Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-08-05
MAGNITUDE OF SERVICE
IS SHOWN BY FIGURES
Enormous Orders Placed by Y. NJ.
{. \. for Supplies to BE Dis.
tributed In France
INCLUDE s4o,ooo,ooo COOKIES
One Million Copies OF New Tesla
mcnt Now Being Printed for Use
of Soldiers With Pcrshing-Car-
ringtou Tells of Work Under Way.

some idea of tho magnitude OF tn,
service rendered by the Red Triangle
organization IS conveyed by enormou:
orders for supplies jus; placed by the
y. NJ c. y. for distribution to ths
American troops in France" said T
NJ Darlington. chairman OF the Nir
cinia war work council OF she Y. NJ
G. A, yesterday. The orders also pro
vide, some realization of tho little com
forts orr fighters crave and the amour,
they can consume"
The orders included $4,000 oc
cookies. representing $50 carloads: o3,-
$50 oo0 sticks a. gum. i1".5oo 600 bars
OF chocolate. 1850, 100000 cigarettes
and 100000 jars OF jam and marina
ladc These goods have been contract
Cd for and will be exhausted before
Christmas. ITO Keep our soldiers in
smokes" said Chairman Darlington.
the American Y NJ. c. 4. cantcens In
France must be supplied with COO
100000 cigarettes and $500. 600 cigars
monthly. The entertaining OF men in
France has been Officially detailed to
the - by General PcrshinE. and there
arc now ITO professionals giving vau-
deville performances concerts and en-
tertainmcnts overseas. often the en-
tcrtainmcnts are under shellhre.
I'm keeping with the associations
efforts to minister to ;he spiritua!
needs of the men, 100000 copies Of
ne New Testament. vest-pocket size
and In waterproof covers. arc being
printed for distribution in the army
and navy The edition for the navy is
20 be bound in blue and the one for the
army in green In this connection il
is interesting 10 note that arrange
ments have hccn perfected whereby
five Richmond ministers will hold SER
vices N III: huts under the auspices of
the Y. y. {. \. at Camp Lee every sun
day night
During the four weeks Of July. end
ing on the 9TH. 54.ooo men at Camp
Ice were reached by .hc cducn,tona1
department of the Y NJ {. \. Eighty
eight classes in English arc now hc-
ing conducted for foreigners l55
c!aSses for ill!tcratcs. thirty-throc mass
frchch classes and thirty-siN indiviG-
"al French classes, During ;hi, -
i!od there were hfty-sevcn Lecture. --
educational topics. attended by go --,
men. Mass French classes are - .
me Sood results and are rapidly .r.,
ing in popularity. Tho a;tendar.
ines" classes, which are being
Quoted in nine of the huts. waS
curing the last four weeks Chaol. ,
ana military officers arc rivinc sro-
talks on the progress Of Tn" ~
several of the huts"
y. NJ. {. \. MAN FROM HOME,
ACCoMPA EACH TEoun
- - W. Y. y man from tho home,
towns OF the newly-drar,cd mon NJ.
,ompan'ed each troop train ;hot
brought i7."co recruits TO Camp lie, :,
i'w DAYS ago. Aa each travclin. rcn
rcscntative Of the association rcnor,r5
az headquarters he through, Win
nun stack Of postal cards and let
tcrS written by the men for m. fol,
LACK home When the recruits werc
, ,ncd mp AZ the receiving Office to BE
'h"'Ncd ana assigned ~" wor,,ors
"'h' up and down the line with huck
o. COO! water offering the mon \
m.,nN. INC day was hot, and the water
vas refreshing. When Harry Wiknr,
one Of the Y. NJ. G. A. men. was $3.50
inc men appreciated getting The wa.
"r' ne SAID one batch OF pcnnsylva-
fuls H"' ""'he'-
me Y, NJ. C. a. has opened ,hrco
"u" iona units AT Camp Lee for .ha
accommodation of the colorcd ,roo,s
"h'cn now number about 5000 Tbs,
&c located in the northern sector -,
orcd soldiers ''' COZ