Norwich bulletin., 1919-07-28

NEW 40rks July Zg."f1rSC Q0ldle( accounts of the receipts and expendi-
 lures of the Young Mems Christian as
 sociation, made public here today by
 the organizations national war worl
 council finance committed. show tha
 s125.2s2,S5s was received by it be
 tween April 26. 1917. and March -31
 191s- Total expenditures aggregated
 s97, 7,s17. .eo5 in the period named. it l: stated, leaving a balance of S27 ,465, ,S54
 a sum estimated to be sufficient te
 carry or the work here and abroad un-
 til next Dec. 31.
 According to the figures. which ap- pear over the signatures of George w
 Perkins. chairman of the committee Cleveland H. Dodge. treasurer of the war work council. and H. w. Wilmot comptroller. slightly more than peI cent of the total funds contributed by the American public were expended for religious purposes in the United States and overseas. while approxi- mately so per cent. was devoted to the purchase. transportation and distribu- ton of canteen supplies and to enter tainments, education and athletic sports.
 In addition to the provision of free athletic supplies. which included among other things. in the United States camps alone. 7.096 baseballs and 20.000 sets of boxing gloves. the report says, the Y. NJ. C. A. distributed s36,832. 449 worth of merchandise. Of this merchandise, s1,794.771 worth. or approximately , per cent, was given free to the soldiers.
 Of the s97.s17. .o05 expended. it is shown, more than s30000.000 was spent in the home camps. more than s43.0e0.eo0 with the American expe- ditIonary forces abroad and $14.409, 175 for work with the allied armies and prisoners of war The balance went for transportation and other expenses. The statement explains that the "Y'' suffered a loss of s1,47s.0s4 in the op- eradon of army post exchanges and canteens which, owing to the depre- ciation in values of French and Eng fish currency and conversion of the overseas figures at market rates. re- suited in book loss of s2.432. 0S9.
 The report. the committee makes clear is not final because the war service of the " NJ. C. A. which reached it's maximum in March of .tf1is ( year. is being .cent4nned In the United States and foreign countries. Three war work campaigns for funds, it points out. brought from the Ameri- can public $123,254052. and this amount, the report states, was aug mented to s125.2S2,s59 by sums from other sources.
 Some idea of the magnitude of the work accomplished by the organiza- ton is shown by the statement that more than 97.0o0 concerts. vaudeville performances and other entertain ments were staged by the ~" in American cantonments to an aggre- gate audience of A 300 900 at a cost of s1.166,T6T- In addition free motion picture shows in the home camps ne cessitated an outlay of S2,3zS,271.
 Erection of $50 huts for men in training camps on this side cost ST. sss,SS4 and the outlay for mainte- nance was $3.9S5- 736- "These build ings," says the report were centers of religious. educational. entertainment and activities for all men who passed through the camps on their way over seas or who used the centers through the period covered my the report, and still using them
 Overseas, the statement says, work of even "a vaster scope" was accom- plished- The 1900 more ''Y' huts and tents built or leased for the use of the A. E. F. cost $4,SO1, ,271, were equipped at a cost of S2.95O. O.421, and operated and maintained at a further expense of $1,O14 337
 Writing materials and newspapers for the overseas men, including 4OO,- Oeo,0e0 sheets of letter paper, half as many envelopes and 16.0OO, 900 post cards, cost $2.296. 1908. For motion pie ture shows. in which 13.O0OO OOO feet of hlms were used in France alone, and spectators aggregated 50.000.o0O. the
 paid s1.o66,757. More than S4,O0O concerts and entertainments increased
 The cost of the .rY's'' overseas relig- ious program was $467 ,5S4. or approxi- mateiy two-fifths of 1 per cent of the entire operating funds. Educational plants, literature and library work cost $991. .S32 and the A. E. F. athletics cost s1.95I ,so1- The organization also operated, it is explained more than 95 leave areas in various parts of France at an expense of S931 6O1 and a chain of hotels for men on leave at cost of S477,956-
 In the United States, it is shown. | the organization expended s2105. SIS upon its religious program in the six military departments. which included | the holding of meetings and Bible l classes, the distribution of literature and the maintenance of religious sec | retarfes and musical directors Edu- | cadonal literature, together with lec- 1 lures, instruction in the French lan- guage, and library service, was pro- 1 vided at home by an expenditure of | $1.1S2131, and for sex hygiene edu- | cation and literature the "" spent | s7s.7o4.
 T. M c. A. stationery for the home | huts, together with the financing of | camp publications, resulted in a fur | ther expense of s923.629, including the 1 purchase of z7o,Ooo.00O envelopes and | twice as many sheets of writing paper. | The "Y." it is said. also spent for it's ! territorial war work. in the canal zone Porto Rico. the Philippines and other and war industries. s192. .sss. and in the Etudents' army training corps. $442,O61
 Of the $16.e42.965 spent for the armies of the allied countries. it is Russia s4.So5.es5 and Italy s3,139,s51. Work among war prisoners cost $1.- i5s,591- The latter sum was divided as follows: Germany s117,9SS, Den mark $99.0s7. Austria Hungary $146,- SIP, Switzerland $247,950, Turkey $56,- s0s and in other countries $39o,545.
 Transportation of comforts and lux tries to the canteens and soldiers in he field. it is shown. represented a considerable sum. the installation of l motor truck service cost S2.702.034 Jnd it's opera ting expense $1170,761. 1 This included the cost of distributing Christmas gifts and the conveyance F entertainers
 The cost of selecting, recruiting eatning and paying the gustenance