New-York tribune., 1919-11-19
World Convention
OF Y. vi. C.. A. Meets
In Detroit To-Day
Association Plans TO Make
Permanent Hoo,hoId 1t
Has Gained In Europe
Through It's War Work

DETROIT, Nov. Is. Organization Of
10000 welfare workers OF the Young
Mems Christian Association who wore
the "red triangle" during the war is TO
be effected at the fortieth triennial
convention Of the Young Mems Chris
tian Association Of North America
which opens here to-morrow for five
days sessions, ending Sunday night.
Important subjects to be discussed
Will be those of world wide expansion
Of the Y. NJ. G. A. on permanent
peace time basis. continuation Of Amer
lean ''Y" war work overseas. co0pera-
tlon OF the organization IN helping to
assmilatc back into American and
Canadian civil life the 300 600 men
who served in both armies and navies,
plans to help stamp out Boi hevlsm,
She building of army "huts' for eX-
service men = ~.-ral districts, the pos
sible employ oymcnt Of women "a T. NJ.
c. A. secretaries, 200 Of them having
served during the war; expansion of
work on behalf Of negroes and the fur
thcnance Of cooperation between Prot
estant churches.
Is Important Meeting
"In all the history of thc Y. u. c. A
there never has been an assembly
called to present so many issues Of
urgent Importance" said DR.. John X.
Mott, general secretary OF the Inter
rational Committee and National War
Work Council Of the organization. to-
night.
Five thousand delegates, including
Y. NJ. c. a. leaders from virtually
every part of the world. are gathered
here for the convention. +. ". Aver
OF Philadelphia ~~"ll he temporary
chairman. TIE conference will be IT,
first international gathering since the
United States entered the war. Five
continents are represented. and there
ere delegations from Canada. Mexico
and the nsular possessions thu
United States, as well as from Europe
Asia, Africa and Australia. Canada's
representatives. include G.. H. Wood.
chairman and Charles W. Bishop. gen
eral secretary, of the National Council
of Canada both Of Toronto X kchard
Williamson, of Mexico City. is here
representing the Mexican Y. NJ. {. A.
A typical "Y'' hut OF the army can
tonmcnt type and reproduction Of the
shell-shattered French dwellings, at
Varenncs which served as a temporary
Red Triangle front lire canteen have
been erected in Grand Circus Park. in
the heart OF Detroit's business sectior
and house comprehensive exhibit of
the y. Nj. {. a. war work, which VIII
be opened to the public tomorrow.
Josephus Daniels 80 Speak
Among those who will speak on con
tinued cooperation Of the Y. NJ. c. \
with the army and navy viii be Secre-
tary Daniels and Commander Claude
Il. Mayo, of the Bureau of Navigation,
representing the navy. and Lieutenant
Colonel Jason 5. JOY. heading the Camp
Activities Section of the War Depart
mcnt, representing the army.
Plans for the expansion of the ''Y''
work abroad include not only its
financing from America. but American
workers. Delegates viii be presen.
repre- cnting the French Foyer du Sol
dat, the new Polish and Czccho- Slovak
branches of the y NJ. G. A.. the Italian
Casa del Soldato, the British and Aus
tralian national councils and branches
Of ;he Y N. c. A. in Egypt. South
America, Constantinoplo, Tokio, shang
hai and Calcutta.
Three special commissions which
have been study ing and surveying va
rious questions in advance Of the CON
vcntion Will make reports.
They are: The Commission on the
Occupation of the World Wide Field
l.. A. Crossett, Boston. chairman;
Cyrus II. Mccormick, Chicago. vice
cha rman; A. c. Bedford and George
w Perkins. New York City; John G.
Fngan, Atlanta; Governor Carl Z.
MilIiken, Maine; r. t. Olds, Lansing.
Mich; T. Rogers Kemp. Tulsa, Okla:
l.. A. Coulter. Dallas, Tex; l.. T. War
ner. Bridgeport. Conn; d II. Meal
pine. Morri town, \. j.. and others.
The Commission on the Conservation
Of the Values of the Y. NJ. c. A. War
Work-Joseph T. Alling, Rochester,
chairman.
The Commission on the Relation OF
the Y. NJ. c. A. to the Churches W
Douglas Mackenzie. Hartford Theo-
logical Seminary, chairman.