Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 282, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 December 1917 — Lieut. Parcells Praises Y. M. C. A. Work [ARTICLE]

Lieut. Parcells Praises Y. M. C. A. Work

The opinion of Lieutenant Rue Parcells, son of Mr. and Mrs. E. M. i Parcells, of this city, is given in the following articles ‘ taken from an Amarillo, Texas, paper: R. P. Parcells, First Lieutenant United States Medical Corps stationed at Camp Bowie arrived in Amarillo to spend a short leave of absence with his family and friends. Lieut. Parcells reports that conditions at Camp Bowie are fine and that the work of shaping up the boys into efficient fighting machines I is progressing rapidly and that in the work of getting in shape to “can” the Kaiser the doctors are by no means doing the least. They are getting the men in shape and keeping them fit and in that way they are always in shape to keep up with the strenous drill required of them. When asked about the different activities of camp life, Lieut Parcells spoke of the various ways in which the boys spend their time both while at work and at leisure times, but he grew quite enthusiastic when he spoke of the work the Y. M. C.

A. is doing in camp. He says: “The Y. M. C. A. is one institution we could not get along without. When the boys are at leisure it furnishes them a warm, clean comfortable place in which to spend their time. In the Y. M. C. A. the boys can get stationary and a place to write home and friends, it furnishes him a good phonograph and a piano for all the music he wants ;two nights in a week it gives him a good picture show, two nights good lectures are given b -men of the county and two nig; boys put on their stunts 'i h_- .ue some of the best nights. E er y thing in the ‘Y’ building is free but postage stamps, and rooms to ‘cuss in.’ Aside from all of this the Y. M. A. C. keeps a distinctive religious atmosphere in camp and many of the boys are kept from doing the things they might do without the presence of the ‘Y’ and its ever present secretary. The Y. M. C. A. is one thing we cannot do without and money put into it is bringing better returns than anything else I know.” Lieut. Parcells expects to spend about four days in Amarillo when he will report back at Camp Bowie for duty.