The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-04-17
Y. M. c. A. WORKERS NEEDED.
Call for One Thousand for Service in
France this Month.


ned, forty-seven near the front line
and thirty-eight under shell fire; E.
c. Carter, chief secretary for the
Army and Navy Y. NJ. c.. A., in
France, has cabled insisting that not
less than 1000 Red Triangle secre-
taries be sent overseas this month.
Make people Of America realize that
no bank or college presidency or big
city pulpit is of SO great national
importance as hut secretaryship
here" reads his cable from Paris.
In response to this urgent appeal
for men, members Of the recently cre-
ated Southeastern War Personnel
Committee of the National War Work
Council are meeting today at Atlanta
to speed up. the drive for secre-
taries.
s. A. Ackley, commanding the
Army and Navy. M. c. A. forces in
the Southeastern Department, who
returned from the national confer
eEce called at New York last week
and to AVERT he overseas personnel
crisis, said this morning: ''Over
there or on their way across today
the Red Trinagle has 1858 men and
270 women in the post exchanges, two
of whom were recently killed in ac-
ton. There are at present 1883
men working in the training camps
and cantonments of America. This
makes grand total Of 5,127 workers
as against the original estimate, Of
1900 required.
But this is only the beginning of
what we must supply. France, Italy
and Portugal have seen the wonders
of the American system of prepara-
ton and have increased our problems
by asking that we supply them with
si,nilar service to that rendered the
American expeditionary forces To
meet our needs overseas and at home
we require 1900 new secretaries DUR
ing April. Are We to fail?
Quoting in part the words of Chair
man William A. Sloane of the Nat
ional War Work Council, DIR. w. w.
Alexander, director of the Southeas-
ern Bureau of Personnel, said: 1--WE
are laying before the men of the
South the greatest opportunity for
patriotic service that has ever been
offered to Americans who are beyond
the fighting age. Unless we get the
rght kind of men, and an adequate
number of them, we must admit of
failure to perform the task which our
government and her Allies have i'm
posed upon u.s."
Among those present at the confer
ence at Atlanta are John j. Eagan,
chairman, Southeastern Department
War Work Council, of Atlanta; S. A.
Ashley, executive secretary, South
eastern Department.; DR.. w. w. Alex
ander, Director, Bureau of Person
mel, southeastern Department.; State
Senator G. S. Moore of Nashville,
Tenn; George A. King, Georgia Per-
sonnel chairman of Atlanta; NAL
colin Lockhart, Georgia war work
secretary. of Atlanta Prof Howard
T.. ROndthaler of Winston Salem col
lego, North Carolina personnel chair
man; DR.. Henry n. Snyder, presi-
dent. Wofford College, South Carolina
personnel chairman; Phillip S. Gard
ner of Laurel, Mississippi personnel
l.. Porter Moore, Director
OF Publicity. Southeastern Depart
ment; and State Y. NJ. G.. A. secre-
taries in the Southeastern Depart
ment, o. f. Maple Of Jacksonville.
Fla; G. j. Jackson of Nashville.
Tenn; G. c. Hunting of Charlotte, \.
c.; and w. S. Stallings of Birming-
ham, Ala.