s HOSTESS HOUSES
Miss Roper. Young womans Chris
tian Association secretary at Randolph
Macon Womens College, insisted that
the man and womanhood that stayed
behind should not shirk the lesser
duties because not in position to
assume the greater. She urged the
necessity of hostess house at the
camps for the entertainment of the
women who should visit the soldiers.
Dean Keller, of Westhampton COL
lese; continued the suggestions of Miss
roper. and pointed out the fact that
tho Young Woman's Christian Associa-
tion should care for the pleasure and
comfort OF the nurses and secretaries;
that rest houses. for example. were in
d!spensable to the welfare of the wo-
men in service.
half. of this sf,o0ooo0 to be raised by
the1students is to be used in the uplift
and relief Of the prison camps. where
conditions. physical and moral, are de-
plorable. there being 100000 prison
ers in Europe; 100000 is for the pre-
serving intact the World Student Move
mcnt, 100000 to make up the Young
Mems Christian Associations portion OF
the $35,0oo,000 and 500, 900 TO make up
the Young Woman's Christian Asso-
Citations portion Of its $4,000 600. This
entire s1,0oo,oo0 is hoped to be raised
by the first of the year.
Secretary MacGruder, OF the Virginia
Union University, for negroes, with
characteristic concreteness in explain
ing the colored peoples desire and right
10 aid in this work. won the applause
of the whole conference.
To-day will be occupied in executive
session and committee meetings. The
conference will also hear a speaker
from Camp Lee. besides other speakers
Good fellowship seems to characterize
the meeting. and the fifty delegates
Will dine together to-day. The morn
ing session begins at $50 o'clock