The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-05-09

THE WORK OF THE Y: M c. A. DURING WAR
Both unnegent CRITICISM has been directed
at the 81 which fie has S
Chairman the Executive Committee of the War Work Coun
quote Mr. Perkins, had themselves order to give to
It has been charged that this benevolent organization
hard bargains with the soldiers was at no great pains
after their creature had fire list and in
it employed often not for and
% or auxiliary in that
abored behind the lines the soldiers larry
by minserne to his wants and providing MN WIN amuse
If what was charged against the N A. be true vas
deal of without renng 100 of acceptable
%orR sS by I ezs fer ana
equipped difficulties Of supply and proved
a ii
ant and queuous criticism. That all the employed were
int Of the by no
On the contrary there were those with htte
number could trusted with funds and two Of them have
been But candidates a called e and
sees to have p n h a 9 of Pe 9 s
ssfsd o. the Of
army At the time M extremely difficult to get
dtpbutng selling and accounting for supplies
War Department could not provide freight space the
bered by who have of A. prices for
articles furnished the soldier It solicited contributions
pocy says Mr. Perkins, TO sell canteen supplies
cost possible, bend effort when fighting in
progress furnish the at the front with supplies free
charge where at all possible to get the goods to them
AS matter of fact the Y. C. A. canteen operations it
reported will show "a substantial oss Soldiers have de-
cared that the organization nggard handing around
authorities do not favor list holding that lit is far
the spend their such articles than
spend it in other ways Between june 1918 and April
1915 the Y NJ C. A. handled in France alone
smoking tobacco 5O000000 cigars, 60000000 of JAM
packages of chewing and 600 boxes
candy running caneen by request of the commanding
General and not playing Santa Claus me caneen operatons
be remembered, conducted at a loss
The Y NJ. c. A. colossal business institution IN
1t operated biscuit chocolate jam, and candy fac
tories manufactured writing for the army rented
or actually 1183 structures that say huts store
houses halls hotels and churches Did it do anything
nothing? great deal Its athletic department supplied
with $4,000 basebas 4O0 900 baseball bats 65
entertained 900 mep at vaudeville shows, and
provided O2 American and 220 French entertainers In March,
1919 the NJ c. A. had 95 ION the road in France
This the soldiers nothing Furthermore 10000 picture
August 1917 and August 1918. The things that the Y
A. has done grautousy entertain and cheer the soder
France would make much longer list General Pershing
has expressed his thanks in moving terms should be enough
ns what tried do to respond to call that
the made of it,.
The house fly is of the most dangerous of human
pests multipies by the million and every fly becomes al
spreader of dangerous disease Dr. W. A. Riley
the entomology division Of the Minnesota college of
agriculture The only thing to do therefore, to fight the fly
by keeping the premises cean de-
ro breeding places screening houses to keep flies out and
swatting flies that inside Community cooperation in fly
fighting of the best moves toward public health.
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