The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-06-13
GRElHDRk of
AMY Y. N. c. A.
MILLioNoF CIeRRETs AND CT.
eis FOR TROOPS
HUGE PEHsES OVERSEAS
More Th'sfDDoO,OoO Spent Up to
March N War Zone. Aid Civ.
en- Fri. Million and Quar-
ter AiIied Soldiers.

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New fC June 11.--That 115,i35.,
0oV clsare9.913, 600 cigars, 100000
PACKAGES chewing gum and 5000.
VVU cans Deserved fruits, rs Well as
proportlonly large quantities of 9th.
: er Americ$taples, had been shipped
oy the J., G. A. for distribution
among thsmerioans expeditionary
FORCES Wastailed in the financial
statement omitted to the national
war work neil of the Y. M. c. AS
of the I'm States.
The coul met at the Bankers club
40 Broad v. During the period Gov
cred by thtatement May /, 1917. to
March 31.lS. the organization has
built or led more than 1000 build
ings-enouto make a fair sized
town--in European war zone and
in ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. &c.,. .M
3s Subtption Collections. as
The final statement announced
that the coction subscriptions from
the two drh made by the Y. M. C, A
last year aunted on March 81, 1918,
to 37,577,6S7.
or the oWeas expenditures of $40.
16S,T10.01, Largest item was that of
$500, 7023n the work with the
American esditionary forces in Eng
land and ance. Expenditures for
work in thFrench army amounted
to $1,197,5Ss. while those with the
Russian arrwere $131, 500 and those
among the iscners of war $685.
D14.72 The tai expenditures for the
period endh March 81 were s2O,0S6.-
1887.
In additiC to the enormous guam
Titles of cigs, cigarettes, and canned
fruit sent tGance, the constantly OK.
banding mes of the American over.
seas forces ID dictated up to March
IL the shipnt by the V. NJ. c. A, of
,.57S cases biscuits, 230,724 pounds
If cocoa. 37e5 pounds of coffee, 446,,
,O8 cans ocondensed milk, 193.4S3
'acks of flo, and 80 cases of cough
lrops In aition TO shining across
'31,446 pous OF chocolate, the Y, NJ.
:. A, takes G entire output of three
actories in rance, an average OF
900 tons olaT chocolate a month.
MarAthIetic Outfits.
Athletic DDS by the ton were sent
yer, amonghc principal items being
,271 cases material including base
alls, baskballs, indoor baseballs,
OXing GLOW. footballs, baseball GLOW
IS masks ID pads, medicine balls.
occer ballsvollcy balls, playground
alls and nching bags.
To provjdsoldiers with writing ma
erial for Il letters home the Y. M.
:. A. in thiseriod shipped 360.000,000
heets of wing paper and envelopes
D France. ne varying needs of the
wei reflected in the ship
lenst of 34j0 cans of jams, S,295,735
ounds of star, 274 chests of tea. 81
90 phonogph records, $50 talking
lachine, 1892 pounds of chewing
obocco. 64340 pounds Of smoking to-
acco and 2l,480 tubes of tooth paste.
Large Eilpments Of Movies re-
For the eRrtainment of the Ameri-
an boys in he war zone the Y. M. G.
+. shipped approximately 100000
,et of motns picture film as well as
full compliment of projecting ma
hines and otion picture accessories.
l addition he organiztion sent over
o Blankets, scores of light
lg plants, tindreds of thousands OF
,zors and lades as well as shaving
zap, toilet ota foundtain syrup, au-
ton. stereoptiCan slides and
lndries, Automobile parts, tires.
Up to Math 81 this year the Y. NJ.
A. had setl2,13S men and 202 WON
a overseas Or work in the war zone,
, well as apointing 1889 secretaries
home catonments and camps. To
uuse this Jtce in suitable quarters
,r Y. M. IA. work, 538 huts were
Iilt in traling camps in this coun-
y act cot of $S,943.4S1.75 for con
ruction AM Equipment with an oper'
ing expenal of S4,333, 3S5.61.