Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1918-05-30
MANY WORKERS
MAY GO FROM HERE
teresting Phase of Overseas
Work at Luncheon

A six o'clock luncheon was given
at the Pork hotel dining room Fri
day evening for the purpose of hear
ing an Army Y. M c. A. worker who
has recently returned from France,
and who is sent out by the organiza-
ton to present its needs to the peo-
pie of the United States.
George Viewer. who is in charge of
the Army Y M. c. A. work in this
locality, had an opportunity of Sc
curing Rev. Percy Adkins for a talk
in this city There was only one date
open and that was Friday evening.
The class play was on that night so
the only thing to do was to arrange
luncheon at the supper hour and
have the speaker follow. Thirty
three were present. Not a tenth of
the number that Mr.. Viewer would
liked to have heard the speaker, but
under the circumstances he was COM
PEELED to be content with the number
who were present.
After the luncheon which was de-
licious and efficiently served, II. j.
Mantz, as chairman, introduced Mr..
Adkins. He was SO enthusiastic
about Army Y. NJ. C. A. work that
he did not waste any time making
preliminary remarks, but began at
. once to tell his auditors of the work
overseas and the necessity of more
workers.
Rev. Adkins was pastor of a
church in Newton, Kansas, a little
over year ago. He is now Army
Field Secretary of the Y. M. c. A.
and has been with the rainbow di-
vision in France the past ten months.
He is a part of the Pershing Army
and is so recognized by the war de-
partment. He returned to the Unit
ed States four weeks ago to present
the needs to the people of America
aDS mis- visit to this city was for the
purpose of securing men to enlist
their services in the Army YIN c. A.
Men between the ages of 81 and 60
years are eligible to serve. Hun
dreds of men are needed at once and
Iowa is expected to furnish 40 men
each month for the next five months.
Rev. Adkins spent more than an
hour telling those present of the
Army Y. N. G. A work. Hundreds
of men are needed at once to carry
on the work, which consists of pro-
viding entertainment for the soldiers,
looking after their welfare while in
the trenches and furnishing them
such necessities of life as are not
furnished by the war department.
He related a number of his personal
experiences and told how the SOL
der boys confided in the "Y" work
ers. The huts mean much to the
soldier boys. The secretaries and
those in charge of the other work
are busy and overworked trying to
meet the needs of the men. Some
of the secretaries carry supplies to
the boys in the front line trenches.
Supply stores are near the firing line
and the fighting soldier is furnished
whatever he needs.
On account of previous engage
ment Mr.. Mantz was compelled to
leave. so he turned the chairman
ship over to Rev. Mack, who follow
ed Rev. Adkins. and expressed the
sentiment of all when he said the
heart to heart talk had been fully ap-
preciated and that all present were
aware of the need of more men in
the field. Mr.. Mack insisted that Mr..
George Viewer take charge of the
meeting as he was more familiar
with the Army Y NJ. C. A. work. Mr.
Viewer consented and on suggestion
of Rev. Adkins a committee of five
was appointed. as follows: Rev.
Mack. Rev. Proctor. George Viewer
Arthur Farquhar and Father Co.'S
tello.
The duty of the committee is to
secure workers. A number have ex-
pressed their intention of taking up
the work, and we would not be sur
prised if the result of Rev. Adkins
talk would be half dozen men from
the county to engage in the work.
OF necessity it requires a great sac
rifice. 1t means that the men will
have to leave their families and
their business. But the need is a
pressing one and some men from Au-
dubon are going to make that sac
rifice-a sacrifice that sinks into
significance as compared to the sac
rifice made by the boys who are now
in France fighting for us