New Britain herald., 1918-07-12

national secretary, George ". Perkins Of New York city, and othtr prominent
 ' M. C, A. workers. They spoke of the work carried on by the Red Triangle, since war was declared and the great need for more money and
 workers.
 What Has Been Done.
 Tn addressing the conference, MT. fefklhs gave an itemized account of
 the various kinds of articles sent to
 the men in the service, as follows
 including only a part of the shin
 ments Tn the first 10 months since April, 1917; 2,5ON cases of athletic
 goods, 840,00Q packages of biscuit
 21o,0O0 pounds of candy. 100000
 cans of canned fruit. 40OO. .0O0 ,ac1-
 ages of chewing gum. 35o.000 pounds
 of chocolate, 00,000.000 cigarettes.
 21 100000 cigars, 250,O00 pounds of
 cocoa, 375,o00 pounds of coffee, 85o,-
 900 cans of condensed milk, 90 cases of cough drops, 300.O00,O0O sheets of
 letter paper, 2S,o0O,0OO pounds flour,
 5000 cans of jam, 65, ,000 yearly sub
 scriptions to magazines. 100000
 New Testaments and other scripture
 portions, 5000, GOO other religious
 docum ents 220 cases moving picture
 machines, 160 stereopticon machines,
 5000 StereoptiCon slides, 6,00O,OO0
 pounds of sugar, 274 chests of tea,
 $50 talking machines, $40, 900 pounds
 Of chewing tobacco, 850,000 pounds
 of smoking tobacco, 365, 900 tubes of
 tooth paste. 4 cable received only a short time ago called for the follow ing; 2,000 fountain pens, 3,0Oo,00O
 packages chewing gum, 100000 cigars, ITO, 000,00 cigarettes, 600,OOO cans of smoking tobacco. Footballs. tennis balls boxing gloves and other articles too numerous to mention have been sent across, to play their part in the comfort and entertain ment of the boys over there.
 Every precaution is being taken to prevent the duplication of work be- tween the Red Cross and the Y. M C. A and q subcommittee made of representatives from both organiza- tons is constantly watching this 1 phase Of the work The Y. M. c. A. l looks after the physical, religious. 1 educational and moral welfare of the 1 men who are not sick It also is 1 doing all it possibly can to render as- 1 sistance in the matter of information l between the boys over there and the l folks at home.
 The work of the War Works toun- 1 cll of the ', M. c. A. has assumed 8 far broader operation than the work of the '. M. C. A. before we entered ] the war. Buildings have been erect ed not only to be used by the Pro testant churches but by the Catholics and Jews as well These buildings are used for entertainments lectures.
 In this country alone 538 buildings have been erected, while in Europe, up to the first of April 505 buildings have been purchased and erected. Tn ] the six military departme of this over s4,000.00O have been expended for operating expenses. This includes the very modest salaries of the men and women who operate the huts and the very vast amount of equipment necessary for educational religious and athletic operations. In he overseas work over S10.0G0, 900 has been expended in a similar man. aer 6.700 men and women are now engaged in the war work of the asso- station both at home and abroad. s5,- 100000 has been put into Canteen supplies overseas. Every need and 1esiTe of the soldier is represented in he list of supplies furnished by the r. M. C. A.
 '. w. C. A. to Cooperate.
 An arrangement has been made by ! which the coming drive will embrace he needs of the Y. w. c. A, which l calls for expenditure of 2,00O,- 100 to s14 1000. The Y. M. c. A. md the Y. w. c. A. will carry on the ,ampaign together both organizations l 0 furnish their part of the s112, 2,0oo,- 100 named as the goal. This means hat the Y. M. C. A. must secure practically s1oo,00o,000. The Y. w. ;. A. has vast field of usefulness lot only in connection with their hostess houses, but in administering 0 the needs of those young women Vho are daily being pressed into in- lustrial service in this country and ,verseas to take the places of men Yho have gone to war.
 Other members of the local Y. M. 7. A. who attended the conference were President F. M. Wightman and I. H. Pease, of the board of direc- OTIS. Secretary Denton remained for he dinner for general secretaries. eld al the City club of Boston, Tues ay evening at o'clock, when they eld a conference with pr. Mott. BOOST !, M. (. A. MEMBERSHIP.