Evening star., 1917-11-03
WAR DADDY RANKS
HELD0PEN TO ALL
Washington to Aid in Sur.
rounding Army Camps With
Moral influences.
TO RAISE FUND OF $4,000

Arbitrarily setting aside the laws Of
nature and obliterating the gentler sex
entirely for the time being, men, wom-
en- and children of Washington will
next week. become the proud war dad
this wholesale adoption Of men in uni
form Washington proposes to do its
share to protect the fighting men OF
the country from the organized forces
Of vice that these soldiers may not fall
to man the trenches and go over the
top with all the vigor and dash and
spirited morale which the world has
been expectantly awaiting.
Washington's assumption OF war
fatherhood Is part OF a great national
campaign now under way to create a
fund Of $4,000 900 to provide diversion
and occupation for soldiers when they
have left camp and gone to town."
and thus reduce to a minimum the
service through contact with organ
ICED or casual vice.
Washington Committee Formed.
Headed by Henry White, number Of
prominent men and women OF the Dis
trict compose the Washington commit
tee of the national commission on war
camp community service-a service to
soldiers in the communities adjacent to
war camps.
Beginning Monday morning they will
open the big drive for Washington's
quota-$60.0 .000-and expect to turn
than that amount by Saturday night.
This Is a movement not to mako
mollycoddles Of our fighting men," said
Mr.. White. but. on the contrary. to
provide for them healthful and viEor-
GUS diversion when they are away from
the hospitality of the nation that these
men may be again brought into home
contact. This fund will be used to
create and maintain strong commit
tee in each of the war camp communi-
ties. with many auxiliaries. to protect
the soldier from exploitation and
make him feel at home In the COM
munity.
ITO erect and maintain club and rec
reational buildings. lodging houses.
ganizing athletic contests and games of
all sorts; providing drinking fountains.
social meetings, dramatic and other
entertainment and community sings In
civilians: seeing to 1t that soldiers are
invited into the homes OF citfzeps- for
Sunday dinners and other socid re1a-
tions; for special open-air services Sun
DAY evening ana III luHOIUCTaUl0 ways
to provide these men with the rational
and wholesome recreation 80 necessary
to maintain the morale Of an army.
Trained Experts at Work.
The practical end OF this work has
been turned over to the Fairgrounds
and Recreation Association OF America,
and for months past their trained ex-
perts have been in the communities
adjacent to camps, organizing and op-
Grating on the lines indicated by Mr..
White. Their work relates exclusive
ly to the soldier when he is outside
the camp and free from military re-
straint and has nothing to do with
the work within the camp, which al
ready is in the hands of the Y. NJ. C. A.,
the knights Of Columbus. the various
Jewish societies and the American LII
brary Association. There is a distinct
line Of division as between the outside
and inside camp activities, each hav-
ing its important function.
Tonight at o'clock the general cam
paign committee will meet in tho red
parlor Of the New Ebbitt House. and
again at o'clock Monday morning in
the boardroom Of the District building.
where the cards will be distributed and
final instructions given. Arrangements
have been made for campaign squads to
lunch daily at noon at the new Cham
ber of Commerce headquarters GIL 18th
street northwest, where competitive re-
ports will be turned in.
Subject Discussed.