Social work of the Y M C A with American troops in France 1918
The article extols the Y M C A's vast non military effort for U S and Allied forces in France during 1917 1918. It describes huts kitchens hospitals baths and recreation centers behind the front lines and outlines the organizational structure including the Red Triangle bureaus and the crucial supply of food clothing and writing materials. It notes over fifteen hundred workers many from civilian life serving under General Secretary E G Carter delivering home like support to soldiers in France Italy and other theaters.
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France
Agrir
International Syntlsre
Army
M.C. A
Pershing
Grettons
Italy
Egypt
Palestine
Sa Jonica
M. C
Red Triangle
VT. Mlc
AL Service de
London
Iit
New York
Great Britain
Sam
Arouth
Mt. GO
Paris
French Alps
E. G Carter
Dearty
Asnessoad
Rear Admiral Taylor Master of Ship Design and Sailor Scientist
A profile of Rear Admiral David W. Taylor, renowned constructor in chief of the US Navy, detailing his leadership at the Bureau of Construction and Repair, his innovations in hull design and propulsion, the Model Basin work at Washington Navy Yard, and his role as expert witness in the Olympia case. Mentions his training at Annapolis, Greenwich studies, and contributions to naval architecture, deep-sea salvage, and naval forums.
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David Watson Taylor
United States Navy
Taylor
Daniels
Daneber
Naval
Sr Academy
Construction Corps
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Ordnance Bureaus
Honolulu
Bureau of C & R
Bureau
Loughman
Admiral Taylor
Washington Navy Yard
Hit
Brest Bridge
Lesal
Olympias
Hawkka
Eall Fision
Cowes
England
United States
Admiralty
Just
Greenwich
Annapolis
Royal Naval Academy
Sion
Olympia
Mars Island
California
Tantstation
Washington
Verlor
Avcrafg Production Board
Deron
Lon County
Virginia
Randolph- Mason College
Thiogen Ma Morris
Louisa County
Gene Hint Pankandie Pele-Sally seeks a wage change request
A government worker named Gene Hint Pankandie Pele-Sally asks for a salary adjustment due to family illness. His wife and four children are sick, and he requests time to care for them while balancing his job responsibilities. He notes his current role at the hospital and the need for consideration and support from his employer.
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Sally
Tandford
Del
Street Sound Call Urged Before Dag Hit
A terse exchange has one speaker urging another to scan now as they prepare to call the dag, implying imminent action or escalation. The dialogue centers on readiness and potential contact, with a sense of urgency about a forthcoming event.
Rear Admiral Braisted and the Navy Medical Service
Rear Admiral William C Braisted leads the Navy Medical Service, unifying hospital, sanitation and preventive care with naval operations. His 1918 report notes lower service death rates, near elimination of typhoid due to inoculation, and declining ulsterhilosis, while highlighting hospital ships, medical depots, and training for the Medical Corps.
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Mavy
Raisted
Hospital Corps
Bureau of Navigation
Medical Corps
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