Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-12
{. M. C. A. WAR FUND TO HELP
u. S. FIGHTERS WIN BATTLES
clean Recreation and Camp Comforts Be Given Men
at Front With Proceeds of Funds

! scnal interest in the large plans of
the War Work Council for the work
which is still ahead of the associa-
tion?"
The point is emphasized that while
the sum to be raised is nine times
as great as the usual total annual
budget of all the Young Mems Chris
tian Associations of the United States
for their own work in this and other
countries, yet not a cent of this war
fund is to be used for anything but
for the care of the lighting men OF
this and other allied nations. The
Y. NJ. c. A. it is pointed out. is only
the administrative agent, and the or
ganization which supplied trained
men for the work.
Has Done Much
The association, with the compare
lively meager funds that il has had
at it's disposal. has erected and
equipped hundreds of buildings and
scores of tents in the cantonments,
camps, military and naval stations in
this country. II has enlisted, trained
and put into service upwards of two
thousand secretaries, almost all of
whom serve at marked personal
financial sacrifice. 1t has also sent
several hundred secretaries to France
and England, following them with
equipment and supplies. II has erect
ed "huts" at the base camps of the
American forces and in Paris. Lon
don and elsewhere and has provided
substantial quarters where both en-
listed men and officers can find
wholesome food and lodging under
American supervision. In a word, the
association has provided for the men
homes away from home"
Now the association proposes TO
extend and enlarge its work. doup-
ling the number of secretaries. build
ings and equipment, and furnishing
the necessary supplies in the fact OF
steadily rising prices. 1t is announced
that for this work among the men
of the American Army and Navy IN
this country. S11. .l2O, 900 is needed.
For work for American forces in
France and England the sum of SILL
$4,000 will be required. For work
in the Russian army sS.305,0O0 is
asked: for work in the French army,
$2.649. 900. and for work in the ltal-
ian army. 100000 High military
officials in all these armies are cali
ing for this friendly cooperation on
the part of the American association.
Added to this. Sl,O00.000 at least Will
be required for work in the prisoner
of-war camps and S3,S32, 900 TO pro-
vide for the inevitable expansion as
evidenced by the daily and almost
hourly experience of recent months.
Roster of Names
The members of the budget cont
mitee which recommended SS5,0OO,OOu
as the sum necessary TO carry this
enterprise until July /, 1918, are
follows: cyrus H. Mccormick. Chi
cago. chairman; George W. Perkins
Arthur Curtiss James and Coleman
dupont. New York: +. w. Aver, Phila-
delphia; William Cooper Proctor, Gin
cinnati: George Warren Brown, St
Louis Samuel Mather. Cleveland;
George Wharton Pepper, Philadel-
phia: Harold !. Pratt, New York; w.
Averill Hartman. New York; II. II.
Leland, Detroit; John Sherman Hoyt
New York; J. l. Severance, Cleveland
and w. NJ Kingsbury. A. c. Bedford.
j. y. Jarvie, William Sloane, Cleve-
land H Dodge, John E. Mott, all or
Nv York.
Members of the ways and means
committee appointed are: l. A. Cros-
sett Boston, chairman; r. a. Long,
Kansas City, Mo-; Ralph W. Harbi-
son, Pittsburgh: Robert Garrett. Bal
timore; r. Z. Olds, Lansing, MIGHT
John j. Eagan. Atlanta; Burke Baker,
Houston: George ". Marston, san
Diego Z. ]. Couper. Minnea polls;
T. H. Scott, Chicago; John Stewart
Bryan, Richmond: w. II. Crosby. Buff
falo: william VI. Kingsley. New
York: c. :. Ward. New York; l. w.
Nesser, Chicago; o. L. Brown, Nash
willie; Fletcher :. Brockman, New
York: John w Ross. Montreal; Fred
I Eldridge New York, and l. J..
Pierce, san Francisco.