French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1917-11-15
\. N. c. A. VALUE
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ARMY OFFICERS

The " is the best thing in the
army for the men.'-C. T. Powell, Co.
B. 10th inf.
The Y. NJ. C. A. is more like home
than anything in the camp''-A. A.
Myers, F. H. No. 12O.
Lieut.. w. R. Dosher, 115th1 M. G. B. n
Co c.. says: ''The Y. NJ C. A. is the
greatest influence for good in the
army. 1 have never seen anything to
touch it,
Sergeant A. S. Rose-;'A Camp with
out Y. NJ. C. A would be incomplete.
When person goes there. it in way
reminds him of home
The Y. NJ. C. A. certainly helps US
out more than anything re-
Sergt E. D. Fink, Battery f. 113th F. A
Sergeant P. NJ Sheriff., Battery F.
18th F. At makes a fellow feel
something like home. Here he can
write letters, see moving pictures and
hear music-the only place where we
can receive any recreation in the
camp"
Il think that it is almost the life of
the Camp. If it were not for the Y.
NJ G. A, life in the Camp would be
very mOnOtOnOus. Corp. J. r. Beard,
Battery F. 18th F. A.
Aster A. Ramsey, supply Co. 120th
inf-"The Y. M. c. A. is a good place
to come and enjoy ones self at night
after the days work, where the boys
all meet and have a good time. The
service it offers takes the place Of the
privileges enjoyed at home"
THE Y. M C A. is the best thing
the people ever contributed to for the,
terry c. Hath F. A.
Another enlisted man says, Il don't
know what We would have done Oh the
border without the Y. M. C. A"
President = Woodrow Wilson has
spoken of the Young Mems Christian
Association las valuable adjunct and
asset of the Government"
An expression heard many times
every day is, ''I don't know what /
would do without the Y. M. G. A" The
soldiers flock to the buildings and ask
every evening. ''Is there anything do
ing this EVENING""
Can 1 get one of these testaments: :"
is another question which is always
welcome to the ears of the secretary,
and it is of so frequent occurrence
that it is impossible to keep a supply
of pocket testaments ON hand.
Splendid institution: a trIe and
loving parent to every officer and en-
listed man. I wish every loyal Amer
lean could know the Y. NJ. C. 4. as
know it have found the secretaries
employed in this work gentlemen and
the soul OF earnestness." Chaplain
Eugene T. Clark. Hath Field Artillery.
From what have seen of the work
Of the Y. NJ C. A. among the North
Carolina men, feel that it is the most
vital force in existence for the moral
and spiritual well-heing of the =; l.
diers Chaplain B. r. Lacy, Jr.. 113th
Field Artillery.
Francis H. Carroll writes from
somewhere in France: We nav2 ;wn
canteens that are wonders. At these
places you can get most anything un-
der the sun. The Y M. c. A. certain
ly is doing wonderful work for the SOL
diers.'
Ex-President Roosevelt says: What
the Y NJ G. A has been doing in Eu-
rope has been really remarkable; and
now our citizens should aid them to do
work of the same type for our own
troops"
Ex-President Taft says: 1--WE should
feel proud of the Y. NJ G. A. work so
ably directed. Are, we going to be
backward in giving our pen the near
est thing they can get to a Christian
home on the firing line?"
Major-GeneraI John F. Organ says:
Money can be turned over to the Y. M.
c A. with every confidence that 1t will
be expended scientifically and along
lines most acceptable to the soldiers. ~
Major General J. Frank Bell says:
"I regard the Y. M. C. A as being as
necessary as the Red Cross"
Gipsy Smith says: "The criticism OF
those who say that while. the Y. M. c.
A. is doing a great social work it is do
ing very little spiritual. is not fair:
The workers are constantly engaged
in spiritual work as everything they
are doing is a means to that end. In
deed the Association has accomplish
ed a far bigger spiritual work than we
dreamed.P
Major Gerald w. Birks Canada:
me L. M. ~. a. Is dt4 dUSOAuISAJ OS
sentia1 part of the Allied army. Its
work is to supply a touch of home; it
IS home away from home. 1t asks
Tor money, not for itself, but to do the
work for your boys which you would
do for them if they were here"
For every brigade of 5000 or 5000
men. the Y. NJ C. A maintains a build
ING TO be used as social and religions
center. ~ q 9.
There are today in the United States,
approximately 500 buildings and tents
N which the YIN. c. A. is carrying on
It's helpful work for the soldiers. Hun
dreds more OF these buildings are in
operation or projected for American
overseas forces and for our allies in
France, Italy and Russia.