St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1918-05-25
Y. NJ. G. A. STARTS CAMPAIGN TO
ENLIST HELPERS.

Forced by the decision of Presi-
dent Wilson and Secretary Baker to
increase the nations military esta5-
lishment Ito the iimit,' the Y. NJ.
c. A. has doubled its machinery for
recruiting workers in the camps of
America and overseas and has Or
ganized committee to tour the
South and present the appeal OF the
National War Work Council to men
who are beyond fighting age, With
the opportunity for patriotic service
in providing recreation and keeping
up the morale Of the troops. The
recruiters began their tour in Rich
mond, Va, on Wednesday, May s.
Hundreds Of enlistments are expect
ed as the result Of the direct appeal.
Local recruiting committees will con-
tinue the work started by the trav-
elers.
One of the most important fea-
lures of the appeal to be made in the
South is a cable message received
from France last week. Both
Pre2ent Poincare and Premier
Clemenceau, it read, emphasize in
strongest terms the need Of co-opera-
ton, and many of our American gen.
erals insist that our work must keep
pace with our military expansion"
The message which was signed by
DR.. John r. Mott, secretary of the
War Council, adds:
After close study of present re-
Quirements and careful forecast,
am convinced that we must hare in
each month from May to September
inclusive, seven hundred workers fol-
the American troops in France and
England, fifty for the French Army
and ten for the Italian Army. Max,
ing allowances for expiring contracts
and casualties will swell the total
to considerably over eight hundred.
"Of this total lao should be wo-
men for American work, and five fol
French work. Becaues of tho diff
Guilty OF recruiting in July and
August l recommend double out
put in May and June"
As workers are not enlisting fast
enough to satisfy these war needs
the Y. NJ. C. A. is going to recruit
them as men are recruited for the
army and navy. A recent tour OF
the Middle West produced large re
turns; the South is expected to dc
we'll.
How great Y. NJ. c. A. Expansion
has been since the United States en-
tered the war is shown by corr
parison Of figures. The original es
innate called for 800 workers in
the American army. Already more
than 1000 are wearing the uniform
with the Red Triangle, either i'll thu:
country or overseas. Six hundred
and fifty were sent to France il
April, fifty-seven Of them reaching
their posts in spite OF the fac thai
the vessel on which they sailed wa:
torpedoed and sunk. More thal 200
workers are now at Princeton for in
tensive training before going over
| seas.
AS the military forces Of the ma
ton increase, this stream OF i. NJ
C. A. workers must increase il The
Association is not to falter in thu
duties which have been intrusted Il
it by the government. There IS neet
for hut secretaries, athletic directors
automobile drivers and mechanic!
and numerous other workers. The
committee which is being sent into
the South includes Douglas l.. Eli
man and A. G. knebel, executive
secretary OF War Personnel Boar:.
Franklin Kirkbride and James A
Whitmore, members Of the Nationa
War Work Council, only recently re
turned from France.