South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-03-26
ReU. James L. Gardiner
Writes Second Letter
On Board S. S. Olympic
Describes to News Times Readers Activities OF
Y. NJ. c. A. and Relates Interesting Account
of Trip Overseas in Army Transport

5000 letterheads, 10000 envelopes
and 1900 Red Triangle packages.
For the entertainment of the SOL
diers the Y. NJ. c. A. has on board
this vessel q moving picture ma
chine, five monographs and scores
OF checker boards. For reading, the
~" maintains a library, furnished
by the American Library associa-
ton, containing 1900 volumes, and
will distribute among the boys" on
the return trip. 1000 copies of the
paper Coming Back" 1000 copies
of the Sporting World" 500 copies
of current magazines and 800 copies
OF the New Testament.
Who Would Find Fault?
When we consider that the Y. NJ.
c.. A. thus ministers freely and glad
~ TO soldiers on 20 transports, we
cannot help thinking that the man
who finds fault with some petty
shortening of some association sec
rotary and forgets the untold good
the "Y' has done and is dOing, is
very much of an migrate.
During the week and more We
were in New York we studied at
headquarters very carefully the
gigantic task accomplished by the
y. NJ. c. A. during the war. We in
terviewed men actively identified
with the work and from what we
learned there and from what we
have learned and witnessed on
board this transport, we have come
TO the conclusion that we must ad-
NIT that the Y. NJ. c. a. is at least
80 percent efficient. why, then,
not lay stress Oh this fact, and not
lay emphasis on the one percent
wherein it may have been ineffi-
cient?
1.5OO Miles On Journey.
This is Tuesday evening and we
are now out from New York about
! I 500 miles, every mile of which has
been exceedingly pleasant to me.
/ This majestic vessel moves along
! making from p to % miles an hour,
| almost as steadily as the Twentieth
Century on the New York Central
I railroad. Ny friends in South Bend
+ promised me that on this, my first
/ trip across the ocean, / should be
4 sea-sick. Let me say that the sea
shall have TO get much rougher
( than have yet seen il before il has
any effect upon my mental or physi-
cal condition. Thus far-of course,
] do not know what lies before me
/ have found myself ready for every
meal and with an appetite that re-
I quires every course to satisfy.
And now, in concluding this let
ter. may 1 say that on Sunday a. m
We attended Divine service" which
was conducted by the purser of the
boat. He read the Episcopal foru
of service in the form used in Great
| Britain, tor there were in 1t prayers
for King George and all the royal
family and the pulpit desk was
Graped with the Union Jack.
Taken For Musician.
In my military uniform l mus
surely look musical, for the purser
after cycling me for a moment, asked
me # ! would play the piano, and
when / declined the honor he said
We'll YOU will help lead the sing
ing" ! have sometimes been taker
NJ. D., ana once for a yacht owner
but never before for a Paderewsk
OF Caruso. However, lady was
found who played the piano and W.
all joined heartily in the singing.
We were much impressed and
benefited by the stately form OF
service AMI by the majestic hymn.
which were SUNG. The closing hymn
was in the form of a prayer fol
these at sea.
Eternal Father, strong TO save.
Whose arm hath bound the rest
less wave.
Who bidd'st the mighty ocean
deep
Its own appointive limits keep:
Q hear us when we cry to Thee
! For those in peril on the sea"