Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-01-25
PRAISES WORK
OF THE Y.M.C. A.
Returned Lieutenant Tells
How the Soldiers Were
Served Overseas

Don't believe all this criticism
of the Y. NJ. C. Az overseas. Some
of it is just but there is a great deal
that is unjust" said Lieutenant Har-
old d. Saylor, recently returned
from service overseas, speaking be-
fore the businessmen's gymnasium
class in the Central Y. NJ. C. A. last
night, when the members gathered
supper.
Lieutenant Saylor praised the
work of the "Y'' overseas in glowing
terms. The 'Y' has huts where the
lumbermen cut wood: they have
secretaries on the front line and in
the seaports and everywhere they
can possibly put them when there
are men enough to act. We had a
secretary in our regiment who
marched with us everywhere we
went. He was one of the bravcs.
men in our organization and very
body loved him." The lie cnant
told how his men hadn't eaten from
4 o'cock on the afternoon of July
II until the next afternoon, when
a" big Y. NJ. C. A. truck drove up
and secretaries threw us chocolate,
cookies, sardines and other things
to eat. They didn't charge cent.
I'VE couldn't get along without
the "" continued Lieutenant Say
lor. There were cases where there
was a breakdown, of course, but
these were rare. Don't let them
criticise the 'Y' men. It's been a
big help to u.s."
The sauerkrautfest last night was
novel affair, unique even in the
history of the Y. NJ. c. A. of Har-
risburg. where novelties are a daily
feature. With prominent business
men such as Willard S. Young and
B. f. Barker as walters, purveying
sauerkraut and mashed potatoes to
the hungry hordes, it was pro-
nounced 'the best stunt yet
The businessmen's gymnasium
class is made up of many prominent
businessmen of the city. Many of
these were present last night. C. w.
Burtnett threw a bomb into the as
semblage when he announced that
a membership campaign will be
opened Tuesday. He singled out
B. +. Barker, Of the Miller Auto
Company. and Frank f. Davenport,
the architect of appetites, as cap
tains from the businessmen's gym
class and called on them for
speeches. Davenport made a mod
est little talk and called on Barker,
who briefly sketched his sincere ap-
probation of the benefit the "Y''
had been to him. "Dr. Bechts pub
lie speaking class helped me more
than a year at college," he declared,
Same here!" chimed in a score of
"Y" enthusiasts. looking up from
the feast Just at this moment,
Samuel Klompus, enterprising news
boy who holds down the corner of
Second and Walnut streets, rushed
madly into The room, crying Extra!
Extra! All about the great Y. NJ.
G. A. scandal" Every one perked
up and Sammy" reaped a harvest
of nickels, dimes and quarters as
he tossed out copies of the latest
extra edition of the Harrisburg
Telegraph containing a tale about
the supper. Great Scott! Those
fellows sure are up-to-date," shout
ed Ross Swope, whose name was
mentioned in the story. Casting a
belligerent look at Gus NJ. Stein
metz, managing editor, he accused
him of the crime until some one
pointed out Allen Sangree, busily
picking out pork and sauerkraut at
the next table. "Ah, it was you,
was it?" said Swope. But Sangree