The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1919-08-15
OFFICIAL REPORT
ON WHAT THEY"
Did WITH MONEY
ss7.si1Ioos Expended 70 March a.
oiz1.1stfis1 certrihuted ~
Public
uncoLLEcTup FUNDS
WTALlr NECESSARY
only Way wsfk Can Ds csnslnus5
Until lnd Of Wear, When Emer
neney WIN - Over.

Meas Christian association. through
~ finance committee has made public
. detailed statement Of its receipts
and expenditures for wal WORK IN this
country and abroad IN the period be-
tween April %. 1917. and March n.
1919. In q supplementary
neat the war work council explained
that this Il not a hnal report. Its wal
service. having reached Ne maximum
IN March Of this year. IL being con'
tlnued IN the United States and for
eiEn countries.
me council received In the period
covered BY the report. an aggregate Of
si2s2 $50. OF this amount si23.-
2Saot2 was contributed BY the people
Of the United states In the three cam.
palgns conducted 20 finance Y. NJ G. A.
var work.
A statement Of Y. NJ. C. A. exrendi.
lures for work IN the home camps
shows $50 huildinrs constructed In the
six military departments Al a cost NJ
G.enSpst. In maintaining and oper.
atinn these buildings the Y. N. G. A.
expended sS.aea786
Concerts. vaudeville and other en-.
tertalnment provided the men m this
side cost the Y. N. c. A. sii08T67 Z. Mo
ton picture shows IN the home camps
cost s2.a2a27i. II provided athletic
supplies and physical directors 10 car
" out IT, athletic program ~ an 81.
penss Of si.50a.t7p u expended 1924
SO for writing materials and for
financing camp newspapers and pub
lications.
Religious work 10 home camps was
done Al an expense Of S2.i0a.e1e IA
ucationai literature, lectures, French
instruction and library service cost
ei1p2.Ts7: sex hygiene education and
literature cost t7a.ToA other items
include s200.08f for war work In the
canal rome. Porto Rico, the Philippines
and other territories sie2. $50 for work
among the employees 81 munitions
plants and other war industries. and
ttf2.oe1 for work with the students
Army Trimming corps.
The Y. N. G. As work overseas
with tho A. T.. r.. from Ne inception
to the end Of last March. also Il stat.
ID 10 detail. In this period N r.
shown s4yeO1.2T1 was spent for huts
and tents. S2.p50.42i for furniture.
equipment and motion picture outhta.
and si.0if.2sT for operation 81 huts
and Geld units. The Y. NJ G. A. fur
ther spent. for motor transport and mis-
cellaneons equipment. t2.6Tl. Tas; for
motor transport devoted exclusively
&C. lie canteen service. s9o.2a8. and for
operation and maintenance Of its mo-
tor transport. N.iTo76i.
Supplies worth ti.Te4.TT we're dis
tributed free 10 the d~oughhoys. Y. NJ.
O. A. Christmas gifts and entertain.
meuts represented an expenditure n
t05i.paa. II supplied writing materials.
newspapers. etc. 20 overseas mon. n
the value Of s2.2a6s0s. In operating
leave areas IN France. the Y. NJ G. A.
spent sssi. col In managing q chain
OF hotels for the men on leave IN the
larger cities. s4TT.a56
on overseas religious work the Y.
NJ. c. A. spent sf6T.5sf; on education
and library work. taai ma. Concerts
and entertainments were given ~ 4
cost 81 ss50.aGe. and motion picture
shows ~ a cost Of si.Oaa.TsT. Over
seas athletics cost si.asT. 20i.
Through the International commit
tee 81 the Y. NJ. G. A. sieO42.6oS wnl
expended IN work with tho allied ar
niles. and 81 .05s. 5ai IN work with pris
oners Of war. OF the sum 81 thes'
two items the wal work council con
tributed ~si4.40o.i76
Expenditures with the allied armiel
Included saTSs.Tff for France; S4aI.
sda for Great Britain s3.iaaasi m
Italy: s4.s06as5 for Russia. and ssG0.
oet for other allied Countries.
For the prisoners Of war IN Ger
many the Y. NJ. G. A. spent SiiT.aSs
In Denmark. saa.OsT. In Austria Hun
gary. Sl46.si2; In Switzerland. s2f7.
$50; IN Turkey. S5s.206. and In othe
countries sseO545.
The grand total Of expenditures wa
to7.si7.O05. This left. on March ~
1918. a balance Of S2T. as. 1854. which
with the payment of pledges 10 IN
United War Work campaign still n
naming unpaid. IL expected to he snl
neient TO support the work from Apr
1. 1919. 10 December 81. 1919.
In accounting for this balance IN
statement lists assets Of the Wal wor
council on March 81. 1919. n Sf3.88a
i06. These Included ss.eaS.esi IN cas-
on hand. and assets overseas amour
lng 20 s1A.T0l.6Te The Y. n. q.
plao had on that date canteen suppl,
on hand and IN transit 10 the Walt
Of f5.oo2.5oi. and outstanding .
cpunts totailng 90. 7ab, SEA.
on the sane date its current Habit
tiea and reserves amounted 10 9il
e0f.s ia Including s2.T92Ddf IN BIZ
and salaries dua IN the United State
and a6.aoff1n due orerseap. The
vas charged against u O.d2T.28a "
~fesenfine ramlltnRces received from n
msn ~ me A. Y. r. for transfer 70 n
unlted States. Il owed the BIRTHS
Tnaneh ard United States gnveF
pienia for transportation and ~
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