Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-07-26
Y. M. C. A. FOR PA.
ARMY IN GEORGIA
State Secretary Carruthers
Will Accompany Party
to Camp Site

In short time the Pennsylvania
division, constituting nearly 10000
troops. will be camped at Augusta,
Ga, in their federal training camp.
This camp will be conducted indefl-
nitely and the Y. NJ. C. A, under the
war work council. has made elabo-
rate plans to administer to the in
forests of the men of the army at
this point. In each of the five bri-
gades there will be a large Y. NJ.
c. A. tent and equipment. with FIVE or
six trained association secretaries at
each tent, one general secretary. one
religious work secretary, one physical
director and one educational secre-
larry and one or two general assist
ants.
The general camp secretary is E.
Tomlinson, general secretary of the
I. M. c. A. at Wilmerding; the re-
llgious work secretary is M. w.
Lampe, of the University of Penn
sylvania; the physical director is
George Fleming, physical director at
Williamsport; the general educa-
tlonal secretary is George B. Lands,
of the state Y. NJ. c. A. These men
will have general direction of the
different activities of the entire camp.
In day or two Mr.. Tomlinson and
Mr.. Lands will go South to set up
the work. They will be followed in
few days by the other camp sec
retaries. ]. b. Carruthers, the state
secretary, of Harrisburg, will accom-
pany Messrs. Tomlinson and Lands
and give a weeks time to the general
arrangements, erecting of the outfits,
etc.
Is IntcrdenominationaI
The Y. M. c. A. is anxious to CO.
operate with all the chaplains as far
as possible and in the tents there
will be heard the Roman Catholic
mass. Jewish synagogue services, as
we'll as those of other denominations,
as the work is strictly interdenomi-
national.
Prominent entertainers will be OBJ
tanned, grand opera singers and
others, to make a tour of the camps.
and all recreation will be under the
direction of the physical director and
will include sports such as baseball,
football, volleyball and quoits as ia
vorites. with chess. checkers and
other indoor games.
The educational department will,
in connection with it's work, get the
newspapers of the boys home towns
10 send free copies to camp and fine
libraries will be procured from the
American Library Association and
the State Travelling Library Depart
ment of Pennsylvania. Lecturers and
distinguished preachers will speak at
various times and lessons in English
will be given the foreign-born and
French will be studied by those who
hope to go to France. Already
100000 feet of film a week has
been secured for the motion picture
shows the amount to be increasd as
the need comes.
The Y. NJ. c. A. is willing to accept
the proper sort of books and phono-
graphic records which may be sent
to the state Y. NJ. c. A. headquar-
ters here or directly to the camp at
Augusta, Ga. Only good books are
wanted, those on engineering, on the
war, science, classical, fiction and the
best of modern fiction.
Provision will be made for corre-
spondence, the Y. NJ. c. A. furnish
ing free the special stationery, en-
blazoned with the national colors,
the only charge being made for post
age, and every man is encouraged to
write home frequently. Special mail
service by automobiles has been Sc
cured so that mail may be carried to
the remotest camps with promptness.