El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-07-10
At
POST PLANNED
Soldiers Recreation Board
Also May Secure Down
town Club Rooms.

4 permanent natatorium AT Fort
Bliss. TO be open 10 all troops i'm the
II Paso military district, and a CEN
traIIy located down town clubroom
I for soldiers were decided upon Mon
day afternoon 10y members Of the sol
die-s' recreation and welfare commit
. tee, which met in the directors room
at the chamber OF commerce The
decision TO make an appropriation
came after Julius A. Krakluer pre-
scented a proposition suggested by
chaplain William Brander, Eighth
cavalry
Some time ago the chamber OF COM
merce pledged itself TO appropriate
$500 to chaplain BrauGer for the
construction Of a permanent pavilion
for the soldiers at Fl Bliss. As this
had not Vet been done, chaplain Bran
den suggested that this sum be ap-
pr0priated for q natatOrium for the
soldiers and promised IL lt was done
he would have tine soldiers subscribe
s. d month 20 construct permanent
clubhouse i'm connection with IT, The
plant viii cost iE the neiglDorIOad
Of $4,000. OF which $500 VIII he
paid by the soldiers. The plant viii
be erected under the supervision OF
Capt William GardenLire. post quar-
termasrer ar Fl Bliss
Project Meets approval
The proposition suggested pE capt
Rrluder 20 Ar krakauer met with
the approval Of the members of the
recreation committee and +. F. Neff
presented q resolution TO the effect
that the board favored the immediate
action on the part of the chamber OF
commerce IN placing the $500 az the
disposal Of the military authorities az
the post 10 be used in the erection Of
The uatator.uu-
Several propositions FOR downtown
ClubrOCUs were presented. but the
one which met the approval OF the
committee was that Of the Moose
club, 209 ID Texas street II 10 can
be secured, the soldiers will have the
two upper floors of the building,
which are already fitted up FOR club
purposes. having baths, Offices, read
ing rooms and a spacious porch. a
committee was appointed 20 look into
the matter OF securing these CLUB
rooms. Il is composed OF Cecil North,
r.. b. O-rdorfl, ~. L. Tooley and j.
C. Niluarth
Temporary Halls Suggested.
Several other proposed locations
were brought up They included the
erection OF a semipermaneut hall. on
some vacant -or. q em.perm1nent
clubhouse on the railroad plot be-
tween the O.. r. and Southwestern
tracks and facing Stanton street, one
floor Of The SteTens-Arouste.a build
Ing, and others The necessity of
having a place where soldiers could
park their automobiles was sus-
gested-
VIII Raise $1,000.
In order 20 carry on the recreation
work OF the soldiers, the committee
agreed by resolution to raise a sum
not less than $4,000 for the work This
sum viii pay for the rental, mainten-
ance and fitting up Of the downtown
club rooms r. B. OrndOrff was made
chairman OF the finance committee 70
raise this sum and be appointed as
his assistants r z. Neff, James a.
Dick, ". L. TOOleV, g. p. Putnam and
Walter kOhloerg- Various sugges-
tons were made as TO the raising Of
the fund, and julius Krakauer said
that 100 business men who are di-
rectly benefited from the troops here
should be assessed IS monthly, and
others as they could afford. In adj
dition certain firms and associations
could contribute large sums.
VIII Have Lunch Room.
Il is the plan Of the committee
when the Clubrooms are secured 20
oqen a lunch room for soldiers. which
viii be turned over 10 the Red Cross
for maintenance, as has been done in
Cecil Z. North. who has been here in I
the interest Of soldier recreation
work, representing the Fosdick ma
tional committee. gave an outline Of
what was being done for soldiers I'm
other cities He said the Khaki
clubs originated in Montreal, Can,
for soldiers had been provided IN al
most every Canadian army camp. de
said they had proved most popu ar
with the troops. TT. Riley. kas-. has
provided a community hall. Chatta-
is D. o. q rH-H % 4
cradle expense, and Waco, Fl. Worth,
and san Antonio had plans
under contemplation. Mr.. North said.
J. O. Wilmarth presided az the
meeting Those present were Cecil c.
North. Percy McGhes. r. ~. L. Too
ley. H B. Du-kee. Julius a. Krakauer. I
Walter Koh-berE. Z Z. Neff, W. Floyd
Payne. George II. clements, Joseph A ]
Wright. Otis O.. Coles. II 3. Orudorff. .
c. j.. Putnam and James a. Dick.