Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1917-10-17
ARMY Y.M,C,A, SERVING
100000 SOLDIERS
R. Fl. King, of Atlanta, and DR..
Weber, of Camp Jackso1,
Confer With Camp Hancock
Y. M. G. A. Secretaries.

An important conference of Army
Y. M. G. A. secretaries was held last
Friday at the administration building,
the principal speakers being r. H.
King, associate executive secretary of
the Southeastern Department of the
War Work Council of the Y. NJ. c. A.,
and Rev. DR.. John Langdown Weber,
acting camp secretary at Camp Jack
son. Columbia, S. G.
Prior to the conference at camp
headquarters, the two gentlemen con-
fcrred with the ninisterium of Au-
gusta in the Board Of Commerce room
Augusta, where the ploblems Of camp
life and the work in general was pre-
sented and discussed. At this confer
ence, Mr.. James M. Hull, Jr., presi-
dent Of the Augusta Y M c. A., pre-
sided
Mr. King, in presenting briefly the
work of the Army Y M. G.. A, said that
the War Work Council was now serv-
ing 100000 soldiers in France and the
United States. The work Of the War
Work Council for tiIe American SOL
diers was entirely apart from the won
derful work being done by the British
Y. M. c. A. To show the tremendous
demands upon the War Work Council,
Mr. King said that by next July fully
5000 men would be needed to carry on
the work in this country, and in
France, Russia and Italy.
One Of the first recommendations
made by General Pershing was that
500 Y. NJ. G. A. secretaries and equip
ment be sent to work among the
French army, where the need of such
an organization was very great Hun
dreds of men have gone already but
the need for additional men is very
pressing.
Referring to the specific work being
done in the southeast, Mr.. King said
that 100 buildings had been opened in
the past six weeks. with 500 secre-
taries These men serve 100000 soldiers
in the southeast alone. The work
being done at Camp Hancock is also
carried on at Camp Jackson, Port Roy
al. where the marines are traineed
Charleston, OgIethorpe, Atlanta, Jack
sonvi1le and other places.
viii Raise $35,o00,000.
When $4,00000 was raised last
spring, it was thought that such vast
amount would be sufficient but no.
body foresaW the needs of Pershing's
expeditionary force and the demands
from Russia, France and Italy. All
work being done abroad is far costlier
than in this country. The huts in this
country cost about $4,000, whereas the
same hut in France costs $4,000 plus
A Ford machine in this country may
be had for $685., but in France the
price has scared to more than $4,000.
To meet these new conditions and
supply the necessary force of men, the
War Work Council will inaugurate a
campaign for $35,000,000 on the 10th
of November
Earnest Speech by DR.. Weber.
DR. Weber, who in addition to being
acting camp secretary at Camp Jack
son, is also religious work director,
gave a most earnest speech at both
gatherings, his remarks to the minis
ters being particularly significant Said
he: "The Y M c. A. stands for the
revelation of God in Christ. 1t stands
for the divinity of Christ 1t believes
that Christ is the expression of Gods
love towards men, The Y. M. c. A.
represents all the Protestant churches
and has right to ask support in men
and means from the churches"
A profound impression was created
by DR.. Weber's account of the activi-
ties at Camp Jackson.