Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-07-28
REPORTS SHOW Y. M. CA.
RECEIVED s125,282,85s
luis Money Was Contributed by
People From April, 1917, to
March, 1919.
CANTEENs USED 80 PER CENT
$SO,OOO,O00 Spent In Homo Camps,
More Than $43,OOO,OOO With A. F..
#. and $14.400,175 for Work With
Allied Armies.

Allied Armies.
NE" YORK, July 27.-First detailed
accounts OF the receipts and expendi-
lures or the Y. NJ. c. A, made public
mere today by the organizations ma
''ohal war work council finance COM
mittee, show that $1252S2859 was re-
ceiVeu by IT between April &c, 1917,
ana March 81, 1919. Total expendi-
lures aggregated 397,S17.005 in tho
period named. 1t Is stated, leaving a
balance OF S27.465,S54, a sum estimated
10 De, suiicient to carry on the work
mere and abroad until next Deem
Der 81.
according to the figures which ap-
pear over the signatures OF George w.
Perkins. chairman of the committee.
SieVeland II. Dodge. treasurer OF the
comptroller, slightly more than per
cent of the total funds contributed by
me American public were expended for
religious purposes in the United States
AND overseas. while approximately 80
per cent was devoted to the purchase,
TRANSFORMATION and distribution OF
canteen supplies and TO entertain
mehts. education and athletic sports.
Five Per Cent Ii Free.
In addition to the provision Of free
athletic supplies. which included,
among other things. in the United
States alone. 557,o96 baseballs and 90
says. the Y. NJ. C. a. distributed $3s.-
a32,4t9 worth Of merchandise. OF this
merchandise s17s4.7I1 worth. or ap-
proKimately 5 per cent, was given free
to the soldiers.
or the ,s7,sl7.oo5 expended. it is
shown, more than s3o.ooo,000 was spent
IN the home camps. more than @43.-
100000 with the American expedition
airy force abroad and si4403,175 for
work with the allied armies and pr;s-
oners Of war. The balance went for
statement explains that the ~" SUI
fered loss Of Sl.47s.osi in the opera
ton OF army post exchanges and can
teens. which. owing to the deprecia-
currency and conversion of the over
seas figures at market rates. resulted
In a book loss OF 12.la2.0Ss.
The report the committee makes
clear. Is not nnal, because the war ser
vice OF the Y. VI. G. A. which reached
liz maximum in March of this year is
and foreign countries. Three war work
campo igns for funds, II points out.
brought from the American public
sl23.254.o52. and this amount. the re
port states, was augmented TO Sl25.-
2S2.S53 By sums from other sources.
Give $1,000 Concerts.
Some idea o. tho ma Snitude Of the
work accomplished by the organization
Is shown by the statement that more
than $4,000 concerts. vaudeville per-
formances and other entertainments
were staged by the ~" in American
environments TO an aggregate audience
o. $4,000. 600 at cost OF Sl.l66.76T. In
addition. free motion picture shows In
the home camps necess!tated an outlay
OF 32.32s.27l.
Erecmon of $50 huts for men in
training camps on this side cost 81
6a8.9St. and the outlay for maintenance
vas 33.es5.736. 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 over
seas or who used the centcrs through
the period covered by the report and
are still using them"
Overseas. the statement says. work
OF even "a vaster scope" was accom-
plished. The 1900 more "Y' huts
OF the A. +. F. cos, s4.sol.27l. were
equipped at cost OF S2950,421 and
operated and maintained at a further
expense Of Sl.0l4.337
Writing materials and newspapers
f fox o the overseas men. including 100
eards cost ss For U0u motion o pIe
ture shows, in which 100000 feet OF
nlms were used In France alone. and
"" paid ,i.6ss.S57. More '' than $1,000
concerts and entertainments increased
the expenditure by sS50.s69
The cost of the "Y's" overseas relie-
ious program was s467.5s4. or approx
imately two-hfths OF per gent OF the
plants. literature and library work
cost :sa1eaS o and the a. f. F. athletics
operated. II Is explained more than
twenty-five leave areas in various
parts OF France. at an expense OF
ss saIe "nd e snan Of q , h2.ss for men
In the United States. It is shown.
military departments. which included
the holding OF meetings and Bible
snd the ns OF sec
retaries and musical directors. Edu-
ca,ional literature. together with lee
guage and library service. was pro.
vided at home by expenditure OF
on and neq 1r .he yEe speps .
y. NJ. G; 4; stationery for the home
ther expense ef s ss9 o sSs. lnelnaing the
t wlee as many sheets OF Writ1g paper pe
The ~ 1t is said. also spent for it's
territorial war work. In the Canal
other territories. s2s6.s in the mu-
nitions and war Industries. S1s2.3ss.
c eoa J." ,4 r. Students Army Training
France Receives ss,73s,744.
OF the. s1s.o42.6s5 spent for the ar
France received s6,73s,744. Russia s4.-
So5,9s5, and Italy $3,139.s5l. Work
! Ths latter sum was divided as fol-
lows: Germany. -s117.9ss; Denmark.
s99:oS7:, Austria Hungary. sl46Sl2;
and in other countries. s390.545.
TRANSPORTATION of comforts and lux
uries to the canteens and soldiers in
the field, 1t is shown. represented a
considerable Item. the installation of
motor truck service cost $2.702.034
and it's operating expense S1,170.761.
This included the cost of distributing
Christmas gifts and the conveyance OF
The cost OF selecting. recruiting,
training and paying the sustena nee
and travelling expenses of all the "Y"
trative, general activities. campaign
and publicity expenses disbursed In
New York were said to have totaled