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'pit ri tj Pabhshed Under Awpices , jfi ^ National War Work Council Y.M.C.A. of tbe United Sute. f Vol. 1 ' 1111 FEIST? IS NOT NEGLECTED #7 Actual Figures Prove That Y. M. A. Is Systematically Helping / very Man in Camp. Irf*order to got some idea of the actual work that is being (lone in the army camps by the Y. M. C. A. reference to the monthly reports is interesting. You often here the argument used by those who don't know that the physical and social side of camp life is featured too much and that religious activities are neglected. Figures and actual records kept disprove all this argument. For instance in Camp Greene alone with less than 20,000 men to serve, one week's report ending Sunday, September 21. shows that on Sunday alone 16 religious meetings were held with an attendance of 2.590 men: an 1 that 1.580 men attended the inid-week ' services and on Sunday morning nine Bible classes were held with an attendance of 265. jv, JBut .more interesting Is the a-oiiii HflEiflfln Of fhe figures compiled for the yr fta. 5j8ft8ee^"38flwiS?^liri,lled attendance at $outheastem depart * merit, comprising seven states, was .6.003,046, with an increase over the pvevimia month of 397?5$3; the niimbet^ jjjDblters written during the same period- was . 5.227.596.. meaning that ajtm($m?very man that entered a Y b\ift??g:..wrote a letter. Then comes the matter .of sending money orders alone .whicn shows that 1300,749 was sent .'through the Y. M. C-' A. opt of the oarhps. most of that going home which .proves that the soldier is saving hits money and not spending It foolishly. In the educational work 30,805 educational classes were conducted during August with ar. attcndhace of ?.08,144, an increase of 03.000 0Ver July and during the month August, 33 J14 books were circu^ lated iftwg tne soldiers from these Y huts. These books are furnished by the Asiertc&n (Library association. In physical activities during the Tnonth 842,953 men particpialed and -the spectators numbered ,2,052,280. Now comes the statistics on religious activities in the Ys of the camps, in the seven states a lone. The attendance was 430,276 and this is an increase^ over July of 101.850. and when you figure that'this attendance was entirely voluntary, the statement Ja $11 the more interesting. Inuring the Same period 1,629 Ttilile classes ^were held-with an attendance of 78.651, Which la an increase of nearly 18.0Q6 over the previous month and there wore 27,005 personal Christian Interviews made by Y secretaries and this does not include signatures placed Oil the war roll cards; "then conies the Wflfftifc/ir^of ChriftUap decisions which -ftl with.,13,010 war1 rolls signed. 1 In 'reading the above figures you must consider that this work is all voluntary and the soldier's response is voluntary and tha' *he figures mean men and not a mixed attendance and it is'douhftul ii-iii all the seven states and Jn all the Protestant churches of those seven states if there^were any ways near 8,000 adult male conversions during the month of August and it fs alio believed that the number will far outstrip the entire attendance #r men in these seven states in the churches back home. The work of the Y. M. C. A. is especially religious and these men lay special strcsil upon that feature and whether in athletics, moving pictures or: social features, the Y. M. C. A. man. has one purpose in mind and that.is of being of service to the American soldier jn developing his ypjrit, mih^L and body. ; For the Kaiser. Lieut. Wm. H. Scheukei had a squad" Ofvpi en, near the Dowd house Saturday/ digging a hole about the size of a grjve. WheirA asked by a curious '' paj^jfrpy what the hole was be ng dug foibne of the workmen replied: "This is tfie