The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-11-01
Y. M. c. A. War Conference
Largest Ever Held in State

Largest, uOStr GulAuSAASLlc duu rep
resentative Y. NJ. G. A. conference ever
held in the state" was the verdict on
the war work conference held in Fargo
last week, Oct. 26, attended by $50
delegates from all parts of the state,
some of whom taveled 1000 miles for
it: j. j. Virgo, field representative Of
the British association, gave such vivid
impressions Of his assoc iation's work
on the British front that he gave the
delegates an entirely new conception
OF the tremendous Importance of the
work for the soldiers and sailors.
Association "huts" have been des-
troyed by shell fire and workers killed,
he said, in an effort to carry a bit of
home life into the advance trenches,
while the work of the association is
helping the men in the camps keep
morally clean had increased the fight
ing efficiency Of the army.
The delegates were so encouraged
over the prospects for the campaign
that thy increased the states pledge
to the $35,00O,OO0 national war work
found by one-fourth, setting S125,O0O
is pledged minimum and determin-
ing to raise $25,0O0 more.
E. P. Couper, president of Mime
apolis manufacturing company, who re-
signed his position to direct the cam
paign in the central department, took
part in the conference, as did also
C. L. Rowe, International county work
secretary. ~.
The state work council was enlarged
to include the chairmen of all the
districts. w. L. St0ckwell, of Fargo,
was elected campaign chairman; D. E.
Sonquist, acting state secretary, was
named campaign director; Harry Tor
rell, secretary Of the U. N. D. assicia-
ton, student Y. M. c. A. director;
Miss Blanche True, of Fargo college,
student Y. w. C. A. director; and
George w. Gustafson, boys work direc-
Tor. ~ ~
The state council includes H. w.
Gearey, Fargo, chairman; J. A. Gra-
ham, Bismarck, recording secretary;
II. P. Beckwith. Fargo, treasurer;
Judge j. A. Coffey, Jamestown. The
state has been divided into several dis
tricts, with district chairman super
vising. Barnes county finds itself in
the fifth district, Judge Coffey will d.
rect the campaign in the counties of
Grigss, Stu,snan, LaMcure, Wells,
Foster. The county work is under the
direction Of E. C. Hilborn, county
chairman. This district has accepted
IN appcrtionment. of $4,000, which it
lwill raise early in tie month Of No
vember. :. RAJ +' +. = ts5. Sf's'7 -'r'.-
~ District conferences on the. plan of
the state conference are being arrang-
ed by the district chairmen to precede
the; week of the campaign, Nov 12 to
10. Sunday, Nov. II, will be a day for
general observance by all our churches
Of the war work OF the Y. NJ. G. A.
This work Is all part Of the effort
; of the United States to raise a fund Of
$35, 900 900. The Budget estimates are
as follows:
For work with United States
enlisted men in this coun-
try ......... .s11,12o, 900
For work with United States
enlisted men overseas. :: 11,934,OO0
For Y. NJ. c. A. work in the =
Russian army ........... s,3o5,ooo
For Y. M. c. A. work in the ! r..'
French army ...... 2;s4s,ooo
For Y. M. c. A. work in the
Italian army ...........:.'.n1o0 900 900
For Y. M. c. A. work in the
prisoners of war camps. 100000
Total ..................s .s31 ,06S,00O
In addition to above budgets
to provide for inevitable
expansion ......... 3,s32,OOo
Grand total ........... .S35 900 900