Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-10-28
WELD SEVEN WAR
WORK AGENCIES
INTO RELIEF ARMY
Great Organizations Which Are
Helping to Keep Up the Morale
Of Fighting Millions Unite in
Campaign for s170,5O0,0 900.

WIN milllOnS or American men on
war fronts, In training camps and on
the seas and with thousands of Ameri-
can women on foreign soil, all engaged
In the stupendous task of making the
world safe for democracy. a great duty
devolves upon those who remain in
the United States, the duty OF send
ing Home to those who have put Home
behind them for the period of the war
The agencies through which this can
b accomplished are joined In the
UMted War Work Campaign.
From being given the cigarette or
chocolate bar. with which he stays his
hunger In the fury Of battle. to the
theatrical entertainment or the alh-
letIc games, which relax him into nor
NAL comfort after weeks of terrific
combat, the American fighter Is de-
pendent upon the continued efforts of
the Y. NJ g. A., the Y. W. C. A., The
National Catholic War Couucl aud X.
Of c., the War Camp Community Sew
ire, the Jewish Welfare Board, the
American Library Association and the,
salvation Army. To carry on this
work the combined welfare organize.
tons are seeking a fund Of SlI0,5o0,-
co.,
They. NJ c. A. provides 53S huts in
American training camps and more
than 500 In the war zone ms centres
which the fighters can use as clubs.
schools, theatres, stores. churches, Ii
brNrics and writing rooms. More than
1000 men and women had been sent
overseas or approved for overseas
work by early autumn and 3,S22 were
serving In American camps 1T home.
Y. NJ. G. A. huts are the cantcens of
the American Expeditionary Force and
are the theatres where the American
entertainers, sent over by the ~" ap-
pear Noted American public men and
clergymen speak in the huts. Glasses
are conducted there. Millions of letters
are written there on paper provided
free by the "Y" Physical directors of
the "Y" teach and spread mass ath-
letlcs, using material furnished free
by the organization.
The Y. w. c. A. does similar work
for the thousands Of American women
In war work overseas signal corps
telephone operators, nurses aud
French munition workers II provides
cAfeterias, rest and recreation centres.
entertainment and reading for these
women and girls.
The Y. W. G. AS outstanding con.
tribution to soldier welfare work in
training camps was the establishment
of Hostess Houses. where the soldier
or sailor may receive his mother, wife,
sister or sweetheart in the surround.
ings and atmosphere of the best
homes.
The National Catholic War Council
co.ordlnates all Catholic welfare work
In support Sof the government and
through the X. Of G. provides club.
houses for cur fighters In all Ameri-
can trimming camps. as well as having
seventy-fvc centres In France and
three In England In their huts the
X. Of G. provides entertainingment,
movies, boxing bouts, educational
work, religious services. free station
cry, reading matter and writing rooms.
In France their rolling cantecn ac-
companies the American army, their
secretaries march with the troops, Civ.
Ing away cigarettes, cookies, choco-
lates, soap and towels.
The X. Of @. had 300 workers in
France at the beginning Of autumn,
with $50 more passed by the govern
ment and 20O others signed up. At
the same date they had 46S secretaries
IN American training camps 100 build
ings, fifty.six more In the course Of
erection au4 contracts let for fifty
more. sr
War Caspp Community Service
functions exclusively In America, its
special missionebelng to surround the
camps With hospitality" In place Of
leaving thu Soldier or sailor to the
promiscuous companions and diver.
slons formerly his lot, the organIza-
ton obtainsdQE.llm tire best to be had
In communities adjoining camps or
through which he passes,
" q G. g obtains for him invita-.