The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-11-11
Campaign in County Begins
This Morning for Fund
Of $500.
WHOLE NATION HELPS
Association Needs in Work
N Occasioned by War,
$35, 900, 900.

NOAlSNtlOu VI NlSSOud COuutN duO0
Of the Y. NJ. G. A. war fund will SO
over the top In earnest in the drive TO
gather $500 with which to keep up
the work among the soldiers and sail
Ors. Already the campaign has made
progress. reports from the reservation
points at which it was opened being
that the response was even more gem
cr0us than expected.
The drive will continue throughout
the week. ending on Monday. Novem-
Der Is. Every community In the
county will be visited by a committee
Ut workers, while an extensive canvass
will be made In the city Of Missoula.
which Is expected to furnish the ma jor
share of the funds Howard Toole is
director OF the campaign for this coun-
~. being assisted by Il number of com.
lnittees. Headquarters for the drive
have been established in the Des-
champs building on Higgins avenue
where the workers will report
Need 10000.
Not Missoula alone, but every state
city and town in the Union will con-
tribute to the raising Of funds for the
y. M. c. a. It is estimated that $780,
100000 will be needed for the annual
budget and prospects are that this sum
will be obtained.
Not only will the comforts and care
which the big fund will make possible
be extended to Americas fighting men.
but to the men of France and Of the
other. allied nations with whom our
troops will soon be fighting shoulder
to shoulder. Every penny Of the fund,
IL Is announced. will be used in caring
FOR the needs of the troops. The work
will be done through trained men which
the Young Mems Christian association
will provide.
Object is Two Fold.
The object OF the fund is two-fold.
to provide comforts, care and recrca.
tion to the men in camp and thus to
keep UP the morale Of Americas fight
ing forces. This the military authori-
tics and those who have visited the
camps In France regard as Of greatest
Importance to the success of AMERICAN
arms The sudden change from domes-
tic ~ saRAp, n NJ. tho, distance
from home and the necessary rigor-
GUS routine, observers say, call for a
kind Of care that the army authorities
are not in a position to provide.
General Pcrshins. In August, author
lied the statement that the greatest
service America could Immediately
render was to extend the Young Mems
Christian association work to the SOL
uiers OF the French army. tired ana
worn by their valiant and successful
resistance to the repeated waves OF
Teutonic attacks. Anticipating similar
conditions among our own troops, the
Young Mems Christian association be-
gan early in the war to prepare 10
care for our soldiers and sailors. The
offer Of service the association made
was accepted gladly by the government
authorities. and hundreds of men
trained In ~ work were soon in camp.
There are now 900 Of these men, Scrv-
Ing American soldiers and sailors.
Many y. Nj. G. \. men were called in
the draft and shouldercd their rifles,
since no man is accepted for Y. NJ. C..
n. work unless he has been exempted
by the government or whose name il,
80 far down the list that he is not like
~ to be called for some time.
Y. N. c. A. Overwhelmed.
With the hundreds Of thousands of
men the draft called to the colors. the
\. NJ a. was overwhelmed with
work and responsibilities. From the
camps came u cry for more help, no,
only from the soldiers themselves, but
from the officers, who value the work
the association renders. Accordingly,
q national conference was held, and il
was decided that not a cent less than
$35.OO0,O00 would adequately meet the
war needs confronting the association
Is Established Everywhere.
The association, with the compare :
lively mcager funds that it has had
at its disposal, has erected and equip
ped hundreds of buildings and scores
of tents in the cantonments, camps
military and naval stations in this
country. 1t has elisted. trained and put
into service upwards OF two thousand
secretaries. almost all of whom serve
at marked personal financial sacri
flee 1t has also sent several hun,
lred secretaries to France and Eng
land, following them with equipmen,
and supplies. 1t has erected 'huts'
at the base camps of the American for.
ces and in Paris. London and else,
where and has provided substantial
quarters where both enlisted men ant
Officers can find wholesome food ant
lodging under American supervision
viii Extend Work.
Now the association proposes to tx
tend and enlarge its work, doubln;
the number of secretaries, building
and equipment. and furnishing tn
necessary supplies in the face of stead
lily rising prices. 1t is announced that
Tor this work among the men of tn
American army and navy in this coun
try. sll,l.0,000 Is needed. For wor
for American forces In France an
England the sum of $4,000 will
required. For Work in the Russia
army. s3.305.000 is asked: for wor
i'll the French army. s2,649,000, and fe
work in the Italian army. 100000
High military officials. In all thes
armies are calling for this friendl
cooperation on the part Of the Amer
lean association. Added to this, $1,000
GOO ut least will be required for VOL
in the prisoner-of-war camps. az
ss.3ss,O0S to, provide for the inevitab