Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-25
AIM TO INCREASE
ARMY OF YOUTH
TO WORK FOR US.
Suggestion For Boosting Re-
serve Strength Would Give
Youths Uniforms

Washington, July 25.-Suggestions
/ to increase the number of BOYS OF
high school age who are helping to
win the war by service under the
boys working reserve of the depart
ment of labor, and to put them in
Uniform to emphasize their distinc-
/ tive war service, will be made by
some of the delegates to two DAYS
convention to commence in Philadel-
phia on Friday.
Several Cf the delegates who will
attend are now in Washington. 4
certain amount of military training
each week is included in the pro-
gram of supply camps from which
the boys arc sent to their present
service on the farms. This is true
of the twelve supply camps in Penn
sylNania, where, under John c. Fra
zee. the service has been developed,
II is said, to the highest point of effi-
cheney in any of the states.
other schemes for enlarging ard
perfecting the plans of the service
are being matured by officials of the
reserve themselves. The military
feature, which some of the delegates
pointed to to-day with enthusiasm,
NANNSAAAe al I tuISN wanna anu SlSS-
Where, they say, with some opposi-
ton. They consider their case strong
enough in view of the new proved
merit OF preparedness" to beat
down or convince the opposition.
Doctor Mann to Speak
Doctor Mann is to be one of the
speakers at the convention which is
to be held at the City Club, and at
the Chamber of Commerce.
Present industrial conditions,
which are drawing youths from the
nigh schools, will be considered. 1t
is estimated that. next fall, II per
cent. less than usual of the boys who
would ordinarily enter high school,
VIII do so, because of the attraction
or war wages. A plan suggested to-
day by one of these who will attend
the conference was that all boys now
engaged in industry be enrolled in
the boys working reserve with the
provision which might be made by
the United States employment serv-
ice, that only those so enrolled shall
be recognized by the government for
employment in war industries. With
this hold on the boys, some program
for compelling a continuance OF their
educational training might be en-
forced. The reserve enrolls boys
from Is TO 90 years of age. The
plan was not worked out in detail
by the delegates who suggested il.
1t was pointed out by officials of the
service, when the plan was men
toned to them that the reserve will
not place in industrial and NUM-
ton work the boys enrolled under it.
In Pennsylvania and other states
the 100000 boys who have been
trained have been sent into agricul-
tural work. In this, they have been
in number of localities the saving
factor at harvest time. More than
1900 have been graduated from the
training school at Pennsylvania State
College. An appropriation for ex-
tending the work was recently made
by the state council of defense.
Many Delegates at Meeting
Nearly every state east of the Mis-
sissippi will be represented at the
Philadelphia conference. Ideas will
be exchanged with representatives
from states where the reserve has
not been developed, and visits will
be made 10 the camps and commu-
mites in Pennsylvania where it has
been developed to the highest point |
As result, it is expected the work
of the reserve will be extended so as
to care for a large part of the farm
labor shortage. to develop the bows
themselves along patriotic and help |
ful lines. and to create a more wide ]
spread and distinctive recognition of
the war service which the boys are
doing.
Lieutenant Governor McClain and
Adjutant General Beary will ad- |
dress the conference. Arrangements |
are being made through E. C. Jen-
kins. chairman of the committee for i
that purpose. in the Finance Build
ing PHILADELPHIA.