Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-10-08
"" WILL. PROVIDE OR
BOYS WITH HOME TIES
Scope of Work Undertaken Is
Greatest Ever Contem-
plated by Organization.

No Greater work of its character
has ever been undertaken than that
which now confronts the Y. NJ. c.
A. of this county, in raising more
than s35,0OO,000 to support the
war work OF that organization. in
which Tulsa has pledged to contrib
ute at least $4,000.
The magnitude of the great un-
dertaking of the Y. NJ. c. A. and
the character of the work is set
forth in a recent issue OF the Liter
airy Digest under the head: The Y.
NJ. c. A. Following the Flag"
In speaking of the great work to
be done by the Y. NJ. c. A. this
publication says:
THE proposed scope of war-work
will place the association in the po-
sition OF administering not only to
the troops of the United States but
also to millions of European soldiers
of other lands. Not only has the
association received an enthusiastic
invitation from the French military
leaders to carry it's activity to their
front, but General Pershing also sent
the council a statement by cable de-
claring that the greatest service
America could render Francec at
tfllS tlint WAS 10 tAtenu trle WOTk
of the association to the whole
French army. Similar messages were
received from the Russian and italian
fronts. Maj. Gen. Hugh L. Scott.
member Of the Root commission in
Russia, and Francis B. Sayre. son-in-
law of President Wilson, who re-
Gently headed n commission of Amer
lean and British association workers
in Italy. vigorously supported the
recommendations for Y. NJ. c. A.
work along both of these fronts"
By July Of next year the asso-
citation will be employing the serv-
ices of 4.234 men in addition to the
two thousand already engaged. Some
of the mmodities dealt in by the
organization may be inferred by a
report of the material bureau, which
asserts that
More than four hundred euip-
ments were purchased each con-
slsting of ninety separate items, COM
prising pianos. motion picture out
fits monographs, paste, pickaxos,
postcards. pens, pencils, paper, testa-
ments, pyrenes. pals, etc. Ware
houses have been established at six
points. Shipment overseas has al
ready been accomplished of goods
valued at $4,000, and others are
arranged for"
The story of the work going on at
home among the soldiers enumer-
ates that
The eastern military department
has the Red Triangle work, serving
over 100000 at 11S military centers.
More than eighty buildings have
been erected to serve men in all
branches of the service. About forty
thousand men with the Atlantic fleet
are also being served.
I'm the northeastern department
at "a points the Y. NJ. C. A. work
has been organized. The southeast
ern department is serving 100000
men at SO centers. but buildings are
still overcrowded. Thousands are en-
rolled in educational groups and
thousands more in religious meet
ings, The central departments lis
| Y. NJ c. A. war-work organizations
| are maintaining their program to
hundreds of thousands of soldiers.
In the southern department, in
| 75 Y. NJ. c. A. buildings. enlisted
| men are being served in territory
| stretching over six states. Special
| emphasis is being placed on activi-
ties for the oekht aviation camps
| The western department reported Y.
NJ. C. A. war-work at 35 centers,
| with new opportunities for service
crowding at scores of places"
The local Y. NJ. c. A. will attempt
10 raise $4,000 for this fund OF
| $4,000, 900 during the one-day war
| activity campaign on October 22. on
| this day thirty teams of six members
| each will make whirlwind cam
paign in Tulsa and thruout the sur
rounding country. the purpose being
to raise n budget Of 100000 of
which $4,000 Is TO go to the Y. NJ.
c. A. war-work, and the remainder
to other items which have to do with
war activities under the Jurisdiction
| of other civic organizations such as
| the Rotary club,th Y. w. c. A.,
| county council of defense, state coun-
cil of defense and Four Minute Men.