Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-03
SAYRE TELLS Y. M. CA.
MEN OF WAR EXPERIENCE
Allentown District Campaigners
for Big Fund Hear Presi-
dents Son-in-Law
HE PRESIDES AT DINNER
Dedication of Association Hut at Am
bulance Camp Follows Forming
of Money Plans
ALLENTOWN. Pa. Nov 2.

| NA'lsH.N y, IA, nov, g.
FRANCIS Bowes Sayre, son-in-law OF
President Wilson, came here today at noon
to aid in dedlcating the new army Y. NJ.
c. A. hut at the United States Ambulance
| Camp, He proceeded Immediately TO the
| city Y NJ. c. A., where he presided at a
dinner given at 1 o'clock by the Twelfth
| (Allentown) District Of the Pennsylvania
| war Council. This district is composed Of
| Lehigh. Northampton and Carbon counties
and its allotment is StG5,UOO Of the S35, 900, =
OoO to be raised during the week begin
| ning November IL in the great campaign for
| the maintenance and expansion Of the In
| ternational Y. NJ. c. A.
superior Court Judge Frank NJ Trey
Ter Is district chairman and CAPTAIN II ~.
Elvldge, secretary of the Allentown Y. NJ
- A. is campaign executive in charge OF
the work as representative of mo ,y,r
Council. The dinner and meeting ,ycrc NJ.
tended by more than 100 Of the most
prominent and active citizens Of the three
counties. ''' ''''''
TELLS or BATTLEFIELDS
Mr. Sayre addressed them on his recent
experiences on the fighting fronts in France
ana italy and told them Of the nressinp
necessity OF raising the $35, ,OOO, 900 for armv
J. M {. A. purposes, of which approxirnate-
ly S11,O00,OOO each are to be for The on
llsted men OF the United States AT homo
and abroad, S3,300,0O0 for the RussIan
army, 2,7OO,000 for the French army
Sd,oUU,ooO Tor the italian army and ST.
100000 for the prison camps.
This will be the first entrance NJ tba V
NJ {. A. into Italy, from which II here
totore mas been held aloof but now the as
sociation will go into that country upon tho
urgent invitation CT General Cadorna TO Mr.
Sayre. ~ 'ii
The s1OOO,OOO for prison camps will he
In
which, together, Mr.. Sayre said have tx
per cent of the prisoners captured in this
war and the condition Of most of them Is
extremely deplorable.
The men at the Council decided TO &c 10
work with Will and raise the allotment
OF this district Allentown is s,Innosed to
contribute 100000, Bethlehem 100000 Eas-
ton $4,000 and Mauch Chunk 100000
STEEL MAGNATE TO AID
Arch Johnston, vice president of tbo
Bethlehem Steel Company, who will be the
new Mayer Of Bethlehem, was present and
WIN all that his personality implies. will
aid the work in Northampton County. which
VIII be in charge of Secretary Bracefield.
while in Carbon County the head Of the or
ganization will be Secretary Boettcher Al
lentown and Lehigh will be organized and
campaigned under the personal direction OF
Captain Evide
Mr.. Sayre expressed himself as delighted
80" NHS 'pHIt ol enthusiasm and patriotism
dlsplayed by the men at the conference and
thanked them in behalf of the international
organization and in the name Of humanity
A letter from Judge Burlington TO Mavor
A. L. Reichenbach, of Allentown, was read
IL strongly Endorsed the campaign to raise
the war fund.
After the war work conference, Mr.. Sayre.
escorted by all the notables present and tho
officers of the ambulance service, proceeded
TO the ambulance camp, where he delivered
the principal address at the dedication of
the new army Y. NJ. c. A. building Here he
also outlined the work in France and ItaIy
The Rev Or. w. L. Brooks performed the
Mason, Bishop Talbot and Rabbi Tarsbisb