-THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: JUNE 8. 1917.
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WORK OF Y. M. C A.
IN GAMPAND FIELD
What the Association' Has
Done and Will Do for
the Boys in the
Armies.
By GEORGE G. WALLACE.
Secretary State Committee Y.-M. C. A.
The reader! of The Bee are all un
doubtedly interested in the welfare of
the young men who are enlisting at
the call of .'their country;. Many of
us are unable to go into active war
fare' or help in any way that re
quires physical effort. Most of us
can do something financially, some of
our people can do a good deal. The
medium through' which we can do It
is an important question. -Just now
the Young Men's Christian1 associa
tion offers a most excellent oppor
tunity to help the boys in a way that
they cantut be helped otherwise. I
am wondering as I watch, the growth
of the $20,000 allotted to Omaha in
the Young Men's Christian associa
tion war work fund being raised over
the country, if our people know just
what is to be undertaken with -this
money. Only comparatively few of
your readers have heard the excel
lent addresses delivered 1y Major
Todd, Dr. Ronald Macrae of Council
Bluffs, who has enlisted for his third
war, and others who have had expe
rience with the work of the.Y. M. C.
A. at the war front, and few have
heard their testimony as to the splen
did service rendered by this organiza
tion. These men have only spoken
before small groups of leading citi
zens. Neither have they heard the
fine addresses of Mr. George T. Mc
Dill, a former Omaha man, and con
nected many years with the Interna
tional Youpg Men's Christian associa-.
tion, and ho has told much of what
has been a'ccomplished by the Y. M.
C. A. on the war front. So'permit
me space to tell something of what
the association is doing and proposes
to do, an thus reach through your
tolumns a much wider hearing.
In the Spanish War.
When thli Spanish war wis on it
took a little while to get the Y. M. C.
A. into aotion at Chicamauqua and
other camps. As soon as plans could
be made the association erected' then
tents, or fheir shacks, and, as best
they kneWvhow, looked after the
social and oloral welfare of the young
soldiers, before that war was over,
it was found that the Y. M. C. A.
was in'evtfry way adapted to look
after thesejtwo sides of the four
square soldier. During the Japanese
Russian war the Y. M. C. A. got in
Its work, but because of the lack of
familiarity pf those in authority with
the organisation, and the conditions,
Ihey were!inot able to do anything
like as much for the men of either
army as cobld be done in a similar
case now. However, in both the
Spanish war and the Japanese-Rus-
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sian war the military heads, as well
as the rank and file of the army, were
loud in .their praises of the associa
tion work, and since have given to
the' Y. M. C. A. workers every op
portunity to help their soldieYs.
Ready in the Great War.
When the war broke out in Europe;
with all its unexpectedness, the Inter
national Young Men's Christian asso
ciation sprang to the front and as
quickly as possible were ready with
their tents and "huts" to serve the
men of both sides. It was only a few
months until the praises of the work
done by he Young Men s Christian
association, wm being sounded on all
hands; Hundreds of capable associa
tion secretaries from America were
sent over; numbers of them have al
ready given their lives to the service;
others have with great self-denial and
remarkable ability served the inter
ests of the soldiers in the concentra
tion camps, among the reserves and
in (he trenches. The social side of a
soldier's life, especially when he is in
the camp in the course of preparation,
or. on the reserve lines while he is re
cruiting from the dreadful strain of
trench life, is of extreme importance.
Military authorities have learned that
he must be looked after at this time
and they have also found that no one
can do this like the Young Men's
Christian association. He must have
a place where he can meet his fellows
and relax from the strain of military
life; he must have a place where he
can read,, write letters home. For his
evening's entertainment he must have
something to do. in entertaining his
tellows; have music and games and
stunts of various sorts.' Wonderful
are the stories told of the help given
and brought about through this social
work of the Young Men's Christian
association in the armies of Europe
and; on the Mexican border,
v'. Care for Prisoner!.
The prisoners on both sides have
been kept front drifting into a condi
tion of mental depression by the
splendid policies worked out by Young
Mens Christian association secre
taries who have been given free ac
cess to prison camps by' both sides.
