The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-07-21
Organization Is Well
Prepared For Service
In Field
OFFERS BIG HELP
TO THE SOLDIER
Bankers and Fighters
Alike Call Upon ~"
For Help
eY TIE RELIGIOUS RAMBLER

the war there were few. perhaps,
who regarded the Young Meas
Christian association as a national
defense. II is a fact. however. that
no other single organization has
demonstrated Itself so we'll prepared
80 able 10 deal with big emer
gency. so ready 70 prove its latent
powers. as the Y VI. c A
Before Pershing's army had begun
TO move toward the seaboard for
transport 10 France, supplies and
men from The Y. NJ. c. A had been
modified by the international com
mittee 20 accompany the soldiers
Before the men OF the expediuonary
force had stretched their sea legs
the Army Y NJ. {. A headquarters
was established IN their camp ir
Europe Men and money were ready
for setting up and equipping asso
citation camps In the national army
cantonments, weeks before the draf;
Was completed
The most spectacular examples
OF Y VI c. A preparedness 20 meet
the national emergency. however
are found outside the army and navy
work. tremendous as the importance
Of this work Is One rather ex
pected thu international committee
20 be ready 70 undertake this work
It's record in past emergencies. IT'S
recent accomplishments on the Mex
lean border, forced that belief
But now bankers have called on
the Y VI. c. A. FOR aid IN gigan.
tic financial campaign for the war
Army officers have conscripted asso-
citation secretaries from their desks
70 serve on the drill neld The as
sociation camp has followed the
plow as well as the fag It's build
ings have become navy barracks and
its organizations have furnished the
ground work for numerous branches
OF patriotic endeavor.
Il was Y. VI c, A man who
managed the national campaign 70
raise 800. 600, 600 for the American
Red Cross and he had so Y n c. A.
secretaries among his corps OF help
ers in various centers OF The coun
tn IN charge OF sectional campaigns.
The leader was Charles s ward.
loaned By the International ccGImit-
Tee 10 he Red Cross FOR he dura-
tor Of the money.raising campaign.
"Whir,wind" Helps Ped C'oSs
Mr.. Ward owed his conscrption %
this service 20 his remarkable rec
ord In financial campaign Tor IL
sociation buildings In the larger
cities. He has raised approximately
$50, 900 600 IN ihese so-called 'whirl-
wind" campaigEs He directed the
effort which brought $1,000. 900 IN
contributions To association work IN
New York city He led the voiuu-
Ger workers wbo gave s 900 900 IN
O days for new Y. NJ, c. a build
ngs in PhllaG Hlphla. In Toron,n.
$500 900 was sJbscribei during .
campaign which he supervised
In campaig of this sor' thei p
is always a snare Of the spectucuiar.
combined with well-directed public
iiy. II was just this sorf OF A cam
paign that he Red Cr,ss needed
" hatever c-.ticifm there may have
been OF such ,n-t mods In association
work In he past. the experience Oh
| Mr.. Ward and ihe 50 othes y "
| =. secretariec 10 similar endeavnrs
Lar served the Red Cross and nc
country well.
! Another emergency which drew
re Y. NJ. G A. from ~ usual eT0r,
N behalf 81 tho army and nayy )c.
CURED when The training camps for
The officers -sserve were opened
! Army tutors were busy drilling these
young volunteers IN the rudiments
~ the manual Thore va need hat
| they be drilled a. the same line In
| the rudimenfs " health and physical
well-being Young men had -teppe3 2
out OF Offices aud hanks. class rooms
and Laboratories. without releasing
| themselves from ONCE and class
| room habits rhHy had uttered a
new lie whore hose habN7 mG..
be reformed and reformed wt.h as
! little detriment 20 the future oGcer
SO possible
Gymnasium Method cor n, Arm,
For years he y " q a. lad
boen accomplishing result Identical
I with those nc army desired u had
nesn teaching men from III flee
and the claes 2. ON new tabife
Training The bol}" o. ono ride %.
fhc Y. VI. G. s triangle The men
yho visit The association ymnl.
Sums are OF me same type err llled
rn these ofce-s' training camps -
Fort Myer. Fc-f Niagara and else.
| where
The call camc 20 no Z " a
e furnish DHy steal directors fc.
'"s5e camps Snrrearies 'ncf In
this work LET thcl- Offices fl- no
IT, ~ fields They have he'rei o
remove th, kinks from uusctog
knofted By long muches -rrch lfe
r'ng. and rs Y " G. obs. lral
director II trained o. exrorleu '1
10. they have accompi she8 fhi.
thru an ingenious comb naii.u m
work and play which b9 Ir- hr!
-4creafion FOR the young Officer th.
while ~ has accomplished results
! When Presiden WILSON called
The nation 10 increased {pdeavor ln
raising food crops. when thoolboA
were modified turnout fNe conntr,
~ farm helpers. the Y M g. a.
met another emergency Each asso
citation has It's boys department
usually With SIS camp tn tho oogrfr.
for 2 summer outing n was ouig !
short step 10 organize thase bogs M
the food army and tho outing "a.
| recreation became outing 10. ,-r-..