Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-07-25
CONTRACTS LET FOR EIGHT BIG
ARMY BUILDINGS AND
AUDITORIUM.
FIFTY TRAINED WORKERS
m CHARGE OF PROGRAM
Eight cantenmsnt Buildings to Be-
Scattered Conveniently About Camp
Grounds Each 70 Be Equipped With
Pianos, Talking Machines and Nov.
inc Picture Apparatus.
special to Times- Republican.


Dies Moines, July 25-The state Y. NJ.
G. A. Is planning big things out at
Camp Dodge. Contracts have already
been let for eight army buildings and
men. An organization Of fifty trained
workers will carry out the details OF a
we'll mapped out program to furnish
wholesome entertainment, convenient
club roAms. practical courses Of study
and opportunities for moral and intel
3lectual development.
The eight cantonment 7. NJ. G. A.
buildings will be scattered convenient
~ thru the great camp. Each building
Will be In charge Of q trained worker
with assistants. The buildings will be
equipped with pianos and victrolas,
moving picture outfits, and will be
supplied with stationery for the men
TO use In writing home, newspapers,
books, and games. Lecturers and speak
ers Of national prominence, includ-
Ing BILLY" Sunday. Raymond Robbins
and other prominent lecturers will visit
the camp High class musical concerts
- uA No pAS VI. VIC "a NAS oSSS 5000 .
0uaFtets in the country, sent out by
the national association and with ma
ton wide reputation, will put on enter
tainments. Other high class musicians
will give concerts.
Athletics will constitute an important
factor in the YIN c. A. program. In
ter-resimental games Of basketball will
be staged in the auditorium, Indoor
field meetings will also be held.
There will be general secretary at
the camp and on his staff will be a
religious secretary, social director and
athletic director. Then each building
win have five secretaries who will di-
vide up the work.
State Fund Now $16s.ooo.
w. u. Parsons, state secretary, re-
ported yesterday that $165, 900 had thus
far been subscribed in. the state cam
paisn to raise 100000 for army Y. NJ.
G. a work. Eighty counties have been
heard from and there are nineteen yet
to report % that it Is expected the goal
Of 100000 WIN be reached. This money
10 forwarded % the national association
and together with the funds subscrib-
Cd by hi Of the states In the union will
be used for army Y. NJ. C. A. work in
the United States and with our troops
in Europe. The general association ex-
poets to provide 200 association build
ings In army camps in this country.
Association work will in reality start
ut tbs big cantonment at Camp Dodge
! this week. Fred Hansen, general sec
sfetaFy ct Ames and who before going
TO Ames was in state Y. NJ. c. A. work,
win open 7. NJ. c. A. headquarters at
the cantonment within a few days This
will serve the soldiers already there
doing guard duty and helping in the
work Of the camp az well as the 1000
or more workmen now employed.
10 expected the first Y. NJ. c. A..
army buildings will be completed by
Aug. 10. The buildings will be 40x1O0
with wings 24x5s It has been an
nounced that the plan Of the secretar-
les in charge Of each building will be
TO have some kind of an attractive en-
tertainment every night in the week
from to 10 o'clock. Before D. m.
the buildings will be used for readine
and writing.
tentative WssI<Iy Program.
= weekly program, according to the
1850 ~" oueo06GSus WOulu pc some.
thing like the following: Monday night,
lecture; Tuesday night, concert (band
n orchestra); Wednesday night, re-
hsious service; Thursday night, NOV
Ing pictures: Friday night, stunt night,
the men providing the programs: Sat
urday night concert address or movies;
Sunday morning. . q M, bible classes
Sunday school. II a. M, chaplain serv-
Ice; Sunday evening, gospel service.
~. ~. Parsons. state secretary, is in
general charge Of the work. Henry c.
Wallace. Of Des Moines, 10 Chairman
Of the war work council The members
Of the state executive committee are
y 9. olmsted. Des Moines: F. A. Nc
Cornack. Sioux City; C. e. HUM, Des
Moines, and Grant McPherrin. Des
.Moines.