The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-12-31
SEATTLE SOLDIERS
AND SAILORS CLUB
WELL PATRON|ZEO
Seven-story Downtown Building
Has Been Fitted Out for the Use
of the Enlisted Men of the
Army and Navy.

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Seattle. Washington. Dec 2g-Thc
seattle Soldiers and Sailors Club uc-
cupying am entire seven story down
town building fuily fitted with club
1 convenicucca ana athcl,tic equipment
IS bcing conducted for the men of
the army and navy by the war de-
I partmcnt commission ON training
camp activities. "a part ~ the war
camp community movement
Soldiers and sailors are %patronizing
the club heavily according 10 Albert
r. Carter. former president ~ the
Oakland california Rotary club, who
b. now representing the war ana navy
| departments in the community move
meut ON u recent saturday night
over goa men occupied beds in the CLUB
doimitorics
Patronage has been yer, heavy dc
spite the order barring soldiers from
camp Lewis from visiting seattle
Mr.. Carriers AID recently. when we
| opened December I We expected the
! club would not be well %putronizcd uu-
tl the quarantine was htted. our
fears have proved grouudlcsS.'
There Is no finer war camp COM
I muuit, club iu the United states than
I'm seattle sir. Carter added Mr..
| Carter spoke with authority for he
has visited an IN" community move
mcut clubs in the lar-er cities Of the
milton recently tie has been assigned
probably temporarily Co the Seatt'"
club
The building occupied was erected
and used for many years o} the seattle
/ Athlete club and ls equipped with a
3D. L.. -H.L.n.H IHtNIE steam
baths. Turkish baths reading rooms
| plrIot office. reception room ana
| dormitortes.
WHOM the movement tp establish tho
! club started. seattle people, under the
| leadership 81 \ " Leonard pr's'-
! ncui OF thc pupe, sound Traction
Light and Power Compauy set "ut 10
raise Se5. 600 boz subscriptions To- equip
ithc building Although they did NOT
reach heir goal. they obtained enough
lto furnish th, cluhrooms with new
! ffrniturc. including beds. writing Ca
! ble-. chairs % piano. % p~honosril'''
seven pool tables and other fixture
Mr Leonard is chairman "t th' ~''t'''
itsmmIttcc SEQ charge OF the ciun.
Duly men In uniform are allowed 'u
lu4a IN, cIub. ThrN "a. given ever
fnIHE tItf tAN'Nl nl''I''NN
DouS. for which they are chstrs'''
ithirtv-fNr cents "a night, and the u-'
lDt pool tables. for which h'rF p"'
a noi..inul rate.
Ever, Saturdag night dances for ,n'
uniformed men are held ia we "'l
gymnasium which has the lhRS oil
/ The Emitted states and her allies driipe'
CON the walls. Gri-, mans FROM 'N'
ll'nRersity Of Washington, are sent 70
me dauc,- 10y the women section ''
Tn. general seattle committee
several smokers az when '"N'''
matches are To by held are '''N'
nj, rp,d Mr. Garter -ai' r."enl''
l,hath. hopes tu have Benny L'"h"i'
NICE, Eddie Piukham. "a local ""N'l
nor, under the auspices "t the ''u'
IN, bout would Doe staged BOO sou
other building bat Ola" rr"r''"
votId go into the cluh treasury
Suuda, afternoon musical '"n'.t'
I,t, given in tine gymnasium. !"
music for tile concerts, a- wen '@ '.
limo SATURDAY might dances. '- dyna''u
SlN ui4hts ~ wooh GLASSES 500 r''.
I,spaui-h aud ~math'nate~ are "''
rri Nh, soldiers and sailors I'-''"'
,,r. from th, University of h'"'
tom havoc harrc of the ela-s,.
r swimming pr, also held ENrIf "'
.rr.nr swIuuluH instructor '''
,~,..,,.-fi,c men from the naval Ir'l''
ing academy ~ % nN'
Washington ,lmpu. N-' th' ''"' l'