The Nevada County picayune., 1919-06-12
SOLDIERS MAKE
 SIXTY MILLION
 VISITS TO Y,M,C,A.
Stupendous Figures Given Out by Southern Department Headquar- ters-Reiieious Meetings
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Stupendous figures showing some thing of the activities of the Army Young Mems Christian Association in the Southern Department during the year ending April 30, 1919, have just been compiled at Southern Depart ment headquarters at San Antonio, Tex. The Southern Department em> braces the states of Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico and Arizona, and according to the figures submitted to Executive Secretary H. H. Simmons by Business Secretary L. G. Williamson, the total attendance at Y. M. C. A. buildings during the year was 60,212, ,S23-Or equivalent to more than half the population of tue United States. Statistics are based on daily reports covering each of the 365 days during the year just closed
 A most remarkable showing Is made by the religious work department very positive refutation of the claim on the part of some people that the soldiers dodge religious services. Dur ing the year, according to the report, there were 1902 religious meetings with an attendance of 2719.719. The movies. with a total of 10,997 show ings, had an attendance of 3.91 4,6Sf By way of explanation, it is said lat it is only fair to admit that many re- ligious services were held immediately after the movies, thus getting the bene- fit of the movie audiences. l. k well known that motion pictures draw at- tendance as no other amusement foa- ture
 Among the outstanding figures em- braced in the report, under the bead of the several departments of '. NJ c. A. work, are the following:
 General-Attendance at buildings, 50212. .S23: amount of postage stamps sold, S1,O22 246.49: money orders sold, S1 9S6.006.92; envelopes given away. }1, 106170; pieces of mail handled, t0,212, ,755: comrades in service com- mittees organized 2,061; number of men serving on these committees, 5,5S1
 Social-Number of entertainments other than motion pictures. 13,453 to sal attendance at same, 5,473412; num- per of entertainers participating. 4j.. s85; motion picture programs, 10997 attendance at same, 3.914GS1; secials, j38; attendance at same 7S,641.
 Physical-Number participatixS in compulsory athletics. S921 2174; partict aating in formal athletics 63927S; participating in informal athletics. 2.951 ,704 total spectators at above. 3,637 ,461.
 ducational-Number of class meet Ings, 44,3S2; class attendance, 951 ,907 Soldier-teachers, 13 40S: civilian teach CTS, 5,435; textbooks distributed. H. BIO; pamphlets, 1S06, TOT; lectures, SS.727: attendance at lectures. 2.613,- 323; books loaned. 136 761 total vol umes in library, 203,7
 eligiOus-Rellgious meetings, 1S,- Bible class sessions. 9,913; soldier and sailor leaders at same, 4 ,497 attend ance at same, 213,571: meetings of in- ner circles or prayer circles. 327: at tendance at same, 7537; normal train Ing class sessions, 65; attendance at same 1,679: Christian life work de- cisiOns, 967 Christian decisions, IT, 175; Scriptures and portions distrib- uted, 3S4027; other Christian litera- ture distributed, S16,944; personal Christian interviews, POI ,169; visits to sick, 593, 404.