The Washington herald., 1917-10-21
CAMP CHEEPERs
TO MEET HERE
Secretary Baker VIII Ad-
dress Soldiers Recreation
Service Delegates.

With Secretary Baker and other
prominent speakers on the program
and Representatives OF cities and or
sanization from all parts Of the
United States coming 10 the nations:
conference on War Camp Community
Recreation Service to be held at the
New Willard next Tuesday at 10 a.
m. the meeting promises TO be OF
great importance.
The relation Of community service
to national defense-the part which
the American people. through proper
and hearty welcome TO their soldiers,
can play In inspiring the men wi'h
strong nghting spirit-will be ths
theme around which all discussion st
the conference will reyolve.
Civic Bodies Represented.
The national and State councils ..
defense, the women's committee OF
the Council OF National Defense. cities
and commercial organizations, the Ip-
ternauonal Association OF Rotary
Clubs and a large number OF ind
vidual rotary clubs. women's clubs.
chambers Of commerce. and other as
eociations have appointed represent.
stives who will be present at the cor
| ference.
John n. wIlys. Of Toledo. chair
man OF the national committee an
charge OF the campaign TO raise ths
war-camD community recreation funs.
will preside at the meeting. In con-
nection with the conference there viii
be held a meeting Of the national
committee to formulate hnal plans for
the big nationwide movemsnt.
Other Prominent Speakers.
In addition 20 Secretary Baker.
other prominent speakers at the meet
ing will be: Raymond B. Fosdick,
chairman OF the War and Navy De-
! partment Commission on training
camp activities. who viii explain the
I scope Of the entire work Of which he
has charge and define the relation OF
the work inside the camps TO that
1 done outside the camps by the COM
munity service for the men in train
( ing; George r. Porter. OF the Council
CT Nation Defense, viii speak on
The Relation OF Community Service
10 National Defense" Frank 2. Null
holland. OF Toledo. past president Of
! the international association Of Ro-
tary clubs, who has made an inten-
siye study Of conditions around army
camps, particularly along the Mexi-
can border, will speak on Keeping
the Soldier Fit TO Fight"
Americas Duty TO Her Enlisted
Men, viii be the subject Of Joe
Mitchell Cha9ple. OF Boston, chau-
tauqua lecturer and writer. Gusta-
! vius T. Kirby, of New York. treas
Lrer Of the playground and recreation
association OF America. will speak on
the administration OF the fund. This
organization which will have charge
under the commission on Training
camp activities. OF spcnding the
money, is using its trained organizers
70 line up the social forces in every
community 10 provite for the welfare
OF every soldier and sailor when out
side camp.
Mrs Wood Coming.
Among the prominent people who
already have sent notice that they
VIII bc AZ the meeting sre Mrs Leon
ard Wood. wife az Mai. Gen. Wood:
james Cousens, Detroit: Rear Ad-
miral William S. Cowles. Hartford.
7 Conn: George ". Edwards. Mayor OF
Kansas City: Mrs. +. n. Hartman.
New York City; Mrs. Belle de Rivera.
: representing the New York City Fed
eration Of women's Clubs. and Mrs.
Walter w. Slack. representing the
Vermont Federation OF womens
Clubs.
Washington will be represented at
the meeting by Mrs. Archibald Hop
kins, representing the women's or
ganizations of the District on the
women's committee Of the Council
OF Defense; Miss Mary Wood Hinman
Field, representing the Health and
Recreation Committee OF the wom-
ems Committee: Mrs Noble Newport
Potts. representing the National So
ciety OF United States Daughters ~
lSl2; George +. RowermHn. city libra
, rian; Mrs. Isaac Pearson.
Gen. wood Approves.
1t Is the purpc-e OF community ser
vice 10 aid the army officer in keep
ing his men in good condition phy-
sically and in good fighting spirit
I Commanding army officers have giv-
en- their hearty approval 10 the work.
Among the latest is a letter from
I Mai. Gen. Leonard Wood. in which
! he says:
''ln order to be good soldiers. men
must be clean mentally. morally and
/ physically TO have respect for them
selves and for the uniform they
wear. and nothing Will contribute
/ thereto as much as good surround
( mss, wholesome entertainment ana
recreation.
In my opinion this ranks equally
with training TO create an efficient
| command. Within the camps and
, cantouments the Y NJ c A Is do
ing splendid work and the work of
/ your commission outside Of CAMPS
and cantonments. in adjacent cities
and towns, are doing equally valu-
able work. In fact. cannot place
4 too high an estimate upon e. For
the work that you and your associ-
ates are doing at Junction CITY and
\ Manhattan. as representatives OF the
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