Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-05-04

Did you ever stop to think what it
means to a chap, your boy. my boy
or the grocer's boy, to be under con
slant fire of the big guns in the
battlefields Of France, where SO many
of them are. for days and days, and
then to go to the rear TO some Billet
for rest and sleep, away from the
noise to where it is maddening in its
quietness? Those who have been
over there come back to us with
stories of sleeplcss hours experienced
by these boys. OF mad outbursts,
Authorizations of minds crazed by the
deafening stiffness. If these boys
upon their return from the front can
be engaged in some sort of a clean
sport, such as baseball, football, or
other good American sports, they will
play and play hard, until they want
to sleep. Then they sleep and get
the rest which is rightfully theirs.
There is, back of the firing lines. a
shortage Of men to conduct these
games and to uphold the morale of
the army.
On Sunday afternoon at . o'clock
in the Senate chamber of the State
House Will be held meeting to
which men beyond the draft age are
invited to ate ID and get an insight
into the Y. NJ. G.. a. war work and
at which plans will be laid for re-
Crultlng men for overseas work
Among the Augusta men who have
the matter in charge and who are
working conscjentiously in connec-
ton with the work are Norman Bas-
sett, Frank harrington, Percy Hill,
Thomas 1ngraham and others. A. A.
Head of Waterville of the y. NJ. C..
A is also working in connection with
this campaign. The plan has the in
dorsement of Governor Milliken, who
is taking an active part in the work.
AT the Sunday afternoon meeting
there will be Il number of out Of
state speakers. men who have had
lhuch experience in this line and
ard who have interesting message,
Among the speakers will be Arthur
Rudman of the International com
mittee, who has Just returned from,
france. He visited all the Y. NJ. c.
A. huts in France and has gained a
keen insight of the work and the
needs
D. Is. Thwing, field recruiting sec
rotary, National War Council Y. NJ
:. A. formerly of the Brown-How
land Co, of Hartford, Ct, is in An
gusta and this vicinity in connection
with the work. Mr.. Thwing. like so
Lidhy other business men of Amer
ica' mas given up his business and is
engaged wholly in this work. He
VIII be at the Sunday afternoon
meeting.
John Sherman Hoyt and Francis
Rogers, both of New York City, will
speak at the Sunday meeting. 1t is
expected, although not for a GER
tainty. that Lewis Crossett. the shoe
man, of Arlington. Mass, and Prof
Graham Wilson of Harvard will he
present. Carol L. Chase of the Wa
personnel board. secretary for the
recruiting for Maine, will be among
those present
The post exchanges and the cam
teen work in connection with the
American army and navy has heen
turned over to the Y. NJ. c. A. nv the
government. The government has
! challenged the Y. NJ. C. A. to multi
ply their services to the men OF fine
army and navy in all training camps
and overseas. Into every camn and
cantonment and with the expedition
| airy forces the association is sum-
moned to follow and serve the mon
under the colors.
In obedience to this summons the
| associations Of the United States has
modified and intrusted the leader
ship of this enterprise to the ma
tional War Work Council of the Y.
NJ. c. a. of the United States"
The quota for Maine for men IN
this work is 10 men a month and
more if possible. There must be 10
asmonth at least to fill up the needs
OF the association in carrying out
this work.
The meeting Of Sunday afternoon
is going to open the way for some
business man of Augusta, Gardiner,
Hallowell or vicinity TO do his duty
in a most pafriotic manner