The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-11-20
COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION
ENTERTAIN SOLDIERS

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The organization of community
movement to provide hospitality and
wholesome recreation for soldier visitors
to Mount Holly was perfected on
Thursday night at a meeting of repre-
sentatives of thirty-eight church, fra
ternal, social, civic and other societies
of the town. The meeting was held in
the Red Cross room in the Gaskill
building, and all present were enthu-
siastic about the proposed work to be
launched here.
The scope OF the movement is ex-
planned by the titles of the committees
that were appointed. Perhaps the
principal activity will be the opening
of soldiers club house, for which
purpose the property of Albert G.
Mayer, corner of Washington and
White streets, has been rented. To
conduct this club house will require
much .shard work by the patriotic
women of the town, upon whom the
burden of this activity will devolve. 1t
was announced at the meeting on
Thursday night that all organizations
should at once furnish to the chairman
of that committee the names of the
women who are willing to assist in the
active work of conducting the club
house, in order that different groups
can rotate in taking care of this pro-
ject. Women not connected with or
CARNATIONS also are desired to volun-
teer to do their part in this work.
The finance committee has begun
the campaign to raise 1000 here to-
ward carrying on the towns activities
for the soldier visitors. This movement
is of the character of the Y. Nj. C. A.
work being done inside the military
camps, and is equally important. The
government is DESTROYS that recreation
be furnished to the men while in camp,
and likewise is urging that they be
given attention and safeguarded when
visiting neighboring towns and cities,
at which times the men are not under
the surveillance that surrounds them
in camp. 1t is hoped that the COM
mittee will receive liberal contributions
for this patriotic cause.
The balance of the money necessary
to carry on Mount Holly's activities
will be furnished by the War Depart
ment Commission on Training Camp
Activities.
The following permanent committees
were appointed. A brief outline Of the
functions of each committee is also
given.
Soldiers Club House:
To have control and management of
club house activities.
Mrs. Richard P. Holeman, Mrs.
Isaiah E. Atkinson, Mrs. Harry l.
Cooper, Mrs. W. S. Gale, Mrs. Thomas
B. Denness, Mrs. ]. Harry Halt, Mrs.
James H. Terry, Mrs. Alexander
Dubell, Mrs. S. Thackara Haines, Mrs.
William B. Pearson, Mrs. Annie How
ard, Miss Mary w. Budd, Mrs. Joel
Mount, Mrs. Anna M. Rossell, Mrs.
Clifton E. Lord, Mrs. Elwood Kirby,
Miss Madge E. Huff.
Church Cooperation:
Organized effort to get soldiers to at.
tend church services and to make them
feel that some church is their church
while in this vicinity.
Week-night socials by church organ
izations.
Furnishing speakers for religious ex-
srcises in camp.
Having soldiers entertained in homes
Of members Of the congregation.
Requesting soldiers to participate in
services by singing in the choir, speak
ing to groups, Sunday schools, etc.
Samuel A. Atkinson, H. L. Crippen,
Mrs. Laura Perinchief, Miss Laura
Fenimore, Mrs. Hannah Stokes.
Fraternity Entertainment:
Socials and smokers for brothers and
other groups of soldiers given by fra.
and other organizations.
Clarence H. Polhemus, Roscoe c..
Gale, Herman Krupnick, DR.. Raymond
S. Clarke, John c. Garrett.
WOmen's Auxiliary:
Organizing the girls of the town into
patriotic clubs to keep them occupied
in patriotic work.
Receptions and socials by girls pa
5riotic clubs.
Caring for women relatives of SOL
iiers.
Information about boarding and
places for relatives who visit
soldiers.
Cooperating in girls protective work.
Miss Mary Turner, Mrs. Henry
|. Budd, Mrs. Herman Krupnick, Miss
Charlotte Oliphant, Mrs. Robert R.
Forbes.
Music, Dramatic Celebrations and
SOcials:
Arranging dramatics for the camp
and furnishing talent.
Musical entertainments to be given
at the camp by citizens, and also in
home community.
Community singing, band concerts,
sacred concerts, celebrations of Thanks
giving, Christmas and other holidays.
Morris K. Perinchief, William B.
Pearson, Harry W. Phares, William ].
Haines, John L. Emerson, Mrs. W. R.
Trowbridge.
Community Welfare:
Watches crime statistics for cause
and remedy.
C. c. Cowperthwait, John T. Muir
ply, John D. Hoffman, Walter H. Bow
ker, George F. King.
Publicity:
Announcements in newspapers of
activities for soldiers.
Arranging for posters, etc., in the
town, and for special advertising in
Camp Dix of activities going on in
Mount Holly.
To keep the community informed
about the activities and achievements
of all the committees.
Charles La Tour, Capt. w. S. Gale,
George M. Sleeper, William H. Mason,
Linton M. Nippins.
Finance:
To raise funds and in cooperate IN
with the War Commission to have su-
pervision and control of expenditures.