Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1917-05-22
!. NJ. {. A. POSTS
BEING EQUIPPED
FOR GREAT ARMY
MORALS. MENTALITY ANn ply
SlCAL WELL niiNG ca MIN
H. TIL tiN.
COSTS THREE MILLIONS
Service ni Organlyati ius ON Border
aud In Europe i'tetr Nee
essity ut Sdch
Work.

der 10 give aim something pleasant
to do IN his idle hours 10 provide
for his comfort, ~ make his army
life a stepping stone 20 O better civil
ian life when he is discherrcl. these
in brief. are objects being t0ueh, hy
the Young Mems Christian Ass0cia-
ton, which is now cudeayor.nr u
raise S2.00o.0Hu tu provide "a suffii-
cient number Of posts for The ueT
National Army to he raised. accord
Ing 10 W. II Day of El paso. actin .
interstate secretary Tor six states.
Mr.. Day stopped over boz AMarill'
Monday on his way 10 oklahoma CITY
and New orleans where ho win hold
conferences with the secretaries o.
two states
Man, Men nclna Trained.
1.-THE work of the =. VI. O.. 4. v.s
established when we had our post
on the border during tho recent dis
turbances. s,id M Day, "aud ter
government has shown its apprnc.H
ton by asking Tor the work 20 Dee
continued on q FAR larger scale.
EalfNflA AAANItN.fAlNA STU N' HfI w. NN NNiNM
being trained for this army service
"Our plan on the border was Co
construct wooden BUILDINGS 40 by
100 feet. equipped with q moving
picture machine, reading rooms ice
waite. ctc.. ard there free writing
materials may be- had by the boys
Amarillo win Help.
...f
100000 We must raise 10 equip
Pershings eXpeditiouary force as
well as tho mobilization camps in
this country. is $4,000 ANA | don't
doubt hut that Amarillo viii hc CALI
ed upon 20 help. or this sum Dali
las was asked for $4,000. hut iu
two days citizens of that town gave
total OF $4,000 have never
seen men more willing to contrib
ute their funds TO any cause Par.
ents understand how much y. ~
&. \. will mean 90 The boy Foe The
army
we have secretaries in the prison
camps of France and England Many
OF the imprisoned soldiers have gone
insane as tho result OF worry over
loss of relatives and the uncertainty
OF their own positions.
Mast he Occupied.
III thcy had something GO DO
their minds would hc taken OFT oI
their troubles The s. VI g. A. post
will give men something to tbuE
about and something 90 do. lmu.o-
ments. The y. ~. G. A. also looks
after the feeling 1t tbo mon On
many instances 600 thc.. prison
camps the men are losing nrir ..Hh
because they have boon iwprHr %.
fed Fruit is necessary as part col.
their diet. or something thar uN
take the place of fruit
schools arc also installed az the
army y VI. &. A. posts there bong
no lack OF professors chosen from
among the men in the ranks Thus
men IN the ranks who wish to study
with q view 90 receiving promotions
have a splendid opportunity To- do
so.
"Ouo secretary is generally fur
nished 10 1000 men and one building
10 the brigade OF 60OO Officers al1
men.
Money T. Necessary.
Wr. pay is confident that money
will be very necessary Tor this work
for even Do the European war wnro
over a great army viii bc ai.rd anl
the work col the S. ST. q A win br
doubly important among men not in
active service vino have nothing
with which tD ,cClpy their minds.
Mr. Day says that T. \ Coulter
Y. VI. G. s. secretary for ToXas. will
have direct charge of raising The
funds from his state.