Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-08-12
DARLINGTON DESCRIBES
"Y.' WORK At CAMP LEE
Huts Now i'm Operation
There, With Immense
Activity.
1T is CENTER OF SOLDIER IIrE
Attendance at Iluts for Thirty-ono
Days 669, $50 = Now Operating
200 Y. NJ. &. y. Huts With
American Forces in France

People from Richmond and other
i localities in Virginia have an excel
lent opportunity TO study the valuable
| service performed by the war work
council OF the Y. NJ c. A. when they
visit Camp Lee for twenty-one "
huts are now in operation there" said
II. NJ. Darlington. chairman of the
Virginia war work council. yesterday.
MIR. Darlington will be in charge of
the Sl.oo0oo0 campaign for the wa
fund. which will be conducted in Vir-
Einia in the fall, and is DESTROYS that
friends of the Y. NJ. C. y. familiar ize
themselves with the work that is be-
ing done in the Virginia camps when
ever they have the chance to do so.
July was busy month in the mail
ing department at the " huts at Camp
Lee" said MIR. Darlington. There
were 652.066 letters and parcels handled
for the soldiers by representatives Of
the association during that period. and
money orders amounting to SSS2c2.S9
were sold. During July five additional
nuts were thrown open. and the Y.
NJ. {. y. auditorium building. which
mas a seating capacity of $500. has
occn opened for regular ~ activities
IN order to meet 4 demand for n CEN
tralizcd unit. The auditorium building
has been fully equipped for hut pur-
poses, and is proving n popular gath
60 ms pace lot the men.
The attendance of soldiers at tho
nuts for the thirty-one days Of July
reached the staggering figure of 66o.-
-3?. SiNty-nine lectures were delivered
in the educational department to audi
rnces amounting TO 1865. The at
tendance at 10 movie shows totalcd
lo+.lsS. and in the social department
1910 men participated in the 146 en-
'e7tainments that were given. Religi-
n lnr
were held and the attendance reached
'f'S'a. There were lS3 Bible classes
organized. with an attendance OF TO-
S'e. scriptures to the number of u
eSo copies were distributed. Personal
interviews numbered 3I2a and l,l6O
christian decisions were received from
inc men. Soldier students to the num-
per or 3GlO' attended SIG classes con-
Quoted by the educational department.
instruction in primary English and
french was included in these classes.
Chairman Darlington then referred to
the extraordinary efforts that are he
Ing put forth by the army ~" in
the war zones. where the association
seeks to reproduce all that is best In
american life for the benefit OF Cntis
Sam hghiins forces. The 1900 Y.
VI. {. \. huts in France he said
where our soldiers buy many things
not furnished by the government, are
i!Nc the old-time country store in the
N"rte'E OF things carried. aside from
ciothlnG. meats and groceries,
resides cigars. cigarettes smokiu.
ana chewing tobacco. the soldier may
OBTAIN at these huts soap. safety
razors and blades. shoe laccs. cam
u'es' a.! kinds OF brushes. shoe polish.
canned jams. jcllies and fruits. choro-
!ate. sweet crackers and many Other
articles. The United States has at the
present time more than $500 " work
IT'S IN France ministcring 10 the COM
OF. OF our soldiers. Before September
me association hopes to have 4 600
more men in the field.
For athletic recreation for the bows
IN rance the y. NJ c. a. has sent
"Eer l"@,ooe hascbails. $4,000 bots
900 catchers' masks. $500 mil,
,"''oo helders gloves. and $1,000 in
door basebalis Added IN ,his H..
C.oo0 Rugby footballs mo ar
footballs and hundreds or 80.
ing gloves" W"