The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-11-19
Five-Day Convention Opens
In Detroit Today and
Closes Sunday
TO ORGANIZE 10000
WELFARE WORKERS
All Wearers of "Red Triangle to Be
Observation-Disclosures Expansion On
Peace Basis to Be Discussed - Well
Known Speakers.

DETROIT, Mich, Nov l9-Organiza-
ton of 10000 welfare workers of the
Young Mems Christian association who
wore the red triangle" during the war is
vention of the Young Mems Christian as
ISOLATION of North America which opens
here tomorrow for five days sessions end
ing next Sunday night
Important subjects to be discussed will
be those of worldwide expansion of the
\. NJ. c. A, on permanent peaee-time
basis, continuation of American "" war
work overseas, cooperation OF the organ
ization in helping to assimilate back into
American and Canadian civil life the s.
100000 men who served in both armies
and navies, plans to help stamp out Boil
shevism, the building OF army 'huts" for
ex-serviee men in rural districts, the pos
sible employment of women as Y NJ. e.
A. secretaries, 200 Of them having served
during the war, expansion of work on be.
half of negroes, and the furtheranee OF
co-operation between Protestant churches.
I'm all the history of the \. NJ. c. A
there never has been an assembly called
TO present SO many issues of urgent i'm.
portanee, said DIR. John R. Mott, general
secretary of the international committee
and national war work council of the
organization last night.
Five thousand delegates, including Y
NJ. c. A. leaders from virtually every part
of the world, are gathered here for the
convention. F. w. Aver of Philadelphia
viii be temporary chairman. The confer
ence will be the first international gath
ering since the United States entered the
war, the last having been held IN Cleve
land in 1916. Five continents are repre-
sented and there are delegations from
Canada, Mexico and the insular posses
sions of the United States as we'll as from
Europe, Asia, Africa and Australia Can
ada's representatives include c. II. Wood
chairman; and Charles w Bishop, genera
secretary of the national council of Can
ada, both of Toronto. Richard William
son of Mexico City is here representa-,
the Mexican Y NJ c. A.
typical .'Y'' hut of the army canton
ment type and a replica of the shell-shat
cred French dwellings at Verennes which
acifSo 90 d ihppA IlC0 1ildHSiE HUM
line canteen, have been erected in Crane
Circus Park in the heart of Detroit
business section, and house a comprehen
sive exhibit of the Y NJ c. a. war work
which will be opened to the public today
Among those who will speak on con
tinued cooperation of the Y. NJ. c. A
with the army and navy viii be Secretar.
Daniels and Commander Claude B. May
taf he ,e
the navy, and Lieutenant Colonel Jasol
). Joy, heading the camp activities sec
ton of the war department representa-
the army
Plans for the expansion of the ''Y
work abroad inclade not only its fnancin
from America but American workers
Delegates will be present representing tn
French Foyer du Soldat, the New Polls
and Czecho-Slovak branches of the \
NJ. c. A., the Italian Casa del Soldate
the British and Australian national cour
ellis and branches of the Y. NJ. c. A. i
Egypt. South America, Constantinople
Toxic, Shanghai and Calcutta.
Three special commissions which hav
been studying and surveying various ques
lions in advance of the convention wi
make reports They are:
Inc commission on the occupation OF TN
| Worldwide Field A. Crossett, Bos
ton, chairman; Cyrus H. Mccormick, CHI
cago, vice chairman; A. c. Bedford an
George w Perkins, New York city
John G. Eagan, Atlanta: Governor Cal
i. Milhken. Maine; R. L. Odds, LANSING
Mich; F. Rogers Kemp, Tulsa, Okla;
: A. Coulter, Dallas, Texas; L. T. Warne,
4 bridgeport. Conn. D. II. McAlpine, Moi
ristown, y. J.; and Others
The commission on the conservation G
/ the values of the Y NJ. c. A. war work
l Joseph T. Alling, Rochester, chairman.
The commission on the relation of til
/ Y. NJ. c. A. to the churches-Presiden
/ w Douglas Mackenzie, Hartford The,
logical seminary, chairman.