The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-01-06

The result of its long experience is
at your service.
first American woman in Chateau Thier-
ry. During the German drive which was
stopped at the Marine the ~" lost hun
dreds Of thousands Of dollars worth Of
supplies which had been assembled where
they would be most needed. During all
these engagements Of the spring and
summer, the review states, tho "Y" work
ers gave away to Che men in action more
than a million dollars worth of smokes
and sweets, hot drinks and other com
forts. Supply trucks were used as am
balances and the 'FY" stretcher bearer
drill proved it's value in actual practice
AT St. Mihiel the history written by
the "Y' on the Marine was repeated and
again in the Argonne forest the Red Tri
angle was in the advanced posts, says
the report. John Sherman Hoyt, vice
chairman Of the Y NJ C A. war work
council, who was on the ground al the
time, states in his contribution to the re-
view OF the year that 700 workers and
40 trucks were assigned to this area and
operated successfully in the face Of great
difficulties.
As an instance >sf efficiency. the review
mentions the agreement made with the
Red Cross, by which duplication OF scrv
ice was avoided and the Red Cross as
sumed responsibility for the entire war
service program in the hospitals, the az"
combining its efforts to providing for the
welfare OF the men who were not invalid
ed. This work, from figures furnished by
the construction department is now be.
ing carried on in more than 800 huts
and about 400 other buildings, hotels,
theatres and leave area resorts.
The Y M. c. A. now operates seven
distinct leave areas in France. The sol
der on leave may take his choice Of
mountain, country or scashore resorts.
Facilities for accommodating tens Of
thousands Of men at one time are oper-
ated. In these leave resorts as in the
camps and trenches, the IN" provides the
home. club, church, theatre and school.
Except for occasional reduced priced
vaudeville performances in the leave
areas an the service is without charge to
the men, says the review.
Motion picture entertainment accord
ing to the reports, has been given with.
out cost to an extent that the "Y" esti
mates could be duplicated in this country
only at a box office income OF S4,000,000,
This is based on the operations Of an
average month, during which 5000 shows
were given TO turnstile count of 1882,
900 men from the American and allied
armies. Nearly 30 theatrical companies,
recruited in the United States, were sent
! h. 4 Ns& 4,vs fs,t 1,
the soldiers and the men were encouraged
TO develop amateur entertainments
among themselves. To this end rs pro
fessional coaches were sent to France,
hundreds of one act plays were loaned to
the men for their shows and costumes
without number were supplied.
In athletic sports the records OF the
~" state that the soldiers had the use
of nearly a million dollars worth of
sports equipment and entered into great
mass athletic games under the leader
ship of several hundred sports directors.
That this program will continue during
the winter is shown by the shipment Of
athletic supplies valued at $4,000 dur
ing November, 1913.
An activity which was not on the "Y''
program st all one year ago has now be
come its most important function. I'm
der the direction Of the y. NJ. G.. A. army
educational commission hundreds Of
thousands Of soldiers are TO have school
facilities during the period of occupation
and rehabilitation. Correspondence
courses win play an important part in
the system. The most elementary sub
iects will be taught and men academical-
4 /. 4 4.J IL,
and English universities.
Nearly all of the activities which have
been set up in the American forces are
to be found in the French and Italian
armies. At the request Of the military
I'D civil authorities Of France and Italy,
the y NJ. G. A. agreed to extend it's sys
tenn to include the Poilu and the fighting
men of Italy. As this old year goes out
the "Y" Is supervising the operation of
| 500 Foyers du Soldat in France and
with a nucleus Of American workers in
Italy has set up chain Of hundreds Of
Case del Soldato. "Y workers have
served in Mesopotamia, in Saloniki, in
the Portuguese army, among the Chinese
labor battalions and in Russia.
The work in the home camps has been
"at the peak" for more than q year
Nearly 5000 workers are in the home
camps and cantouments but for the
greater number of them their war service
is nearing the end On the other hand
industries whose war production has been
accelerated by the program of tho Y. NJ
&. A. are demanding continuation Of
this service during the period Of recon
struction,
1t has been the boast of the Y. NJ. G. A.
that the Red Triangle went everywhere
with the army except over the top. The
review declares that for months the troop
train or troop ship that has not had a
~" man to serve the boys has been the
exception. Arrangements have been made
to have ~" secretaries return to Amer.
lea with the units to which they were at
tached during the fighting and occupation
periods. For three months after being
mustered out the soldiers are to have full
membership privileges in the local Y. NJ.
G. A. without cost Finally, it is an
nounced that the war program Of the 'Y"
will be continued as long as there is a
] s..