Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-11-05
WAR CAMP
COMMUNITY SERVICE
What 1t Means To Every Enlisted
Man
KEYNOTE OF INSTRUCTION
What The Plans For War Community
Service Advocate For Benefit
OF Soldier And Sailor

Give the pubic a clear understand
ing of the necessity for War Camp
Community Service-what it means to
every enlisted man, and the S4,000,0 900
quota which we are seeking would be
over-subscribed in day, declares
John =. Willys. chairman of the Ma
tional Committee of the War Camp
Community Service.
Because there are so many move
ments on now for the benefit of the
soldier and sailor, it was not the most
easy thing in the world for us to ac-
quaint the public thoroughly with our
object" continued Mr. WHY'S "At
first we were continually being asked
why we should undertake this work
when other organizations were already
covering the same field.
AS a matter of fact, the reason we
took up War Camp Community Service
was that it appeared to be most vital
field of endeavor which had been en-
tirely overlooked, as far as concerted
effort toward improving community
conditions were concerned. Up to this
time, many fraternal and other or
ganizations have done splendid work
in improving camp conditions, but
they have not gone outside the camps
and posts
"The enlisted man is bound to go
outside his camp or post, whenever
the opportunity affords itself He goes
to the neighboring community seek
ing rest and recreation and that is
when we want to be with him and
protect him from evil influences. We
do not want to accompany him in the
guise of & policeman, a detective, a
moral instructor or anything of that
nature. We simply aim to surround
him with an environment in communi-
ties adjacent to the camps and posts
which will be so conducive toward
clean living, mentally and physically,
that evil temptation viii be practical
ly eliminated
"That environment will consist OF
home hospitality, club houses, swim
ming pools, outdoor and indoor ath-
letics. professional and amateur
theatrical entertainments and such
other forms of amusement and recrea-
ton that appeal to young red-blooded
soldiers.
I'VE can provide our lighting men
with those advantages only if the pub
lie will contribute the funds. which for
one year amount to S4,000,000 In
other words. SO for each soldier and
sailor will do the work.
"That the plans of War Camp Com
munity Service advocates are most
feasible is evidence in the way promi-
nent public men and military officers
have endorsed them. Not only Secre-
tary Baker and Secretary Daniels are
lending active support to the work,
but such men as Col. Roosevelt, Maj.
Gen. Leonard Wood and others equal
ly we'll known are back of US in the
work
"The War Department and Navy
Department Commissions on Training
Camp Activities will supervise the ex-
penditure of the funds when they have
been collected
Inc heyHote VI our lhsel luC1iohs "
our representatives in the various
cities and towns of the country during
the big drive this week is: Make
clear to the public what War Camp
Community Service means and the
fund will be forthcoming. The Ameri-
can civilian public is too loyal to its
country and too fond of its fighting
men to forget either in the hour of
peril"