The Snowflake herald., 1919-11-28
SOLDIERS ...II3. MAKE
81 sixty MILLION
VISITS TO Y.M,C.A'
Lam. Figures Given Out by
stup'nooor1, tuo,1 Department Headquar-
S'"'nS ',n.S,s-ReIigious Meetings
Popular.

.,dous figures showing some
Stupsh s4 the activities of the Army
thing u, ,,.n,s Christian Association in
Young morn nl' Department during the
ae Soui oo5ing April 80, 1919' have just
year enu.ni ,niIod at Southern Depart
been Iu I5an5ouarters at San Antonio,
nen' ry Tbo southern Department en-
Tex no ln' states Of Texas, Oklahoma,
braces sn' Louisiana, New Mexico and
bhans"" and according to the figures
ArizOna' 20 Executive Secretary ii.
a..1,ons aoalIy,Sr by Business Secretary L.
J. 55,iIliomson. S.-r the total attendance at
g. M buildings during the year
I. NJ, ~ y, 90 S29-or equivalent to more
was V,' soIf tbe population of the United
than n"'- statistics are based on daily
SaJes. ooypring each of the 800 days
i,.g, ,.Iog tbe year just closed.
dl.Ins ,s+ remarkable showing is made
4 ln'1s roIioious work department, a
BY luo sositivp refutation of the claim
very .,p p mart of some people that the
'n ,,rs ,nr dodge religious services. Dur
".uJ, tbo wear. according to the report,
I.s -, we're 1902 religious meetings
ils,7 attendance of 2,719,719. The
"--I @ with a total Of 10,997 show-
no,'f ia,, had an attendance of 3,9l4'681.
Ips' rav of explanation, it is said that
p' :, 'o1 onIv fair to admit that many re-
J. ntons ~ s services we're held Immediately
a. w., tbp movies, thus getting the bene-
sL', - +bo movie audiences. 1t is well
n.rn !. tbat motion pictures draw at
...5once aag as no other amusement fea-
'u'T ,ooro tbe outstanding figures en-
,..ood in the report, under the head
4' " tbe several departments of 7. NJ.
work are the following:
ronoraI-Attendance at buildings,
mof2 S23. amount Of postage stamps
oo5 s1O22 2246.4S; money orders sold,
ao%O0Rg2 envelopes given away,
y g1o617o; pieces of mail handled,
md2755: comrades in service COM
nittqes organized, 2,061; number of
men serving on these committees,
65d.
Social-Number Of entertainments
aber than motion pictures, 13,453; to-
hi attendance at same, 5,473,412; num-
her Of entertainers participating, 45,-
&5; motion picture programs, 10,997;
attendance at same, 3,914,681 ;.socials,
H2: attendance at same 1864.
Physical-Number participating in
compulsory athletics, 892, ,174; partici-
mtrg in formal athletics, 639,278;
participating in informal athletics,
291,7O4; total spectators at above.
687461
ducatOnal-Number of class meet
hgs 44,3S2; class attendance, 951, ,907 !;
0dierteachers, 13,4OS; civilian teach
Gs, 5435; textbooks distributed, H.
g0 pamphlets, 1,SQ6,7O7; lectures,
@727; attendance at lectures, 2,613,-
1885, books loaned, 136.761; total vol
mes in library, 2O3, ,7S4.
Reigious-Religious meetings, 49,
g2; attendance at same, 2.719,71o;
Bible class sessions, 9,913; soldier and
sailor leaders at same, 4,497; attend
anee at same, 213,571; meetings of in
Hg circles or prayer circles, 327; at
tendance at same, 1887; normal train
ing class sessions, 255; attendance at
same 1879; Christian life work de-
asons, 967; Christian decisions, H.
10; Scriptures and portions distrib-
Oiod SSO27; other Christian litera-
ue distributed, 816,944; personal
lnfstian interviews, POI, 1859; visits to
sek 593,404.