For a few minutes let us turn our thoughts to other things. Wherever the army is found, whether on this side or on the other, the Y.M.C.A. huts are in evidence. The work of this organization is absolutely interdenominational and its hospitality is extended to Protestant, Catholic, Jew, or any other sect. In most of the camps there are eight or nine of these huts beside the central office and auditorium. One of their temporary buildings is shown here. Most of the cantonments are now provided with wooden buildings of a more permanent character and painted green, which makes them a veritable oasis in the desert of unpainted barracks. They are equipped with various attractions and conveniences which make them a home in which the soldiers can come and write letters, play the piano, or listen to a victrola, or chat with their comrades. It is the most powerful gloom — and homesick - eradicator in camp and fortunate is the man who early learns to frequent its rooms. Lectures, entertainments, musicales, and other gatherings are provided and the moral welfare of the men is given special attention. The sign of the Triangle means development of body, mind, and spirit, and is the symbol of hospitality to all.
Includes Ray Stout, John Roderick McCormack, Ralph Shepard, Jesse Claude Clark, Alfred C. Schmitt, Warren Ellsworth Forsythe, Clay Shepard, and John S. Tannock. The convention at Gearhart occurred from May 28 through June 6, 1904.