The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1918-11-07
WELD SEVEN WAR
WORK AGENCIES
into RELIEF ARMY
Great Organizations Which Are
Helping to Keep Up the Morale
of Fighting Millions Unite in
Campaign for $17O,50O,OOO.

Campaign for $17O,5OO,OOO.
With millions Of American men OH
! war fronts, in training camps and OH
| the seas and with thousands Of Ameri-
can women OIL foreign soil, all engaged
In the stupendOus task Of making the
devolves upon those who remain in
the United States,-the duty of send
| ing Home 10 those who have put Home
behind them for the period Of the war.
The agencies through which this can
be accomplished are Joined In the
| United War Work Campaign.
| From being given the cigarette or
chocolate bar. with which he stays his
| hunger In the fury of battle, to the
theatrical entertainment or the ath-
letic games, which relax him into nor
NAL comfort after weeks Of terrific
combat, the American fighter Is de-
pendent upon the continued efforts OF
the Y. NJ. G. a., the Y. w. G. a., the
National Catholic War Council and X
| Of c., the War Camp Community Serv-
ice, the Jewish Welfare Board, the
American Library Association and the
| Salvation Army. TO carry on this
T, work the combined welfare organiZa-
tions are seeking fund OF $1TO.5OO,-
| 600.
The Y. NJ. G. a. provides 53S huts in
| American training camps and more
than 800 In the war zone as centres
| which the fighters can use as clubs,
| schools. theatres, stores, churches, IL
| brnrtcs and writing rooms. More than
| 1000 men and women had been sent
| overseas or approved for overseas
| work by carly autumn and $500 We're
| serving in American camps ut home.
Y. M. G. a. huts are the canteens OF
the American EXpcditionary Force and
| are the theatres where the American
| entertainers, sent over by the "Y," ap
| pear. Noted American public men and
! clcrgymen speak in the huts. Classes
| are conducted there. Millions Of letters
are written there on paper provided
| free by the "Y." Physical directors OF
the ''Y" teach and spread mass ath-
| letics, using material furnished free
by the organization.
The V W. G. A. does similar work
for the thousands Of American women
| in war work overseas-Signal corps
telephone operators, nurses and
French munitton workers. 1t provides
cnfetcrias, rest and recreation centres,
entertainment and reading for these
women and girls.
The Y. w. G. AS outstanding con-
tributon to soldier welfare work in
training camps was the establishment
Of Hostess Houses, where the soldier
or sailor may receive his mother, wife,
sister or sweetheart in the surround
ings and atmosphere Of the best
! homes.
The National Catholic War Council
co-ordinatcs all Catholic welfare work
| in support Of the government ana
| through the X. Of G. provides club
houses for our fighters in all Amerl-
can training camps. as we'll as having
scvcnty-tivc centres In France and
three in England. In their huts the
X. Of G. provides entertainingment,
movies, boxing bouts, educational
work. religious services, free station
cry, reading matter and writing rooms.
! In France their rolling canteen ac-
companies the American army, their
secretaries march with the troops, CIV
ing away cigarettes, cookies. choco-
lntcs, soap and towels.
The X. Of G. had 300 workers in
France at the beginning Of autumn,
with 450 more passed by the govern
ment and 200 others signed up. At
the same date they had 4GS secretaries
In American training camps, $50 build
ings. tiftysiX more in the course of
erection and contracts let for fifty
| more.
War Camp Community Service
functions exclusively In America, It's
special mission being to surround the
camps with hospitality" In place Of
leaving the soldier or sailor to the
promlscuous companions and diver
sions formerly his lot, the organiZa-
tion obtains for him the best to be had
in communities adjoining camps or
through which he passes.
| w. c. G. S. obtains for him invita-
tions to dine, bathe or spend the day
In the best homes. 1t introduces him
to the best women and girls at social
gatherings, church entertainments,
! theatre parties 1t arOuses commune
ties to provide concerts, athletic con.
tests md other wholesome diversions
for the soldier, and to drive out or
discourage the Vicious elements which
have been historic camp followers.
The Jewish Welfare Board is CORE
lating the strength and purposes OF
100000 Jewish soldiers, sailors and
marines with that Of the Gentle SOL
diers. The board teaches the English
language, American clvics and ideals
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