The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-06-08

New York, June 6.-That 1885,
800 cigarettes, 9,913,00O cigars, 2,0OO,-
700 packages Of chewing gum and
IS0,OOO,OOO cans Of preserved fruit, as
well as proportionately large quanti-
ties OF other American staple had been
shipped by the Y. M. G. A. for dis
tribution among the American Expe-
dictionary Forces was detailed in the
financial statement submitted this
week, to the National War Work
Council of the Y. M. G. AS Of the
United States. The Council met at
the Bankers Club, No. 100 Broadway
During the period covered by the
statement-May /, 1917, to March 81,
lSlS-the organization has built or
leased more than a thousand build
llngs-enough to make a fair-sized
town,-in the European war zone and
in American cantonments.
The financial statement announced
THAT the collected subscriptions from
the two drives made by the Y. M. G..
A. last year amounted on March 31st,
|ls1S, to $37,577, s91.s7.
OF the overseas expenditures of
!$1O,16S,71O.O1. the largest item was
THAT Of $S,6OO,7O2.3O on the work with
the American Expeditionary Forces
in England and France. Expendi-
lures for work in the French army
amounted to $1,197,592.99, while those
with the Russian army were $131,50O,
and those among the prisoners Of war
$2SS,914.72. The total expenditures
for the period ending March 81 were
$40, OS6 .37S.S7.
In addition to the enormous guam
titles Of cigars, cigarettes, and
canned fruits sent to France the con-
stantly expanding needs Of the Amer
lican overseas forces had dictated UP
to March 81 the shipment by the Y.
M. c. A. of 2,57S cases of biscuits,
23O,724 pounds Of cocoa, 374,6O5
pounds of coffee, 446,20S cans of con-
densed milk, 193,4S3 sacks Of -four
and 80 cases Of cough drops. In ad-
dition to shipping across 331,446
pounds Of chocolate, the Y. M. G. A.
takes the entire output of three fac
tories in France, an average Of 1000
tons Of bar chocolate month.
Athletic goods by the ton were sent
over, among the principal items being
1,271 cases Of materials, including
baseballs, basket balls, indoor base
balls, boxing gloves, footballs, base
ball gloves, masks and pads, medicine
balls, soccer balls, volley balls, play
ground balls and punching bags.
To provide soldiers with writing
material for the letters home the Y.
M. G. A. in this period shipped $780,.
100000 sheets Of writing paper and
envelopes to France. The varying
needs Of the soldiers were reflected in
the shipments of 34,760 cans of jams
3,295,735 pounds Of sugar, 274 chests
of tea, $1,000 monograph records, $50
talking machines, 621,212 pounds OF
chewing tobacco, $4,000 pounds OF
smoking tobacco and 2O4 4SO tubes Of
tooth pasta. WI
Up to March 31st this year, the Y.
M. G. A. had sent 2,13S men and 2O2
women overseas for work in the war
zone, as we'll as appointing 1883 Sec
retaries to home environments and
camps. To house this force IN suit
able quarters for Y. M. c.. A. work
l53S huts were built in training camps
! in this country at cost Of $3,943,
4S1.75 for construction and equip
ment, with an operating expense o
4,333,3S5.67. In the war zone sos cen
tiers had been built or leased Of Paris
while twelve buildings were used II
the French capital, five of them no
tells or hotel annexes
Secretaries for overseas work ar,
being recruited at the rate of abou
900 a month, it was announced. TIL
29S9 workers in American camps ar
divided as follows Physical worl
SAL, building secretaries 472, religion
43S, educational 239, camp genera
secretaries 112, assistant secretarie
1.1O5 miscellaneous secretaries 81.
In addition to the large amount o
motion picture accessories sent to tn
war zone, the Y. NJ. c. A. circulat
ed at least 100000 feet of film
week in camps in America, maxim
approximately 1850 presentations
| week to audiences totalling at leas
100000 men. More than 100000
| Testaments were distributed, and i
| all 5,OOO,O 900 pieces of religious lii
erature.
| Educational work on huge seal
| is being done by the organization
with English classes for illiterate