The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-11-09
WAR Y WORKERS
READY FOR BIC
WEEK S DRIVE
Committeeman From Sixth list
\ rict Meet at Mckenzie to Re-
ceive Instructions
REV. BRUCE JACKSON
TELLS OF CAMP DODGE
How Association Is Bringing Hon
Home to Lonely Soldier Boy
and Defeating Vice

and Defeating Vice
How the Y. NJ. G. A. barracks to
wn,cn he is assigned as rehglous work
secretary is daily bringing thome'
to 1000 boys in training for Uncle
Sans greatest national army, ana
how seven other big buildings, each
with facilities for the accommodation
OF 1000 men, are similarity engaged,
was interestingly related by hev.
Truce Jasckson, pastor of the First
BAPTIST church, at the Mckenzie on
Thursday evening when War fund
workers from the Sixth judicial dis
trict assembled at luncheon with
Chairman j. A. Graham. Rev. JACK
son was detailed to this work wnen
Camp Dodge was esta olished, and was
given a years leave OF absence by
his congregation. This visit, made IN
the interests Of the North Dakota
campaign for $l25,00O of the $35,G)O,-
OOO fund which is to be raised In
America the week beginning Novem-
Der II, is the first which Mr.. Jack
son has paid to North Dakota and MS
home town since he took up this
work.
Eight large buildings, each fully
equipped, an auditorium and an, nd "a
ministration building make up the
War Y's plant at Camp Dodge, where
..s .OGO northwestern boys now are as
sembled. In charge is a. B. Dale. for
mer sLate secretary for North "a
hota Each building hasa staff OF SIX
searetaries-th nuilding secretary, re
ligi0us work secretary. dueatloaal
secretary, athletic secretnTyi soclai
secretary. and assistant business sec,
retary. Assisting Secretary Dale IN
the general administration are Dr. y.
.lM. Sitter as religious work director; !;
DR.. Trowbridge Of the University OF
Iowa as educational york. director,
and Coach Bozenhart oftlparlton a.
head of athletic work. oa afs .tit2t
1000 Eoys Day, si a4s'
An average of 1000 ,as0ldier boys
every day pass through, each OF the
eight Y buildings, and the needs OF
these young men are met IN many
ways. Free stationery is supplied; as
many as 800 select service men may
be seen at one time in any of the
buildings writing home" big fac
rr in keeping youngster straight
The Y furnishes $4,000 sheets OF sta
tionery month to each building =
more than a million for the camp. In
the Y building the soldier boy may
obtain stamps, send away his parcels
most packages and buy money orders
From a. m. until 10 p. m. each
day the Y. NJ. c. A. forces are on
the Job. Every member serves full
six days each week with "a hours
off, Educational classes in French
and English, wonderfully well patron
ized. are maintained in each building
Arithmetic, s:enography-any course
for which there is demands Of
fered by teachers drawn from the
ranks and from civilians who volun-
teer from outside the camp.
Religious Services.
Each company has its Y. AT. {. A
council Every Sunday morning meet
ings are held at the Y buildings for
Bible study and the discussion OF
company interests from clean life
standpoint. Religious services are
held every Sunday night, and the
large auditoriums are jammed by
bows who some to hear prominent
clergymet from Des iMoines and other
points. Jew, Gentle, Catholic and
Protestant make use of the build
ings for their religious services.
All the leading newspapers OF the
country, including the North Dakota
toys' home paper-The Tribune-are
found on the reading tables. A library
If 900 volumes is provided. A large
, fire place makes the social room a
mace OF cheer during the long eve
nings when Uncle Sam throws the
soldier boys on their own resources
More and more the boys are looking
to the Y for entertainment which
might else be found under less fav
orable auspices.
Work in War Zone.
What the Y is doing IN american
cantonments, it plans to do on the
European battlefronts-in France, It
.alv and Russia, and with the men ol
the American navy, wherever statloh
ed. 1t hopes to preserve our ooys
"over there" and to bring them back
to their families, sound and clean o.
body and soul. 1t hopes to successial
" combat the armies of vice wnlci
seek out the homesick soldier whe1
he is least able to resist. 1t hopes tt
save our boys from the lnroads o
yeneral diseases, more deadly thar
the bullets of the huns. 1t seeks u
maintain that morale so important u
the success of an army.
To carry this campaign oyer a per
iod of nine months, the Army an'
NAVY Y. NJ. c. A. asks America lo'
s25. .0OO. .OOO-equivalent to the cost o
1.e hours warfare amongst the ma
tions of the world. Is asks Nortl
Dakota sl25,OOO, equivalent to $lz.s' aa'
for each of North Dakota's lO,oo'
Young men who may ultimately ]oli
the ranks. Rev. Jackson expressed
the opinion that after North Dakota: