Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-10-31
CONTINUED from First pags.l


I erected in the United States solely for
tflie PURPOSE of making life in camp
!, more comfortable for American sol
lhicrs and sailors. The cost OF the bare
TSs.ss. More than 1000 Y. M. q. A.
lrecretaries are required to man these
3bhlldings and conduct the activities
xof the organization in and about the
4 Amcrican camps. These activitles
Newer an extremely wide range Of eor
Inis,h education and religious work.
sfup these activities than to quote
from recent article by John ID.
iJtbckefeller.s jr., in the American Re-
ivjew OF Reviews:
Prominent under the head OF So
lcia work N1ay be mentioned enter
3alnments. which include moving pic
lures, vaudeville shows, lectures and
concerte.S Song leaders popularize
* SIN cling among the men, and the attn
y letiC dirnctOF is constantly Organiz-
ling athle sic contests and sports, both
lin the buildings and outside. Educa-
tional classes are provided In practi-
cally any subject i'm which q group OF
men or an Individual may desire in
etruction. There are numerous class
es In French, also in English. for
many OF the men can neither read nor
write. In one OF the cant0nments
soldier applied to the Y. NJ. C. A.
secretary for Instruction in emb9lm-
1ilg. The secretary searched through
the entire cantonmeft until he found
an enlisted man who had been an
eM2balmer and with whom he, ar
ranged to give instruction to the APP
Dlicant.
There is a religious secretary in
each hut, in charge of the Sunday
4 Hervice and such other meetings Of a
& similar character as may be held.
while the clergy frequently preside.
Ut these meetings, the speakers are
quite as often laymen, and the adj
dresses inspirational as well as dis
1inctly religious. The secretary 10 ac-
tive in the development OF Bible
Elnsses and always stands ready to
who needs his friendship and help.
Religious literature, carefully pre-
pared in pamphlet or small book form
10 meet the spiritual, moral and phys
tcal needs of the men in uniform, is
ALWAYS available. Both literature and
Fided by trained experts and per-
0ona1 interviews extensively arrang-
Out Of the. s17o,5Oo. OOo fund the re-
QuiEeinents Of the ~" Tor tts work
On this side and that overseas, which
s. even more extensive, to say moth
ang OF being more expensive, are
i00.Oo0,0OO
The Y. w. G. A.
The war work of the Young WON.
kn,s Christian Association naturally
homes In contact with the individual
Noldier and sailor at fewer points
3han that of the Y. M. G. A. A Yer.
Important part of the work Of thu
VI wv. C. A. is the efforts this or
ganization is, making to help thu
fgirl who is engaged in war work
Sn&fng the place of a man who hal
Aofned the colors. OF the nearl,
Ao.OOO. 900 women in the Unite,
Btates that work today, 1,6O0,0OO ar
Engaged on war orders. in the direc
manufacture of supplies, ammunI
lion, etc, for our forces in the field
Another million are engaged in In
hsEstries directly affected by the wal
Aany more women will be called int
war work as more men are taken 70
the Army A large part of the 7. "
e. AS work is in the establishment
OF clubs and recreation work an
emergency housing for these girli
together with war service center
and room registries in cities employ
MUG girls in war industries. In Its re
1a3ion with the Army the principe
nckivifv OF the II. w. G. a. III II
hostess houses IN or near Army an
Nay canDs. where relatives an
Friends oK splaiers and sailors "a