Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-03-08
The "Y" At SEWER
One DugOut In Which There Is No
Gas.
LOOKS AFTER the COMFORT OF ALL
Clean Entertainment, Good Atmos
phere and Although Held in High
Esteem Not as Popular as il Should

Be.
(rassrd 10y the Crnsor)
Correspondence The Yorkyiile Enquirer
Camp Sewer. =. G.. March 2.-Hav-
ing an hour or two OF leisure NJ my
disposal. | dropped into the ~" OF the
18th tonight. The ~" is soldier short
for the Y. VI. &. \. halls. one OF which
is located in every regiment in the
camp. The "I's" are a great con-
v,nirnrc 10 the soldiers. There one
may obtain envelopes and writing pa
per ior the asking: Il desk on which
10 write and pen and INK 10 write
with. Ii you ran't write. why one ul
the ~" secretaries will write Il letter
To the folks back home for You. You
ma! borrow 4 novel 10 read At the
"I" and you will hr given 4 Bible or
Testament to read II YOU haven't one
and want one.
There Is Il graphophone III the ~
and Il number ol records of raStiinr
music AS we'll as records that are sa-
cred Or more solemn. Home sweet
Home" may bc included among tlr
records but | have never heard II ring
out over AT the "l." II might MAKE
the fellows cry.
\ piano is included in the furnish
Ings ol each ~" and throughout tins
division there are scores OF fellows
" no know how 10 tickle them. Con
scqurntly there Is always much music.
Once Or twice Il week moving pic
lures are put on: men well known III
religious circles III various CITIES AMI
towns come out to the "i's' To MAKE
addresses ui Il religious nature; young
ladies from the city Of Grrcnrillr
come out occasionally and put OH Il
musical entertainment.
Sunday school is held on sunday
morning at the "Y's' and also regular
church services. Comparatively the
attendance Is about equal To that On
evangelical churches everywhere. Th"
''Y's'' have no trouble in seating their
congregations.
When went over tonight there were
several hundred soldiers In the ~.
\ moving picture was On-story OF
fellow who went TO the bad through
liuuur and cards and Il few other
things. he doubted the virtue of his
wife. too. after he became "a booze
comncdian," and made an ass OF him
self generally. Finally hc was made
to scc the error OF his way: dropped
on his knees at the feet OF his wife,
Sworc ne would never do IL again and
they lived happily ever aitcrward.
Nothing but good moral plays are put
Oh in the "Y's".
While the pictur" was on, the "i'
dirrctor-"Dad' they call him. and |
have never learned his real name. led
in singing and the soldier audience
joined in pretty good. They sang '"Tis
the Old Time Religion" Amazing
Grace" AT the Cross" and few
other sacred songs and sang each one
better as they got into the mood.
Finally Dad proposed: "All right,
some OF YOU fellows suggest song
and we'll sing it,"
or course everybody was expecting
a song of similar kind to be prOpos-
cd.
Finally a roughneck buck private In
the hall piped out:
Let's sing .EysrYhodx.s Doing It"
There was silence.
dad" did not raise the song and
II was not sung.
| saw fellow who had been sitting
up about the middle Of the hall get
up and stink out in a minute or two.
don't know whether he was tn"
man who proposed the last song or
not: but Judging from the way he
held his head when he slid out |
should say he was.
Low brows Will try TO hang around
decent folks and then show them
selves up. won't they" remarked
young fellow who WAS standing next
to me.
| nodded.
There is no doubt hut what the
"Y's' are doing "a good work and II
is the opinion OF the great majority
Of the soldiers with whom ! have dis.
riissed the subject. that they are worth
all they cost and the cost runs up In
to the hundreds OF millions Outsid"
the "Y's" in an army camp one rare
ly If ever hears Gods name mention
ed unless II be- in vain. With the i's
here there Is not so much danger OF
forgetting. Several soldiers with whom
| was discussing the question Of re-
ligiOn In the army tonight. suggested
that those who do not participate in
the services at the VS. or who cvinc"
no interest whatever In things religi-
GUS. will have a revival all their own
in the front line trenches with ma
chine gun bullets and Springfield bull
lets and grenade sh, lis and Il thous-
and other Instruments Of death for
music. ] expect. Jas. ID. Grist.