The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-10-18
Leading Manufacturers of
CityNamed toRaiseFunds
to Garry on Recreation
Work at the Camps.
NO dull BOY" SOLDIERS
Local Men Are Enlisted in Nationwide
Movement to Provide Proper Recrea-
tion for Soldiers in the Camps and
Cantonments of the Army.

At the suggestion of President Will
son the directors of the Manufacturers
Association of Kenosha have been
called on to get their organization be-
hind the campaign to raise national
fund for War Camp Community Recre-
| alton work. The purpose of this is to
inspire the men, increase the efficiency
and help develop the fighting spirit of
the American armed forces. Features
of this big work include the provid-
ing of wholesome, healthy environment
in the communities surrounding the
80 or more training camps and posts.
John N. WHY'S, of Toledo, automo-
bile and aeroplane manufacturer, APP
pointed jointly by Secretary of War
Baker and Secretary of the Navy
Daniels as chairman of the national
committee on the War Camp Com
munity Recreation Fund, has written
a letter to each of the following, ask
| ing their assistance in this vitally i'm
portant war work: George H. Allen,
Walter j. Frost, Conrad Shearer, Grace
| E. Havens, G. w. Nash, Zalmon G..
Simmons, Edward G. Theirs, G. G. AL
len, Robert s. Cooper, G. A. Maher,
Fred G. Hannahs, Geo. A. Yule, Geo. s..
Whyte, F. L. Wells, w. W. Vincent.
| The public, it is pointed out, must
be made to realize that they must help
to win the war. The first victories y
will be won in America, and will de-
pend on the way in which those who
stay at home receive, welcome and
hearten the men who are ready to
bleed and die that democracy may live.
| The work for the soldiers and sailors
| in the communities outside the camps,
should not be confused with what is
| being done for their entertainment
and recreation by the Y. M. c. A., the
Knights Of Columbus, the Y. M. H. A.
Mr.. WHY'S summarizes the big pur-
pose of the War Camp Community
Recreation Fund when he says.
H'The spirit of the new American
army is to be made in the next few
months. Mere numbers do not make
an army; millions of soldiers who lack
the fighting spirit can retreat without
a struggle. The American boys must
know that the finest ideals of civiliza-
tion are in their hands,; that the
| folks at home are living and fight
ing in their hearts.
"Imagine your boy at a training
camp he says. Where shall he go
and what shall hetdo when off duty9
! The cities, big and little, adjacent to
the camps will do their best; but with
out the aid of national fund it will
be impossible to supply the equipment
and the trained personal service
necessary to make recreation system
a thorough success.
| 1t is planned to furnish enlisted
men hospitality in local social circles,
to promote wholesome amusement in
public places, to supply buildings,
swimming pools, ETC., and to pre-
vent the exploitation Of the boys
! by commerciaized attractions Of an
undesirable sort. =
President Wilson, in a letter which
Mr.. WHY'S enclosed with each of his
communications says Of the com
munity service:
"The spirit with which our soldiers
leave 1merica, and their efficiency on
the battle fronts of Europe, will be
vitally affected by the character
of the environment surrounding our
military training camps
Commenting on the acceptance by
Mr.. WHY'S of the national chairman
| ship of the War Cam Community Rec
reation Fund, President Wilson said:
| Mr.. Fosdick tells me that you have
agreed to accept the Craftsmanship of
the War Camp Community Recreation
Fund, and am writing to express my
appreciation of your willingness to
serve, as well as my hopes that the
work of you and your colleagues will
meet with every success
| Prominent members serving on the
committee with Mr.. WHY'S are:
Samuel B. Bostford, Buffalo, N. T.,
chairman War, Service committee, In
ternational Assn. of Rotary Clubs.
| Mrs. Josiah Evans Cowles, Las An
geles, Cal. president General FEEDER
alton of Women S Clubs. ~
Cyrus II. <. Curtis, Philadelphia,
! Pa. publisher Saturday Evening Post,