The Detroit times., 1917-10-06
~ is DOING
FINE WORK
IN THE ARMY.
Prominent Men Are
Volunteering As
Workers

The afcsi oi mv atlualutare .o
volunteer fol rhc nation ru1t|
a. lawyer Amorp hsc lent. arr
wealthy corporations and DIS in
cume s bis lle power in h.s
profession and Hnr
hour of h.s flWf mcaU t9I
q client auI wealth. or tna iaw r
he As What hl renas l alef
man
For The last wfe. fh eN lls
hoen lylnc u aU tu
gwt canionmeu rhre, m
aty 10 81 bis lug @ polish aa IoI
o. r0ugh-heyn shack with D BROOM
Between swcr png he tl. aaW ne
gJi and soda aier tamt1s 49,
hnd Counle "a White ap ad
an apron. He slks no onicr rla
Who come to nim for advice .nl f.d
In adius.ne fhem lte o
new lff and uounline. l
learned 90 operate moving Ht'p
machine. and at nEh his ewF,r
spends an hour or tvo -rud.u- oHf
reels OF cu.taTd pit comet} eaa
buColic romance
There are several runired prom
.neDt men Nn0 are d0lns he
lawyers, bankers ucrl .n' -1
.-lGsal..4
war brought an ambition 'or rr
which their money ana aer ahar
10 counsel and advice c99i8 1ut
isfy. They wanted ~ De at Ihf
front. or as near fo it rs fbey C0gt
get. They wanted t0 feel that hey
are a part on The military .crEanlza.
tion of their country They achrd
10 get into a uniform They found
their place thru the national war
work council of fhe lOUnc Mems
Christian associa ION
This council was organized when
T. NJ g. A leaders realized that the
mobilization ~ millions oi youne
men in American army camps gave
TIT SSSOCIdU0H US supreme oppor
tunity by IN expanded program of
service, program which is attract
ing the attention OF Americas al
lies 70 a point where they are send
ing calls 70 come and help them
Military leaders of other nations are
coming 70 regard the work Of The.
Y. VI. G. A. as of primary neceS-
sity in their army organization
II Is not going TOO far 20 say
that the Y. NJ G A. has been adopt
ed az part of military strategy
Commanders Of armies are admit
ting thar when they speak of "the
morale OF their soldiers they also
mean 'the morals Sin destroys
patriotism. love OF humanity and
pride IN democracy
Thus Russia. re-Fenerated. Russia.
has sent 10 America for 500 y M
G. A. secretaries for her army
Soon after the American expedi-
tionarv force under Gen Pershing
reached French soil, Gen Petain.
commandAF-ifi-e hfef Of France
armies, sent 20 the United States
request 10 the national war work
council for additional buildings
like those with ne American
army" to be erected p Paris and
on the Swiss border for the leisure
hours OF the poilu homie on leave
Recently there came request
from the commanderin-chie OF the
Italian armies FOR 80 Y NJ G. A
buildings and 200 secretaries FOR
service on the Izanz0 and al the
home bases of King Emanuels
troops There is something in NE
American army which the Y. ". G..
a. supplies, and Americas allies
are looking for II In Russia where
the FIRST contingent of American sex.
Tetaries is due 10 arrive soon. among
the workers in the Y III q. a camps
will be MANY Greek orthodox
priests IN italy. a majority OF The
secretaries viii be- Roman Catholic
priests and laymcn They viii
work with the army chaplains as
they do In tho United States army.
and be part Of the military organ
izatiou in everything except ia name
II e. an important field. therefore.