New-York tribune., 1917-11-03
Help Your Soldiers
What Each of Us Can Do to Cheer
and Encourage

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: I have been asked by the national
chairman of the War Camp Recreation Fund
20 saw word for the cause-to appeal to
all Americans, again and yet again, to help
win the war
All over our broad land men have yolun-
tecred. offering their best, their services
and their lives for our country-for the
great cause of freedom. And men have been
drafted. We have claimed the right even
to their lives. And now, we who cannot
fight. and cannot, perhaps, even send SOL
dier to the front, are asked for Tar
more simple service; to do our bit; to well
come soldier or sailor. 1t is very little.
never see a soldier or sailor without
feeling that he is my soldier or my sailor,
lust as much as one young vounteer-now
in a training camp--is my soldier by adop-
tion.
The War Camp Recreation Fund needs
money and workers.
Three dollars for each soldier.
II YOU have no money you can still serve.
If YOU are a busy mother and housewife and
YOU are proud of your bread, your cake and
your jam, make something for the soldiers,
carry or send it 10 the nearest canteen sta
ton. Welcome the boys One little church
opened its doors and invited the soldiers
from a nearby camp TO service. After church
members Of the congregation took them home
to dinner. They enjoyed it.
Help the fund; help the work The soldiers
and sailors are ours; they are fighting our
battles for US. Make them feel that they
are ours Volunteer your services TO the
War Camp Recreation Fund We want help;
we want workers. We want community club
houses for the men in the vicinity OF the
camps We need the services OF trained
leaders in organization and recreation, ath-
letic games, motion picture and theatrical
performances, concerts. dances, socals. ETC.
Thanksgiving and Christmas arc coming;
some Of the boys cannot go home you who
gre near them, make Their Christmas for
them. Give them home hospitality. the help
ing hand Sunday dinners, music, friendship
Orcn your churches your schoolhouses, your
clubs, mobilize your resources, enlist your
motion picture houses and your home town
theatrcals.
Help us provide happy. wholesome enter
tsnmcnt for the boys. Some OF them are
long WAY from home and they are bit just
a Bit homesick. II might be your boy see !?
Don't YOU want some one 10 be kind to him?
stronger than It's homes. The tireside is
greater than the rostrum. boys memories
OF father and mother" may be his holiest
of holies; he will think of them in far land,
in danger. in illness. perhaps in death. Let
US give them all then, such picture Of
home that it will sanctify the cause for
which they must fight
No such great army has ever been raised
in America before. II is our duty, then. and
it should be our pride. to make it worthy Of
the great cause; worthy Of those who have
gone before, of the heroes Of Valley Forge
and of Gettysburg.
ave find in our dull road their shining
track"
These young men, answering the cause Of
freedom, must follow in that track. Let us
help them, let us give of our best to make
them feel that they are ours, that here
and over there--ve will follow them. work
for them. write TO them. lest one, only one,
be lonely and without friend.
MARY INLAY TAYLOR.
Mamaroncca. X. Y. Oct. q. 1917.
All commur cations and contributions
should be addressed TO the War Camp Rec
reation Fund, 1910 & Street. y. w. Wash
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