Schools have been established and
manv of the prisoners, being com
petent instructors, some of them pro-
lessors Ol great universities, arc uscu
as instructors in these prison camps,
and this takes the time and occupies
the mind and tones up, the whole man.
Mr. McDill in his splendid address he
fore the Commercial club Thursday
spoke of the prispn camps as being a
chain of universities across Europe
because of his efficient work. These
camns. too. have ministered, to the
physical needs through the Young
Men'l Christiitii association in many
tittle ways that cannot now be men
tioned.
Religion for the Men.
Of course, the Young Men's Chris
tion association must first think of its
moral work, and here, perhaps, it has
done its greatest service, as major
Todd nut it at the Lincoln meeting.
"It gives the soldier religion in doses
that he can take and is willing to
take." The tents and-huts are the
places where all churches have an op
portunity to minister on the Sabbath.
In the morning the Roman Catholic
has the tent for mass. Later in the
day the Greek church has its oppor.
tunitv. On Saturday evening or Sun.
day afternoon, the Jewish soldier has
his service. During the afternoon or
Sunday evening the Protestant serv
ice is held, .testaments, good reading
matter, addresses on moral living,
warning against the dangers which
surround camp life, quiet talks with
men individaully, bringing together
the soldiers who are religious in faith
and practice with soldiers who have
had no training, and otherwise guard
ing and protecting the religion and
morals of She men, is a great part of
the work to be done. As Secretary
Denison of the Omaha association
has well put it. "there is no hazard in
war so great as the moral hazard.
Now as our troops go out we hope
to guard them about at the very be-
? inning with every protection be
orehand, and not wait until it is
too late, as we have had to do in pre
vious wars. Our government recog
nizes the need, and from President
Wilson down to. the regimental com
mander, all are earnest in their ur
gency that the association have every
opportunity at the very start. Presi
dent Wilson ordered that camp com
manders furnish every advantage pos
sible to 4he association leaders and
this is being done. But it requires a
large amount of money to pay the
secretaries, even, at a limited salary
and none of them are paid as much
as they ought to be; to furnish the
musical instruments, the reading mat
ter, the games; to pay the expenses
of a great tent suitable for the social
and religions headquarters for a bri
gade of 5,000 men. Some splendid
men, business and professional, are
Phenomenal Pulling Power
Jvid In Hill -Climbin g
. Hill-climbing is the test of all testa
I j. for polling power.
r: Because of that, and because of
'""what it hasdone, we emphasize
- the high-gear hill-climbing ability
t - ;ot the Hupmobile-Perfected Four.
It has made good on the hardest
I . .hills in the country,
f-' -Its latest achievement was the
i j -climb-of Fort George Hill,- New
York, on high-gear under the
:V:official observance and sanction
L.r..of the American Automobile
1 -Association.
lb::1 It reachedthe top b! a speed of
15 miles per-hour. . -'--
It was stock and standard in
F.;. . every detaiL
t ".. Indeed, it was the United Amer
' -ica Hupmobile that has just com-
- .pleted -its 20,000-mile tour to the
! -capitals of all, the States, with an
-.. ; excess load of baggage, . motion
I picture equipment, etc.
' ? Yet this test was only confirma-
: tion of what the car has done else
where. On Corey Hill, in Boston,
where many cars will not compete
with it; Tam-O'Shanter, in Phila
delphia ; Hospital Hill, in Kansas
City; Coon Hollow Hill, in Seat
tle; Altadeno-Pasadena climb In -California,
and Dewey Avenue
Hill, Omaha. , '
This remarkable hill-climbing
ability 1 evidences phenomenal
pulling power. With four cylin
ders, Hupmobile engineers have
. . achieved wonders.
This motor has the power capac- '
. ity of a racing motor. But, instead
of using this power for excessive '
. speed, it is translated into pulling
power.
That is why the Hupmobile per
forms in the way usually associ
ated with 80 horsepower.
offering their services, but we must
have places to do the work and the
means with which to do it. The rail
has come for $3,000,000 for this work
from the country at large, Nebraska
has been asked to furnish $60,000 to
$75,000. Omaha has undertaken to
raise $20,000. Will the readers of this
communication not respond at once
and not wait to be asked and begged?
