Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-07-28
Y. M. C. A. MONEY
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this year. is being continued in the
United States and foreign countries.
Three war work campaigns for funds.
it points out, brought from the Anne.
lean public, $123.264,0S2 and this
amount, the report states, was
augmented to $125,2s2,S59 by sums
from other sources.
Some idea Of the magnitude Of the
work accomplished by the organiza-
ton is shown by the statements that
more than $1,000 concerts, vaudeville
performances and other entertain
ments were staged by the "Y" in
American cantonments to an aggre.
gate audience of z3.500,000 at a cost
of $1,166.767. IN addition. free mo-
ton picture shows in the home
camps neces3itated an outlay of $2,-
32S.271..
Erection Of $50 nuts for men in
training camps on this side cost ST.
698.9S4 and the outlay for mainte-
nance was $3.965,736. These build
ings." says the report. were centers
of religious, educational, entertain
ment and athletic activities for all
men who passed through the camps
on their way overseas or who used
the centers through the period COW
cred by the report and are still using
them"
Over seas. the statement says.
work Of even "a vaster scope" was
accomplished. The 1900 or more "Y"
.huts and tents built or leased for the
use Of the A. e. F. cost $4,S0l, 271,
were equipped at a cost of $2.95O.42
and operated and maintained at a
further expense Of $1.014,337.
Writing materials and newspapers
for the overseas men, including
400,000.000 sheets of letter paper. half
as many envelopes and 100000
postcards. cost $2.296,S0S. For mo-
ton picture shows. in which 10000
600 feet Of Aims were used in France
alone. and spectators aggregated &c.
100000 the "Y' paid $l.066.757. More
than $4,000 concerts and entertain
ments increased the expenditure by
$3.50, S69.
The cost of the "Y's" overseas re.
ligious program was $467,5S4. or ap-
proximately. two-fifths Of one per
cent. of the entire operating funds.
Educational plants, literature and IL
brary work cost $9s1.ss2 and the A.
e. F. athletics cost $1.957,301. The
organization also operated. 1t Is ex-
planned, more than rs leave areas"
in various parts of France, at an ex-
pense Of $s31.601 and a chain Of
hotels for men on leave at a cost of
$477,s56.
In the United States. it 10 shown,
the organization expended $2,105,s1S
upon its religious program in the six
military departments, which included
the holding of meetings and Bible
classes, the distribution Of literature
and the maintenance Of religious
secretaries and musical directors.
Educational literature. together with
lectures, instruction in the French
language. and library service, was
provided at home by an expenditure
Of $1.192.737 and for sex hygiene
education and literature the 4"Y"
spent $73.7o4.
Y. M. C. A. stationery for the home
huts, together with the financing OF
camp publications, resulted In q fur.
Their expense Of $s2s.s2s. including the
purchase Of 270,o0o,000 enveiopes 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 Philip.
pines and other territories, $3.50, $50:
in the munitions and war Industries.
$192.3SS and in the Students Army
Training Corps. $442.0Sl.
or the $16.042.es6 spent for the
armies of the Allied countries, Il 10
shown. France received $6,7SS.7I&.
Russia $4.so5.sSS and Italy 3S,l3s.s5
Work among war prisoners cost
$1.05s,5sf. The latter sum was d.
vided as follows: Germany, $ll1..
sss: Denmark. $sp.os7: Austria Hun
gary. $146,812: Switzerland, S247..
ESQ: Turkey. $5s.2oe and in other
countries $3so.slS. OF the total
amount thus expended the war work
council contributed III. l0s.i7S.
Transportation Of comforts and
Injuries to the cantsens ana soldiers
In the field, Il 10 shown. represented
Q considerable item. the Installation
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