The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-11-14
n. T.. \. Special to The Tribune.
Paris France

Paris, France. .
On two organizations. the Y. NJ. G.
A. and the Knights of Columbus. falls
the greater part Of the work Of sup
plying American soldiers in Europe
and in training camps at home with the
little luXureS and comforts a govern
ment program does not include. Read
ing matter. sweets, correspondence sup
plies and place TO write and read,
entertainment and athletics. come I'M
der the regular work Of both OrganiZa-
tions.
. Other organizations which share in
the task of handling the funds of the
National War Work campaign. the
Jewish Welfare Board, the War Work
Community Service. the \. NJ. {. a,
the National Catholic War Work
Council and the American Library. as
ISOLATION round out the work of the
first two organizations and fill i'll with
special attention TO needs on WhlcR the
others do not specialize.
The larger organization. the Y. NJ.
c. A., has been chosen by the govern
ment to carry out a portion of the gov
eminent program-the conducting OF
the canteenS.
\ it upon itself to specialize in comforts
less considered y other war relief or
CARNATIONS.
SHOWER BATHS APPRECIATED.
Nothing gives greater satisfaction or
relaxation to the fighting man. coming
from the trenches. or the battle line
caked with mud and blood and weary
with long hours, than a shower bath.
and generous facilities are provided
close to the fighting front.
Back of the lines in the rest billets
and concentration camps, provisions
We're less generous than at the front
until the Knights of Columbus took up
the task of seeing that the men who
are temporarily away from the active
fighting have these facilities for bath
ing. 1t is but one Of the many activi-
ties of the Knights of Columbus, but
one of the most appreciated.
One of the first acquisitions made
by Rev. John B. De Wales. one Of the
first chaplains sent over by the Knights
Of Columbus, was for shower bath
and he set it up in connection with
his headquarters in a little French
town and it was overworked from the
first. From this spread the movement
for establishing shower baths in club
houses being opened sbehind the lines
and in villages.
PLENTY OF SOAP
Ana the soap shortage in the United
States may be attributed somewhat to
the generosity of the knights of Co
lumbus with the good old dirt remov-
hf,n dc Of hn foil aSl
article.
There is no preaching in a X. Of C.
hall or club room. but there is clean
moral environment and healthy re-
creation and amusement for this has
been proven the thing to keep up the
morale of fighting men.
The Y. NJ. c. A. has built 1900 huts
in Europe costing from $1,000 to $40
600 each, equipped with canteen. read
ing and writing and recreational facili-
ties to soldiers.
1t soon will be operating IS different
leave areas with hotels that have Il
total of $4,000 beds In addition. in
Paris. port towns. and several big cen
tiers in the war zone there are ~
hotels for transient soldiers where one
can get n clean bed and good meal at
about half the price charged by French
hotels.
1t has 400 movie outfits giving in the
neighborhood of 5000 shows week.
All shows are free.
Three hundred 'Y" athletic direc-
tors have charge of the sports in the
American army, operating S36 athletic
fields
More than 100000 worth of athletic
equipment has been distributed among
the various military units.
CORPS OF EDUCATORS.
4 hundred of the best known eluca-
tors from America are here directing
educational work. The staff consists
of Professor Erskine of Columbia uni
yersitv, Professor DAILY of Harvard. |
Professor Coleman of Chicago unjver-
sity. Professor Appleton of the Univer-
sity Of Kansas and Frank Spaulding.
superintendent Of the Cleveland public
schools
More than 10000 boys were enrolled
III the classes ut last accounts.
Three hundrer vaudevillianS. must !
clans and actors have been brought
over from America at the expense of
the ". and they've been giving more
than one hundred shows day in the