The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1917-11-08
Y. M. c. A. DOING GREAT
WORK. ASKS FOR HELP

StupendouS as has been the war
preparations of the United States,
and rapidly as they have been brought
about in recruiting an army of mil
lions and a navy many times it's for
mer size in few short months, they
have not been able to exceed the abil-
ity of the War Work of the Y. NJ. C.
A. to keep up with them.
Every place where new camp has
been constructed for the troops the
"Y" buildings have been first, or
among the first, to be completed,
equipped and muse. Whenever vol
unteers or selective service men have
been mobilized they have found the
Association waiting to receive them
and serve their needs.
When it is considered that this
has been done by a private institu-
ton, operating without profit, dcDcn-
dent upon voluntary workers to main
tain it and paying no large salaries,
the record has been one OF the most
remarkable of the entire war.
There are today in the United
State nearly 600 buildings and tents
in which the Y. NJ. C.. A. work is bo.
ing done. These are located in 234
centers and require the services of
| over 1000 men. Each of the ma
tlonal guard and national army camps
has great building for every bri-
gade Of 5000 men. Each of these
Is presided over by staff of six
secretaries, so Organized that there
Is man for each Of the various ac-
tivitles in which the Association spe-
cialiZes. In addition there are nu-
merous stations manned and cuuip
ped among our cXpcditionary forces
IN France and among the armies of
our Allies in France, Russia, Mcso-
potamia and Egypt.
Each of these buildings is provided
with an outfit that comprises ninety
different articles, varying from pianos
and moving picture machines to pens.
ink and letter paper. At the present
time the Association buildings are
consuming 100000 sheets of sta
tionery every day to enable the sol
dicrs to write letters home. And
this costs the men not single cent.
But what hNs been and is being
done Is only forecast Of what IS yet
to be done. When the American
troops begin TO go overseas in large
numbers within the next few months
the Association must be prepared to
do for them there what is being done
for them here, and yet cannot move
its present buildings or men from
America to France because they will
be needed right where they are to
serve the men of the second and third
drafts who will fill the training camps
vacated by the national guard and
first draft Of The national army.
Then, too, there is vast worh to
be done among the fighting men of
our allies. France, which has borne
the brunt of the war so far, is in dire
need of this service and has not the
men or the money to provide it her
self.
The Italian armies have Just cx-
tended an invitation to the Associa
ton to carry its activities to their
ranks and here another 1000 men
are needed.
Russia's necessity is greatest of all
and there the field is already white
-. = the harvest if the "Y" can find
men and money.
1t IS to meet these needs that the
Y. Nj. c. A. is planning it's great
campaigns for $35, 900, 900 to be wag
ed from November | to 10, of which
the states of the southeastern mill
tary department have been asked to
subscribe 81 100000.