The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-08-21
Fort Worth Peopl, Plan 10 Entertain
Boys in Training al Fort
Bowie
SOCIAL AGENCIES
WILL COOPERATE
Y. NJ. c. A. Lodges and ChuICies viii
Look After Relfuc Of
Future Fighters

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re- Worth, Tex Aug -Neighbor
hood street soeials win feature Fort
Worth's entertainment plans for Texas
and Oklahoma National Guards who
soon win be in training al Camp Hdwie,
Tor instance, all the residents 9laes
a certain street for several blqllg
viii invite the soldiers ras many as
may aitend-to visit their homes at a
stated time They will be welcome at
one or all of these homes After a pc
riod Of getting acquainted" there will
Q dancing in the streets during wealth
or which will permit of it, as well as
card games and other forms Of amuse-
nlept in the homes.
This is only one of hundreds Of
plans which are being worked out by
the Fort Worth War Service Board to
make Sammys life at Camp Bowie
pleasant Everything will be done to
make him feel as much at home as pos
sible 1t will not be the purpose Of the
war service board to tell the soldier
hoa he may play and enjoy himself
but to provide every innocent amuse-
iment possible so that he may choose
for himself.
Churches and fraternal organiza-
tions will work with the war service
board in this work, every denomina-
tion viii be furnished with. list Of
the men in camp WHO belong to that
faith in order that they may be better
cared for in a religious way. Trater-
nal organizations win compile direc.
tories Of those affiliated with their or
ganizatons and special committees
will provide entertainment for their
fraternity The war service board will
be merely a clearing house through
which all similar organizations in the
city will work.
An abundance Of reading material
will be furnished by the establishment
of reading rooms in the five Y NJ c. |
A. buildings to be erected at Camp !
Bowie, together with branch of the
Carnegia library, which is to be estab-
lished The Union Gospel Mission al |
so is planning a down town reading
room in its Main street building.
Comfort stations will be erected in
five different sections of the city for
tho soldiers alone, while others will
be opened for the thousands Of visi-
tors which viii be attracted to the city
because Of the camp. Reading rooms
win be included in each of these sta.
tions.
One Of the most active committees
Of the board will devote it's time to the
promotion of Athlete contests, in
which they will be assisted by the Off
GERS ip charge Of the camp
Another committee is planning for
great sing.sougs, copied from the plan
adopted here two years ago Of having
community singing IN various parts OF
the city Each Of these brought out
ln ATTENDANCE Of thousands, where old
lime hymns and popular songs were
sung en- masse It is planned to have
hose weekly al the camp when thous-
lnds Of Sammies win Join in singing
dmiliar songs.
One of the most unique entertain
ncnt features will be the Hospitality
slice 10 lee erected by the y. w. c.
plaus ior vhich have been worked
q 0v Miss illnie .s 'cson sent here
y The National Var Workers Coun
u Of that Organization to direct the
amp activities The lodg will contain
reception han where the soldier may s
itertain his sister, wife. mother. or
veetheart 1t win be located near
Ic camp aud win have a matron in !
large
BY no means will the citizens do all !
G entertaining. The war service h
ard is determined to arrange things o
that the Sammies will do their &
gre Of that There viii be hundreds q
talented entertainers in the various ;
litary units and their services win :.
much in demand at church socials II
d other similar programs, the war is
.yieo hoard w
4 fund Of $4,000 wiz be raised by Is
: toard 70 finance an this work and
.le trouble is anticipated in getting ~
It much more, il it is needed.
Nnights Of Columbus workers alsol