The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-08-17
BOOKS FOR WAR CAMPS

If you cannot fight at the front, you
can send book to the man you are
sending to the front to do your fight
ing for you. The government has ask
ed the American Library association
to assume responsibility for supplying
the camps and cantonments with read
ing material Every group of soldiers,
small as well as large is to have books.
The public library in this city has been
asked to get donations Of books and
magazines in Chickasha. These will
be sent to the various camps and can
tonments throughout the country and
will be made available to the soldiers,
either directly, or through the chap
lains Of the army, the Y. M. G. A., the
Knights OF Columbus, and every other
welfare agency at work in the camps.
II there is Y. M. c. A. building.
knights of Columbus building Ma
sonic building, or any other building
or tent whether it be manned by Cath
olics or Protestants, Jews or Gentiles,
these books will be sent to them. The
Library association itself is of course
nonsectaran and it will cooperate har-
moniously with all these other organi-
zations
If you will write in each book your
name and address, the soldier who
reads it will know that someone in
Chickasha is his friend and stands
ready to help him
The following is suggested as to the
books and magazines desired:
Poorly printed, uninteresting, obvi
ously out-of-date books are not worth
shipping to the men Type should be
good and clear and the books in fair
condition.
Books Of good stories will be wanted
most, books of adventure, sea stories,
detective stories, historical novels and
collections Of short stories, especially
humorous ones. Such authors as Kip
ling, Doyle, McCutcheon, O'Henry, |
Stockton Brindloss, Harrington, Hop
kinson Smith Oppenheim, etc, have
been found popular authors with men,
Good poetry and drama can be utilized
All the men must be helped by these
libraries. Some of them have not es-
tabished reading habits Some of the
books must therefore be light and cas-
lily read !
Foreign language study books, espe-
cially French grammar and dictiona.
ries, are much needed-possibly more
than any other non.fiction books. In
one camp nearly one-fifth of the men
are studying French. They should
have easy readers and stories besides
their text books
Books Of travel, biography and histo-
ry, especially lives of heroes and trav-
els in the oountr at war.
Technical boons on aviation. wire.
less telegraphy, submarines, automo-
biles, signaling, first aid and hygiene.l
drawing and lettering.
Ethical books on patriotism, courage.
good citizenship, with simple non.secta-
rian devotional books.
Fresh, attractive, magazines are also I
iesired-such as American, Century. II
aarper's, Everybody's, Popular Me.
'hanics, Popular Science Monthly.
Scientific American, Saturday Even. n
ng Post etc. None over two years old /
hould be included.
The material is needed at once. Whv
ot select today the books which Won h
re willing to give? DO not give worth il
ess, unattractive books, bit some of
our good, fresh, interesting and yalu.
BILE ones. :,
Send the books and magazines to the ~
ublic Library between the hours of G
a. m. and p. m. upon any week day.
you cannot send the books and maya.
nes' notify the Librarian either BY tel 2
none or mail and they will be called t