Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-07-01
WAR PRISONERS :.
IMPROVE Time
Have Brass Sand. Dramatic Club and
Some Attend College
Who're informed.

0roninkeu, Inc Netheriandss July l.
-(Correspondence Of the Associated
Press) Fifteen hundred men of the
British navy in the internment camp
here are proving their right to the
name Of ''handymen" BY accommodate
Ing themselves with remarkable sue.
cess to their change az lot.
The camp. In the immediate vicin,,
ny Of Groningen. Ia the most healthy
and well situated instrument depot lp
this country. and its practical A
ransement has been carried out By
the jackies themselves.
The encampment 10 about mile
IN circumference and Is on the sandy
heather.coted soil usual In this part
Of Holland. Four immense huts have
been erected side by side along the
Center line. Three OF them are used
~ dormitories and dining rooms BY
the three battalions Of sailors and are
named after renowned British admi.
rals-Benhow. Drake and Collingwood
The fourth hut IL church. theatre and
recreation hall combined and seats
about 1000 men. On other parts OF
the ground are the administration
hus. capacious gymnasium. wash.
houses. workshops. storerooms. library
and guard.rooms for the Dutch soldi.
ers In charge. The spirit and dis.
cipline Of the men are very high and
they show great willingness TO per.
form any duty allotted to them BY the
Dutch authorities. with whom they ara
on excellent terms.
Numbers OF the men have entered
the courses OF higher mathematics at
Grcningen University: others give
their time to the study OF modern
languages-French. German. Italian
and Dutch, the last OF which Is now
spoken with more or less facility by |
all the men. Then there are fret.
workers. woodcarvers. shoemakers
and repairers. and large number Of
knitters and matmakers. who manu-.
facture with vari.colored woods mr..
ticles Of real artistic value as well as |
OF use. At an exposition OF the mems
work this week collection Of exhibits
was gathered which was OF very high
class character The proceeds Of the
sale OF the work was devoted 10 the
provision Of comforts for the less for
tunate British prisoners over the FROM
tier in Germany,
A brass band is in daily practice
with instruments presented by friends
and this viii head the column OF men
when II turns out for is daily route
march under small Dutch guard over
the neighboring country.
A dramatic club also has been
formed under the leadership Of a son
OF the late English actor Penley.
"The Timbertown rollies." bur.
lesque troupe. has attained such sue.
cess that II filled the Opera House In
Groningen for many nights and has
been invited. with the permission OF
the Dutch military authorities. to per.
form In The Hague and other cities
The men make all their own cos.
tunes and plant their own scenery.
much Of which would do credit to a
first-class theatre.
Small truck gardens are beginning
to produce good results under the
careful attention OF the interned men.
and the fresh vegetables raised make
welcome addition TO the ample meat.
bread and Jam or molasses. potatoes ]
and canned foods officially served.
Pretty flower gardens alos have
been laid out in the form OF anchor. 5
boats and other naval devices. A
Church parade. at which attendance