The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1919-04-10

ca In advanced civics. economies. agri
culture, etc.
Ny duties as Y. NJ. C. A. schoo
supervisor 20 the se,h Division, in
volyc my visiting all the CLASSES or
ganired throughout the Post schools
Of the Division. of which there ar,
at present, twenty-eight. with an en-
rollment Of over $500 men, l have
one assistant, Rev. Howard NJ. vii.
son Of Buffalo, N. Y. We try TO make
the round In our Ford car in six days
advising with the respective teachers
and furnishing such assistance as we
may. incidentally we administer q
reference library Of over 1900 volumes
which we are rapidly getting out to
the different schools, mainly through
army transportation as each school Of
hcer sends in his requisition.
Incidently, of our own initiative, we
have taken out 10 the various "Y''
huts not already provided, or made
quatcly provided, small Libraries Of
from fifty to one hundred books each,
of fiction and general reading, for
warded to the Gondrecourt "Y" ware
house from Paris, gifts of the Ameri-
can people through the A. l.. A. to
the boys over here, who are just hun
cry for books 10 read during these
homesiek, cheerless, waiting days. Up
to date we have distributed over ! 500
volumes.
From my own personal observation
] know that these books in the little
box Libraries of the different ''Y" huts
circulate very extensively in the bar
racks. the Hut secretary acting as
librarian.
In this connection let me urge all
the good people Of Manchester and
vicinity to overhaul their plethoric
home book-shelves and forward,
through the local Red Cross or other
organizations, such books of classical
or current fiction as they see fit to
give. The good their effort may re-
suit in is incalculable.
Through the splendid work of the
A. l.. A. and assisting organizations
hundreds of thousands Of books have
been received and distributed and still
the need is not adequately met. Good
up-to-date works of reference and any
worth while books, especially those
dealing with the social, economic and
political questions of today, are espec-
tally in demand by the better edu-
Gated among our soldier boys. There
is also constant call for magazines
in all the camps have been and there
is never an adequate supply. Let me
especially urge all who take illustrat-
ed periodicals--weeklies or monthlies
ON reading them, mail them at once
to the A. +. F.
On Sundays we are frequently
drafted to hold morning and evening
services at different "Y''huts.
secretaries are generally on the
job seven days week.
For this Gondreeourt area about
seventy secretaries are required. This
includes thirteen "Y" girls most of
whom assist in the wet canteens" of
many Of the huts, also in general hut
activities
Those in charge of Huts are known
as Hut" or "Field Secretaries. Be-
sides these are educational secretaries
and in the larger camps, athletic and
secretaries, while at
there is located the divi-
sional staff Of administrative secre-
taries, consisting of the following de-
such as accountants, cash
ier, entertainment, warehouse, relig-
Ious work, motor transport, post ex-
change and divisional director. Our
chief in the Gondreeourt area is ex-
Lieut.. Gov. Morgan of Kansas, a most
efficient and devoted administrator, of
1 well organized "Y" service that
reaches directly or indirectly nearly
20 900 soldiers. Each division of each
army in France has a "Y" organiza-
ion built up on similar plan, CORES :
bonding in areas and centers of ad- !
exactly to army areas J
md centers. 9
The army has taken over the edu-
.ational, entertainment and lastly the !
.anteen activities Of the Y. NJ. c. A.
? The social, religious and wet can I
cen activities still remain the dis r
inctly Y. NJ. c. A. program and offer 0
clear field and splendid challenge to =
he large force of secretaries still in 7
france and necessary for months to 9
onne to administer the huts and sup v
rintend their various activities.
As stated the army has taken over r
he educational program Of the "Y" o
ut still retains the services Of the a
istinctively educational secretaries, s
Professional men drawn largely from s
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