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be quartered in thirty-two canton
ments and numerous training camps.
Hundreds of thousands of vigorous,
active, earnest Americans have been
suddenly snatched from life Of civil
liberty, and as suddenly plunged into
a new life of military restraint with
out many of the pleasures or diver
sions of their former surroundings.
The cantonments and training
camps are to great extent isolated,
and in nearly every instance they are
far removed from the home states of
the troops to be assembled. The gov
ernment will see that nothing is lack
ing in equipment and material to
make the new soldiers efficient fight
ing men. But all of their time will
not be required for training and drill.
Some provision must be made for
their hours of leisure.
At the request of the United States
government the American Library as
sociation has undertaken to provide
Libraries for our fighting men. This
will be made possible by a $1,000,000
library war fund.
Good libraries constitute one of the
few comforts of home which relatives
and friends can provide for the men
in the United States service. This
library war fund offers a definite way
by which these libraries can be pro-
vided. 1t is the only means for max
ing sure that each man not only re-
ceives the one book which could be
purchased with the dollar contributed
by mother or wife, but that he shall
secure another book when he has read
the first, and another when he has
read the second one, and so on
throughout the entire period of his
service.
Arizona's share of the $1,000000
library war fund is only $4,000, but
we have only until Oct. Is to COM
plete our quota.
The following letter has been writ
ten by Con P. Cronin, state librarian,
who has been appointed director for
Arizona of the work of raising this
fund:
"The American Library association
has been asked by the War Depart
ment to assume responsibility for pro-
viding adequate library facilities in
all cantonments and training camps
Therefore, Secretary of War Baker
has appointed a library war council
of ten members, with Mr.. Frank A.
Vanderlip of New York city as chair
man, to aid the association in raising
a fund of $1,O0O,000.
81 have been asked by this council
to serve as director for Arizona, and
have accepted the appointment. Ari-
zona is called on for a contribution
of only $4,000. We have until Oct.
Is to complete our quota.
"The time is so short that a direct
p0ISOldl appear W IAOoO lOydA cAu
patriotic citizens who have so liber-
ally responded to our countrys previ-
Gus calls is deemed best.
"The writer has just returned from
a national law conference in the east,
and from personal observation knows
of no more meritorious measure than
this-to supply reading matter, in
structive and entertaining-to our
young men.
"Please bear in mind that the money
raised will be spent largely for books
on such subjects as aviation, wireless
telegraphy, submarines, automobiles,
signaling, first aid and hygiene, travel
and history-especially relating to
the countries at war-foreign language
study books-especially French gram
mars and dictionaries In other words,
for books that will make the men bet
ter soldiers, fit them for service in
France, and occupy usefully their
spare time. This is a cause deserv-
ing your active support.
Each citizen, then, should recog-
nize that this is cause deserving