New Britain herald., 1918-05-09
men, MORE men
NEEDED in FRANCE
National Y. M. G. A. Council
Makes Plea for Overseas Workers

The absolute need of men over the
draft age for overseas duty with the
Y M. c. A forces, is described in
a letter received by Acting Secretary
j. William Denton of the local asso-
citation, from the New York war
Council of the Y. M. G. \. The let
ter also points out the dire need OF
men as is shown in the personal re-
quest Of Ambassador Sharp in France,
who urges that the associations IN
every locality put forth their united
efforts in securing enough volunteers
by July l, to make the success OF the
movement for the betterment OF our
boys cover there assured. y COM
mittee from the New y ork office will
be in Connecticut May is, and Sec
rotary Dayton is using his influence
to secure this body to come to this
city and meet several applicants Tor
overseas duty. The Application list
already received at the local assocla-
ion is smaller than it should be- Ihe
opinion may have been formed that
the Y NJ. <. ~. is asking men to
take up this work gratis. Such is not
the case. The association pays each
secretary sufficient salary to keep
him while on duty in Fran C, also
be any. New Britain men have re-
sponded nobly in the past to every cry
sent out for war work and it is hoped
workers will not .Oe permitted to so
unheeded.
Secretary D>nton is also in receipt
IF q letter from General Secretary
Clarence II. Barnes, who is \doinG Y.
NJ. q. a. work at Camp Jackson. 5. G.
The: letter tells of the service Heath
1ialtow, formerly contract manager
&C the Connecticut Light and Power
CO is performing in enlisting men
Tor overseas duty in that section. j.
Herbert Wilson, formerly secretary
CT the local association, has been
confined to his bed for several weeks
with illness. requiring Mr.. Barnes to
conduct the brunt of The work at the
cantonment. The health of Mr.
Barnes, Mr.. Barlow. Mr.. Schade and
Mr. Dobruck, who are at the camp,
is spoken of as excellent in the letter.
State Y. NJ. c. \. Meeting.
The annual meeting of the State
Young Mems Christian association.
will be held May Is. in the Hotel
Taft The reports of the various as
& sociations will be submitted.
Each association is entitled to have
representation, and the New Britain
association will send Il delegation.
The program of the exercises is as
follows:
Morning.
II O'Clock, Devotional service Rev.
w F. Maylott, Derby; 11:15 O'Clock,
Report of County Work, Harry He'd
lev Smith State secretary for County
Work; 1870 o'clock, Report Of the
treasurer Levi r.. Snow; 11:4O
O'Clock, Report of the state EXecu-
tive committee, Livingston w.
Cleaveland. chairman: II O'Clock,
Ooen parliament conducted by Chas.
A. Coburn, state secretary of the
Young Mems Christian Associations
of New Jersey.
Afternoon.
clock, Luncheon; 2 o'clock, Ad~
dress, Notable Association Develop
rlents During the Past Decade Mr..
Coturn; $50 o'clock, Address, The
Everyday Business Mans Religion
DR.. Frank Crane, editor New York
Globe; 3:15 o'clock. Report of Com"
mittee on State Committees Report.
Secretary Denton has been asked
by the Hartford County association
to set aside June ,, for a speech at
some designated town in the county
in the interests of the work the asso
citation is taking up.