French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1918-05-02

"The leadership Of a Y. M. c. A. hut
In France has bigger possibilities OF
national service than most OF the bank
and college presidencies and big city
pulpits in America"
It was with the above cabled state
ment that E. C. Carter, director OF b
overseas work Of the American Y. M
c. A. in France, emphasized the seri-
CUISINES Of his appeal for men sent u
from Paris headquarters. With all vel
fare, entertainment and physical work
and the conducting Of the post ex-
change stores among our soldiers in
France, England and Italy in charge
Of the American Y. M. C. A. at Cen
eral Pershing's request and the French,
Italian and Portuguese governments
appealing for trained American Y. M.
C. A. workers to perform a similar
service for their soldiers, it is obvious
that an enormous number Of Red TIL
angle men are needed lover There"
1900 new recruits within the next
ninety days, or more Y. M. c. A. sec
retaries than have been sent across
during the previous twelve months.
at is imperative that we meet our
obligations t the American and Al
lied armies" continued Director Car
ter in his recent cablegram relayed
to Southeastern War Work council
Headquarters Of the Young Mems
Christian Association at Atlanta, Ga.
There are ninety-six important posts
here without sufficient workers. For
ty-seven of them are near the front
and thirty-eight positions are under
sheIl-fre."
Pratt Offers $1oo,ooo.oo
Herbert Pratt, vice president Of the
Standard Oil Company, now in France
as an American Y. M. G. A. worker,
recently cabled to New York City ma
tional headquarters urging that hun
dreds of men be sent at once.
Garter and staff are doing remark
ably fine work. read Mr.. Pratts ca
blegram, "but often are too tired be
cause of lack Of assistants" Mr.
Pratt has offered a personal gift Of
500, 5000 to defray the expense o.
sending more secretaries overseas.
To fill this crying need, special et
forts are being made by the Nationa
War Work Council at home to enlist
secretaries for service under the Rec
Triangle "Over There" Every SET
ton of the country has been especial
" organized within the past few weAkE
for this purpose. Governor Whitman
Of New York, Governor Rye Of Ten
nessee, Harry Lauder and Gipsy
Smith, famous British evangelist, arr
typical Of the type Of men heading thu
campaign committees and speaking a
mass meetings to enlist Army ant
Navy Y. M. G. A. secretaries.
500 Men s~outheast's Quota
Within the, next ninety days, from
the seven states Of the Southeastern
observation-disclosures, North Carolina
! South Carolina. Florida, Alabama, Mis-
T! ~sissfppi and Tennessee-approximate
~ 500 secretaries must be recruited
/ 300 for service overseas and 200 add
/ tional to fill up the gaps in the Arm,
, and Navy Y. M. G. A. forces in tn
environments and training camps i
the southeast. DR.. w. w. Alexander
director Of the Southeastern Depart
ment, war personnel board, is il
charge Of the campaign in this section
with headquarters at Atlanta, Ga. Re
cruiting committees have been al
pointed in every state.
One of the reasons why it is so dii
hcult to obtain men who are satisfaC
tory for service abroad is describe
by A. G. Knebel, executive secretar
for the War Personnel Board of tn
National War Work Council, in a n
cent interview.
Nothing Tame About "Y'"Work."
Thousands of applicants rejecte
include many who picked out the ]
M. c. A. as a nice soft branch of wa
service. The thousands accepted ar
thase who r willing to face hare
ship and danger-sften under a raj
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