The Press., 1917-11-08

forego coveted possessions or even ne cessities. The work mus. go on, be- cause there is no one thing that con tributes so much to the spirit and eff iciency of the troops. The Y. NJ. c. A. is working night and day to help the government win this war. And every penny that is given to aid tife work is a direct assistance to the health, happiness and strength of your boy and mine.
 Snapshots of kale:doscopie Work.
 In all the big cities in France where our men pass through in large num- bers, the Y. M. c. A. is operating hostels, where they can get beds anu meals at a minimum cost. In London the American Y. M. 0. A. mas erected a large building for our soldiers and clubhouse for Amer can officers. There are r. M. c. A. dugouts right behind the front line trenches, where | the soldiers can get hot drinks, crack CTS and other com orts at all hours. Over 2,0OO men who had been reject cd on account of physical disability have been able to get into the British army by reason of the physical work of the British Y. M. c. A.
 A fleet of motor cars leaves the big ". M. c. A. headquarters in London at midnight every night to pick up sol diers who are wandering about the streets without any wholesome lodging in which to spend the night. These cars are operated by Englishwomen ] of position and refinement, who report l that they never meet any discourtesy I at the hands of the soldiers. The i'm portance of this service can be esti' | mated by the fact that at least 5O,OOO I soldiers are on leave in London every week Over half of these sleep in Y l M. c. A. beds every night.
 Entertainment on Vast Scale.
 The Y. M. c. A. has erected big 1 auditorium, seating 5000, in each Oi the big draft camps, and huge chautau qua tents, seating 2,6OO in the other encampments. The association is run I ming a 22 week entertainment circuit among the camps and is paying 1f | companies of entertainers, who are | travelling to 30 camps performing be l fore the men.
 In each of the draft camps the Y \ M. c. A. has ten secretaries engaged N in educational work. The association sl is seeing to it that every man who \ cannot speak English is taught to dc I so In many of the camps the asso citation has a singing director, who is
 teaching the men to sing the popular and martial airs that do so much tc keep up their spirits.
 Of GA " M. c. A. men at CamE Dix only three are being paid full sal aries. In all the camps the majority of the Y. M. c. A. men have left lucra l tive positions to do this work simply because it's appeal is irresistible tC any red bIooded man. Harry Lauder the famous Scotch singer and come dian, now on his farewell concert tour in the United States, is giving all his spare time to the service of the asso citation and is singing to the soldiers I at all the camps he can reach.
 In one of the draft camps the Y. M IC. A. is supervising athletics on 12( playing fields, providing full athletic equipment The winners of the inter regimental games will play the clam piOns of the other camps.
 One of the greatest services render ed by the association Is the making out of money orders by which the mer
 can send their pay home to their fam
 lilies. In some of the big camps tho
 Y. M. c. A. is providing banking facil
 ities for the men as we'll.
 Do Your Bit With a Tenner. I This month (November) the Y., M
 c. A. must raise $35,000,000 to carry
 on it's work among our soldiers anI
 their allies until next July. Of thiI
 $35 5,0OO,0 900 about $24,OOO.0OO will b'
 spent on the work with our own troop
 or about $10 for every man in Uncle
 Sam's uniform. If everybody who hal
 received letters from soldiers and sail
 ors were to contribute $10 the tasl
 would be easy. Are your boys healtl
 and happiness and clean soul woTtl
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