El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-05-23

@EVENTY men at luncheon Tuesday in FL Paso heard
- inspiring addresses upon the army work of the Y NJ
- c. A. The addresses impromptu without notes
and verbatim report made which Is to be regretted
50r the that they marked by intense feeling
innate familiarity with the topic and convincing logic
Gen. Bell Of the army told briefly OF the actual e1-
erieuce Of commanders with the Y II C. a IN field serv
scei he had come IN contact with II In CUBA the
at Galveston here on the border and elsewhere and ne
considered It indispensable of maintaining the
morale and discipline of the enlisted The Y NJ C. A
touches side of young mans life that no otneT agency
ID the army well equipped reach for the sake OF
exercising influence It replaces other agency but II sup
elements all other agencies for the training of the soldier
The takes care of the soldiers leisure time, and
every army commander will agree that the problem Of the
soldiers leisure time has been met well other
way The Y NJ c. A. gives the soldier impulse toward
better service through holding safe the ideals he brings
into the army helping each strengthen his
viii against temptation to from the right path
II was wise old man who gave his this parting
message There is world Of difference between gong
right and going just little wrong; Just night and you
viii arrive at your destination fit and timely; Just
little wrong you may accumulate your small errors
until you your way and miss your aim entirely The
Of plan depends you therefore don't take the
chance of wandering aside but hold to the line from start
Dr. von Kleinzid president of the university of All
IONA spoke wildly of the task before this nation and Of
che probable that must be passed through He laid
specz stress On that must be thrown into
the fray, the great issues at stake IN the val Having
Just returned from the east he expressed the opinion that
not ten percent of the people of this country yet realize
that at Of all the men and women VINO must
take part organization for only fraction cal be
used at the fighting front The rest must work at home
They work TO produce useful materials OF subsistence
and offence and they must work to conserve what we have
especially the manhood of the country for its high task
Judge Hawkins who has three boys the military and
naval service did what few have the courage to do;
he spoke as he felt and thrilled his auditors with the fervor
of his message What he said proceeded from the trobbng
heart of father who faces willingly but not calmly the
possibilities of losing dear IN And he pleaded
for the boys the armies Of this nauorfor the millions
who must be taken away from the safeguards OF ther
homes and of their regular occupations and placed groups
where evil Influences VIII be at work against the good
Especially he asked that all Americans cooperate earn
ssy to ins these boys the right IDEALS ideals of clean
personal life and ideals of national purpose and human
progress These boys said he when they the sea-
must have made to feel that their task is worthy Of
their sscrce the work to which they have set them
selves the greatest before this nation today and that their
service is IN truth volunteer service, willingly and gladly
performed
So much responsibility rests upon the people Of the city
of Fl this connection that it IS impossible TO ex-
aggerate importance Of early and adequate organza
ton We shall have appears than $4,000 troops
here for training Possibly these camps viii remain for
years and as fast division of recruits IS trained for
oversee service another VIII take its place On the people
Of Il Paso rests responsibility Of seeing that those
young pass through this great school shall not be
deed BY contacts available them outside Of the army
bounds
During the previous great concentration here FL Paso
felt the impulse to something for the 5000 Of
the regular army the national guard who stationed
here at one time The seemed beyond the OF our
people to attempt The money cost of individual tokens
Of friendness would have mounted into huge figures