South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-04-05
GIVES CREDIT To
ORGANIZATIONS
Maj. MacFarIane Tells South
Bend Audience About
Great War Aides.

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give full credit to the service of the
Y. NJ. &. A. the X. Of G.. and the
Red Cross out there" declared
al. a. II. MacFarlane, VI. g., who
spoke in behalf Of the War Chest
at the meeting of the Coquillard
Civic club Thursday night There
is simply no end to their work. The
Y. VI. c. a. and K. OF c. ministers
10 the man when he is in camp and
when he goes down out there, and
the Red Cross takes care Of him
when he is in the hospital and takes
care of his family at home.
When a man goes over the top
his last thought is of those whom
he has LETT behind" said Maj. Mac
Farlane. He does not think Of
himself. Only insofar as he thinks
of what those at home will do if
he does not come back.
The chief purpose of the Y. NJ
c. A. and X. of c. especially at their
dugOuts near the front lines is to
take the mind of the man off the
war during the rest that he is al
lowed. The biggest problem is to
keep up the morale, and to do that
there must not only be refreshment
and diversion but an assurance that
those at home are being cared for
Must Have Money.
ITO carry on these things must be
money and this money has got to
come from YOU" said Mai Mac
Farlane There must be money
for the Y. NJ. c. a. if the men are
TO have the source of recreation
that is necessary for them to get
their minds off the war when they
are lying in the hospitals or when
they are back of the lines. To car
~ on the work of the Red Cross
there must be money, for theirs is
a tremendous task and without il
all would be lost.
When a fellow is wounded and
lies out in "a shell hole from "a to
As and p hours about all he can do
is TO smoke innumerable cigarettes
and grin And believe me, il gives
chap new life 10 have somebody
come along and give you a cup Of
hot coffee or hot chocolate.
Wounded Need Food.
When a man Is wounded and is
in a hospital he can't thrive on bull
~ beef and biscuit. Not because
there isn't plenty Of it, because the
trenches are paved with it in spots. "
declared Maj. MacFarlane. And
so the Red Cross supplies the good
vegetables and other foods that
strengthen and nourish the sick
There is one incubation, called the
anti-tetanus incubation which costs
SIC for one man. Every man who
gets a piece of German steel in his
flesh must have his incubation
within As hours after the steel en-
ters his flesh or there is grave pos
sibility of lockjaw. Their hospitals
are wonderful, and they are all over
France and England. In most Of
them there are from 500 to 500
nurses. For these things there must
fbe money TO carry on"
Maj. MacFarlane told an inter-
esting story of the billets in France,
stating that when number of men
arrive in town the officer i'm
charge first seeks out the officers
of the town and is Immediately as
signed 70 house.
I'VE go into "A town." said Maj.
MacFarlane and are assigned 10
Madame DuShay's and taking our
selves TO Madame DuShay's find
that her country home is a group
of farm buildings. Now on the
first floor live the pigs and the 9TH
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leted on the second floor. We go
to bed at night prepared; but be-
fore we retire there is generally a
little sing-son and all the fellows
sit about and tell how many hearts
they broke before they enlisted.
Sometimes we get a good nights
sleep and often We don't.
Mud Everywhere.
And France is a muddy country,
very muddy country and it makes
going about from place to place very
difficult Very often out in the rest
camps there are given concerts.
moving pictures and various other
kinds of entertainments
THE Y. NJ. c. A huts are great
places for they let a fellow do about
as he pleases while he is there. One
fine thing about them is that they
don't cram religion down your throat
moment you enter the door. Re-
ligion is there for the man who
wants to have il but if you don't
want il they don't try to thrust II
upon you. Bibles. hymnboOks and
all Of those things are there for use
if anyone wants 10 dust them off.
but it is left TO the individual to do
as he likes.
There is nothing that the Y. NJ.
c. \ has forgotten that Will add TO
the comforts OF the lads who are
out there But there is one thing
that not even the Y. NJ. c. A, nor
the Red Cross nor any other or
ganization can give them and that
is the real home spirit that comes
fro knowin- absolutely that the
/ folks back nome are back OF them
every minute and with them in
every fight. No defense nor no Of
/ fensiye can possibly be efficient I'M
less every effort here is turned in
I to an offensive or a defensive back