Smyrna times., 1919-09-17
SS7,817,OO5 COST
OF Y War WORK
S3O,00O,OOO Spent in Home
Camps and $43,000,00o
Abroad.
DETAIL OF EXPENDITURES.
UnfuIfiIIed Pledges Must BE
Paid to Continue Work Till
December 81, 1919.
DETAIL OF EXPENDITURES.


nenditures of the Young Mems Christian
Association, made public recently by the
ORGANIZATIONS National War Work Coun-
Gil finance committee, showed that $685.
2s2, ,s59 was received by it between April
2e, 1917, and March 81. 1919. The total
expenditures aggregated $97, SIT ,005 in the
period named.
The officials of the National War Work
Council state that it is essential that the
unpaid pledges be paid Immediately, as
the must have these funds to carry on
its work, which has been increased and
not diminished since the armistice was
declared.
According to the figures, which appear
over the signatures of George w. Per-
kins, chairman of the committee; Cleve-
land H. Dodge, treasurer of the War
Work Council, and H. w. Wimot comp
troller, slightly more than 2 per cent. of
the total funds contributed by the Amer
ican public were expended for religious
purposes in the United States and over
seas, while approximately so per cent.
was devoted to the purchase, transporta-
tion and distribution of canteen supplies
and to entertainments education and
athletic sports
In addition to the provisions of free
athletic supplies which included among
other things. in the United States camps
alone, 557 ,096 baseballs and 10000 sets of
boxing gloves the report says, the Y. NJ.
C. A. distributed $36, ,S32, ,449 worth Of
merchandise. OF the merchandise ST.
794,771 worth, or approximately per
cent, was given free 20 the soldiers.
\ OF the $97, 81, ,OO5 expended, it is shown
more than $50 900 was spent in the
home camps, more than S43, 100000 with
the American eXpeditiOnary forces abroad
and 14,4O9,1 ,175 for work with the Allied
armies and prisoners of war. The bal
ance went for transportation and other
expenses The statement explains that
the suffered a loss of $1,478.0S4 in the
operation of army post exchanges and
canteens, which, owing to the deprecia-
ton in values of Franch and English cur
rency and conversions of the overseas
figures at market rates, resulted in a
book loss of $2,432,089.
The report, the committee makes clear,
is not final, because the war service Of
the Y. NJ. c. A, which reached its maxi
mum in March of this year, is being con-
tinued in the United States and foreign
countries. Three war work campaigns
for funds, it points out, brought from the
American public S123, 254,052, and this
amount, the report states, was augment
ed to S125,2S2,S59 by sums from other
sources.
Some idea of the magnitude of the
work accomplished by the organization is
shown by the statement that more than
81 ,OOO concerts, vaudeville performances
and other entertainments were staged by
the Y in American cantonments to an ag-
gregate audience of AZ, 900 at a cost
of 1,166 ?67. In addition, free motion pic
ture shows in the home camps neceSSi-
tated an outlay of S2,32S.271.
Erection of $50 huts for men in train
ing camps on this side cost 81, ,69S 9S4, and
the outlay for maintenance was SO, $685.
1856. "These buildings" says the report.
were centers of religious educational,
entertainment and athletic activities for
all men who passed through the camps on
their way overseas or who used the CEN
ters through the period covered by the
report and are still using them"
Overseas the statement says, work of
even "a vaster scope" was accomplished.
The 1900 or more huts and tents built
or leased for the use of the A. f. F. cost
$4,S01,271, were equipped at a cost Of ST.
$50 421 and operated and maintained at
further expense of $1014,337.
Writing materials and newspapers for
the overseas men, including 400, 600, 900
sheets of letter paper, half as many en-
velopes and 6,000,0 600 post cards cost ST.
| 296,s0S. For motion picture shows, in
which 13, 900 900 feet of films were used in
| France alone and spectators aggregated
| than $4,000 concerts and entertainments
Increased the expenditure by $3.50, ,969
The cost of the Y's overseas religious
| program was $467, ,5S4, or approximately
two-fifths of one per cent of the entire
operating funds. Educational plants, lit
erature and library work cost 1891 1892.
| and the A. z. F. athletics cost 1857 ,301.
| The organization also operated, it is ex-
| planned more than twenty-five leave
areas" in various parts of France at an
| expense of 1881 sol and chain of hotels
| for men on leave at a cost of S477 956.
In the United States, it is shown, the
organization expended S2,105, SIG upon its
| religious program in the six military de-
! partments, which included the holding OF
| meetings and Bible classes, the distribu-
ton of literature and the maintenance Of
| religious secretaries and musical direc-
tors. Educational literature, together with
lectures, instruction in the French Ian
| guage and library serice, was provided at
home by sn expenditure of $1,192,737.
Y. NJ. c. A. stationery for the home
huts, together with the financing of camp
| publications, resulted in a further eX-
pense of 1929, ,629. including the purchase
| of 270. 900 900 envelopes and twice as
many sheets of writing paper. The Y, it
| is said, also spent for its territorial war
work in the Canal Zone, Porto Rico, the
| Philippines and other territories $3.50 634.
| OF the S16,042,6 ,695 spent for the armies
of the Allied countries, ii is shown,
France received Sc, 6,73S,T44, Russia $4sO5,
9S5 and Italy SO. .139 951. Work among war
prisoners cost $685. ,591. The latter sum
was divided as follows: Germany, S117,-
9SS; Denmark, S99 ,0S7 Austria Hungary
$146.S12; Switzerland, S247 $50; Turkey,
S56. .206, and in other countries, 1890, ,545
Transportation of comforts and luxu-
ries to the canteens and soldiers in the
field represented a considerable item, the
installation of a motor truck service cost
ing $2,702,034 and IT'S operating expense
S1170,761. This included the cost of dis
tributing Christmas gifts and the convey
ance of entertainers.
The cost of selecting, recruiting, train
ing and paying the sustenance and trav-
cling expenses Of ell the secretaries
was $S056, SOP. Administrative, general
activities campaign and publicity ex-
penses disbursed in New York were said
to have totaled SO, 164, ,SO2.
At the end Of last March the current
assets of the Y totaled S43, ,333, 1866 It's lia-
bilities and reserves were SIS, S67, ,315. leav-
ing balance on March 81, 1913, of s27. 3.
3e5,S54, which, with a payment of pledges
to the United War Work CampaiFn stiI