Oxford eagle., 1918-05-09

rendered by the Army Y. NJ C. A. secr
q Red Triangle hut in France. lowe
shel FIRE.
The leadership Of q Y NJ. C. A hat |
IN France has bigger possibilities of
national service than most of the bank
and college presidenciss and big city
pulpits in America"
II was with the above cabled state
nent that z. c. Carter. director Of the
overseas work Of the American Y. n.
c. A in France. emphasized the ssri-
BUSINESS of his appeal for men sent out
from Paris headquarters. With all vel
fare. entertainment and physical work
and the conducting OF the post ex-
change stores among our soldiers In
France. England and Italy in charge
OF the American Y. NJ. C. A at Gen
eral Pershing's request and the French.
Italian and Portuguese governments
appealing for trained American Y. NJ
c. A workers to perform q similar
service for their soldiers. II Is obvious
that an enormous number OF Red Tn
angle men are needed ~Over There
1900 new recruits within the next
ninety days. or more Y. NJ G. A sec
retaries than have been sent across
during the previous twelve months.
1T is imperative that we meet our
obligations to the American and Al
He'd armies" continued Director Car
ter in his recent cablegram relsyed
TO Southeastern War Work council
headquarters OF the Young Mems
Christian Association at Atlanta, Ca
There are ninety-six important posts
here without sufficient workers. For
ty-seven Of them are near the front
and thirty-eight positions are under
shell-fre-
Pratt Offers 500, 10000
Herbert Pratt. vice president Of the
Standard Oil Company. now in France
a. an American Y NJ c. A. worker,
recently cabled to New York City ma
tional headquarters urging that hun
dreds Of men be sent at once
Garter and star are doing remark
ably fine work" read Mr.. Pratt's ca
blegrsm. but often are too tired be-
cause OF lack OF assistants" Nj
Pratt has offered a personal gift Of
500. 100000 to defray the expense OF
sending more secretaries overseas.
To ill this crying need, special ef-
forts are being made by the National
War Work Council at home TO enlist
secretaries for service under the Red
Triangle ~Over There" Every sec
don OF the country has been especial
iy orgaHized within the past few weeks
tor this purpose Governor Whitman
Of New York, Governor Rye OF Ten
nessee. Harry Lauder and Gipsv
Smith, famous British evangelist. are
typical OF the type OF men heading the
campaign committees and speaking n
mass meetings 10 enlist Army ana
Navy Y NJ. C. A secretaries.
500 Men southeasrs Quota
Within the next ninety days. fro-
tne seven states OF the Southeastern
observation-disclosures. North Carolina
South Carolina. Florida. Alabama. Mis-
sissippi and Tennessee-approrim
fy 500 secretaries must be recruited.
500 for service overseas and aOO aaa,-
uonal 10 MI up the gaps in the Armv
and Navy Y. NJ. c. A. forces in ths
environments and training camps in
the southeast DR.. w. w. AIexand.r
director OF the Southeastern Densrt.
meni, war personnel board. is In
snaree OF the campaign in this section
with headquarters at Atlanta. Ga n.
eruiting committees have been an
pointed in every state.
One or the reasons why n is sa s,s
ncult 10 obtain men who ara ..ti.saa
tory for service abroad is dsscr;hsa
ey A. G. Knebel. executive secretsr
ior the War Personnel Board az ths
National War Work Council. in a -
cent interview.
Nothing Tame About ~ works
thousands Of applicants re,ac,.d
include many who picked out ths "
NJ T. A. as nice soft branch OF w.r
. service The thousands accented a.
tnose who are willing to FACE hsrS
mp and danger-often under a r.,r
" snrspnsl and machine Eun -