The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-05-15
RED TRIANGLE
IS FACING A
GREAT CRISIS
Annual Meeting Of Fargo
Y. M. G. A. Is Held
Tuesday Evening

The RED Triangle" is facing the
greatest crisis, and the greatest OPP
portuntty in it's history in the months
just ahead, was the message brought
to members Of the Fargo Young
Mems Christian association in their
twenty-sixth annual meeting in the
association building Tuesday even
ing by E. w. Peck, Y. M. G. A. secre-
tary for Minnesota. ..--.
The two things that will test it
are the ability to provide a high type
Of leadership, and to achieve the al
most superhuman task Of serving
the 100000 troops Of the allies at
the point of their greatest need"
said Mr.. Peck. Every week we are
getting cablegrams from the battle
fronts where the fighting is the
hottest, Send more men Eleven
hundred new war work secretaries
are being sent forward each month
20 adequately supervise the work.
It's a DEVILS lie for any man to
say, This is a rich mans war Right
on the very front lines sons and
daughters Of millionaires are work.
ing day and night serving the allied
soldiers. At a hut on the French
front, a. soldier offered a tip to a
c.. A., canteen. In declining the tip,
the woman declared that she and
other American women were work.
Ing to do their share just as nearly
as the soldiers did for love of
country, and AIDED that several of the
women had large fortunes, and did
not need tips. Are you a million
aire?'. the soldier asked. Gee. you
don't look and act like one
Paper BY The Carload.
"It requires a, carload of Red
Triangle writing paper to supply the
men at Camp Dodge, Ia, and $1,000
worth of stamps are required each
day to supply the soldiers there
THE greatest home task America
is now facing Is the protection Of the
moral character OF It's boys. The
older boys are restless, and under
their heavy tension incident to war
need a steadying hand. Probably the
greatest home demand of the asso-
citation is the proper leadership for
the American boys. and the taking
of the Y. M. G. A. to the rural COM
munities.''
Directors Are Reelected.
J. p. Finch, w. L. Stockwetl, r. J.
SO4Ss 49s w OplSL ELud A4LSALd<S
GreerlshieIds were reelected direc-
three year terms, and in the annual
election of the board of directors, J..
w. McHose was elected president;
W. J. Lane, vice president; H. p.
Beckwtth, acting recording secretary,
and H. L. LOOMS, treasurer.
Finances In Good Shape.
Association finances, according to
the report of the hnace committee,
are in good shape. The association
closed it's fiscal year with all current
bills paid, and the reduction Of the
mortgage and floating. debt by
$4,000.
The report of Emil CHASER, physi-
cal director, disclosed that $4,000 men
had availed themselves OF physical
training during the year, and that
50 OF LA members who have gone
into government service are now Of
.hcers.
Roy L. Humphreys, boys director,
reported that the boys department
had it's largest enrolment in the his
tory OF the association, and that
activities of the department were be-
Ing generally participated in.
Resolutions For Meculloeh.
The meeting offered resolutions Of
respect for Robert McCulloch, form%
erly president and member, OF the
board of directors, and one OF the
largest contributors to the associa-
ton, who died Monday evening, and
a rising vote of thanks was extend
ed to the ladies' auxiliary of the as
ISOLATION for the splendid co-opera-
ton in association activities through
the wear