The Robesonian., 1918-05-16
Y. NJ. G.. A. WAR
WORKERS NEEDED

w SnnGxtkS IN
1000 Men Needed at Once For I'm
portant Work-Great Opportunity
For Men Above Draft Age to Help
Win the War.
Mr.. Ernest Neal Orr, Of Charlotte,
recruiting secretary for North Caro-
lima for Y. M. C. A. war work, spent
Monday night and Tuesday ir Lum-
berton and Tuesday afternoon in the
commissioners room at the court
house addressed a fair-sized gather
! ing of men and explained the need
for men for this service both at cam
tonments in this country and over
seas. Those present at the meeting
with a few others about over the
county, will constitute committee
to nominate men who are eligible
and available for this service Mr..
j. M. McCallum was elected chair
man of the committee, Mr. ]. J. Lood-
win, secretary.
i A special drive is being made for
1000 men for Y. NJ C. A. war work.
Mr.. Orr explained that the need for
men is urgent and showed that the
Y. M. c. A. offers the greatest op-
portunlty to man to get into the
game, see the war from the inside
and to help win the war that car
come to any one short of being Z
2 soldier. Gen. Pershing has turned
, over to the Y. NJ. C. A. all the arm,
canteens in France. 1t is :ioing :
j business of S5,0OO,O0O a month ant
/ needs good business men, men capa
BILE of running store or a chain o
r stores, good bookkeepers, expert &C
countants, expert automobile men
teachers, athletic instructors, etc. !
few preachers will be accepted, bu
q the chief need is for laymen. A ma
must be over draft age, between 8
s and so, and must be a man of Chris
tian integrity. No one under drat
age is accepted, except that a ma
), 25 or over who has some visible ply
sical defect that disqualifies him fo
e military service is sometimes accep,
ed. Single men are paid 5000
:, 1920 the year, married men 81, SO
8 to S2,1OO, and in the case of marie
g men who go overseas arrangement
: made to remit monthly part of II
: salary to their wives.
~ Those who heard Mr.. Orr were vel
a. much impressed with the need of me
ie ils for this work. 1t is a vitally impor
~ ant work that the Y. NJ. C. A. is
- ing In connection with the war, al
~ men are badly needed. Mr.. Orr hop
IIo to get at least 10 men from Robes
u ~, county.
~ The following attended the confe
&c erce Tuesday and are members of t
as nominating committee for Robeso
J M. McCallum, ]. ]. Goodwin. D.
IL French, J. A. Sharpe, W. F. Frenc
ID. R. H. Crichton, W. j. DUBOIS, D.
is Shaw, E. M. johnson, Rev r. C. Be
man, Rev. G. E. Moorehouse-al,
ed Lumberton; A. L. Bullock of Rowlar
IL John ]. Thrower, J. c. Snoddy
is Grantham, and VIM. Jones, all Of R
of Springs. Other members of the co
n. mittee are: Revs. c. 1. Greaves a
ce. H. A. Grantham, W. K. Bethune,
,ry E. Sentelle, A. E. White, E.. J. Bri
the all of Lumberton; ]. C. Lentz,
or Virgins, Maxton; DR.. Thos.
sh- Stamps, Lumber Bridge; C. A.
ev. Arthur, McDonalds; L. NJ Oliver, y
rth rietta.
ted This committee will meet again
Ad- 4 p. m. Tuesday of next week in
the commissioners room at tne co
un- mousse ana canvass any nom!natl'
in that may be MADE. Mr. Orr VIII co
the to the county ana arrange terms, e
with any who may be reported to
by this committee as eligible :
available.
lsn This is an attractive branch of s
,,v vice that offers the best possible
~ portunity for men above draft
to render a real mans service in v
ming the war. Any who are inter
rict ed may apply to any member of
les committee named above or may W
eral direct to E. n. Orr, Ais Realty bu
>nal ing. Charlotte.