El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-10-02
ARMY 8 TALENT
MEETS Y MEN
How the 'Y' Can Be Util
ICED by Enlisted Men Is
Subject of Conference.


Talent Of all klnds-athIetic. social
adaptabnity, religious fitness. musical
and educationaI-among the enlisted
men OF Fort Bliss and surrounding
camps was herded together Tuesday
night In a conference with '-T' men
held in building 12s at the fort. Six
hundred enlisted men identified with
''Y'' activities in the eight buildings
that comprise the association facilities
in the local field attended the meet
ing and heard discussions by their
q associates Of how the "I' can be
utilized by the enlisted man In con-
clusiou DR.. s. D. Gordon, the ~ quiet
hour man OF New York city, spoke 70
the boys about the practically OF
leading Christian lives
The net result Of the gathering.
according TO F. c. Holloway, camp
general secretary, who presided. was
that new interest has been created
thereby in "Y'' efforts in the camp
and new direction given. in that
hencefOrth the soldier Will be asked 20
shoulder part OF the responsibility
for effective "T' programs
Army Has the Talent
The idea that there is all the talent
army where It works is the basic prin-
ciple OF the inner circle in the "f
organization known as Comrades in
Service" The success Of the COM
rades movement, 90 was pointed out.
depends merely upon ability TO dig
out all the talent that is in the army.
Putting that talent TO service is a
much less problem.
Five enlisted men gave four minute
talks upon various phases OF
work from knowledge gained as COM
mitteemen in their several building
zones. The first 10 speak was sgt
r ". Smith upon The Place Of Edu-
cation" Sgt. Smith believes that the
educational feature Of army ~ work
is doing more TO make the American
soldier a better fighter than any other
one line OF development
Army Takes Up Athletics.
On the subject uf athletics in
Camp" Pvt. Davis spoke extempor-
aneOusly. saying that the army had
fallen heir. he believed. TO the trust
as 70 athletics that colleges and uni
versities had hitherto borne He re-
marked that Just as certain schools
were famous more for their athletic
proves than for theiS courses, so are
certain commands in the army con-
spicuous on account OF successes in
the field OF sports
Pvt r. S. Spilman spoke on Social
Activities" and drove his point home
by reciting how he had felt when he
entered the army that the bottom OF
everything had fallen out: and that it
was the army -f' that restored his
assurance that the world is all right
and God Is in heaven
Three Religious Essentials
Pvt ". r. GreSg, a wheel horse"
IN -'Y' religious work. gave a concise
estimate OF the place OF religious
teaching and reaching in army "Y'
programs He noted three essentials
in the successful prosecution Of re-
ligious work First. that the men OF
the army themselves actively partici-
pate. that the spiritual appeal be a
matter OF personal encounter and ap-
peal. and third. that the religious OBJ
jective be at all times held aloft as the
paramount issue in the ~Y- camp
welfare work
Music Ahead Of Chow
Music and Morale was discussed
by Pvt John r Seibert, an enthu-
siast upon the head Of music Pvt
Seibert startled his hearers by stat
ing that he believed music to be OF
more importance 10 the soldier than
chow"
The talks by ezlisted men was
topped off, rounded together and
clinched by DR.. J. W. Countermine.
camp religious director who said that
after all. the crux Of "T'' success in
the camps was TO make itself under
stood There need be no great en-
ergy expended" he said. "in setting
forth the principles which actuats the
'f' men; II is altogether a question
Of getting at you men in terms OF
comradeshfp."
All Men Tempted.
Dr. GOrdon's closing talk was
chatty. honey plea for religious OBJ
serVance in the army. He said that he
had travelled all over the world and
had found only one thing IN which
men Of all chimes are alike-nameIy
that all are tempted Nothing is
wrong in ITSELF he said. 1T is how
a man treats temptation that consti-
tutes sin"
John Frank Cheek. camp song lead
er for the ~. led mass singing at the
gettogether and later sang a solo.
Light refreshme nts were served BY
the women Of Trinity church
Conferences were held all day Tues
day. instead OF Y ednesdav. as had
been announced, among 'sT'' workers.
pastors and chaplains. Camp prob
lens were discussed in the morning
and in the afternoon the broader
phases OF the ideal army y. ". C. A.
program we're taken up by W. H Day.
interstate secretary, Fl Paso district.
ana by Dr. Gordon. Of New York.