The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-04-15
$21,OOO,OOO FOR
Y.M.C.A. WORK
Young Mems Christian
ASSN Committed Large
Amount for Soldiers.



New York Work to whic hthe Young
Mems Christian association is already
committed among American soldiers
at home and overseas, and among allied
forces in the troubled areas of Europe
and Asia, will cost more than 21,OO0,-
900, the National War Work Coun-
Gil has announced. 800
recommendations made at recent
joint meeting of the executive and
finance committees Of the council as
to the use of any unexpended balance
included continued support of welfare
activities among American forces of
the allies beyond 1920 if the serious
ly unsettled conditions occasioned by
the war continue"
A reserve fund for Y. NJ c. A. SER
vice in any grave national emergen-
cy" to be held for at least two years,
was urged.
Continuance of the educational pro-
gram for former service men and the
study of the needs of wounded vet
Grams now receiving vocational train
ing were advocated.
Half Million for Service Men.
1t was recommended that the use
hof approximately 100000 "the total
amount that now seems to have ac-
crued in the operation of the canteen''
be made for the benefit of former SER
vice men. This should be accomplish
ed, the committees said, either through
ans appropriation direct to the Ameri-
can Legion, or to the relief of incapa-
citated veterans, or to such other pur-
poses for the benefit of former service
men as may be agreed upon between
officers Of the council and those of the
Legion. In this connection, it was
pointed out that the canteen fund is
larger than anticipated because Of can
collation. by the American and French
governments of charges aggregating
100000 for which the organization
had maintained reserve fund.
More money than was anticipated
for all of the work is available, it was
shown, because the rehabilitation of
military and naval forces was more
rapid than expected; the government
took over the associations educational
work shortly after the armistice was
signed, assuming the support of about
460 association workers and reimburs-
ing the organization for large amount
spent for text books; the French gov
eminent RENTED the large item OF
railway transportation and the Ameri-
! can government RENTED freight
charges on transports and American
railways in France. Charges for GER
tain large items, such as oil and case
line used in motor transport also were
cancelled,
Balance Of S17,000,000.
An approximate unappropriated bal
ance of S17,000000 was shown in the
financial statement covering the coun-
fciPs activities from its organization
in April. 1917, to January / of this
year, made public simultaneously with
| the joint committees recommends
tions. William Sloane, chairman of
the council, reported that the com
Gil had received a total of $161,722,-
649 from campaigns aud other sources
in this period.
! A total Of S3s ,S0s,e42 was spent Oh
soldiers, sailors and marines in the
United States, and the amount fot
those oversees, less income from sal
wage operations and\ the operations Of
the post exchange, was $50 49,, 1868
/ The sum spent in service of the allied
armies and prisoners Of war was S19,-
4 7S2, 1922 and other expenses involving
| the work both at home and overseas