Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1918-05-01

rendered by the Army Y. VI. y. A sec
q Red Triangle hut in France. Glow
shell fire.
"The leadership of Y. NJ. 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"
1t was with the above cabled state
ment that E C. Carter. director OF the
overseas work of the American Y. M.
c. A. in France. emphasized the serl-
BUSINESS of his appeal for men sent out
from Paris headquarters. With all well
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 NJ. c. A. at Cen
eral Pershing's request and the French,
Italian and Portuguese governments
appealing for trained American Y, NJ.
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 Over There'
5000 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 to the American and AL
lied armies" continued Director Car
fer 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
tv-sevea OF them are near the front
and thirty-eight positions are under
shell-fre."
Pratt Offers s1oo,oco.oo
Herbert Pratt. vice president Of the
Standard Oil Company, now in France
as an American Y. M. c. A. worker,
recently cabled to New York City ma
tional headquarters urging that nun
dreds of men be sent at once.
"Carter 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 or
500 100000 10 defray the expense Oh
sending more secretaries overseas.
To fill this crying need. special ef-
forts are being made by the National
War Work Council at home to enlist
secretaries for service under the Red
Triangle cover There" Every sec
tion of the country has been especial
" organized within the past few woaks
for this purpose Governor Whitman
of New York, Governor Rye of Ten
nessee, Harry Lauder and Gipsy
Smith, famous British evangelist, are
typical of the type Of men heading the
campaign committees and speaking at
mass meetings to enlist Army and
Navy Y. M. C. A. secretaries.
500 Men Southeast's Quota
Within the next ninety days, from
the seven states OF the Southeastern
Department-Geo North Carolina,
South Carolina, Florida, Alabama. Mis-
sissippi and Tennessee-approXlmate-
IL 900 secretaries must be recruited;
200 for service overseas and 200 addi-
tional to fill up the gaps in the Army
and Navy Y. M. c. A. forces in the
cantonments and training camps IN
the southeast. Dr.. w. w. Alexander,
director of the Southeastern Depart
ment. war personnel board, Is in
charge Of the campaign in this section
with headquarters at Atlanta, Ga. Re
cruiting committees have been ap-
pointed in every state.
One Of the reasons why 1t is so diff
hcult to obtain men who are satlsfac-
tory for service abroad is described
by A. G. Knebel, executive secretary
for the War Personnel Board Of the
National War Work Council, in re-
cent interview.
"Nothins Tame About 'Y' Work"
"ThousanGs OF applicants rejected
include mauy who picked out the y.
M. C. A. as a nice soft branch of war
service. The thousands accepted are
tnose WHO are willing to face hard
sh;a and dGnge"-cften under 4 rain
h-,.,nat 1u.' machine gun fire