Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 65, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 November 1918 — 58 JEWISH WORKERS GOING “OVER THERE" [ARTICLE]

58 JEWISH WORKERS GOING “OVER THERE"

Col. Barker Bids Godspeed to the Graduates of Training School. The whole-souled co-operation between the seven great organizations working for the happiness and welfare of our soldiers and sailors was recently illustrated at the graduation exercises of the tenth class of the Jewish Welfare Board’s Training School in New York. Col. William S. Barker, who went to France representing the Salvation Army with the first contingent of oar t-roops and has been “over there” fifteen months, was the principal speaker and wished the fiftyeight Jewish workers of the class Godspeed, while Louis Marshall, the prominent Jewish attorney and philanthropist of New York, lauded the work of the Salvation Army among the boys at the front. “What our fighting boys need is inspiration and heart and character In those who are there to help them,” declared Col. Barker. “You will represent in the camps and overseas the ideals and standards of the Jewish faith, and it is up to you above all things to be consistent in your religious practices. Practice what you preaeh. That, I am sure, has been the secret of our own success. If you live up to the principles of your faith and give what you have to give from a heart big with love, the boys will respect you, whether they be Protestant, Catholic or Jew.” The newly graduated field workers will make a total of 260 men doing field work in our camps and naval training stations under the auspices of the Jewish Welfare Board. The Board has about fifty “huts” in the various camps and maintains centers in all large cities where soldiers and sailors of all faiths are welcomed. A headquarters has recently been established in Paris, and 100 men are being recruited here for overseas work. There are now nearly 125,000 Jews serving in the army and navy.