Bisbee daily review., 1919-02-09
Rank GH1d File Do Justice
 To Red Triangle Workers

Second and Thirtieth divisions re spectively. In Paris I have seen the extensive means provided for hOus- ing, caring for and entertaining ouI officers and enlisted men who visit that city, and have observed at the front, where OUT troops have been in actual combat, both in France and in Belgium, the results obtained by the I. M- C.. A. personnel and system to provide articles for the comfort and welfare of our soldiers whom with out such provisions must necessarily go without them As a result of this observation, I have no hesitation in saying that the Y IT. c. A. has proved itself valuable and competent means Of adding to the physical. moral and mental welfare of our soldiers wae-- ever they may be, and recommend to all persons interested in our soldiers their continuation and augmentation of financial support to your organiza- tion.
 E. M. LEWIS.
 Major General Comments Recreation Work
 The following statement from Mai. Gen. J. G. Harbord. commander of the service of supply of the 4. E. F., was not secured by me. but is an extract from a letter by him to Chief 4. E. Carter in Paris:
 'In any army we have in France. no matter how large. there always would be one-third of it in the serv- ice Of supply. These officers and men are without the stimulus of meeting the enemy, their work is Of the humdrum, mOnOtonous character that lowers tone. yet it is so import ant that the army at the front can not exist without it. It extends from the ports to immediately behind the front line trenches Obviously. unless the army at the front can be sup piled, it cannot exist. On the service of supplies falls the burden of SUD- plying it. I can think of no better method of elevating the tone Of this large force. of taking their minds off their work outside of office hours. so necessary to maintain health and at the same time guard their morals. as recreational athletic sports that the r NJ. c. A. is alone able to fur nish them.
 Combat Divisions at Rest
 @The theory of the employment of the combat divisions is that in or dinary times probably half of them are engaged in combat and half of them in rest With those in rest. their minds must be taken off losses recently suffered, the memory of hardships undergone must be re- moved, the physical tone elevated af- ter comparative physical inactivity in the trenches, and their morals must be guarded by furnishing them an amusement which will keep them from seeking bad associates For all these purposes there occurs to me but one which appears 10 help on all points mentioned: that is, recreationaI athletic sports furnished by the Y. M- C. A. The benefits of this phase Of the Y. M c. A. work are so clear to me, so generally believed in by all the officers and so welcomed by the men. that I am astonished that there should be any doubt expressed by any One.~
 More High Praise
 The following letter was not SC cured by me. but was given me as an official copy of a voluntary state ment made by one of the high of ficers of the American Expeditionary forces. giving voice to his apprecia- tiOn of the work Of the T. M C. A: General Headquarters American Elk
 peditiOnary Forces.
 General Staff, May 15, 1918. From Commander in Chief to Chief
 Y. NJ. c. 4.
 Subject: Appreciation of the work accomplished by the '. M C. A.
 l. The commander in chief desires 10 express to you, and through you to the r. M- c. A. workers who have been operating with the 18th Field artillery, his satisfaction with the ad- miTable results which they have ac- complished
 2 When the work done is of such a quality as to produce from the Lieut.. Col of the regiment unsolicited a statement such as the one which i'm mediately follows and which is quoted for your information, it is believed that the matter should be brought to the attention of all con- cerned, and it is requested that a copy of this communication be for warded to those responsible for this work Lieut. Col E. S. Wheeler or the 18th Field artillery, writes as fol lows
 There is no factor contributing more to the morale of the American army in France than the Y. M. c. A The value of this organization cannot be Overestimated. When I come to the r. M- c. A. huts and see our men night after night and one day after another in their spare moments en- toying the privileges created by a corps of self sacrificing Red Triangle workers, l know that they are better men and better fighters for so do- ing Give me 300 men who have a r. M- C. A. rather than 1000 who have none. and 1 will have better fighters every time I voluntarily make this