The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-08-30

100000 pounds of chocolate that the
month in France Or through his
hands 30 some of the cigarettes and
tobacco that are shipped to the west
ern front in hundred-tOn lots.
When he IS not too close to the front
he runs motion picture shows and lee
lures in the evenings. If his billet is
a small one and there is no sports lend
or assigned there, he leads the men in
athletic games in which all may take
part. And under the same Circum-
stances it may be his job to arrange
religious services for Jew and Gentle,
for Catholic and Protestant. He sends
money back home for the boys without
charge to them. In the "I" dugOut
they write their letters, and the hut
leader starts them on their way. He
listens to tales OF woe. answers ques-
tionS by the hour, admires the picture
Of the baby that was born since father
answered the call to the colors, and
works about three hours day longer
than the working hours Of the man in
uniform.
If he be assigned to the trenches
near the front line, it is the "Y" mans
job TO make hot coffee and hot chOcO-
late, late at night, fill his pockets with
chocolate, gum and smokes and 90
through the communication trench to
the front line so that the boys on watch
may have their comforts from hOpe.
And if there be listening post near
by in No Mans Land. he goes there,
too. The "Y'' goes everywhere with
the men except over the top and is not
far behind then.
The Kind of Men Not Needed.
What kind of man is the Y. NJ. c. A.
seeking, then, in this drive to keep pace
with the rapid expansion of the mill
tary establishment of the nation?
Surely not the kind of which a sam
pie appeared at the offices of the Ma
tional War Work Council, 347 Madison |
avenue, the other day.
THE Lord has closed all doors to
me-" he began, "all except one, and !
that one opens to France. The Lord |
has made it clear to me that it Is my !
duty to go over there and preach to
those boys
II happened that the listener was
James a. Whitmore, who has been
Y. NJ. c. A. secretary for years and .
who recently returned from the west
arn front with broad views inspired
Dy watching pastors of big city pulpits
sell plug tobacco to soldiers on Sunday
afternoon and the like. Mr.. Whitmore
vas explicit in his reply.
your kind is the last that's needed
said Mr.. Whitmore. "When
YOU 90 to France for the Y. NJ. c. A.
you go on a blind assignment, to do
whatever is most important at the
ime and always to do what the boys
n uniform want"
Mr.. Whitmore went into details re-
,arding the Y. NJ. c. \. program Of
ervice, and as he proceeded the visi-
or palpably weakened. He thought
hat he would be willing to 90 to
/
n fact, he said that he would be will !
ng to do anything that he thought the
ord wanted him to do.
We'll" replied Mr. WhtmOre, "in
hat case you'd still be bit restricted. I
he Lord gives his message to only |
ne Y. NJ. G. A. man in France-he's
yed Carter, our chief secretary-and {
ou'd have to take Ned Carter's word
or it that you were getting the Lords |
lesSage straight" !
Type of Man That Is Needed. {
And as the messenger whose message
ever will he delivered went on his
,ay Mr. WhtmOre shot after him his s
otion of the kind of man who is need
d in France today by the Red Tri- t
ng1e. de said:
"First of all, the man who is sent t
} France by the Y. NJ. c. A. must I'M !