The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1918-11-15
SEVEN war
WORK AGENCIES
INTO RELIEF ARMY
Great Organizations Which Arc
Helping to Keep Up the Morale
Of Fighting Millions Unite in
Campaign for $170,5m,00O.

With millions Of American men OH
var fronts, In training camps and on
de seas and with thousands OF Ameri-
ssan women on foreign soil, all engaged.
n the s~tupendous tAskNof making the
world safe for democracy, q great duty
,devolves upon those who remain In
the United States,-the duty OF send,
inr Home to those who have put Home
behind them for the period OF the war.
The agencies through which this car
- accomplished are Joined ! II the
United War Work Campaign.
From being given the cigarette or;
chocolate bar. with which he stays hisl
hunger In the fury Of battle, TO tnet
theatrical entertainment or the attn,
,etic games, which relax him into nor-,
NAL comfort after weeks OF terrlnc
combat, the American fighter Is oe-l
pendent upOn the continued efforts OF
the Y. NJ. C. A., the Y. w. &. A, the
National Catholic War Council and N.
of c., the War Camp Community Serv-'
ice. the Jewish Welfare Board, the
American Library Association and the
Salvation Army. To carry on this
work the combined welfare OrganfZa7
tons are seeking a fund Of $l1O,oO,-
600.
The Y. NJ. C. A. provides 53S huts in
! American training camps ana 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 3,S2@ were
serving in American camps at home
Y. NJ. c. 4. huts are the canteens OF
the American Expeditionary Force and
are the theatres where the American
entertainers, sent over by the " ap-
near. Noted American public men and
c~lcr@yucn speak in tie hats. Classes
are conducted there. Millions oi icilcfS
are written there OF paper proNiu'o
free hy The ~" Physical directors OF
The ~" teach and spread mass %tl.-
let;cS. using material furnished Tree
by III" organization.
The Y. w. c. \. does similar WORK
for tie thousands ri American women
in war work \ Sess->iSn"l corp;
telephone operators, nur$1o aHt
French murition workers. 1t pToN'ce'
. -xekox.,, ..ct mil ,.ntl.n,ftnn flr.fr6S
: entertainment and reading for trcs'
: women and girls.
The Y. w. [. AS OUTSTANDING. con
tribution 10 soldier welfare work II
> training camps was the establishment
= of Hostess Houses, where the >oidic
or sailor may receive his mother. wife
: sister or sweetheart i'll the surround
-. ings and atmosphere Of the hes
homes.
The National Catholic War Cou;sci
co-orilnates all Catholic welfare ws,r'
In support of the government All
.thrergh the X. Of &. provides esut
houses for our fighters in all Amer
can training camps, as well as Gavin
seventy-ive ceRtres in France AN
three in England. In their kuts IN
X. OF c. provides entertainiNgrlen'
movies. boxing bouts, edacafiona
work, religious services. free station
cry, reading matter and writing reonD
In France their rolling canfeesi &c
n companies the American army. the'
d secretaries ma rch with the troops, xiN
Ing away cigarettes, cookies, t.hOcO
4 Gates, soap and towels.
The T.. Of g. had 500 worker j
France ut the beginning OF autumn
with $50 more passed by the govern
ment and 200 others signed uR A
the same date they had 46S secretarie
!. in American training camps. lO builG
inxs, ffty-Six more in the course Q
erection and contracts let for FIT,
l. more
War Camp Community Servic
functions exclusively in America, IL
e special' mission being to surround tn
camps with hospitality" In place o
leaving the soldier OK sailor to th'
psomiscu0us companions and diver
sions formerly his lot, the organize
fion obtains for him the best to be hat
in communities adjoining camps o.
Through which he passes.
W. C. G. 8. obtains for him invita-
tions to dine, battle 81 spend the day
! in the best homes. 1t introduces hin
to the best women and girls at sOcia
i gatherings, church entertainments
theatre parties. It rouse %conlDuni
ties to provide concerts, athletic con
tests and other wholesome diversions
for the soldier, and to drive out 81
!. discourage the vicious elements which
have been historic camp followers.
The Jewish Welfare Board is CORE
! Eating the strength and purposes o1
100000 Jewish soldiers, sailors ant
, marines with that Of the Gentle sol
diers. The board teaches the English
language, American civics and ideal,
: to thousands OF young Jewish mel
, who were indicted into service after
only a few years residence in this
country. While safeguarding his re
ligious rites, the board assists in th'
: process of welding the Jewish soldier
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