Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-11-12
LOCAL CAMP AICN
ARMY CAMP FUND
MAKESPROCRESS
Team Captains for Young Mems Chris'
tian Association Drive Have Been
Selected.
WORKERS ARE BEING SIGNED III
Luncheon Of the Helpers VIII Be Held
!. mt Rock Island Club mt Noon
Ylrf Tomorrow.

Thu eampaign for the war fund
which "a being raised by the Chamber
of Commerce and the Young Mems
Christian association is making splen-
did progress.
Team captains have been appoint
All and are now canvsssing among
their friends and associates in behalf
Of building up teams OF four and nve
men each who will start out on Wed
nesday morning to make the canvass.
T. 8 White. chairman Of the execu- |
five committee, asks that all team
CAPTAINS and committeeman report at
tho Rock Island club at 1915, noon |
day luncheon tomorrow. At this lunch
con the full details Of the entire prop
osition. the amount to be raised, what
n ia for. how II is TO be expended,
how Il is 10 be paid and practically
every point concerning the entire pro
iect will be placed before the commit
tees.
The committee is accepting volun-
teers for service in behar OF thls
work Any individual who has not
already been approached and is Will
ing to give of his time for this import
ant work will please telephone the
campaign headquarters, Rock Island
526. and so announce.
The importance OF Young Mems
Christian association work at the front
and especially at the cantonments is
made clear by letter which was sent
in Inv Captain w. A. Rosenfeld while
he was stationed on the Mexican bor-
der. The letter is as follows:
I'm my FIVE months service on the
Mexican border last summer | had an
opportunity to see the practical side OF
\ the work accomplished by the army
Y NJ. c. A.
Comforts OF Club.
THE building erected at our camp
was constructed by volunteers from
the regiment and was Immediately
opened for the enlisted men, Nothing
pretentious OF course is attempted
the building is a large implanted but
well ventilated structure and is pure
" club house for them A piano
was installed, magazines and news
papers we're kept on file, checker
boards were scattered around the
tables and on both sides long desks
were UullI 80 lHub tliH llCh NVu'u
write home often and in comfort. The
association furnished pens, ink anc
stationery at no cost
Each night some sort OF entertain
ment was furnished by the very cap
able and trained secretaries attached
to our unit. This entertainment wa
usually voluntary and was draw
from the talent in the regiment. Twi
or three times each week moving pic
ture shows we're given which wer
immensely popular. talking ma
chine was also at hand and ready t
entertain All the privileges and en-
tertainment were without cost.
THE thing that struck me mos
forcibly was the entire elimination o
anything that smacked of sect. Catho
lie and Jewish services were held i
the building as well as Protestant
and everyone was made to feel that h
was welcome.
1.-THE field Y. M, G. a. does more t
make the men contented than an
other agency In the field. After a fu
days work, after hours in the hot SUI
II is haven of rest and good fellow
ship for the men. Ii does more fo
the discipline and the morale of tn
men than any other agency in the fell
Next to shower baths which is part
the army equipment it is the mo-
necessary adjunct TO any army in Ii
field.
liz Best Investment.
III I we're asked in what way cit
zens could best use their funds TO II
betterment Of their sons, relatives al
townspeople in the army, ] would III
hesitatingly say contribute TO the
M. c. A. fund The money raised Il
delicacies is unnecessary and oft(
wasted and the men are fed well al
their army pay is enough to keep the
In cigarettes and ice cream
IF you want to keep the men hapI
after their days grind is over; IL y,
want them to bless you every night;
you want to keep them away from q
bad influences OF army life, make
possible for them to have clean pla
20 go those few hours each day aft
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