The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1919-06-04
SOLDIERS MAKE
SIXTY MILLION
VISITS TO Y.M.C.A.
Stupendous Figures Given Out by
Southern Department Headquar.
ters-Reiigious Meetings
Popular.

StupendOus figures showing some
thing OF the activities of the Army
Young Mems Christian Association IL
the Southern Department during the
year ending April 80. 1919. have JUS,
been compiled at Southern Depart.
ment headquarters at San Antonio
Tex. The Southern Department en-
braces the states Of Texas. Oklahoma,
Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico and
Arizona, and according to the figures
submitted to Executive Secretary II.
II. Simmons by Business Secretary L.
6. Williamson, the total attendance at
=. NJ. c. A. buildings during the year
was 212,S23-or equivalent TO more
than half the population Of the United
States. Statistics are based on daily
reports covering each Of the 365 days
during the year just closed.
A most remarkable showing is made
by the religious work department, a
very positive refutation of the claim
on the part of some people that the
soldiers dodge religious services. Dur
ing the year, according to the report,
there We're 1902 religious meetings
with an attendance of 2,719.719. The
movies, with total of 10,997 show
ngs. had an attendance of 3,91i.6S1.
By way of explanation, 1t is said that
1t Is only fair to admit that many re-
ligious services were held Immediately
after the movies, thus getting the bene-
fit Of the movie audiences. 1t is we'll
known that motion pictures draw at
tendance as no other amusement fea-
ture
Among the outstanding figures en-
braced in the report, under the head
Of the several departments of Y. NJ
G. A. work. are the following:
Observation-Disclosures at buildings.
30,212,823 amount Of postage stamps
sold. $1.022. 246.48; money orders SOLD.
N.886,OO6.92; envelopes given AVA.
HI06, ITO; pieces Of mail handle.,
1O,212.755; comrades. In service COR.
nittees organized. 2.O61; number Of
men serving on these committees,
1881.
Social-Number Of entertainments
other than motion pictures. 13.453: to-
tai attendance at same. 5,473.412: num-
Der Of entertainers participating, 49,
1886; motion picture programs. 1O,907;
attendance at same. 3,014.8S1 socialA
1913; attendance at same 1854.
Physical-Number participating In
athletics. 892. 174; partici-
"a finD in Forvno1 n <hpnxt~r 600 O1o .
in informal athletics.
.,951.7O4; total spectators at above.
1885,, 481. u 2,rY I,
Educational Number Of class meet
ngs. A.SS2; class attendance, 951 GOT;
oldier-teachers, 13,4O6; civilian teach
RS. 5.435; textbooks distributed, H.
10; pamphlets. 1,8O8,7O7; lectures,
S.727; attendance at lectures, 2813,.
%; books loaned, 1876, 701; total vol.
mes in library. 2O3, 784.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. meetings. 18.-
e.; attendance at same, 2,719.719:
'ible class sessions, 9.913; soldier and
atl2r leaders at same, 4,497; attend
noe at same. 213.571; meetings of in
er circles or prayer circles. 327; at
'ndance at same, 1887; normal train
'g class sessions. 255; attendance at
ime. 1,679; Christian life work de-
stons. 967; Christian decisions. H.,
%: Scriptures and portions distrib-
Ted, 384,027; other Christian liters-
Ire distributed, 1904; personal
hristian interviews, 20, 169; visits to
OK, 593, 4O4.