Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-11-11
!. N. c. A. BEGINS DRIVE
FOR BIG WAR WORK FUND
Wants to Raise $4,000, 900 Between
Tomorrow and Monday,
November 10.
TRAINED MEN IN CHARGE
Fund TO BE Used In Providing Conn
forts ind Care for Soldiers Of
America and France - President
and Persi,ing Indorse II.


SEW YORK. November lo.--Pians
for the nationwide drive for the big
fund with which. through the Young
Mems Christian Association. the needs
Of American soldiers aud sailors will
be met. have been announced ut the
international headquarters OF the 1850
citation In this city. The driv. Will
begin Tomorrow. and will close No.
rember g. The sum to be raised is
t35.0o0.O0o. Every State. city. tawn
and rural district will contribute to
tho rniHnG Of the fund, the amount
of which was fixed by national con
ference recently hold In this city. com
posed Of representative men from Rll
parts OF the United States.
Not only will the comforts and care
Which the big fund will nuke possible
be extended 10 Americas lighting men.
hut to she men OF France and Of the
other allied nations with whom our
troops Will soon be lighting shoulder
TO shoulder. Every penny Of til. fund.
II IL announced. Will be used IN caring
for the needs OF the troops. Inc cork
VIII be done through trained men
which the Young MEMS Chris,iaI Ar
aociaton will provide
The object OF the fund is twofold-
10 provide com forts, care and :ccrca-
ton to tho men In camp, and thus 10
keep up the morale Of Americas fight
ing forces. r!is the military authori-
ties und those who have "isitcu Tie
camps in France regard as of great
est Importance TO the success cf Amor
lean arms. The sudden change from
domestic TO camp conditions the dir
taEcc from home and the necessary
rigorous routine, oil servers say. cal!
for a kind of care that the army au-
thorities are not IN Il position Ia pro-
vide.
PERSIIING SAYS IT IL GREATEST
WORK AMERICA CAN DO
General PershnE IN August author
lied the statement that the greatest
service America could immediately
rondcr was TO extend the foun. Mems
Christian Association work 10 the sol
dicrs Of The French army. tired and
worn by their valiant and successful
resistance to the repeated waves of
Teutonic attacks. Anticipating similar
conditions among our own troopx the
Young Mems Christian Association be-
san early in the war 10 prepare to care
Tor our soldiers and sailors. The offer
of service the association made was ac-
copied gladly by the government au-
thoritirs. and hundreds OF men trained
In ~ work were soon in camp. There
are now 900 OF these men. serving
american soldiers and sailors. Many
Young Mems Christian Association men
were called in the draft aud ahouldered
their rineb, since no man IN accepted
for Young Mems Christian Association
work unless he has been exempted by
me government. or whose name is 30
Tar down the list that he is not likely
10 DC called for some time.
with hundreds Of thousands Of men
The DRAFT called to the colors the
Young Mems Christian Association was
over" helmed with work and respon-
sibilitics. From the camps came a cry
Tor more help. not only from the SOL
diers themselves, but from the officers
who value the work the association
renders. Accordingly a national CON
terence was held and il was decided
maj NOT cent less than $4,000. 900
would adequately meet the war needs
confronting the association for not
ohiE WAS there call for help in the
american camps. but from camps OF
the allied nations as we'll
Approving the work of the associa-
non president Wilson. in message TO
John Il. Mott. general sccrc3ary ~ tbe
National War Work Council of the
Young Mems Christian Association
said: May ] not, in view of the an.
proaching meeting Of the War Work
council. express to you the very high
Na'uc ! have attached to the work
Which has been accomplished by the
ohhE Mems Christian Association i'm
"ehait or the prisoners OF war and
me men In the training camps OF
europe. aud may | not express aIso
my sincere personal interest in tho
large plans OF the War Work Council
Tor the work which is stiI ahead ~,
the association"
The point is emphasized that Will.
ne sum TO be raised is nine times az
great as the usual total annual budeet
OF an the Young Mems Christian As.
Sociatlons of the United States for their
ow" work in this and other countries
YET not :. cent OF this war fund 10 r.
We used FOR anything but for the care
OF inc lighting men o! this and otber
S S, nations The Young Mems
hr'si'an Association. 1t is pointed OUT
- ohlE the administrative agent, ana
, ahization which supplies traincd
men for the work