kaiser.'s grave," and the conversation closed. . ENCH Printed Weekly for the 1 STJje ?IjarI c Edition for CAMP G OCTOBER COL. A. C. M / ~ / /J % " J mm ' 'WM New Commander of Cump Greene, W1 . Kcunon. Colonel Macomb Cubic Served- 40 YcriW in 1 -7" MUCH INTEREST Ttt EDUCATIONAL WORK Colonel Kent Taking Special Interest in That .Feature and Many yForeigners. Are in Classes. ^ " . The work of ^ucatinfr'.the illlter[ ate^-of Camp dreene is" a^probiem j the Yv M. C. A. is meeting .with erery^ ounce, of energy and coupled with the hearty co-operation of the officiate, much success is being aUalued.- Reed^ era will be surprised at thi number of men that cannot read and write and who a few week? ago could only make ..n X ior Jheir. name and- now they are writing letters home. This holds good .with the colored as well as the white troops because the illiteracy in the lormei* is considered per cent. ^ For the past ten days Lieut. E. D. Gilmer, the-"instructor in gas warfare, has been teaching a large class of officers the^ufee ifnd, operation of gas masks as weH.&fr"how to detect the approach of gas attacks. His class has been meeting in Y-102 .Cuptain Griffiths, base hospital 147, j is showing a great personal Interest ! in his men ty detailing the foreigners and American Uiterates. Three clever lieutenants,, are assisting the educational director in this work and great interest is being shpwn by the men and now some of them are able to write letters home. At evacuation hospital a corps of officers are teaching the foreigners. All of the equipment 'for this work is being furnished by Y 1<J2 j No educational work is being attempted at Y 102 because of the fact IhfCt the building is serving limited service men and most of the men dr?*tttirly-well educated! It is to be > ' ' ' '- : . V ^ ANbQ\J Oi L M. C. A. by Courtesy of C II* (JtettJ* IREENE Charlotte, N. C. 2, 1918 ACOMB. -V \ & ' W [to SuiceeJa tlio lamented *r>l. I;. \V. V. Here FjroW Camp TrnvLst/Tcx. He Has Irmy. ) hoped that before l?njg the companies will be organized in such u way that lhe"fOfeign and American-born illiteratetrare instructed in English. It is the1 purpose of the educational department of the Y. M. C. A. to eliminate illiteracy from Camp Greene. Base hospital is doing some good work in Englsh for the foreigners. The lack of an educational secretary at this post has crippled the work -much as there should be .34 class of fifty fdVeii'hers at this Iryilding studying JSjypnsh. These foreigners are not IIlitetates, for many of them arc well educated in their own language and also speak Engjish very well, but can't understand heading to any extent. - . ^'At Y 106 a good educational program is in operation. Foreigners, both literate and Illiterate, are detailed to 1 t 'r>l- ft t.* Kainir minnnrt?H SCI1UOI. 1HC num to uv.i.ft ?? very enthusiastically and sympathetically by the commanding officer. Not very much real constructional educational work has been done among the colored troops. Monday. September .30, Col. William A. Kent, the Y. M. C. A., is conducting a class try, gave this department a detail of 400 men. The school is conducted from 6:4.r? to 8 p. m.. and much interest is being shown by the colored troops. Colonel Kent also detailed some more of his more educated men to assist the secretaries in the teachI ing. It is the purpose of the Y. M. J C. A. to have every colored man who I goes across able to write back home. | The class In French is being taught i twJce a week at Y 105 by Miss Home, 'the French teacher of the Charlotte city, schools. These classes meet from J 7 to 8 on Mondays and Thursdays of : each week. [ C. O. Padgett, business secretary of the Y. M. C. A., is ooyducting a class ! in shorthand and typewriting at Y 102. Right in this line it might he J added that among the colored troops of the 810th Pioneer infantry. 