Williams news., 1919-08-15
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RNCW | 1A.--NopCCldA.J AhC ANotAOh- al War Work Council of the Young Mems Christian association, through its finance committee has made public detailed statement of its receipts and expenditures for war work in this country and abroad in the period be- tween April <26, 1917, and March 31, 1919.. In a supplementary announce ment the war work, council explained that this is not a final report. Its war service, having reached its maximum in March of this year, is being con tinued in the United States and for eign countries.
 Il The council received in the period covered blythe report, an aggregate of $125, ,2S2, ,S59. Of this amount $123,- 254,O52 was contributed by the people of the United States in the three cam paigns conducted to finance Y. NJ. C. A. war work.
 A statement of r. NJ c. A. expendi- lures for work in the home camps shows $50 buildings constructed in the six military departments at cost of s7. .69S, ,9S4. In maintaining and oper- ating these buildings the Y. M. c. A. expended $3,965, ,736. fr
 Concerts, vaudeville and other en- tertainment provided the men on this side cost the Y. M. c. A. $1, ,166, 767. Mo ton picture shows in the home camps cost $2,326,271. It provided athletic supplies and physical directors to car ry out it's athletic program at an ex- pense of $1, ,5O3, ,179. It expended S923,- 1 529 for writing materials and for financing camp newspapers and pub | ticationS.
 Religious work in home camps was done at an expense of $2, 1O5, ,S16. Ed ucational literature lectures, French instruction and library service cost S1 ,192, 737; sex hygiene education and literature cost $73,7O Other items include $26O. .634 for war work in the canal zone. Porto Rico. the Philippines and other territories, $192, ,3S6 for work among the employees of munitions plants and other war industries, and SAP, 2,O61 for work with the Students Army Training corps.
 The Y. M. C. As work overseas with the A. B. F.. from it's inception to the end of last March. also is stat ed in detail In this period it is shown $4,SO1, ,271 was spent for huts and tents, $2,95O,421 for furniture, equipment and motion picture outfits, and S1,014,337 for operation of huts i and field units. The Y. M. c. A. fur ther spent, for motor transport and mis- cellaneous equipment, $2.671 ,738; for motor transport devoted exclusively te its canteen service, S3O,296 and for operation and maintenance of it's mo- tor transport, $1,17o,761.
 Supplies worth S1,794,771 were dis tributed free to the doughboys. T. Nj. c. A. Christmas gifts and entertain ments represented an expenditure of S651 ,963. It supplied writing materials, newspapers, etc. to overseas men, to the value of $2 296, ,8OS In operating leave areas in France, the Y. M. c. A. spent $S31 ,eG1 in managing chain of hotels for the men on leave in the larger cities $477.956.
 On overseas religious work the r. NJ. c. A. spent $467. .5S4; on education and library work. $991, ,932. Concerts and entertainments were given at a cost of $S5O,969, and motion picture shows at a cost of $1 ,066,757. Over seas athletics cost $1,957, ,3O1.
 Through the international commit tee of the Y. M. c. A. $16,O42. .695 was expended in work with the allied ar mics, and $1 ,O5S 591 in work with pris- oners of war. Of the sum of these two items the war work council con- tributed S14,4O9, ,175.
 Expenditures with the allied armies included $6,73S, ,744 for France; S497,- 369 for Great Britain; $3,139, ,951 for Italy; $4,SO5, ,935 for Russia, and $780, .694 for other allied countries
 For the prisoners of war in Ger many the Y. M. CA spent e$117.99S; ir Denmark, $99,OS7; in Austria Hun gary, $146S12; in Switzerland, S247,- $50; in Turkey. $56,2O6, and in other countries S390,545.
 .s The grand total of expenditures was $97. .S17 0O5s This left. on March 31, 1919, a balance of $27, ,465, ,S54, which, with the payment of pledges to the United War Work campaign still re- mainihg unpaid, is expected to be suf- .ficient, to support the work from April l, 1919, to December 31, 1919. r. In accounting for this balance the statement lists assets of the war work council on March 31, 1919. of $43 ,333,- 166. These included $S, ,S35, ,881 in cash on hand. and assets overseas amount Ing to $1S,761, ,676. The I'M c. A. also had on that date canteen supplies on hand and in transit to the value ! Of $5,992, 591, and outstanding ac- counts totaling $o,735. .566 -''fA 'Ss
 On the same date It's current liabili- ties and reserves amounted to S15.- S67,3 ,312 including $2,792,964 in bills and salaries due in the United States, and $6,594, 72O due overseas. There was charged against it $1,627, ,2S5 rep resenting remittances received from the men of the A. E. F4fOr transfer to the