The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-11-14
CITY BANKS Will
RECEIVE MONEY
FOR !. N. {. A.
Don't Wait Until Teams Call
Upon You, but Leave Your
Donation
GREAT NEED OF WAR
IS HOME INFLUENCE

Help carry the home influence to
the war front by subscribing to the
Y.M C. A. fund This is one of the
most worthy Of war relief movements
taking it's place side by side with that
of the Red Cross.
The teams have been out two days,
but no report will be published as to
the amount raised until Sunday morn
ing when the results of the week s
canvass will be printed in the Tribune.
Arrangements have been made so
that persons who are not solicited can
go to the various banks and leave
their donations there. 1t will be i'm.
possible in so short time. and with
the teams limited in number to call
on everyone,
Call by War Stronger
Day by day and week by week. the
call of the war grows stronger. Lit
tic by little, all OF us are realizing
that this war is our national business,
and every citizen must take some part
in It. There are thousands Of men
who either are untitled by age or
physique to bear arms and uniforms.
or have not yet been called by the
draft There are thousands of men of
Independent means who can afford to
do something for the cause without
much monetary compensation. And
to all such, the work of the Y. NJ. c. A,
makes a vigorous appeal.
Almost everyone is somewhat ia.
miliar with the magnificent work the
Association is carrying on among the
troops of all the allied armies, both
here and abroad. There are over three
hundred and fifty American Y. M.
C. A. men at work with the United
States army in France, and more are
going over on every ship that sails.
About 2,20O men are on duty with the
soldiers in this country. This total of
$500 will have to be doubled by next
summer if the Association is to carry
on it's efforts at the same high ten
sion. That is to say, there is an un-
paralleled opportunity for about low
men OF high calibre to do extraordlll-
ary service for our soldiers and sail
ors-a service which is of just as
much military importance as II they
were to carry bayonets over the top
When the United States entered the
war. the Y. NJ. C.. A. Immediately or
fered it's services to the government,
promising to aid our soldiers and sail
ors in every way it could. The ac'
ceptance of this offer made, is neces'
sary for the Association to find, at
once, hundreds of men to take up the
new and urgent work. There were
about 4,6OO men in the United States
and Canada. engaged in the normal
peace-time work of the Association
Naturally these men were turned to
first of all, but the tremendous need
for secretaries soon stripped the local
Y. NJ. C. AS of their staffs. This
entailed great burden upon those
left q. their regular posts, who were
not only carrying on the routine work
but frequently had to serve large mum
bers of soldiers, who would descend
upon Y. NJ. C. A. building for baths
etc, A large number Of highly tram
ed and competent men had to DC
found in a hurry The problem OF
the Association personnel bureau was
further complicated by the fact that
great many slackers, imagining tha'
Y.M. C. A. work would exempt then
from the draft, applied for positions
as secretaries.