The sun., 1918-10-20
$17O,5OO,OOO ASKED
FOR WAR WORKERS
Seven Big Organizations Ac-
tivities Require New FL
nancing at Once.
WHAT THEY ARE DOING
Brief Descriptions Of the Ser
vice They Are Giving
American Soldiers.
WHAT THEY ARE DOING

The seven great war work and gar
coordinated title United War Work
Campaign" seek to cover all ground that
the Red Cross cannot cover must have
sat-. 800. 900 In order to continue their
welfare work. The organizations uniting
| In the appeal are the Y. NJ. c. A. Y. w.
c. A.. knights of Columbus, Jewish We'll
fare Board. War Camp Community Ser
vice, American Library Association and
Salvation Army.
An attempt was made at the war work
headquarters yesterday to state in the
most condensed form the kind and quail
ity Of work done by every one Of the
organizations. It was pointed out that
the Y. M. c. A. accompanies American
lighting men from their induction into
! the service UP to the time that they
march to the battlefront and then re-
mains with them. Every kind Of service
and task that arises under these condi-
lions IL performed by the Red Triangle.
And besides its hut and canteen work II
supplies cheerfulness, comfort and hap
piness to hundreds Of thousands Of tired
and homesick boys.
Y. w. c. A. Has "Hostess Houses.~
The Y. w. C. AS principal work Is
done in the big training camps here in
America, through the Hostess Houses"
These centres elevate the tone Of the
camps, and protection is furnished to
girls Of the community as well as to the
boys Of the army. In the war zone the
Y. w. c. A. is very active providing
recreation leaders. physical directors.
cafeteria managers. &c. for the thousands
Of American nurses. signal corps workers
and other English speaking women en-
ployed with the American forces and for
French women employed in munitions
factories, war offlces, stores and fac
tories. The Blue Triangle maintains
centres and restaurants for American
women in overseas service.
The Knights OF Columbus maintain
centres In all the American oamps They
provide theatrical entertainment. NOV
ies literature, stationery, games. ath.
letic materials and lectures They main
tain huts. where comforts are dispensed.
They accompany the soldiers Of their
faith from tho fine Of induction into the
service to and through the period of 40
tual fighting They distribute tobacco.
chocolate, soap. towels and other arti-
cles. They have transported cigarettes
by motor truck and airplanes
Ssventy-ivs buildings are used by
them in France. and recently they sent
100 workers to italy. Much useful work
is done also by the women's committee
Of the Catholic War Council In minister
ing to the needs of the soldier and
sailor.
Similar work IL done by the repre-
sentatives Of the Jewish Welfare Board.
which keeps an eye on 100000 Jews in
the fighting forces. II seeks especially
to bridge Emergencies between Jew and
Gentle in the ranks and II specializes
on Amertcanizing young Jewish soldiers
who had not been in touch with Ameri-
can ideals or history. The American
Library Association provides the books
that the soldiers in France are so glad
to get, and It functions through its as
ISOLATE organizations in distributing the
hundreds of thousands of books collected
in the United States.
Salvation Army Pies Beloved.
plished nothing more. has won q repu-
tation for It's doughnuts and pies.
These delicacies which the Salva-
tion lassies bake In the war zone and
serve free to the soldiers have become
famous around the world. Salvationists
have aided in carrying wounded and
attending them in dressing stations. In
the rest rooms Of the Salvation Army
the American fighter oversees may read
American newspapers and books. find a
homelike atmosphere, enjoy games and
music and the beneficial society of
American women.
The army has supplied forty -four am
balances for the service Of the Allies
and operates sol huts. hostels, rest
rooms and military and naval hotels
overseas. 1t has twelve centres in
American camps and proposes to build
ten more. The organisation has 1910
workers overseas
In the big offensives of the American
forces the Salvation Armys workers
have accompanied the soldiers, placing
their automobiles at the service of the
hospital corps. removing the wounded
and ministering to the dying with ma
terlal and spiritual comfort.
In their appeal for $170.60o. 900 the
seven organisations point with pride to
tho unstinted praise extended to them
by all the generals of the Allied forces