The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-05-09
CALL FOR AID INssTENT
Committee Named to Make an Effort
to Recruit Men in Kenosha to Aid in
Great Work Done In Army Camps
In This Country and in Europe.

About twenty-five gentlemen sat down
to dinner, served at seven p. m. Tues
day at the Elks' Club rooms. 1t was
given under the auspices of the County
Council Of Defense with its purpose of
securing Y. M. G. A. workers for the
home field and service abroad w. w.
Vincent presided. After full justice
was done to the repast, Mr.. Vincent
with few well chosen Introductory re-
marks, called upon E. w. Brandenburg
to begin the "feast of reason" In
an interesting way he recounted some
of his experiences in Y. M. G. A. work.
With emotion that brought tears to his
eyes, he spoke of the gratitude, ex-
pressed by he soldier boys, for kind
nesses shown them by Y. M. G. A.
secretaries and other friends.
e. H. Coulter was then introduced.
He was formerly vice president and
general manager of the Northwestern
Knitting Company, Minneapolis, manu-
facturers of "Munsing Wear who
gave up his position to take up the work
of recruiting men for Y. M. G. A. serv-
ice. 81 have had more personal salts
faction in this work in six months than
in I'll of my thirty years of business
experience, he said said, as his eyes
glowed with soul-felt joy. He then
spoke in detail of the great need of Y.
M @. A. secretaries in the environments
ir this country and in huts of the or
ganization in lands .beyona the seas
twill be necessary to recruit and place
at the rate Of one thousand men per
month until July l to keep pace with
immediate needs at home and cover
there" He then described the kind
Of men needed. They must be more
than average men, of unquestioned
Christian character, staunch loyalty to
the United States government, as a
rule native born. No men under thirty
one or over fifty are considered. Now
that the entire canteen business of the
American army in France has been
turned over to the National War Work
Council of the Y. M. G. A., the call
comes to bank presidents, department.
store managers, railroad officials, bust
ness executives, accountants, clergy
men, outstanding educators, physical
directors, auto mechanics, motion pict-
ure experts, practical builders and
others accustomed to handling big
things in big way
He said all have a duty either to go
themselves or get others to go. To
supplement Mr.. Coulter s address, Mr.
Brandenburg then passed among those
present, pamphlets giving full details
of elbow to Enlist for Y. M. G. A.
War Work. These were issued by
the Central Department, War Person
mel Board, National War Work Coun-
ell of the Y. M. G. A. of the United
States with headquarters in the Asso-
citation Building, 10 S. LaSalle street,
Chicago, Illinois. f. E. Anderson, 147
Fourth street, Milwaukee, state Y. NJ
G. A. worker, has the matter in charge
for Wisconsin.
Mr. Anderson, followed Mr., Coulter.
" Do your bit, is now contemplate, -
he said. FDo your best is the slogan
for these times. He complimented Ke-
nosha in giving such fine man as f.
A. Hathaway to the service
Az the close of the speaking it was
voted that the chairman, w. w. Vim
cent, should select committee of five
members to act as a permanent recruit
ing body. On motion of E. j. Sullivan,
that was seconded and accepted by the
persons present, it was decided to have
this committee act under direction of
the County Council of Defense. Mr.
Anderson approved of this as another
good idea from Kenosha, as he OK
pressed it, The meeting then adjourn
ed. The following letter was read by
Mr.. Coulter in the course of his remarks:
DR.. r. f. Skeel, the famous surgeon
of Cleveland, now Major Skeel of the
United States army in France, writes
on January Is, 1918, to Geo. A..
Schneider, secretary of Cleveland
Athletic Club, letter in which he says
ne had never previously boosted for the
y. NJ C. A. and then goes on to say:
But do you know that aside from
the army itself, I believe that same
Z. M. Q. A. to be the most important
single organization in the field from
the plain viewpoint Of winning, leav-
ing all philantropic questions out of