The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-09-26

purposes, and nearly all Of the
churches OF various denominations
have arranged to build small recrea-
ton halls. In addition to these places
number of fraternal organizations
also have obtained permission to
erect buildings where the khaki-clad
members will be welcome. At all
these places there will be reading
rooms. we'll supplied with books and
magazines, and in some the men will
have an opportunity to write letters
and to meet their friends and rela-
tives. Nearly all OF these buildings
will have facilities for musical and
other entertainments.
Interest in Sporting Events.
There is much interest in camp in
the sporting events planned for the
late fall and winter. The first ath-
letic entertainment was staged last
week by the hospital men at the Y.
NJ. G. A. There were three boxing
bouts, a number of other athletic
stunts, music and a lunch. John L.
Griffith, former coach at Drake uni
versity. will have charge Of athletics
at Camp Dodge, and he promises to
make a boxer out Of every soldier in
camp. Many Of the new officers had
instruction in football at the Fort
Smelling training school, and many
football teams are being organized
and games will be played on the
Wednesday and Saturday half-holi-
days.
Plan to Raise Mess Funds.
The home folks Of nearly every
unit in this division are planning to
raise mess funds for the various
regiments and companies. These
funds are used to supplement the
government ration in order to pro-
vide more variety for the menu, and
also to purchase the many little
articles needed to make the barracks
more comfortable and home like.
There has been a generous re-
Spouse on the part of the women of
Des Moines to General Plummer's
suggestion that their aid would be
appreciated in sewing on buttons
which the soldier loses in the strenu-
Gus work Of becoming a fighting man.
Mrs. James r. Hanna of the home
and hospitality committee has ar
ranged with division officers to have
the women of the city visit the camp
in relays every week and do the
mending for the soldiers. These
women probably will meet in the
hostess houses, which soon are to be
completed. These buildings are for
women visitors who come to the
camp to see their relatives and
friends. Women matrons will be In
charge at each hostess house.
The medical department at Camp
Dodge is now we'll organized and
Division Surgeon Lieut.. Col Jay r.
Shook and Maj. e. G. Craft, in charge
of the base hospital, are directing a
large corps of medical officers and
enlisted men whose sole duty IL is to
look after the health of the men in
camp. They inspect the cooks, as
cooks. and they make frequent medi
cal inspections Of the men. In addi-
ton to this the sanitary officers of
the medical department inspect the
big water and sewage system, the
garbage disposal and the sanitary
conditions Of the camp in general.
And in the 200 square mile zone sur
rounding the camp the officers Of the
United States public health service
are at work to prevent contagion be-
ing carried to the camp. For the
men who become i'll hospital facili-
ties are ample and the best Of care
is given the patients by the medical
officers and army and Red Cross
nurses.
When the new soldiers get their
complete outfits Of clothing and re-
cover from sore feet and lame backs
occasioned by the new mode OF life,
they undoubtedly will find that Camp
Dodge Is not such bad. place after
all