The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-11-15
Y. N. c. A. IS DOING
A splendid WORK
$35, 100000 REQUIRED TO MAKE
SOLDIER BOYS COMFORT
ABLE.
EVERYBODY SHOULD help
CAMPAIGN ON
THIS WEEK TO RAISE
THE FUND.

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our allies the invinccible spirit which
comes from contentment and clean
living, $35,OOO,OOO is being asked
from the people Of the United States
between the dates of November II and
November 10 by the Army and Navy
Y. M. G. A.
The share of the state of Mime
sofa is $1,0OO,OOO, $50O,O00 to be
raised outside of the cities of Mime
apolis, st. Paul and Duluth.
Every state, city, town and rural
district will contribute to the raising
of this fund, which is to be used for
war work only. Men, women ant
children of every creed will bring
their offerings, large and small, fol
the red triangle Of the Army ane
Navy Y. M. C. A. knows no creed but
the creed of service.
Those who are interested in th9
welfare of the fighting bodies will sac
rifice for this cause, for the govern
mental and military authorities not
only of America but of France, Russi
and Italy have assigned to the Arm!
and Navy Y. M. c. A. the task of
building up and maintaining morale
Those who are interested in the wei
fare of an individual will sacrifice fol
it, to assure comfort and care for hin
That the nature of the work TO-
which the $35,O0O,0OO is being asked
is we'll understood by the people of
Minnesota is the belief Of st re Y. N
C.. A. Secretary E. w. Peck. Army
and Navy Y. M. c. A. buildings serves
as "homes from home" to the enlisted
man, their roaring CRATE fires, theil
home-cooked delicacies, their sot
magazines and newspapers, then
pianos and Victrolas giving little
touch of home cheer. The association
provides the soldier with FREQ station.
cry, pens, ink and a comfortable plac
o write, believing that home letter
going and coming regularly are tn
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.
ices him off to France and greets hir
pon his arrival there. 1t follows hiro
o the base camps of France and
England and even to the trenches witt
not coffee and a friendly hand. .
provides him with cheap comfortable
odgings while on furlough and er
'eavors in every way to keep hir
,appy and to keep him straight"
The $35,000,OOO fund is to be ex-
pended along those lines and viii
,eep things going until July 1, 1919
It provides $11,12O,OOO for worl
,mong the men of the American
,rmy and navy in this country anf
100000 for work for American
'orces in France and England.
General Pershing authorized tn
statement that the greatest servic'
which America could immediatel,
ender to France was to extend tn
service of the Army Y. M. C. A
he French army. To comply with
his request $2,649,OOO will be neces
AIRY. Offering Army Y. M. C. A.Fser-
vice to Russia is practical way o.
helping to hold the Russian army tc
rether through the coming winte-'.
This has been proven by the fact tina
The 10 divisions of the Russian arm
having Army Y. M. G. AS have no.
nutinied or manifested any Disco
tent. Surely assisting in so telling :
manner an ally which has 100000
men under arms is worth $3,305, 900
From Italy too has come the cry
pro- German propaganda and the nee6
IF improving the morale of the troop
81 100000 must go to that purpose
Another million is required for t.
work among the 100000 prisoners
of war; AS the Army Y. M. c. A. :.
the only agency which will be per-
'nitted to look after the welfare
the American boys who may be tai
an prisoner, and obtain communities
ton for them with their familin~
this monev will be indeed be we'll ex-
pended. $3.932,OOO to provide for II
evitable expansion completes th~
budget.
Word has been received by S. Writ
Wilv, executive secretary at Mime
apolis, of several large contributions
which opened the $35.000,O0O cam
paign in the east. United States
Steel gave $5OO.OOO. One other sub
ecription of half million, one of an
wen million. several of two hundred
and fifty thousand. and number at
me hundred and fifty thousand have
heen received. The names of the
~ivers are not vet announced.