Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-07-25
ARMY CAMPS
ON BORDER WILL
HAVE Y.M.C.A'S
"C0MMUNITYCEMTERS" FOR SOL
DIERS WILL FURNISH AMUSEMENT
AND RECREATION IN THE CAMPS
BUILDINGS BEING ERECTED AND
OPERATED UNDER DIRECTION OF
THE Y. N. C. A. ASSOCIATIONS.

Social and moral life among the Ma
tioIal Guardsmcn along the Rio Grande
this fall and winter will be looked after
~ various ways and through various
institutions one of the most important of
which will be- the Young Mems Chris
tian Association buildings that are to
he a part of the semi permanent struc-
lures of all regimemial camps.
These buildings, of which there will
be probably al least fifty on the border
II j. understood, are being erected
through the patronage of the studcIa
association organizations in the yari-
ors states with the approval and sane
ton Of General Funston and, in The ease
of the Brownsville district of General
Parker. TIL boys at each camp are
contributing the carpentry work and
other mechanical work.
Just being completed is one Of these
buildings s4i the First Illinois cavalry
camp at Brownsville. 1t was informal
~ opened about the middle of the past
week. IL has "A floor space of forty by
sixty feet and viii be used Sundays for
religious and devotional services and
AT other times for social entertainments
that will include motion picture shows.
concerts and perhaps lectures. W. W.
Gcthmann of Chicago, travelling sccrc-
tary for the StudcI!t Young Mems Chris
tian Association of Illinois, i in charge
of the building. assisted by w. W. Kirk
land of New York City.
An organ. piano. ~victrola and a mo-
tion picture machine will be installed
and books. magazines, daily newspapers
and stationery for writing letters will
bc kept on hand. Stamps and post cards
will Ice sold. Free ice water will he
kept IN constant supply.
The next association building con
tmplatcd for Brownsville will be- cre-
ted " the Virginia infantry camps. One
large building, il is understood, will
serve both the First aud Second Reg
imcnt>. This will occupy u space be-
the Illinois building. the cons ruction
tween the two camps. As in the ease Of
viii he done 10y the soldiers. among
whom are many artisans III almost ev-
cry trade.
Two buildings have been begun at
Mctilcn. one for the use If the Seventy
First New York regiment and the ajhcr
for The seventh and Twelfth regiments.
\ third building. il j. understood. will
be- erected there. This work is under the
supervision II !. IL. Dalrymplc of New
York City representing the New York
state students association.
An as~ocia ion building will be- cree
program will include such buildings al
Mission. II IL understood. Doubtless the
program vii include such buildings at
Llano Gran,c. Mercedes aud Harrington.
Motion picture machines will lie parts
IF the entertainment equipment. il j.
understood. at all If these camps.
The practical certainty Of the >oliircS
being kept along the border for a period
If not less than sly months. whatever
turn cvcntualiticS with regard Ia the
intcrn! i,ual situation may take. il az
prrciatrl IN the forces behind the
Young Mn'S Christian Association build
ing movement. a. evidenced in the en-
crcv being displayed in their cunstruc
tion and the elaborate plans being made
for entertainment adequate for the
needs 81 each camp.
A small empire consisting "f 100000
mcn aud extending in a narrow belt from
The mouth az the Rio Graudc. practical
". the entire length Of the winding in
ternational boundary. thus suddenly
brought into existence. has given rise ~
a new prohlrm. The Y. VI &. \. il
among the first >sial bcttermrUt ar
CARNATIONS that nave sought - solve in
The a>>ncia- ions solution j. establish
mcnt ~ live and attractive community
crntcr> for every camp. These \. " g.
\. buildings viii serve he purpose ~