News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1918-11-06

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 S170,500,000.

With millions of American men Oh
war fronts, in training camps and or
the seas and with thousands Of Amerl
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
be accomplished are joined in the
United 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 ath-
letic games, which relax him into nor
NAL comfort after weeks oI terrific
combat, the American fighter is de-
pendent upon the continued efforts Of
the Y. NJ C. A, the Y. w. C. A., the
Nationaf Catholic War Council and K.
OF c., the War Camp Community Serv-
lee, the Jewish Welfare Board, the
American Library Association and the
Salyation Army 70 carry on this
work the combined welfare organiZa-
lions are seeking a fund Of $170,500,-
O50
The Y. NJ G. A. provides 53S huts in
American training camps and more
than 500 in the war zone as centres
which the fighters can use as clubs
schools, theatres, stores, churches, IL
braries and writing rooms. More than
1000 men and women had been sent
overseas or approved for overseas
work by early autumn and 1892 were
serving in American camps at home.
Y. M. G. A. huts are the canteens of
the American EXpedltiOnary Force and
are the theatres where the American
entertainers, sent over by the "Y, ap-
pear. Noted American public men and
cleEgymen speak in the nuts. Classes
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-
'letics, using material furnished free
by the organization.
The Y. w. G. A. does similar work
for che thousands of American women
IN war work oyerseas-signal corps
telephone operators, nurses and
FseDeh munition workers. 1t provides
cafeterias, rest and recreation centres
entertainment and reading for these
women and girls.
The Y. w. G. AS outstanding con-
Irritation 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
iings and atmosphere of the best
homes.
The National Catholic War Council
Aco-ordinatcs all Catholic welfare work
in support of the government and
through the K ofaC. provides club
houses for our fighters in all Amerl-
can training camps, as well as having
.Iseventy-five centres in France and
three In England. In their huts the
X. of c. provides entertainingment,
movies, boxing bouts, educational
wenk, religious services, free station
tery, reading matter and writing rooms.
In France their rolling canteen ac-
companies the American army, their
secretaries march with the troops, CIV
ing, away cigarettes, cookies, choco-
fiates, soap and towels
The X. of G. had 300 workers in
France at the beginning of autumn,
with $50 more passed by the govern
ment and 200 others signed up. At
tile same date they had 1853 secretaries
In American training camps, 100 build
ings, fifty-six more in the course Of
erection and contracts let for City
more.
war Camp Community Service
functions exclusively in America, its !
s5eeial mission being to surround the |
camps with hospitality" In place of |
leaving the soldier or sailor to the |
promiscuous companions and diver |
sions formerly his lot the organiza
tien obtains for him the best to be had |
in@ communities adjoining camps or
Through which he passes.
! W. G. G. S. obtains for him invita-
tions to dine, battle or spend the day |
In the best homes. 1t introduces him |
to the best women and girls at social |
gatherings, church entertainments, i
theatre parties. 1t arouses communi- |
ties to provide concerts, athletic con-
tests and other wholesome diversions
for the soldier, and to drive out or
discourage the vicious elemepts which /
have been historic samp followers
he Jewish Welfare Board is CORE
d., ~ tie strength and Purposes Of |
j1UU t,iD Jewish soldiers, sailors and /
marines with that of the Gentle SOL
diers. The board teaches the English
language, American civics and ideals
to thousands of young Jewish men
who were indicted into service after
only few years residence in this
country. While safeguarding his re-
Iigious rites, the board assists in the
process Of welding the Jewish soldier
into the solid American unit and in
bridging over the differences between
hin and the others.
The American Library Association Is