Weekly journal-miner., 1917-11-07
 TWO GREAT FUNDS FOR GREAT PURPOSES l
 

That peaceful Christian organization like the Y M. C. 4. greatest opportunity for service in war Is of the times Not only Is it the American and troops which bcncng by the activities of this but other allies seeing the marvellous effects are calling among their and officially France Russia and last of all Italy, have asked for secretaries by the hundreds.
 present month great funds going before the pie the States along this line One the com munecreaion fund.- asking for $37500OO Is being presented now and particular field is the of the men while ot duty the camps while the Y M (. A. November H. days following will ask for $5OO0OOO for the ing its work in the camps and this great fund IS peced sustain only until July next
 request of President Wilson himself the Young Men Christian Association up this responsibility and since the president order giving the association and its ght-ofway ill the millions of dollars have been spent this human kind work Hundreds o thousands Uncle soldiers have felt the home touch and have had their saeguaded They been afforded wholesome opportunity for study religious guidance substitutes for life and other manifold comforts and necessities
 For every of these soldiers life has been turned topturvy Old old habits old friends have been left behind Many social influences of restraint have ceased operate of the I M C. A. has been rationalze this life, give a steadying influence.
 than 800 American H M C. A. in tents. cellars dugous-the find that somebody and ready and do his share make them feel right and comfortable At the oi the Red Triangle the soldier boys enjoy refined entertainments clever motion pictures writing home reading, lougng. playing games, using the talking machine piano. attending religious meeting and educa tiona classes And this k the o program that prevails
  o Europe in which the association work.
 Officials of the Y. M C. A. feel that to introduce this among the millions of Russians soldiers. 1000 today perhaps the greatest single opportunity Christian that has been presented people In the 0O0O00 national fund the of $33O5O0O being aside for the Russian work alone This will the development of working efficiency and triumphant spirit among the Russ soldiers.
 which has asked for 800 American of Y. M c. and in Italy. which > calling for 20o the needs also These. then. together with ministry of the Y C. A. for the 6OOoCcO prisoncrsoiwar, will constitute of the migtcst tasks assumed by public institution organization.
 Thus within very short time after the \. M (. A. went this service the foreign governments well the United States have found that there H of building c iccncy and morale the As for the trooper him self of them who would be contcned remain camp without this organization. Most of them feel toward it about soldier by the Joe felt who follows:
 I feel you ought know something about the of this life N M (. A. Since the Y shack opened the Mesa bar and Bills place pretty well deserted Ii you have loved homc can't resist the open ink bottles and the pen and paper makes you ashamed think that the Y interested your loved than you It hands religion in doses take It tighcns the halter that loose when gets away from home. Who pays: don't know but whoever God bless They the fathers o thousands of boys"