The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-04-04
MANY GIVE
PROOF or
10y Atty
Organizations and In
dividuals Eager to
Help Nation
Y. NJ. c. A. TO AID
IN RECRUITING
Directors Plan to Use
Building for That
Purpose

| ~ NoAAcul ANf AtAf AHNA uhN UT 80
has cropped ont In The most uneK
I Eected places in Detroit In fact II
IL more difficult 20 End an orEsniAa
ton that IL unpatriotic or even luke
warm in It's loyalty 10 the president
ana the flag than il Is % find a doz.
81 organizations ready TO help the
nation In its crisis even 20 the ex-
tent OF going into trenches.
The Rev William A. Atkinson,
chaplain OF the Thirty.hrst regiment.
Michigan National Guard. says he IL
ready 10 So TO war AZ once. Mr..
Atkinson declares tlst every man
OF military age should fight. wheth.
or he is married or has others de-
rendent upon hin, or not He thinks
civilians should care for those de
pendent upon the hchting men. he
tlvors universal training and d..
Clures thar. u lasting peace must
come only sitter va1ing red sea
Of blood. hc Is ready % achieve
peace in that manner
The Y N C. A, essentially a
peace loving body. has come TO the
conclusion that in the present
emergency n Is for war II necessary
10 preserve honor and force peace.
With that idea In view IL IL now do
.ng all 1t can 10 stimulate recruiting
on It's bulletin boards IL posts liter
allure encouraging Young men 10
rally round the flag and It's train
.Ug Is taking on more and more the
features OF military training. AlonEo
q. Ewing. treasurer OF the " VI. c.
a., will present resolution 20 the
beard OF directors Offering the build
ing for recruiting activities. He
says the Christians OF the country.
tho they hate war. are ready to fight
for the United States.
Society women and Others are do
ing all IN their power TO stir up
Patriotism, and many have even
offered 90 enlist as nurses, clerks
and in other capacities 70 relieve the
men who can carly .nes. Many wo-
men gathered In the Hotel Statler
Tuesday afternoon, 10 hear a lecture
by II. J Hin. national representative
II the Red Cross society, who is
working for an extension OF the
membership or the society Re ad
yiaed the members how TO 20. about
tie campaign 70 increase the mem
bsrship from 500 TO 80. 900 More
| than 200 women have Joined the
committee working for the Detroit
base hospital fund
Veterans Of the Spsnish-American
var are almost unanimously prepar-
ID TO serve their country again. &C
cording TO the officers Brzadier.
General Charles W. Harrah. Who
fought in Cuba, SAYS he is ready for
a call from his government in what.
ever capacity he can 10 used and
the other officers feel the same way
about ~ Btigadier-jeneral John p
Xix who retired after returning
from the Mexican border, also m
bounces that he "a prepared 10 join
the colors again Practically all
other of1ce-F Of Michigan troops are
cf the same mind and many. even
tAo retired. have al pressed not eniJ
willingness. but an esEernees. n
b Luckie on the trapping Of wal
Gcain
b Tho Board 81 Commerce Is nov
distributing loyalty buttons 10 All
Nho signed tho loyalty pledges and
others NAV have them for tho ask
ms. These little ed. white and
b Llue token. Of patrl jtism have beer
F!aeed In boxes in the Board ~ Com
Icerce AMI viii be placed In hote
. Hobbies for free distribution AM
= TersOn who cares 70 do 80 may De
rosit a coin in the box 10 help de
! fray the expense. but no charge Il
made for the emblem