New Britain herald., 1918-12-04

night and all stated that they would not have missed the work which they have done for anything
 During his Y. M- c. A. war work MT. Barnes has brought a great deal of credit to himself and to the city of New Britain. There were 25 New Britain men at Camp Jackson at one time and every one of these have made good. MT, Barnes has been con- nected with this line of work for the past 12 years, 10 of which have been spent in New Britain, where he has been most successful. When the war started he volunteered his services as a veteran "" man for service with that organization in this country. He was granted a three months leave bv the local branch of the Y. M. C. A. He went to Quantico, Va, to start With and helped to esta blish the 'Y'' huts there. It was at this Marine Corps training school that the first Y. M. c. A. buildings were built in this country after the war started and It was here that such a good and ben ehclal work was started. He returned rom this place in Septem Der. 1917 He asked for and was granted a leave or absence from February 1, 1918. un- til the end of the war His ability as a leader at Quantico was recognized and he was sent to Camp Jackson. 5. c., where he was placed at the head of the Y. M. c. A. work. This cann was one of the largest National Army camps in the country. At one tim, it held 67,O00 men. Later it was :na1a an artillery replacement camp and all the big guns. the United States nse;7 in th1s war were placed there to be Used In the training of the new fighters The seven organizations which have had charge of the moral and spiritual Welare Of the young men were quick " established at Camp Jackson Nr. hafnes was elected chairman of the executive board of these organizations to represent them at all times.
 Brlgadier General R. M. Danford was the commandant of the camn Many Yale men from this section re- hlenper him as he was an artillery ofhcer at Yale before the war started Ills rise in army life was rapid for only two years ago he was but 2. con- tain of a, Yale battery of artillery. He nssds MT. Barnes his personal agent - - camp and as chairman of tha v9sous organizations executive com mittee asked him to serve on his staff
 At Camp Jackson there were 12 Y M. c A. buildings and 115 secretaries Tor Mr. Barnes to supervise, besides car1ng for all the organizations as their representative on the command ants stan. There were numerous connecticut men at Camp Jackson ana these soon acquired the good feel1ngs of the southern boys who still held in their hearts an ill feeling for tne yankees who marched through the1r territory with Sherman and burned the capital of South Carolina, Whlch was situated only five miles from Camp Jackson. The people of the south nave not gotten over the civil war and the so- called misdeeds of the terrible north. When asked by a re- porter if the Southern newspapers ever published any news about the wonderful work of the Yankees from New England in France he replied; Never, only the work of the south ern soldiers is praised, for there still exists the thought that the South is better than the North. The people of the South will never forget the mis- deeds of Sherman'S army which pi1- laged and destroyed on it's march to the sea-"
 The epidemic of influenza also in vaded the South and Camp Jackson was hit very hard by it.
 MT. Barnes was at his desk at the New Britain Y. M. c. A. for the first time this morning. He stated that it is strange to come back here after so much excitement and "pep" down at the old camp. He also said that it was the joy of his life to go and was worth more than money could buy to have the opportunity of working among the U. s. soldiers who are so wonderful.