Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1917-11-13
Y. M. c. A. DRIVE
ON THIS WEEK
BOUNDARY COUNTY'S QUOTA OF
$35,OOO,OOO FUND is ONLY $3.50
RAISED FROM $500
SOLDIERS PRAISE ORGANIZATION
Y. NJ. c. A. Provides Comforts for
the Boys at the Front

The big drive in the United States
to raise $35,000,000 for Y. M. c. A.
work among the soldiers and sailors
of the government started in every
city and hamlet on Sunday, Novem-
Der 18th and will last one week.
1t was first announced that Boun-
Diary county's apportionment was on
ly $500 but since it has been found
out that this was an error and that
Boundary county must raise 5000
of the $35,000,000 fund.
The central committee in charge of
the Y. M. C. A. campaign in Boun-
Diary county consists of DR.. E. f..
Fry, chairman, Douglas Palmer, sec
rotary, G.. H. Wilbur, H. E. Storm,
w. r. James and M. P. DeWolf.
This committee is entering into
the week campaign with a vim and
enthusiasm that spells success and it
is determined to ego over the top"
1t is proposed to give every person
in the county a chance to subscribe
to the Y. M. c. A. fund and if it is
necessary a house to house canvass
will be made. The central committee
has appointed chairmen of the pre-
cinct committees as follow: Naples,
C. r. Honsinger; Moravia, d. c. Nc
Coll; Paradise Valley, w. NJ. Miller;
Eastport, Spencer Lewis; Copeland,
Fred Chambers; Macarthur, Louis
Lunden; Addie, w. j. Greenway;
Porthill, Glenn Gorsline; Inland Pa
per company's camp, Jas. McGreevy;
Leonia, Clyde Hinkle; Meadow Creek,
Fred Hartman; Hickman, Mr..
LOOMS; Curley Creek, E. B. Schlette.
A wonderful amount of good work
is being accomplished by the Y. M.
c. A. in the training camps and at
the front. Nearly every Boundary
county soldier boy who has written
home since enlisting has mentioned
that the Y. M. C. A. affords the
soldiers and sailors their only means
of indoor recreation and that it looks
after their comforts in every way
possible and is one of the most eff
ficient organizations. If the Y. NJ
C. A. is the organization that the
soldiers themselves say it is and if
it is doing the work they tell about
then the people of Boundary codnty
who are enjoying home life and the
usual everyday comforts and pleas
ures can surely deny themselves in
some way in order to subscribe to
a fund which is to help the fellows
who are fighting or preparing tc
fight for us.
The money which is being raised
for the Y. M. c. A. is to be used
in putting up buildings where the
soldiers may meet, enjoy indoor ath-
letics, read, study, write letters, give
and listen to entertainments. The
Y. M. c. A. affords the soldiers {
thousand and one comforts and the
men at the head of the organization
and those who conduct the Y. M. c
A. work in the various camps are
doing their work at a sacrifice o.
their own interests and get but ;
small salary. In many of the Y. M
c. A. buildings moving picture out
fits have been placed. All buildings
are open to all religious sects. Troops
are supplied with books, magazines
writing paper, envelopes, photo
graphs, athletic goods.
There are today fully 1,500,OO'
soldiers, sailors, and marines t.
whom the Y. M. c. A. is catering
and this represents only its activ
tiles in the United States. AS GU
fighting men go abroad, it goe
with them, or rather goes ahea'
of them, for it is already establishes
in France with a plant representing
an investment of $1,SOO,O6O. Som
of this money went for building
and some of it for transportation
facilities, for the association has t
haul all it's own supplies in France
mostly by automobile, overcoming
great difficulties in getting thing
about and making repairs. There ar
800 American Y. NJ. c. A. worker
in Europe today scattered over 2
nations, and in this country the stat
of secretaries in active work nov
numbers more than 1000 men in tn
field besides the large executive an
clerical force necessary to keep ther
furnished with supplies.