The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-08-19
PRESIDENT URGES AN EARLY
RATIFICATION Of LEAGUE 0F
NATIONS IN A CONFERENCE
1OOAyA1 THE WHITE HOUSE

rlflcant, for these men many of them,
nave been detained in camp for spe-
clal service which is tedious and dis.
couraging. Despite the fact they are
channg to get home they are brushing
aside the temptation to spend their
money on leaves to town and are
Sailing" it away for the future.
The 'Y" finds that the soldier now
in the home camp is showing his Sc
rious side the more, and points to the
great popularity of the educational
classes and lectures which the "Y'
mas increased rather than curtailed
since the armistice. The June report
bares figures showing that S.273 edu-
catlonal classes were gwen in Red
Triangle huts in June and brought
cut an attendance of 1O2,6O9, num-
her greater than in the early days Of
the war.
The soldiers appear eager, while
awaiting rehabilitation to learn the
things which they will be able to put
to practical use when they return to
civilian life, and which will bring
them more congenal work and better
salaries than they had before entering
military service. Another indication
that the soldier is more seroius and
sees life from new angle is the in
creased attendance in cantonments
for lectures on various subjects. In
June there were 1,611 "Y" lectures
given with 322,732 soldiers attending
them.
Literature is not being neglected by
the soldier in his program Of prepara-
ten for civilian activities for the "Y''
according to its report loaned 122 2,204
books in the home camps in June to
privates and officers. Bible classes to
tailed 3,OS4 with 35,53O men interest
ed and attending.
Just how many American boys are
passing in and out of the camps and
those who are there on more or less
permanent details, is limited at in the
report of the "Y" that in June there
were moving populations sufficient to
furnish an attendance Of 6,756260 IN
tie "Y" huts in the cantonments.
The statistical summary further
shows that writing fever has struck
the men detained in the home camps
for sundry reasons. AS they await
discharge they are hurrying the
lengthening hours by writing letters
to their relatives and friends, for In
June, alone, the "Y'' in its many
huts gave away 3,539,3SO envelopes
Over 5000 moving picture programs
were given by the "Y" In canton
them more congenial work and better
entertainments in addition.
That these remaining home camp
ropulations, no matter how itinerani
they may be, are pinning their faith
for amusement on the "Y," get
rroof in the estimated attendance al
the hut shows for June, which is Civ
en- at 1,424,931. This takes in tht
Y. NJ. G. A. activities in the can
Itonments in the northeast, east
southeast, central south and west In
Guiding in all 5SS "Y" units in actua
operation.
"Y" directed athletics in these
scores of military establishments arr
10 tlanguishing, 1,027,937 soldiers
participating in June in these Ret
Triangle events with 1552,92S spec
tators estimated as looking on.
According to the tabulations the Y
NJ. C. A. in the six home militar!
departments taking in all the mill
tary camps and naval stations, serve
$4,000 soldiers, sailors and marine
in some way in June.
There will be no cessation OF
NJ. C. A. welfare work in the hom
camps until the last man has virtu
ally been sent on his way homeward
I'm fact "Y' troop train secretarie
are serving the men on the trool
trains winding their ways over tn
states and transporting the me-