History of the YMCAin the Le Mans area . er-area routings. 2. In the following summary of activities show is taken to beroad show, or unit larger tlian five persons. SUMMARY OF ACTIVITIES Month Year July 1918 August 1918 September 1918 October 1918 November 1918 December 1918 January 1919 February 1919 March . 1919 April 1919 May 1919 June (two weeks) 1919 15,401 15 9,646,425 REPORT OF ACTIVITIES—BASE SECTION—LE MANS No. No. Stations Stations Enter- Soldier Y. M. C. A. Attend- Month in Section tained Shows Shows ance January 75 75 400 300 650,000 February 110 110 450 366 800,000 Marc
History of the YMCAin the Le Mans area . er-area routings. 2. In the following summary of activities show is taken to beroad show, or unit larger tlian five persons. SUMMARY OF ACTIVITIES Month Year July 1918 August 1918 September 1918 October 1918 November 1918 December 1918 January 1919 February 1919 March . 1919 April 1919 May 1919 June (two weeks) 1919 15,401 15 9,646,425 REPORT OF ACTIVITIES—BASE SECTION—LE MANS No. No. Stations Stations Enter- Soldier Y. M. C. A. Attend- Month in Section tained Shows Shows ance January 75 75 400 300 650,000 February 110 110 450 366 800,000 March . 175 175 1,000 800 1,750,000 April 175 175 1,500 950 2,044,915 May 175 175 1,492 1,375 2,540,816 To June 15th 95 95 900 796 1,225,900 Number Number Stations Perform- New Shows Attend- Entertained ances Formed ance 6 30 1 20,000 10 50 0 50,000 16 75 0 85,000 30 100 0 93,000 50 200 0 130,000 75 225 1 800,000 75 1,000 4 680,000 110 1,507 3 200,000 175 2,564 3 1,750,000 175 4,250 1 2,044,915 175 3,914 3 3,540,815 95 1,696 0 1,225,000. In the Le Mans Area 97 CINEMA IN THE A. E. C. PERSONNEL S. W. FRIES - - Director EDNA MOSS-- ..Exchange Secretary W. B. HOPKINS - Supervisor D. M. BUTLER Belco Inspector M. L. LAWTON _ Belco Installator E. P. LEONARD Transportation CHAS. BAUMBACH- _ Assistant Supervisor NE of the most valuable and interesting phases of Y. A. work in the A. E. C, and indeed among the entireAmerican forces, was that carried on bj^ the CinemaDepartment. The Cinema forces consisted of scurryingbands of movie men who carried congealed comedies, dramas, and thrillers on celluloid to the lonesome men at the most outhdng area. The growth of the Cinema Department presents one of the mazingaccomplishments for which the A. E. C. became famous. In November,1918, after the Armistice was signed, the first reels of Americanpictures, and two projectors arrived in Le Mans. At that time therewas no special Y. M. C. A. Cinema Department and the responsibili-ty of showing the
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