Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1917-11-14
WHAT Y.M.C.l.M MONEY.
IS TO BE- USED FOR
Everybody viii Have a chaate
To Do Their Share This
Week. .. .

our alues the 10V10clDt6 ep1r1t W01cQ
comes from contentment and clean liv.
ing. $s5,00o;000 is being asked from
the people Of the United States be-
tween the dates Of November IL and
November 10 by the Army and Navy |
Y. M. G. A.
The share of the state Of Minnesota |
is $1,000, 900. 100000 to be raised out |
side Of the cities Of Minneapolis, st. !
Paul and Duluth.
Every state. city, town and rural
district will contribute to the raising
Of this fund, which 10 to be used for
war work only. Men, women and chill
dren Of every creed will bring their
offerings, large and small, for the red
triangle of the Army and Navy Y. N.
c. A. knows no creed but the creed OF
service.
Those who are Interested in the vel
fare Of the fighting bodies will sacrt-
fee for this cause, for the government
al and military authorities not only Of
America but of France, Russia and
Italy have assigned to the Army nd
Navy Y. M. c. A. the task Of building
up and maintaining morale. Those
who are interested In the welfare Of
an individual soldier win sacrifice for
It, to assure comfort and care for him.
That the nature of the. work for
which the $35,0O0,000 Il being asked
is we'll understood by the people of
Minnesota is the belief of state Y. NJ
c. A. secretary E. w. Peck. Army and
Navy Y. NJ. G. A. building serves as
"homes from home" to the enlisted
man, their roaring crate fires, their
home-cooked delicacies, their new
magazines and newspapers their pi-
amos and victrolas giving little touch
of home cheer. The association pro-
v1des the soldier with free stationery
pens, ink and comfortable place to
write, believing that he ne letters 60
Ing and coming regularly are the
greatest safeguards against tempta-
ton. It also combats vice with NOV
Ing picture shows. lectures. wrestling
matches, educational classes and other
things to fill his leisure hours. It sees
him OF to France and greet1 him upon
his arrival there. It follows him to
the base camps Of France and ENGLAND
and even to the trenches with hot COT
fee and friendly hand. It provides
him with cheap comfortable LODGINGS
while on furlough and endeayors IN
every way to keep him happy and to
keep him "straight."
The $35,000,O00 fund is to be- OK
pended along those lines and wIll
keep things going until July l, 1918
1t provides $11, 12o 900 for work ampne
the men of the American army and
navy in this country and 81 1874, 00C
for work for American forces in
France and England.
General Pershing authorized the
statement that the greatest service
which America could Immediately rem
der to France was to extend the SER
vice OF the Army Y. NJ. G. A. to the
, french army: To comply with this re,
quest $3.50 900 will be necessary. OF
, fering Army Y. M. C. A. service 70
> Russia Is practical way of helping to
, hold the Russian army together thru
, the coming winter. This has been
. proven by the fact that the 10 divfs
ions OF the Russian army having Army
, Y. M. G. AS have not mutinied OF
manifested discomfort. Surely assisting
IN so telling manner an ally which
has 1000, 900 men under arms il worth
$S,3O5,O00. From Italy too has come
tne cry OF pro-German propaganda and
the need of improving the morale OF
the troops. 100000 must 20 to that
purpose. Another million r. REQUIRED
for the work among the 5000. 900 pris.
oners-of-war. As the Army Y. NJ. c.
A. Is the only agency which will be
permitted to look after the welfare. OF
the American boys who may be taken
prisoner, and obtain communication
Tor them with their families, this mon.
ey will indeed be we'll expended. 81.
$4,000 to provide for inevitable ex.
pansion completes the budget.
Word has been received by s Writ
Willy, executive secretary at Mfnnean.
oils, OF several large contributions
which opened the $35, 900, 900 campaien
In the East. United States Steel gave
half million. One other subscrin.
ton OF half million, one of an even
million, several of two hundred and
nifty thousand, and a number at one
hundred and fifty thousand have been
received. The names of the Rivers ara
not yet announced.
MAJESTIC.
One of the youngest and most non
ular male stars of .screendom is wall
ace Reid, who has had several times
the distinction of appearing as leSd.
ing man for Geraldine Farrar in her
gigantic screen productions, such as
carmen, Joan, the Woman" and
others. Mr.. Reds latest photonlav.
Is "The Hostage" which win be shovn
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