Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-11-05
.ChRRINGTON GU TIMES
! SCOPE OF Y. NJ. c. A. WORK
Millions OF Soldiers Each Niontl
Give Thanks for It's Friend
ly Services.
GREAT EXTENSION PROPOSED
Effort Has Endorsement OF President
Wilson and of Secretaries of War
and Navy - Richmond Asked to
Contribute 100000.

millions OF soldiers each month give
thanks for the friendly Young Mems
Christian Association ccnters as a re-
lief from the hard. cold life of the
camps and trenches" remarked I. Nj.
Darlington. chairman OF the Virginia
War Work Council of the Young Mems
Christian Association. last night while
discussing the forthcoming campaign
for funds TO extend the war camp work.
ut takes millions OF dollars he con.
tinued, "to maintain and extend this
vital home touch--to keep these home
ties from breaking"
At the meeting OF the National War
Work Council in New York in Scptcm
Der the program for the war work
to July I, 1918. was faced with solemn
earnestncss. Reports based on accu-
rate and painstukinc Investigations in
dictated that 1t least S35,o00,00o would
be required 10 NEE: the needs with any
adcQuatcnesS. 1t was with Il sense OF
deep conviction and obligation rs well
as"-of confidence that the national
council voted unanimously to set aside
the period from November II to 10, in
elusive, to undertake the raising OF this
large sum of money-the largest ever
called for at any time for any similar
purpose.
IT is proposed to distribute these
funds as follows:
For United States Army and
Navy men at home. S1l 1 20, 900
For United States Army and
Navy men overseas. ... 1884 900
For work in the Russian
army ................ 3.305, 900
For. work in the French
army "64e,O 600
For work In the Italian
army Observation-Disclosures. 100000
For work in the prison
camps low
For inevitable expansion. @e32 900
OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE
OUR OWN SOLDIERS
Most important and pressing OF all
is the associations opportunity of scrv-
ing our own American troops at HON.
and abroad-to afford them wholesome
recreation. opportunity for study. rcli-
Eious guidance substitutes for home
hfc, and other manifold comforts and
necessities" said Chairman Caring
ton. This is the service President Will
son. Secretary OF War Baker and Sccre-
tary OF the Navy Daniels look 10 tho
associations 10 render.
For every one of these men life
has been turned topsy-turvy. Old
haunts, old habits, old friends have
'cSh icil pfsln :. Many social influ-
ences of restrain, have ceased 10 opcr-
ate In go far as ii is humanity possible
the new lives Of these soldiers must he
rationaltzcd. Something of the steady
ing influences Of home must be main
famed. In short. the break between
the old normal life and .hc strange
new soldiers life must be tactfu,ly So
curely bridgcd
The Young Mems Christian Associa
lion program is designed to do ms,
tnis thing for our boys from the time
the! enlist right up to the firing line
Tor theS must die clean or come back
s.raiEht, II the warnings OF hundreds
OF thousands of homes are to be rool
lied: IN the 500 association ouartcrs
"heiher tarN oe cnmmodious buildings
erected n permanent encampmen,s mr.
the temporary mmodations set IN
In tents, cellars, shaCks. or trench dur
OUT, the men find that somebody c,res
At the sign Of the Young Mems
christian Association our boys enjoy
refined enterta inmcnts. clever mo,ion
pictures, writing letters to loved ones
readine. lounginG, playing games
using the talking machine and niano
attending religious meetings, c,iucu-
,ioIiai groups and the spirit OF friend
iness that always prevails To nro-
vide these few touches of homo what
eHcr be the moncX cost OF doing so 10
In realty an insignificant service com
pared to the sacrifice. these mon ar.
making for U.S."
CHAIRMAN Caring ton is RAPIDLY COM
p|etlng his organization Of virginia in
anticipation of the campnicn or mo
*6b.oeo.oo0 which the country Will raise
VirEinia'A share is $500. 600, and Hirb,
mond's allotment 100000.