The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-11-08
Will Speak at Temple Bethel
Tonight on Needs of Men
in France.
Y. w. c.. A. WORKER
TALKS TO WOMEN
Mrs. w. T. Beckett, Will Hold
Meeting at San Carlos i,
This Morning.

Albert H. link, Y NJ c. A. secre--
tary, who spent the past year at the
front engaged in war work, spoke last
night to the men at the naval air
station, under the auspices of the
ITnited War Work Campaign Commit
tee. Mr.. link will speak at the PEN
sacola Shipbuilding plant this morn
ing at IL :45 O'Clock, in company with
Mrs. w. T. Beckett, wife of Governor
Beckett, of North Carolina, who has
just returned fro mFrance, where she
was sent to make survey of tho
work Of the Y. w. c.. A. in the war
zone, for the United War Workers.
At Temple Bethel Tonight.
Tonight at 800 o'clock, Mr.. link
will speak at Temple Bethel, East
Chase street, under the auspices of the
United War Work Committee, and the
public is invited to attend this lecture,
at which Mr.. link will present some
interesting facts in relation to condi-
tions ever there" especially in rela-
ton to the needs of the men, now that
peace seems SO near at hand
Mr.. link is 33rd degree Mason, and
an honorary member of the Supreme
Council He is native of Buffalo, ~
Y, but his work while abroad was
confined entirely to the regiment of
167th Infantry, Of which Col. W. p.
Screws OF Montgomery is the COM
manding officer One OF the souvenirs
which Mr.. link has brought back to
America, where he was sent to take
part in the coming drive, is a pro-
gram and menu Of concert and dinner
given in his honor by Colonel Screws
and other officers at the front just be-
fore his departure for the United
States. The completeness OF the mus
ical program and the dinner OF chic
ken soup, fried chicken, chicken dress
ing chicken gravy, English peas,
French salad, custard pie, plain cake,
pineapple and French desert, coffee,
ETC., go to show that even one mile
from the firing line and in sight OF
the German trenches the Alabama boys /.
know how to get up real Southern
spread. The list of officers who com
plimented Mr.. link in this way carry
many distinguished autographs, and
the little souvenir is highly priced,
indicating as it does the friendliness
of the official staff for the Y. M. C. A.
and their workers at the front
Before enlisting in Y. NJ c. A. work
Mr.. link was a business man OF Buff
falo, and volunteered about a year ago,
when an emergency call was received
for workers.
Service i'm France.
He asked to be appointed as divi-
sional secretary, and was placed in
charge OF Colonel Screws regiment as
troop secretary.
Mr.. link, believing that the men
needed physical recreation as well as
spiritual aid, gave much Of his time
to organizing sports for the men, but
the entire time was not given to
400 men attending his
Bible classes every week.
AS an indication of how he endeav-
ored to minister to both the physical
and spiritual needs of his men, Mr..
link gave the following, as an aver
age Sunday program:
Early mass for Roman Catholic men.
by chaplain from nearby artillery
company.
9 a. m-Baseball game.
10 0:30-Service by Protestant chap
lain
4 to 9 o'clock.-Bible class.
3 to 5-Boxing match.
7 to 9-Vaudeyille.
Mr.. link believes that there is much
virtue in keeping physically fit. but
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