Omaha daily bee., 1917-08-29
DEMING PREPARES
TO AMUSE SOLDIERS
Citizens of New Mexico Town
to Make Central States
Guardsmen Feel at
Home.

Camp Cody, Deming, N. NJ, Aug
8.-(Special, ,)-If things become col.
orlcss to the fighting men OF the FIVE
states in the midst of camp drill and
discipline and Sammy becomes a dull
boy because OF too much work and
no play on this desert plain, it will
not be the fault of the good people
of Deming. All the mothers in this
town are going to adopt the whole
$4,000 guardsmep and il any home
sick boy wants TO say dad" to the
worst crab in town, he can do 10 with
no unfavorable comeback. ......
The town has started 1lt to make
the soldiers of iowa, Nebraska, Min
nesota and the Dakotas helieve in the
welcome signs posted up over the dis
triet OF trade. ......
War Board Man on Hand.
Myron A. Kesner, representative
of the war board IN training camp
social activities and welfare, has ar.
rived to assume the leadership Of d
movement OF wide scope. The. war
service board Of the commerce cham
Der will devise plans of entertain
ment; the Young Women's Christian
association has plans for Hospital
ity lodge" to be built half way be-
tween the town and the camp and
the Young Mems Christian associa-
ton has opened its welfare work on
the reservation.
Mr.. Kesner's mission is mostly
one OF advisory capacity to the local
people, taking hold of the, entertain
ment for soldiers. He Isl from the
cantonment at Little Rock, Ark,
where he inaugurated Saturday night
hops" sponsored by women's clubs,
street dansants, take soldier home
to dinner campaign" and recreation
and amusement features of other
sorts. His work Is the governments
application OF its determination to
have hand in the things that enter
into soldiers minds when they are of
duty.
Crowd Out Vice.
Clean, wholesome. constructive di-
versions are, Mr.. Kesner said, going
to crowd out the vicious forms OF
amusement that have unnamed
many an army
Miss Mabel X. Stafford has arrived
from Dallas, Tex, to supervise the
activities of the Young Women's
Christian association here, which win
make provisions for the women folk
of the men when they visit them here.
as no doubt hundreds will do. The
hospitality lodge" will figure in this
work. Representatives will be at the
station to meet trains and make the
visitors comfortable while they find
accommodation for-them.
In addition to the lodge the Young
Women's Christian association plans
to build a recreation center for girls
in the center of the city, which may
develop into another adjunct in the
entertainment Of soldiers. The best
families here are lending support to
this idea.
Secret societies are extending vel.
come to all soldier members. The
grand bodies of Masonry OF New
Mexico meet in Las Cruces, just
, north Of FL Paso, in October and
probably many parties will go 20 see
the camp. The fraternity is well rep.
sented in Deming. Odd Fellows are
inviting army members to their meet
ings. College men will be registered
Tons of writing materials will be
given away by the) Young Mems
Christian association in its halls.
The army theater being erected by
an FL Pasoan, Raymond Teal. impress
sario of the Teal Ducklings, vaude'
villc troupe, will present a lively p:o
gram regularly as soon as ii is com
pleted, within two weeks. 1t viii
seat 1900. Athletics of many kindl
will bey billed, notably boxing bouts
on Labor day.