The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-29
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COMMITTEE TO
Be FUND DRIVE
Organization Is to Ask Aid in
Work Which Extends to
Every Part Of World and to
Army and Navy.

NEW YORK, Oct. 29.-Except for the
tact that ii Is comparatively little known
n lis operations, 1t Is altogether fitting
that the international committee Of the
Young Mems Christian association OF
North America should participate In
the South-wide campaign for funds on
Oct, 2O-S0, according 10 leaders of the
movement here.
In such a gigantic organization as
the r.. NJ. G, a. the international com
mittee functions as one OF those pow
erfui, yet almost invisible wheels within
9. A., with its building, as in cities OF
It's various activities, as in the student
n rural fields, is in direct touch with
Young men and the good Of its service
is positive and visible.
~ direct contrast to that the inter-
national committee is in the background
out OF immediate contact with Young
men and boys. Despite that il is in
vital touch with every phase OF the Y.
NJ. c. A. world wide program. Groups
OF experts Of the staff OF the i%nterna-
tlonal committee in the four field Of
Tees constitute clearing houses on all
aspects Of "Y" work, Not the least Of
tnese Is that office headed by b, G..
Alexander. in Atlanta.
The complete international commit
tee OF more than 100 trained specialists
are particularly effective because they
are not theorists. for they were drawn
from the field and had direct contact
with actual field conditions. They act
IN an advisory relationship to the local
units.
The following prominent %southerners
are members OF the international COM
mittee, Y. NJ. Z. A., and are taking an
active part In the present South wide
drive for funds; +, c, Abbott. Char
lotte. n. G.; John b. Adger. Bolton, S,
O. N Ia RWnun NJ Y,Anfshtf tnptNynW9IN,y
Nashville, Tenn: W. NJ. Cosby, 1901
Avenue A, Birmingham, Ala; John J.
Eagani Atlanta. Ca. Joshua lowering.
7e6 Keyser building, Baltimore, Md.
II. B +. Mcfarland, Evans building,
Washington, y. G.; DR.. S, G, Mitchell,
Delaware college. Newark, Del, James
Brown, 1901 South Twentieth street,
Birmingham, Ala, and John l.. Wheat,
ll52 South Second street. Louisville,
paclty,
The international committee directly
operates in the army and navy work,
and will succeed the national war work
council. Y. M. c, A., which was a spe-
ella body created for welfare work of
the world war. II will operate in the
permanent army and navy points and
on navy vessels. Another important
phase of the work Is hat of the boys
department, which c~o-operates with va
AANAn NAiiN IkaillHAAl NliN llNN lAAk w hu
with boy welfare work, The building
bureau constitutes a group OF special
lists on planning, building and equip
ping various types OF welfare work
structures.
The bureau OF records, the secretarial
bureau, the publication OF an associa-
tion magazine called Association Men,
a book publication department, called
Association Press, and a business bu-
reau are all necessary adjunots to the
association world wide program and are
under the supervision Of the interna-
tional committee.
other units that come under the al
rect control of the international COM
mittee and have a closer relation to the
field of welfare operation are those
which have to do with the city "Y'
work, community work, county work,
education work, Industrial work. phys
ical work, railroad work, religious work
and student work,
The international committee is prob
ably best known for its promotion of
city work and railroad work, with m
phasis on Its religious and physical work
In that connection, Probably no form
Of work Is better known or appreciated
than that for the railroad men all over
the country, and this Is particularly
true In the South,