The St. Charles herald., 1917-10-20
RECR EATON IN CAMP.

a considerable amount of time left
free for your own use Under some
conditions permission may be given
at times 10 leave the cantonmcnt for
short periods. However. this is n
matter to be regulated in each camp.
If you do 90 away from the camp on
leave, You will continue to Wear your
! uniform and Will keep in mind always
that YOU remUin soldier subject to
certain requirements that are not so
I definitely imposed OH civilians. In
meeting officers whether in the camp
or outside, yoU are expected always ~
treat them with proper courtesy and
respect. You should remember, also,
even though YOU are not directly under
supervision 10 keep up your Sodicrly
neatn"SS and bearing.
! Congress has provided that at shall
b" unlawful to sell any Intoxicating
/ liquor, including beer, ale, or wine. T.
any officer or member Of the military
! forces while in uniform an exception
! being made in case Of liquor required
/ for medical purposes. Under authority
: /
/ that alcoholic liquors shall not he sold
! within five miles Of any military camp.
an exception being made In case there
is an Incorporated city or town within
that limit. II has further been pro-
Nidrd that ''thc keeping ur setting up
of houses of i'll fame, hrothcIs, or
haWdy houses within five miles of any
military camp IS prohibited"
All these provisions and restrictions
are in the interest of every right-mind-
cd soldier. They go a long way to.
ward inSuring clean ana hculthful liv-
ing conditions in the camps.
One Of the centerS of army life in
camp is the post exchange. at which
articles for personal use, knickknaCks.
soft drinks, and so on. are sold. You
Will be safe in depending on the good
quality and fair price of everything
offered in the post exchange.
In general, the matter of providing
for recreation and personal comforts
in the CantonmentS has been intruSt-
cd by the secretary Of war TO Il small
body Of men known as the commission
on training camp activities. The COM
mission includes an army officer and
representatives of organizations that
have had much experience in meeting
the needs of men of the type who will
go into the national army. 1t will
have the cooperation of the Young
Mems Christian association and the
Knights of Columbus. Other aSSoCia-
tions may also work with the commits
sion.
The Young Mems Christian associa-
ton has built a hut for the men in
each brigade. In these huts moving
picture or vaudeville shows will be
given every night. Writing materials
can be had for the asking. A piano |
will be at hand. The Knights of Col
umbus has one large building in each |
camp, in which there will be facilities |
of the same kind.
Both these organizations will conduct |
religious services every Sunday. Men |
of all creeds will be welcome. The |
secretaries and other officers in charge |
will be glad at any time to talk over |
any personal problems and TO help you
in any way they can. They are picked |
because of their willingness and skill |
in rendering service. They will al
ways make you welcome. Get in touch
with either of these organizations as
soon as you have opportunity after
you reach the camp. The chaplain at
tached to each regiment also looks
after the spiritual and moral welfare
of the men.
In every CantOnment there is COM
plete library building where you will be
able to obtain books and magazines
of all kinds. This is arranged with
the help Of the American Library as
SociatiOn.
In each cantonment the commission
on training camp activities has erect
ed a large auditorium. This is to be
used partly as 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. A place will be provided for
every one.
Those men who like singing will
have plenty of chances to enjoy "sing
songs" on big scale. The commission
has secured the services of well-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 it will be well worth your while 10
attend.
Team athletics, such as baseball,
basketball and football, will be devel-
Dped 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.
OF course all these facilities are for
Use in your spare time only. They are
lot to interfere with the steady
process of training which alone can
make you real soldier. However
,ou will enjoy your hours of recrea-
ion all the more because they have
been preceded by hours of hard work.