El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-08-09
WATCHTHE Y. NC. A. WAR WORK
AND BE PREPARED TO ASSIST

THE Young Mems Christian Association has taken hold
its waT duties with the high spirit and eIIielelGy
II graphing with a great problem which the public
had expected Of it. Its great organization, busy half way
around the world, has been expanded from peace oas
basis and the peace establishments are NOT suIle
ing BY reason Of the central management oe'Oon 10 Val
activities
AY NJ C. A contingent sailed for Europe before Gen
Pershings first troops took transport and when he troops
reached France there was the familiar Y NJ T. A. there
ahead Of them with its friendly establishment all set up
and waiting administer to their comfort Oner units
of the Y NJ A. have crossed the Atlantic since then and
their camps are located wherever American troops are 10
he found They have set I'D huts those with which
we have been familiar the border, rest and recreation
centers where soldiers may find things TO read and wng
materials where they may play innocent noooI games
and have good time fellowship with each other ana
with the Y II C. A. men The first contlngents are IN
training now Tor the firing line The Y NJ c. A. Is with
them in their training and viii accompany them to the line
when they take over a portion OF the 'front.'
At home the Y N. c. A. has even greater war WORK
Il viii have numbers Of huts at 10 environments and TO
divisional tent camps 3 units Of establishments for at
z tent csD OF environment there must be not but
several recreation ceuters for which housing materials and
men must be provided It to make financial provision
for this work and that Of the organization IN Europe hal
the great war fund was recently subscribed
The work viii broaden as American participation IN
the IS enlarged For instance when the IIst 2UOy
troops 20 abroad the Y IL c. must arrange 10 PToVloe
the usual facilities for them in training camps and on
the fighting line and It must also keep up its entire organ
izston IN this country, for when one 5OoOoo troops Is
rsadv to 20 abroad another 10000 viii be called into
The work now Is to provide proper recreation and amuse-
mont and even some educational facilities, IN the right
moral atmosphere for in training. But when the
American troops take up their burden IN actual warfare
the American Y n C. A. viii doubtless extend Its Work
to the scope of the British Y NJ l. A. which mas Dig
aid tent Il every dressing station for wounded Close 10
the advanced dressing station Of the Red cross mere Is
Il A. tent where the wounded, usually the walk
ing wounded" given bite to eat, cooling drink and
some tobacco for they always want tobacco to smoke or
chew or coffee to chew something Of the kind 10 serve
as stmuant There are other such tents at the fIst
and second stations and at the ran heac Wnee the
wounded entrain for hospitals. , ,..,-
of Messues and Wvtschaete which the organization sup
rIer7en+ed the work Of the medical authorities:
"The headquarters Of the army, IN letter sent to al
the corps asked them to grant US facilities TO distribute
hot and cold drinks biscuits chocolate and garets to the
walking wounded .,. a..
ON wonderful way the door opened so that the
Y n C. As served every track Of walking WOUNDED On
the battle front We attached them first to the advanced
dressing stations where at point two Of our men were
confined three days unable to get out Then halt way
down the tracks from the advanced dressing stations we
bsd small hut TO help them the journey and then
finally at every collecting post the Y NJ T. a men were
there to give the the drink they so very much needea
OF to light a cgaret
AT one corps collecting post the Y NJ C. men coz
tred the whole the Commlssar1at and seated al lun
on The first dav over 600 wounded men Ihey were aoe
10 touch them at the great railway evacuatng point Al
ts Mace we served men who had likewise been served
bv the Y H c. A all down the line" -.
The British Y n c. A is carrying on its work at SOO0
eenters: at every battle 'front.' at all the base camps and
all the training camps. The American Y NJ Z A. VIII