Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-11-10
GREEN BUILDING WITH The RED TRIANGLE

the Judge Of the contest, the referees
Of the exhihitAon7 Would cit down
front there. and judicially and impair
tally nut the laurel on the brow OF
or n? Said i to myself, remembering
the time umpired d game Of baseball
ON q corner lot Cor one Inning OF 1t, to
be exact), IT wouldst fain put away
this honor in favor of huskier soul"
had to bolt for q train before the
vaudeville CONTEXT was half over. and
that providentially lot me out on the
referee stuff. I, have pleasant i'm
precision OF the entertainers did see
and hear. Some Of them were pro-
fessionalss some were semi-profes-
SIGNALS: but they all showed keen
perception Of what was wanted; guam
tity, volume, sentiment, and quick Ac-
ton. confess bhat at times, wasn't
thinking about what was going on, ON
the stage. MY thoughts were aunning
along this wise:
What on earth would these boys be
doing II they couldn't have place like
this to work Off their high pressure
OF spirits? Where could they go! It Is
true that Camp Upton Is several miles
removed from what are commonly be-
lieved to be the temptations OF a divis-
ion Of army recruits. But this won't
be forever. Then whatl
It seems to me that the 7. M. G. A.
Is working along the only possible
lines. Recognizing that these fellows
are under high pressure. unrestrained
by home conventions, limited as to en-
joyments, the Association is trying to
fill q place in army life that has never
been filled before. Good amusements,
red FLOODED fun, noise song. books for
those who want them, assistance In
the thousand and one avenues that can
not be provided by the war department,
though It may see the need for them
and above all an unobtrusive and nom
intrusive and non-sectarian interest In
the spiritual welfare of the country's
young mon. use the word spiritual
welfare In the sense in which SEQ
It: and think am right know II
I were there in khaki, these green
buildings would be godsend to me.
The acid test is, whether the officers
and men Of the army like It. put var
ious questions along that line. The re-
Spouse was so unmistakable that 1t
didn't seem worth while to pursue the
subject. The consensus Of opinion q
heard no adverse criticism at alp was
that these green buildings are almost
as necessary to the happiness OF the
camp as the daily rations Of food,
Now I understand that before long
the Y.M.M.C. Is going to launch big
campaign to get themilions and millions
Of dollars that will be necessary to
keep on the work. want to be record
cd as saying that money given to this
end will be as wisely placed as tho In
vested in Liberty Bonds. mean no
less than that. 1t Is not enough to
feed clothe, and arm an American
army which demands more: and ours
army. There ia something IN the very
soul OF the American army which
demands more; and ours wSa!a
be, no matter how successful on
the field Of battle, still a defeated army
without these things. It would be a
ghastly thing to have this Association
work impeded one moment for lack OF
funds. I haven't the least idea It will.
But when they come around for your
subscription it will be worth while to
remember that this Is q loan Of which
you can clip coupons Of satisfaction
for the rest Of your natural life.