The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-11-13
VERMONT URGED TO
AID Y. NJ. E.. A. WORK
Prominent Speakers Tell What Has AL
ready Been Accomplished in Many
Armies in Europe

The Y M. C. A. campaign in the STATE
was opened Monday evening at Montpel
ier when Marshall Bartholomew, who
has spent most of the time since the wal
commenced in the work in Russia, ant
| J. c. Kichenor of the National Y. NJ. c
A. forces, spoke to some go of the bust
ness men of the state in the reception
room of the State House Among those
attending were Senators w. p. Dilling.
ham and Carroll S. Page, and Coy. H. f
Graham The meeting was presided over
by James Hartness of Springfield, who
left on the night train, in company with
John Cushing, for Washington, d. c., on
this campaign and the food administra-
tion.
Mr.. Kichenor gave a splendid address
upon the Y NJ c. A. and its work, and
explained what the morale of the army
means in this fight, but it was the re-
marks of Mr.. Bartholomew that gripped
the hearts of every man listening to his
story as he told of the things that have
to be stood by the soldiers in France and
Russia. He was music composer in
Germany when the war broke out, He
went into the Y M. G. A, work in Rus
sia, where he was two years. He told
of the things that have been done there
and are going to be accomplished by the
Y. NJ. c. A. He said that Russia, al.
though she has lost 100000 of the 49,
100000 soldiers she has put into the field,
is coming back and just how soon that
will be depends upon their army leaders
and the work that the Y NJ. c. A. can do.
They have tried out the work there and
have found that where the Y. NJ c. A.
work has been done the soldiers are sol
id in the fight
At present he said their army is putty,
but people can look for lots of fighting
out of that army yet In order to do
this the Red Triangle" must have mon
ay, for 800 secretaries are needed now
IN Russia and they are going to be sent
here. The Russian people think more
of the Americans than they do of any
,ther nation. They have been under op-
preston for centuries and, coming into
he light as they have, it is wonderful
what they are doing, and they viii get
nto the fight again
He told how the Y. NJ. c. A. is run
ling hotels and restaurants in France. |
The food Of France is good, but the |
American does not like it, French wine
5 all right for Frenchmen, because they |
now how to drink it, but the American |
older does not Again, to take care
II the American soldier, it is necessary /.
hat this big fund be raised II should I
e S50,000,000 and the effort will be
made to get that sum instead of the one
decided upon. The break which
as taken place in Italy and Russia will
rolong the war, il is conceded BY all /
Tho know anything about the conditions.
He praised the "Tommies" for the way
hey take care of their prisoners, and
redicted that with the growing shortage
food supplies in Germany. the prison
RS of war will 60 lightest. The work is
till being carried on in Germany, but
Y Danish and Swiss men representing
he Y. NJ. G. A.
Following his address. Mr.. Hartness
rged the audience to take the messages
ONE. spread them among their moneyed
lends and their campaign leaders so
nat Vermont may exceed its quota as
he has done in other campaigns