Charlevoix county herald., 1920-05-28
s5oS,Sss PROFIT
IN "Y" HUTS
Adjustments Show This Gain and
Wipe Out "Book Loss" of
$1,478,084,
PUBLIC GIVES S161,722,649
Report Reveals Approximate Balance
Of $4,000, 000-Largest Sums Ex-
pended on American Fighters
While Abroad.

New York.-A financial statement
of operations by the national war
work council of the Y. M. G. A. from
the beginning Of our participation in
the war to January 1 last reveals that
the canteens operated for soldiers and
sailors returned a net profit Of $685.
S99.79. A previous report In March,
1913, reported loss on canteen serv-
ice of $1,478,O7414.
The United States carried Y. M.
G. A. supplies free of charge on
transports, and furnished rail trans
portation and motor supplies In
| France.
The report also shows that $751;
722,649.42 had been contributed by
the public to Y. M. @. A. war work
up to January 1. The report Of Will
| liam Sloane, chairman of the war
work council, reveals an approximate
balance of S17,000,0O0, the principal
expenditures to the ends for which
the money was given having been as
| follows:
Itemized Expenditures.
Spent on soldiers, sailors and ma
rines in the United States, $9s ,sO9.50;
abroad, $52,3S2, 1868; other expenses
not itemized, s7OOO,OOO. The fund Of
more than $161 100000 was made up
as follows: First Y. M. G. A. cam
paign, S5,113,666.9S; second Y. M. O.
A. campaign, 500, 1884, 1861; United
War Work campaign up to January
1, $10O,759, 731.17; other sources 81
514,704.46.
The balance Of $170OO,00O revealed
in the report is surplus, writing Off
more than $21,000,000 of Commit
ments already made for continuance
Of the work not only on behalf Of the
American army and navy at home
and overseas, but also among the
allied armies in the troubled areas
Il Europe and ASIA" Recommends
ions for continuance of work adopt
ed at the last joint meeting of the
executive and finance committees Of
the national war work council include
the following:
Recommendation Made.
Continued support of such welfare
work as the Young Mems Christian
association is now carrying on for en-
listed men in the American army and
navy in the United States and its pos
sessions and overseas wherever Amer
lean troops are still held. This rec
ommendation includes the maintenance
of the permanent Young Mems Chris
tian association buildings for Ameri-
can soldiers and sailors, also needed
additions thereto and new buildings
for such purposes.
Continuance Of the support Of the
work now being carried on for the
soldiers and sailors of our allies be-
yond the year 1920, should the seri-
ously unsettled conditions occasioned
by the war continue.
Setting apart Of q substantial por-
ton of the surplus to be regarded as q
reserve fund which might be used at
any time for rendering Y. Nj. @. A.
service In any grave national emer-
gency. This reserve fund should GER
tainly be held for these purposes for
at least two years.
Continuance of the educational pro-
gram for ex-service men. We recon-
mend also q study of the needs Of the
wounded ex-service men who are now
having vocational training.
Recommendation that the total
amount that seems now to have ac-
crued in the operation of the can
teen, approximately 100000 drought
about by the governments cancella-
ton of the charges aggregating ST.
100000 and for which we had a re-
serve fund), to be used for the bene-
fit N ex-service men, either through
an appropriation direct to the Amer
lean Legion or to the relief Of incapac-
itated ex-service men, or to such 9TH
er purposes for the benefit of ex-
service men as might be agreed upon
between the officers Of the national
war work council and the officers Of
the American Legion.