The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1917-12-20
Y.MC. A. KEEPS HOME TIES UNBROKEN
Soldier Boys Are Loud in Their Praise of Y. NJ C..
A. Organization For the Good Work Being
Accomplished at Army Camps; 1t Behooves
All True Americans to Give Their Support.

when Mr.. Allen of Kansas City, who
had just returned from three months
on the battle front, talked to US. Dur
ing his entire talk he continuously
praised the American Y. N. C. A.
He pictured to us just what it meant
to the Sammie from the time he land
ed and during his entire stay. He
pictured the "Y" as the foremost
building and directly behind the
trenches. Until l heard Mr.. Allen
really had no idea of the tremendously
important part the "Y" plays in this
great war game. Its good work starts
the minute the recruit reaches the
training camp and will continue thru
out the war. Regardless of where we
can go, rest assured that there will be
a Y. M. c. A. near by. l realize, now,
that the Y. M. C. A. in this world
war is essential to the soldier as an
oasis in the Sahara is to the travelling
caravan.
Hardly an evening passes that
doesn't find me at the "Y" either
writing letters, listening to lecture,
seeing picture show, attending
musical program, or watching or play
ing a chess or checker game or even
helping in an evenings entertainment,
which have done time or two.
The folks at home can surely know
that their support of the Y. M. C. A.
is appreciated, and that by supporting
it they are doing as much toward rails
ing and maintaining a successful army
as anything else they could possibly
do.
We realize that we are in real
war. We know we are going to win.
We also realize that the Y. M. C. A.
is as essential for winning the war as
arms and cannon. That may seem
strong, but to look at it from here, it
is an absolutely evident fact.
Those who contribute to the Y. NJ.
C. A. can feel that they are helping to
win the war. for they surely are, and
the more they give the more they
help.
think now that the paragraph on
your hand bills in which we are men,
toned as being tired and mud-stained,
etc. is alright and true enough some
times at least. l got my first touch
of that the other day. We took our
first lesson in trench digging We
marched four and one-half miles out
to Carpenter Hill and put in all day
digging trenches. This was big
days work. That night I went over
to the "Y" and heard Guila Adams in
one of her famous evening enter
tainments and for awhile forgot all
about trench digging and that ever
had been tired.
Above everything else, the ''Y"
is in reality about the nearest thing
to home that could be established.
Guess had better bring this letter
to close or you vii! think that am
a Y. NJ. c. A. worker instead of Sam
mie, but / do want you to know that
the Y. NJ. C. A. is very much appreci-
ated
Lieut.. J. O. Thistle says:
presume the Y. NJ. c. A. movement
has been brought to the attention of
the good people of Julesburg. No
one need be backward in giving this
organization liberal contribution.
For the work they are doing in the
large army camps is going to be re-
Elected in stronger and better army.
They provide amusements Of all kinds
for the lonely soldier boy who is heart
sick for the home he has enjoyed Be-
lieve me. We are told here (at Fort
Sheridan) of the inroads that have
been made in the efficiency of Europ-
can Armies through neglect Of those
governments of their big societies to
provide recreations for the soldier SO
as to reduce the tendency toward
abandonment.
General Pershing says:
The work now being done by the
Young Mems Christian Association
for the comfort and entertainment Of
our soldiers in France is beneficial
1t performs a real service that makes
for contentment. The Young Mems
Christian Association has won it's
place by unselfish personal devotion
to the soldiers welfare and deserves
staunch support by our people at
home.
Ex-president Taft says:
We should feel proud of the Y. M.