New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-07-23
7. NJ. G. A. SECRETARIES
War Has Depleted Ranks i'll This
Country and Call Has Conc Out For
Men Capable of Work.

! Country and Call Has Gone Out For
Men Capable of Work.
Since the demand for Y. M. c. A
| war workers for service overseas has
| become SO great, it has been q very
| difficult matter to keep the vacancies
| i'll the home offices, throughout the
| country, filed. General secretaries,
| having experience in Y. M. G.. A.
| work as we'll as young men holding
| lesser positions, have volunteered in
| large numbers and many are now
| working in France where a great deal
| of good is being accomplished by
! them. Vacancies in home offices
| throughout the state are many and
| the Y. M. c. A. in this section is
! starting a statewide campaign, COM
mencing with Monday of this week
and continuing until Monday, July 20.
! The Y. M. G. A wishes to have it I'M
| derstood thai this drive for home
| workers is not to interfere with re-
| cruiting for war workers overseas 1t
| has been suggested that young men
| disqualified for overseas work, make
| application for home work This
makes the third distinct campaign
| being carried on or anticipated by the
|
! drive for volunteer workers for over
seas duty has been going on for some
time and will continue until fall.
! Another drive for funds is expected to
| start as soon as all arrangements are
| completed. A number of preliminary
| meetings have been held and others
| are expected to follow.
! The state secretary, James B.
! Thwing, has sent out announcements
concerning the Home Association re-
| cruiting asking all general secretar
les to ID their utmost to secure re-
cruits for this work. He has sup
piled the local secretary, Rev. James
w. Denton, with a number of appli-
cation blanks, which he will be glad
| to use for any one making applica-
ton. The positions offered will be
permanent ones for the right parties.
| Young men of clean type with det1n
tie religious ideas, capable of personal
| work with young men, are especially
urged to apply.
The object of this home recruiting
| drive is to keep activities in the Y.
| M. c. A. at home, on par basis. This
is considered very necessary as the
| association must enlarge its program
to meet conditions when the war is
over. When the boys return home,
| the association feels that a greater
line Of activities than ever should be
placed before them as they will need
more recreation than ever, after COM
81 batting with the enemy in No Mans
Land for SO long period.
The New Britain Y. M. G. A. has
been fortunate in this respect. The
| membership has been kept on q par
with that before the war, and at
! hnt
the office. The general secretary has
been doing his own recruiting all
| along and has been quite successful
| However, he is in a position to re-
ceive applications from any one de-
string to work in other fields in the
| state. Unless work is started at once,
the association feels that the fall Will
find it short-h handed and unprepared
for the important work before 1t.
There is little possibility of securing
men at Silver Bay as students attend
ing that institution will largely be un-
der appointm to association post
tons This mas been true Of the sum-
mer schools just closing. To an UNI
usual degree, each association Will
have to recruit men from its own
state using Connecticut men for Con
r necticut positions. Since so many
| men will be without previous expert
ence in Y. NJ G. A. work an effort is
| being made to secure them at once SO
that they may take advantage of
training at Silver Bay before taking
IN their work in the fall. The oppor-
t11nitv to enter Y. NJ. G. A. work was
never better and all positions are per-
manent.
Tt has been stated that rumors
have been circulated to the effect that
:, when the war is over, the men who
4 return will be given their old posi-
tons and the new ones turned out.
l This was contradicted today by the To-
cal secretary who pointed out the
fact that greater activities will re
uuire more men and every competent
, man will he retained after the war. 1t
is the aim of the association to fill all
vacancies in the state first, and if
3 men are left over, they will be placed
in fields outside the state.
A general roundup of candidates,
: not yet engaged, or men VINO wish
= further information, will be held at
I the New Haven association on the
t evening of July 20. A prominent as
= | ISOLATION leader will speak, followed
s by an opportunity for questions re-
S | garding the work, the Silver Bay
| courses, and for personal interviews.