New Britain herald., 1917-08-23
LESSON NO. 10. RECREATION IN CAMP.

dier. 3. Nine Soldierly Qualities A. Getting Ready for Camp. G. Clean
 Illness in Camp. 2. Your Health. 8. Marching and Care of Feet. g. Your | Equipment and Arms.)
 While your days in the canton l nents will be spent chiefly in drilling
 and other forms of training, you will I
 have a considerable amount of time i
 left free for your own use Under some 1 conditions permission may be given at I times to leave the cantonment for i
 short periods. However, this is a. 1
 matter to be regulated in each camp. | If you do go away from the camp 1 on leave, you will continue to wear your uniform and will keep in mind
 always that you remain a soldier sub- Ject to certain requirements that are not so definitely imposed on civilians
 In meeting officers, whether in the camp or outside, you are expected al- ways to treat them with proper cour- tesy and respect. You should remem- per also, even though you are not di- rectly under supervision, to keep up your soldierly neatness and bearing. Congress has provided that "it shall l be unlawful to sell any intoxicating | liquor, including beer, ale, or wine, to any officer Or member of the military | forces while in uniform,' an exception 1 being made in case of liquor required 1 for medical purposes. Under authori- | ty of the same act 1t has also been | ruled that alcoholic liquors shall not | be sold within miles of any military
 camp. an exception being made in
 case there is an incorporated city or
 town within that limit It has further
 been provided that 'the keeping or setting up of houses of i'll fame broth els, or bawdy houses within 5 miles of any military camp # is prohib-
 ited." All these provisions and re- strictions are in the interest of every
 righ- minded soldier. They go a long
 way toward insuring clean and health l full living conditions in the camps. They will help to make every soldier l more efficient and better able to give l a good account of himself.
 l One of the centers of army life in l camp Is the post exchange, at which l articles for personal use, knickknacks, soft drinks and so on, are sold. You 1 will be safe in depending on the good
 quality and fair price of everything
 offered in the post exchange.
 Tn general, the matter of providing | for recreation and personal comforts 1 in the cantonments has been lntrusted 1 by the Secretary of War to small 1 body of men known the Commis- l sion on Training Camp Activities. The
 commission includes an Army officer 1 and representatives of organizations ] that have had much experience in l meeting the needs of men of the type who will go into the National Army
 It will have the cooperation of the l Young Mems Christian Association 1 and the Knights of Columbus. Other l associations may also work with the
 commission. This task of attending to l the social needs of the soldiers has 1 been organized with almost as much ! care and thoroughness as the bigger l task of making ready for the firing i line.
 | The Young Mems Christian Asso- 1 citation Is building hut for the men in l each brigade. In these huts moving picture or vaudeville shows will be l given every night Writing materials can be had for the asking. A piano will be at hand. The Knights of Col umbus will have one large building in each camp, in which there will be fa- cilities of the same kind. Both these organizations will con- duct religious services every Sunday. l Men of all creeds will be welcome. 1 The secretaries and other officers in | charge will be glad at any time to help ] you in any way they oan. They are 1 picked because of their willingness and | skill in rendering service They will 1 always make you welcome. Get in 1 touch with either of these organiza- tions as soon as you have opportunity after you reach camp. The chaplain
 attached to each regiment also looks
 after the spiritual and moral welfare
 of the men. In every cantonment there will be i complete library building where you
 will be able to obtain books and mag azines of all kinds This is arranged
 with the help of the American Library
 Association
 Tn each cantonment the Commission on Training Camp Activities is erecting
 large auditorium. This Is to be
 used partly as a theater and partly for
 athletic instruction. Some of the best
 theatrical companies in the country
 will put on Broadway productions for your benefit. These performances will
 be free. place will be provided for
 everyone.
 Those men who like singing will have plenty of chances to enjoy "sing songs' on a big scale. The commits sion has secured the services of we'll known chorus leaders to take charge of camp singing.
 A great deal of attention has been given to athletics. An expert will give boxing lessons to large groups of men. This instruction Is voluntary but 1t will be we'll worth your while to attend.
 In some of the camps where bathing beaches are not far away instruction will be given in swimming.
 Team athletics, such as baseball, , basketball, and football, will be de- veloped under the guidance of expert coaches One of the members of the commission will be in general charge of this line of activity in all the camps.