Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-08

at his listening post, and very often
alongside of hlm the Y. NJ. {. \. man
with his books. magazines, papers
and his little aids and comforts
which We're carried to the very edge
of no mans land. "
There were 1881 American woman
Y. NJ. {. y. canteen workers and the
atrical entertainers sent overseas up
to April 10, and Secretary Baker glo-s
rifles these self-sacrifcinG workers..
declaring they have the love and
full respect Of our American soldier
manhood il
In the huts. the Y. NJ. c A man
and woman We're found-that extra
ordinarily beautiful thing which the
J. NJ. e. \. sent over. and which the,
doughboy learned to call an honest
to-God American girl -
Sometimes ner naIt was streaked,
with gray. and there WAS the rela-l
tionshlp Of mother and son. but OF
dinarily the relationship was the
tender relationship of brother and,
sister. | have had these fine girls
say. Mr.. Secretary. L live with a reg,
lment of soldiers fifteen miles from
any other woman who can speaksi
English and although l have heeng
with that regiment a month. j have
never heard one man swear in my
presence
= asked, But do you always feel
safe in such desolate placer 7t
Doughboys Guard Her at Night.
She replied. with a laugh When y
lie down at night the doughboys,l
voluntarily post guard around my :,
tent, and [ am never disturbed until J
reyeille in the morning" al
Cf the work OF the \ NJ e A ON 2
troopships, in The overseas training ;
camps and in evacuatinR the wounds
ed, Secretary Baker says: As L crossed /,
the Atlantic during the war. through,
the danger zone, l found the Y. II. C,,s
a. worker on the ship, taking hist.
place beside the soldier. When that
hour was over on all these ships, CONF /,
ing and going, these agents of the 4
high social purpose Of America MINI
istered to the sick and wounded-with's
their amusements,. magazines, books 4
etc.-comforted, entertained and ad- &
viSed the well. az
Tn the long periods of training over .
there the Y. NJ c. A. workers weres,
constantly found organizing amused
ments. aiding men in corresponding
with their friends at home, giving
counsel and advice in the embarrass-T
ments that arose in the daily life of
the soldier, ministering to them oy "a
/ distribution sof such things as couldn't
of the people of America, welcomins.y
the incoming soldier and giving thed
outgoing soldier godspeed." -
Was Cleanest Army OF d1story. , Y
The splendid work of these various
war welfare agencies is very largely
due to the fact, said Secretary Baker,,
that mo army Of any size, or nation
atty including our own, ever before
in the history of mankind has had
such a record of health, cleanliness !
and high idealism of purpose. There
were assembled about these soldiers y
not only influences of home and a. 3
neighborhood, but the great organizehs
agencies for dealing with life of the Il
young. rs
The churches in every community, (.
had special services. the Y. NJ. c. A.s=
the commission on training camp. ac7 q
tivities the War Camp Community,p
Service the Jewish Welfare Boardsq
the knights of Columbus, the Ameri-'
can Library Association, the Young
Women's Christian Association-all of-s
these. agencies realized that this was
an opportunity TO do a great thing. for
America. With a singular singleness
| of devotion to this great cause, they (
| co-operated and co-ordinated their
| forces so that there was but com. {
| mon purpose among all: that was the,
purpose of service to the Army, TO thel
country and TO the cause" -