Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1919-06-04
One WAR WORKER
TO COMPANY
A. E. F. stock-taking finds Y. M.
c. A. alone averages secretary
to every ITO men.

and the shouting have died over here,
and the captains, having assisted in
effecting the exit of the kings, are
themselves beginning to depart, the
American program Of war with
the A. E. f. carries on" with in
creased resources and effectiveness.
The other day the A. E. F. took
stock of the agencies from the home
land that are serving the doughboy.
The stock taking was preliminary to
The newly instituted General Head.
quarters program for ordinatng
the work of these agencies to the
best advantage of the men. And the
results are Illuminating.
With approximately 100000 dough-
boys still in France and occupied
Germany, there is now one Ameri-
can war worker over here for every
$50 men and one hut operated by an
American war work organization for
every 900 men.
The totals as given in the resume
for all the war agencies, exclusive Of
the American Red Cross, are 9,61S
men and women workers and 1856
huts. OF the total number OF work
ers, $3.50 are representatives of the
Young Mems Christian Association,
leaving the overseas war work
strength of all other organizations at
1,268. OF the total number of huts,
1907 are operated by the Y. M. c. A.
and the remainder, 140, by all other
war work agencies.
Incidentally the stock taking
showed that everyone of the Ameri-
can agencies has increased its per-
sonnet in the five months since the
signing Of the armistice-the Y. NJ
C. A., for instance, having added 726
workers to its strength. This in
crease is attributed to the recognition,
both by the military authorities and
by the executives OF the various
agencies, Of an increased need for
war work among the men, now that
the concentration upon the objective
Of victory has been eliminated and
eagerness to get back home Is inten-
siied, with weeks and even months OF
waiting ahead.
With these resources at hand the
General Staff Of the A. E. F. has I'M
dertaken to supervise and regulate
ha evi1 t0 ~,
the auxiliary organizations. General
welfare officers are to be appointed,
one to each combat division, each
similar unit Of the Service of Sup
plies and each higher headquarters.
Their duties will be to supervise ath
letic and amusement programs; de-
termine the proper disposition OF
huts, restaurants and entertainment
halls; recommend readjustments
where recreational facilities are in
adequate or where there Is dupiica-
ton of effort, and to notify war work
agencies of the locations OF all units
They will decide whether there are
too many or two few war workers in
their territories and, where neces-
sary, will obtain details OF noncom
missioned officers and men to aid the
war workers.
The welfare officers will have juris-
diction over free distribution of food
and supplies by the various war work
organizations. lndiscriminate giving
away will be discouraged, and free
distribution will only be countenanced
when ordinary comforts and facilities
for the men are not available, eSpC-
cially for sick and wounded and for
troops in transit or otherwise sepa-
rated from the usual sources of sup
ply.
The Y. M. c. A., which is operating
1900 huts in France, is said to have
expended half the amount which will
be available to it for use In France.
It has operated the canteen service at
loss. With the army taking over
the canteen service, however, the ex.
penses of the Y. M. G. A will be re-
duced.
Some idea of the expenditure mad
for war work in the period which
passed with the institution of the pro.
gram Of coordination Is shown in thu
record of the Y. M. G. A. This or
ganization had invested $4,500,000 IT
overseas huts and their equipment VI
! to the first of the year, with an aver
age maintenance cost of more thar
10000 a month. 1t gave away il
combat areas, from last May to tn,
end of November, goods valued &
more than 100000 and its Christmas
gifts to the doughboys last year rep
resented value of more than half ;
million.
It's loss in the operation of can
teens, done on borrowed capital, was
$780, 900. 1t has expended $1,750,00t
for sporting goods for free use of The
soldiers, 1t has leased and operated
81 chocolate and biscuit factories ant
seven sawmills in France to meet thu
needs Of the work It has distrib
uted more than 100000 worth o
books, literature and Bibles, free Il
the soldiers.
The entertainment bill of the Y