24 negro j men are taking typewriting and learning it. <iSi I 11 ARMY NEWS II ill II x for army men s^l', m their home folks |w/ kj No. 44 |1 jMMM gill i BUILDING IS DEDICATED Sjfl | Col. Macomb and Col. Ken! jjj $ W ? Snmk fnr Srmv and Mavor OMrSlTll McNinch for Charlotte. I interesting. tin* mtoimI .h-w.>h \\? BffftnSrj I fare building <' t'anip lin en u.i H^ZZZZZZ j budding was i .s?J.-i < ?! by I'anMiiun | J ('. M^cninb,^ y.ti iu.iM.! Tin U j ^ | | r ' (mi !!' '' '( ^ ^ Secretary Kabinow l/. was masn r SjjB ajl|j|J cP'^Cfrionips. The exercises we?*'"r~ Introduced with tlx* Star-Spangle I ws jr fltt iJJanner. played by the (fourth Re cruit camp orchestra. iTayer was then offered by Dr. A. A. MctSeaohy. pas- B JF^Sran tor of Second I *rc> by icrian church*. s^MC.1 The rpeikei-s wit.* ih;u jirc.sentcil bv W Brnn JJU Mr. Kabinowitz in I he followjnR <?rd I ffl JL WK er: Rev. Mr. Rranch. of Camp Creenc B (]n M R Red Cross work, to whom he referred as "cveryl?od>V friend;'* See rotary Mangum. of tin- Y. M. C. A ; IflMnn Secretary Kehoe, of ihe _K. of C . May- H KUll or Fra|\jt R. MeNiueh. of Charlotte; I VII Colonel JLeot, who accepted the build- HjJJjJI ing f<u^jn&govet niiient. jBrr ^ The %nai word was said bv the cornmAider of the camp. who re- iWb h yy ferred "to the American army as a BflllL (rrcat melt ng pot in which all nation- J |'ltJ.es are to he welded into one / j-against^ ;t common fuy, Jit* said the war probably might end next fatT."* ' fmsM/ J "but we are iroin;? to i.??p on till p/jjf// I wtu U*>- win. This IfcUildinK." raid be? . 1ytrnXn . J "has been Riven for the comfort of - IBr MJr 'the addict's and it Rives nu* pleasure lviy/l^ j to accept i for the L'uit'-d Slates govI ernmcnt. and with the hope that you H>hb * i may all bo eoiufortuhle anil happy in WTf A reception followed within ihe LfjjA|oJ i npotiu hnildiiiL' Kiinnsm for which is r e7A I I Miss Caroline N.i^.in. of this city. I Ca\fftoL Miss Nathan was assisted n receiving yjAflSyJ1 . by Mrs. I**. It. McNlnch. Mrs. E. C. Register, Mrs. I.. W. Schiff. Miss Clara iJawr I Nathan and other ladies representing J^tonpF] Jawkish and* tlenflle society. I'unch WXfMwtw^ and cakes were served. |SWl*l. , SOLDI Kits SHOULD KKKI? RI.\HY. (" 1 Every soldier should keep a <Hary. V \u , Those daily events that are so inter- M esting today will noon he forgotten if f t they a"" to the memory. When Y' ' ? 1 i the sonfiei-returns home how Inter- . \ * i ! esting the folks will he to hear of your f " j experiences. Think of the pride the j children of yours will take in reading through it. Each event accurately I recorded. N it not worth the little j effort each day? / Some difllculty however, may be exj perienced in obtaining a hook that j would withstand the rough usage. A j novel scheme is sdggested of writing ! home a letter each day recording all J the events and a mere requst of the Kflt' jflBl folks at hotne preserve these would he . all that is necessary. Your friends when inquiring or you j* j 1 through your folk.s would obtain first hand information regarding you. Start IfV1 jtlJJJ lit it while under the* influence. Bll j|l|| I j Private Joseph (Jreenblatt, Recruit Ml Jtflll II j Camp No. 4. Co. 4. Ed-Note?-Trench . Jm 0u IB and Camp wmjId Suggest that the Y., ^ 9 H I M. C. A. magazine, Association Men IB nlj I would make a mighty good diary for jfj Mlf the folk.s back home. Subscribe'this || hH I ItKtfTK HCIM>IN<; itOSTRKS HOITSK II || I Work of digging the basement and || hn-"]| : getting ready for the foundation of the new hostess houVe at the entrance to Liberty park was started Saturday, land it will lie rushed through to rorn. plotiori.
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