In no other way can this trenemlous
need be met, and from the president
of the countrf to the captain of the
company, from the aoldieri them
selves, and from those loved ones who
are interested in them, comes the plea
for this splendid service. Will you
not "do your bit?" ,
National Gypsy Tours
For All Motorcyclists
A great national holiday for motor
cycle riders will occur June 16 and
17, when 20,000 riders will take part
in over 200 tours to be held all over
the United States. The holiday will
be known as the national gypsy tour
holiday . and will be the greatest
strictly motorcycle event ever pro
moted. The big project has the fi
nancial backing of the Motorcycle
and Allied Trades association, com
posed of motorcycle manufacturers,
Dealers: ." i
.With good ; cars, bad cars, mediocre cars and freak cars crowding the market
lor recognition it is a hard problem to decide which car to put your energies to. selling
lhe wise dealer in every community is the one who picki an established line-one
wmcn has built up a continued reputation for service, economy, omfort and the
several things which enter into the question of "what car shall I buyt"
. The Hupp Motor Car Corporation has solved these undisputable facts by-'-coit-.
. stant development of their High Duty Four-Cylinder Motor. One ride In the Hupmobile
will turn your mind from the cylinder question, for it will convince you that cylinders
, are figured in terms of efficiency rather than numbers.
. McShan Motor Co.,
Local Distributor.
' 2S23-2S25 Farnam St.
Douglaa 64M
mobile
Hupmobile Co. of Nebraska
Factory Branch
Phona Douf. 6433. 2523-28 Farnam St.
OMAHA, NEBRASKA
and will be conducted, under the aus
pices of the Federation of American
Motorcyclists
The tours are to be strictly pleas
ure tours and no effort will be made
to hold the riders to a schedule. In
stead the riders may go as slow as
they please and will be given plenty
of opportunity to see the country
through which (hey pas!. Stops will
be made at each of the cities through
which the tour passes and the limit
for a day's mileage as been set at 100
miles. Kach person who finishes the
tour will be awarded a trophy in the
shape of a handsome fob or medal.
Farmers Buying Motor
Cars in This Section
"The great part that vibration plays
in the wearing out of automobiles is
just beginning to be recognized by
the car-buying public,", says Mr.
Avery of the Auburn Auto company,
distributor for the Auburn Six. One
of the big tasks that face automobile
engineers is the reduction of vibration
in order to lengthen car life."
Mr. Avery, who is one of the icnlor
automobile men of the Omaha row,
renorls a verv steady businesa and
excellent prospects, tn regard to
ttie war situation he has no tear. I he
farmers, asserts Mr. Avery, were nev-
"Amerka'$ Fint Car" (f
Since 1914
no man has discovered how to
build a 6-cyIinder engine su
perior to the Haynes. 18,000
owners testify to the success
with which a quarter century
of experience has rewarded
the Haynes product
Nebraska Haynea Auto Sale Co.,
... Omaha, N.b.
2032 Farnam St. Phona Douglas 5383.
er more prosperous, nor .had a better
opportunity to make money. As long
as the fanner is prosperous Nebraska!
antomobile men need not worry. Mr. i
farmer buys the motor cars in this J
section.
Funeral Directors of Two
States to Meet in Omaha
The Iowa and Nebraska Funeral
Directors' associations are to hold a
joint convention in Omaha Tuesday,
Wednesday and Thursday of this
week. The Hotel Loyal is to be
headquarters.
E. C. Carstensen of Curtis, Neb.,
Is president of the Nebraska associa
tion. Peter J. Merten, jr.,' of Blue
Hill is secretary and H. P. Brown of
Lincoln is treasurer.
S. L. Mclntire of Pochahantas, Is.,
is president of the Iowa association
and Charles Hmerson of Creston is
secretary-treasurer.
The funeral directors have a novel
way of getting attendance at their
morning sessions. Kach morning at
the opening of the session a number
will be drawn. The member holding
that number, If present in the meet
ing, will be exempt from paying dues
for a year.
A dinner dance Is to be given Tues
day evening at the Field club compli
mentary to the visiting delegates by:
the local manufacturers and jobbers.
Dr. C. W. M. Poynter, head of the
department of anatomy of the Uni
versity of Nebraska, will give some
demonstrations during the conven
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