The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-01
SCOPE OF WORK
FOR ASSOCIATION
"A Great Program Outlined for the
Army Camps at Home and
All Over
Europe.
IMMENSE SUM REQUIRED
Y, M, c. A. Huts to Dot France and
Flanders In Ruined Towns
and Near the
Trenches.

|. The Young Mems Christian asso
citation has prepared an outline fol
presenting to the public the outstand
ing features of the great war and
their connection with 1t, working in
| the army camps at home and abroad
1t is concisely written, and in COM
paratively few words covers great
| field Of action. The salient features
of the outline are given below:
| A Great War.
There are thirty-eight million men
under arms. Twenty-seven million
allies; eleven million central powers.
volved
There will be two and one-half
million U. S. soldiers and sailors
under arms by July LIST.
Napoleon never saw battle line
fifteen miles long. The present battle
line Of northern France alone is over
500 miles long.
The twenty great wars of the past
125 years cost a total Of twenty-five
billion dollars. The cost of this wal
is already seventy billion.
The "Y" Is now asking for thirty
five million dollars for nine months
work Just the amount that is shot
away in six and one-half hours. One
fifth of one percent as much for this
constructive work as is spent for de
struction.
twenty-five million dollars in
round numbers will be spent for our
own two and one-half million men
$40 90 per NAM and the most of the
rem aiming ten million for twenty-five
million Russian, French, and Italian
soldiers and all prisoers of war.
A Crisis Time in the War.
Morals of the German people and
army seem to be waning. Quick adj
vantage of this must be taken. Nor
ale of allies was heavily strained,
particularly the French. They have
been greatly heartened by the en-
trance of the U. S. into the struggle.
In these days the keeping up OF the
morale of the folks at home is as
important as that of the army's. The
army "Y" contributes almost entirely
to morale. Authorities admit that
morale Is to any other factor in war
as three to one
The "Y" is the great agency recog-
nized by the government for con-
tributing to this contentment Of the
soldiers. If then, morale is great
factor; If this is a crisis time; and
the army ''Y'' vital factor in the
crisis, the work must BE carried for
ward with great courage and mighty
force.
The Program of the Army "Y."
There will be a building, or So
called unit, for every brigade (about
1000 men). The buildings are CEN
tiers for all social, religious and edu-
cational work of camp and field.
Five hundred buildings and three
thousand secretaries will be needed
by spring.
A field unit of the Y. NJ C. A. con-
sists of one building, 120x40 feet;
six secretaries; one moving picture
machine; one piano, etc.
Social activities of unit: Chess
and checkers, social songs concerts
and stunt" nights; moving pictures:
clean comradeship; wholesome en-
vironment.
Educational activities of unit:
and magazines; libra
ries; practical talks; illustrated lee
lures; educational classes.
Physical activities of a unit: In
door baseball, volley ball; interregi-
mental track meets; athletic sports;
baseball games; boxing matches;
wrestling; fencing; quoits
Religious activities of unit: Bible
classes; vesper services; evening
hymn services; gospel addresses;
clean living groups; christian morals
class; personal talks.
AS Pershing and Joffre stood on
the balcony of the Military club the