Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-09-26
Army Y. N. c. A.
and i ITS S work


DELAWARE COUNTY TO AID IN
RAISING FUND FOR ARMY
Y. N. C. A. y
DOES GOOD WORK FOR SOLDIERS
County to BE Organized and Thorough
Canvass to BE Made Tuesday,
October End.
A campaign is on in the state to
raise fund of 100000 this sum being
I0wa's share of a $4,0O0,0O0 National
Fund for the Army Y. M. G. A. On
Sunday evening union mass meeting
was held in the court room for the
purpose of creating interest in the
work of the society. The court room
was filled to the doors and much in
terest was manifested. Capt. Don. A.
Preussner of Manchester, who has had
opportunity to see the practical
workings and the good results from
the work of the Army Y. M. C. A., gave
brief but very effective talk on the
work. The principal speaker of the
evening was DR.. MCGOWAN, lecturer
of national fame, and Y. M. G. A.
enthusiast DR.. MCGOWAN emphasized
the importance Of the work that the
Army Y. M. G. A. is doing among
the soldiers, now being assembled in
the various cantonments of the Unit
ed States, and on the battlefields of
Europe, and in fact in all places where
armies are modified. DR.. Meow
an stated that the Army Y. M. G. A.
Is one of the very few organizations
which have the hearty endorsement Of
the federal government to work among
the soldiers. He says that the offic-
ers of the Y M. G. A. are in close
touch with the government, and many
times are conversant with the plans of
the war department as regards the
movement of troops, long in advance
of the actual mobilization of troops,
thus giving the Association an oppor-
tunity to get on the ground almost
before the soldiers actually mobilize.
He says that the Army Y. NJ. G. A.
is a sort of connecting link between
the soldier and home ties which he
has severed temporarily, and supplies
him with many of the comforts and ad-
vantages of home 1t provides build
ings for social center. In the can
tonment at Camp Dodge the army Y.
n. C. A. is erecting ten buildings 4Ox
100 feet. with reading room annex.
IN the buildings the boys find pianos.
Victrolas, stationery, newspapers and
books and magazines, moving pictures
and entertainment Of all sorts. Lee
lures, educational classes, religious
meetings, clean living campaigns,
personal interviews are conducted.
For every 5000 men in Camp Dodge
the Army Y. NJ. c. A. provides one of
these buildings. Each building is in
charge of five carefully trained secre-
taries. One of the secretaries has gen
eral supervision of the building. An
other has charge of the athlete feat
ures, and one looks after the religious
work, while two others assist in all of
these various branches of work.
The Army Y M. G. A. is monde.
nominational in all of it's activities.
Its buildings are open seven days and
nights in the week to all men who
desire to avail themselves Of the privil-
eyes and conveniences offered.
At a meeting of the Commercial
club held on Monday it was decided
that Manchester and Delaware coun-
ty would get in line with the many
other counties of the state and raise
it's share towards this great work
Delaware county is giving the best Of
young men for the armies of the
country and it will also see to it that
the boys who leave home and friends
and all the conveniences to which they
have been accustomed, are in some
measure provided in the cantOnments.
Four thousand dollars is all that
the state committee asks from Della
ware county. The county is being or
ganized for thorough campaign for
the raising of this fund, and it should
be an easy matter to raise this amount.
A meeting of men from various sec
tions of the county was held on Tues
day evening and county organization
formed. It was decided that the can
vass of the county be made Tuesday.
October End. 1t was also suggested
that the ministers of the various
churches of the county devote their
Sunday morning services on Septem-
ber 3Oth to this subject.
A county committee was chosen at
the meeting Tuesday evening which
will have general supervisor of the
campaign. One or more men were
chosen from each town, who will Or
ganize their towns and the townships
adjacent, and in this way the entire
county will be covered in a one days
campaign. &
Surely in no better way can the
citizens of Delaware county show
their patriOtism than by quickly pro-