The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-11-04
WELD SEVEN WAR
WORK AGENCIES
into RELIEF ARMY
Great Organizations Which Are
Helping to Keep Up the Morale
Of Fighting Millions Unite in
Campaign for s170,500,0o0.

campaign l0F 0l lfU,0UO,UOO.
With millions of American men on
war fronts, in training camps and on
the seas and with thousands of Amert-
can women on foreign soil, all engaged
in the stupendous task of making the
world safe for democracy, great duty
deVolves upon those who remain in
the United States,-the duty of send
ing Home to those who have put Home
behind them for the period of the war.
Tie agencies through which this can
be accomplished are joined in the
United War Work Campaign.
From being given the cigarette or
chocolate bar, with which he stays his
hunger in the fury of battle, to the
theatrical entertainment or the ath-
letic games, which relax him into nor
NAL 0mfOrt after weeks of terrlnc
combat, the American fighter is de-
pendent upon the continued efforts of
the Y. NJ G. A, the Y. W. {. A, the
National Catholic War Council and X.
of c.. the War Camp Community Serv-
| ice, the Jewish Welfare Board, the
American Library Association and the
| Salvation Army. To carry on this
work the combined welfare Organiza-
tions are seeking d fund of $110,5OO,-
| 600.
The Y. NJ C. A provides 538 huts in
| American training camps and more
| than 800 in the war zone as centres
| which the fighters can use as clubs,
| schools. theatres, stores, churches, IL
| braries and writing rooms. More than
| 1000 men and women had been sent
| overseas or approved for overseas
work by early autumn and 3,S22 were
serving in American camps at home.
y. NJ. G. A huts are the canteens of
| the American Expeditionary Force and
are the theatres where the American
| entertainers, sent over by the ~" ap-
pear. Noted American public men and
; clergymen speak in the huts. Glasses
are conducted there. Millions Of letters
are written there on paper provided
| free by the "Y." Physical directors of
the "Y" teach and spread mass atll-
| letics, using material furnished free
! by the organization.
The Y. w. G. A. does similar work
for the thousands IF American women
in war work ovefSeas-signal corps
telephone operators, nurses and
| French munition workers.. 1t provides
| cafeterias, rest and recreation centres,
entertainment and reading for these
women and girls.
The Y w. G. AS outstanding con-
trbution to soldier welfare work in
| training camps was the establishment
of Hostess Houses, where the soldier
or sailor may receive his mother, wife,
sister or sweetheart in the surround
ings and atmosphere of the best
| homes.
The National Catholic War Council
cO-Ordinates all Catholic welfare work
In support Of the government and
through the K of G. provides club
houses for our fighters in all Ameri-
can training camps, as we'll as having
Seventy-tive centres in France and
three in England. In their huts the
X. of c. provides entertainingment,
movies, boxing bouts, educational
| work, religious services, free station
| cry, reading matter and writing rooms.
In France their rolling canteen ac-
companies the American army, their
secretaries march with the troops, Civ
ing away cigarettes, cookies, choco-
lates, soap and towels.
The X. of C. had 800 workers in
France at the beginning of autumn
with 45O more passed by the govern
ment and 200 others signed UP. Al
the same date they had 46S secretaries
in American training camps, $50 build
| ings, fifty-Six more in the course OF
erection and contracts let for fifty
more.
War Camp Community Service
functions exclusively in America, Its
special mission being to surround the
camps with hospitality" In place OF
leaving the soldier or sailor to the
promiscuous companions and diver
sions formerly his lot, the Organiza
ton obtains for him the best to be had
in communities adjoining camps ol
through which he passes.
w. c. C. S. obtains for him invita-
tions to dine, bathe or spend the day
In the best homes. 1t introduces hin
to the best women and girls at socia
gatherings, church entertainments
| theatre parties. 1t arouses communi
Ties to provide concerts, athletic con
tests and other wholesome diversion:
for the soldier, and to drive out ol
discourage the vicious elements which
have been historic camp followers.
The Jewish Welfare Board is CORE
lating the strength and purposes O
100000 Jewish soldiers, sailors ant
marines with that of the Gentle sol
diers. The board teaches the Englisl
language, american civics and ideal
to thousands of young Jewish mel
who were inducted into service afte
only few years residence in thi
country. While safeguarding his re
ligious rites, the board assists in tn
process of welding the Jewish soldie
into the solid American unit and II
bridging over the differences between