Apres Les Foyers de la Guerre…(After the hearths of the war…)

Apres Les Foyers de la Guerre…(After the hearths of the war…)

World War, 1914-1918; Young Men's Christian Association of North America;

Poster; YMCA; World War I; Young Men's Christian Association; Poster; France; French

A poster for the Society of the Hearths of the French-American Union seeking members and subscribers willing to cooperate in the reconstruction of France after World War I. The poster shows the continuation of the involvement and good work the YMCA conducted during the first World War. One of the YMCA's many activities to support the war was running 1,500 canteens throughout France. These canteens were places where soldiers could purchase American made goods and have a place to relax and remember home. The YMCA also provided food, books, music, religious instruction, organized choirs and bands to help maintain the body, mind, and spirit of the soldiers as well as all prisoners-of-war.

Apr’es Les Foyers de La guerre, Les foyers de La Paix. Vous tous qui avez requent’e, Vous tous qui avez visit’e, Vous tous qui avez appre’eci’e, Les Foyers du Civil dans les R’egions d’evast’ees, dans les Villes, dans les Campagnes, dans les Centres industriels. Inscrivez-vous comme MEMBRE & SOUSCRIPTEUR de la Soci’et’e & coop’erez ainsi ’a la RECONSTRUCTION SOCIALE & MORALE DE LA FRANCE & au maintien de l’UNION SACR’EE. Soci’et’e des Foyers de l’Union Franco-Am’ericaine, 13, Rue Lafayette, Paris_IXe. Placement Gratuit. Translation from French: "After the Hearths of War, Hearths of Peace. All you who frequented, All you who visited, All you who appreciated the Hearths of the Soldier help us to constitute and develop the Hearths of the Civil One in the devastated areas, in the cities, in the campaigns, in the industrial centers. Become a Member & Subscriber to the company register & thus cooperate with the social rebuilding and morale of France & with the maintenance of the Crowned Union. Society of the Hearths of the French-American Union, 13, Rue, Lafayette, Paris_ IXe. Free Placement."

Dorival, Geo, 1879-

Springfield College

1918?

2002-04-05

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