Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 257, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 November 1917 — Young Men's Christian War Work Fund New. [ARTICLE]

Young Men's Christian War Work Fund New.

“The special campaign for $35,000,000 which the Y. M. C. A. has inaugurated is of vital importance to the work of increas—fag the contentment and efficiency of our citizen army; it is fundamental to making morals the basis of military morale, and should engage the generous support of all our people. I bespeak for it a unanimity and a unity of effort and of gifts to speed this patriotic and practical work forward to abundant and complete success.”—-President Wilson. The above endorsement given out Monday by President Wilson expresses the high regard in which the work of the Army and Navy Y. M. C. A. is held by all who know of its service to our boys in khaki. Results early in the week in the nation wide campaign indicate that this fund will go “Over the Top” this week. Reports up to Tuesday indicate that the northwestern Indiana district, including the counties of Jasper, Newton, Pulaski, Starke, Lake, Porter and LaPorte, will do its bit in this great work. Indiana is to raise $1,000,000 and these seven counties are to raise $116,000 of this amount. Reports Tuesday indicate that a total of $13,573.25 had already been subscribed in this district and gave encouragement for much larger reports later in the week. This calls for heroic giving on the part of all who are interested in the real welfare of our soldiers and sailors. E. L. Hollingsworth, of Rensselaer, is chairman of the campaign in Jasper county and our county is expected to raise a total of $7,000 this week. YOU are urged and expected to do a ‘ Super Bit” in this great work this week. The Y. M. C. A. is preparing to serve millions of men and boys in military servic'e in this country and in Europe. The following indicates some of the requirements of serving * each million men: 500 Y. M. C. A. buildings. 2,000 trained workers. 500 pianos. 500 talking machines. 500 motion picture machines. —~- 25,000 records. 1,000,000 feet of film per day. 3,000,000 sheets of stationery per day. ; —. . . 25,000 chess and checker boards. 50,000 magazines per week. 1,000,000 Bibles and Testaments. Now all together G-I-V-E a “Super Bit” today.