Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-11-10
LOCAL CAMP AICN
COMMITTEE GETS
WORKUNOER WAY
plans Made to Hold Luncheon Of
WORKERS for War Fund On Tues
day at Club.
rxpEcr HALF RAISED AT TINE
Executive Body OF Young Mems Chris.
tian Association Prepares
for Drive.

handling the campaign to raise Rock
Islands quota OF the S85,OO0,OO0 Young
Mems Christian association war fund
held a. dinner meeting at the Rock Is
land club at o'clock last evening
The meeting was well attended and
the committeeman went to work on the
proposition with the determination
that Rock Island should not fail in
support Of this splendid undertaking,
J. S. White was elected permanent
chairman and will head the forces who
are TO put across the movement. The
plans outlined propose an intensive
canvass for Wednesday, Thursday and
FRIDAY of next week. working from 9
fu Ig.l5 after which they will gather
each dag Tor a MONDAY luncheon at
the Rock Island club.
IL Is expected that more than one
half of the fund viii have been Sc
cured by Tuesday evening. A luncheon
will be given on Tuesday noon to the
committeeman who are to make the
canvass About one thousand two hun
dred prospect cards have been made
OUT listing those TO whom the canvas
sers are to be sent for contributions.
These cards will be properly distrib-
uted and each committeeman will be
given definite and specific assign
menis The Tuesday luncheon is
scheduled for the purpose of acquaint-
ing ajl of The committeeman with the
full details of the canvass.
The ready response given the team
captains who are out in the field today
selecting their committeeman is in
dirgtiye that The canvass OF this
$4,000 fund is going to be backed by
one OF the best lighting organizations
over put behind a movement Of this
kind
In pointing out how the Y. NJ. c. A,
fund is 10 be expended, l. 5. White
makes the matter quite clear He
said:
There must be a Y. NJ. c. A. hut in
every camp. IL is the only refuge for
the boys. 1t Is their club, their
church. their home. In it they find
their social recreation. II is so rec
ognized by ali the nations with which
we are fighting. AS for the boys, they
must have it if they keep up theft
morals and morale"
Morale" Secretary OF War Baker
says. is the chief fighting asset of the
army. The morale OF the army is main
tanned by keeping the mind Of the sol
der busy along channels Of endeayoi
which lead to better things One phase
is hat of physical training. Each as
ISOLATION building and tent is equip
ped with complete athletic equipment
The activities include baseball, basket
ball vOlley ball, boxing. wrestling, ath
leuc meets and entertainments. Wolfe!
ball games, It is stated by those a
the front, arc death-dealing substt
tutes for crap games.
"All of these camps and groups mus
be in charge Of a director trained il
the work of making men more fit men
tally and physically.
Lectures and Talks.
AN interesting part of the work i
shown in that lectures, practical talks
entertainments, libraries, motion pic
lures. classes and courses in French
and other subject are provided 70
each camp group. Secretaries empha
size the value OF the educational &C
tiviles in every army and navy asso
citation camp. Thousands are laugh
French. hundreds Of thousands rea
magazines, millions Of feet of motto
picture films furnish good cheer an
entertainment The experience Of tn
Y. NJ, c. A. organization their canton
ments has shown that the Y M. G..
furnishes the only real home that th
camp soldier has. Every man VIII
enters an association building gets
sincere greeting in q friendly sort {
way and is made to feel the spirit {
Hospitality.
Whether be Is being served with CT
Goa sold a postage stamp, given stt
ti0uery on which to write home, entel
tanned BY the talking machine {
piano provided with games-ches
checkers or dominoes--or fGrnishe
with soap, candles or matches, clea
sociable atmosphere is maintained. tt
entire Y. NJ. c. A. camp association
directed along the all important linz
of giving the soldier something
think about, something TO do and
place to go-three things absolute
essential il he is to be directed alor
the lines Of endeayor which are
make him more fit"
Plans for the nationwide drive f
the big fund with which through Il
Young Mems Christian assoclatio
the needs of American soldiers al
sailors will be met, have been a
nounced at the international headqua
iers Of association in New York. II
drive will begin tomorrow and W
close Nov. 10. The sum to be rails
is SS5000000 Every state. city, TOW
and rural district will contribute TO t
raising of the fund. the amount
which was fixed by national confc
ence recently held, composed Of re
rescniative men from all parts Of t
United States.
Not only will the comforts and ca
which the big fund will make possif
De extended to Americas fighting mt
but TO the men of France and of t
other allied nations with whom @
troops will he soon fighting should
10 shoulder. Every penny of the fur
I. is announced. will be used in G.
ing for the needs of the troops. I
work will be done through train
men which the Young Mems Chr
ton association will provide.
The object Of the fund is two-fol
TO provide comforts. care and recrt
ton TO the men in camp and thus
keep up the morale of Americas fig