The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-11-12
100000 GOAL
SET FOR BOYS
Money to Help Take Care of Soldiers in
the Cantonments and in the
Trenches Abroad.

To help take care OF the soldiers in
the environments and in the trenches
abroad, 100000 Y NJ. c. A. boys are be.
| ing enlisted to earn a million dollars un-
der a plan just announced by Frank
Richie, head of the boys division OF the
eastern department of the National War
| Work council. Earn i'm this case means
earn and not TO coax father or a rich uncle
to give the Sl0 the boy is expected to
scratch gravel and produce the ten bills
which viii enable him to take care of the
recreation and comfort OF one soldier for
a year.
I'VE are not going to limit this to
Y. NJ. c. A. boys said Mr.. Richie, but
will allow the boys to bring in their
chums to do their war bit in this way.
We have based the campaign upon our
boys membership, which is about 100000,
for we believe there is not a boy on the
list who will not want TO be counted in
on such proposition. We also believe
that ii will not be a matter of dollars
merely, but tibet the results in character
building viii be even more important.
Pew boys to-day have chance to
take part in the great struggle. They
have no opportunity to undergo any of
the hardships OF the battle for democ-
racy, for the boys we are dealing with
are all under the draft age. all in their
teens, and large numbers about l6 We
are offering them chance to sacrifice for
their country-thei- representatives. in
the field, by buckling down to some kind
of job long enough to earn the $40. To
many Of them it will mean merely the
sacrifice of few hours of spare time
each week and Of a little fun: TO others
i will mean long and hard hours of toll
but to all il viii mean the denying OF
self, which is the important thing.
The boys have been doing little war
work along these lines, raising funds for
work among prisoners of war. but it was
limited in character Still we have in
stances OF real heroism performed by in
diyidual boys to earn a little money for |
this fund Since we must raise a large |
sum for the Y NJ e A. war work for
the next year, we decided that the boys
ought to have chance to take part, and |
from the way they responded to the first
suggestion Of it. gives hope. if not assur-
lnce. that they viii produce the million
asked of them.
ITO let all bows know of our plan it
will be presented not only in our boys
branches, but in department stores, high
schools and other places where there are
BOYS in large numbers. Speakers win
present the tremendous challenge to the
American nation in the world struggle
md how boys can help and really do big
hings in the aggregate.
Then. TO help the boy who cannot find
work so he can earn his bit we will
establish employment bureaus which viii
,lace boys with employers for extra
work on Saturdays holidays, evenings
nd before school. and we will have not
My lists OF boys who want to work,
,ut lists of employers who need boys
nd to-day that means practically every
mployer. owing to The scarcity of boys
What will The boys do? Why. every
hing that bows work at now They can
e messenger bows. work in department |
torres. clean windows. run errands. tend
furnaces. deliver circulars. assist in of ! .
res and perhaps earn part Of their ten
\ miuding baby or washing dishes for
lotheT YOU see il wound be no hardship i.
ndcr such circumstances.
DR. John r. Mott head Of the Y NJ !