Evening star., 1917-11-04
MANY VOLUNTEERS
AS WAR DADD|ES'
Washingtonians Enlist to Cap
tain Teams to Give SOL
diers Recreation.
$4,000 AMOUNT SOUGHT

| Prominent Washingtonfans yolun-
teered as captains of teams which win
go through the city this week to Sc
cure war daddies" for 10000 American
sotdiers at a meeting of the Wash
ington campaign committee Of the war
camp community service held in the
red parlor Of the New Ebbitt House
last night. The city's ASSUMPTION OF
war fatherhood" is part of the great
national campaign this week to raise
n fund of 100000 to provide d.
version and recreation for soldiers
"heh they leave camp and come to
town"
BE a war daddy," That is what the
.oeai committee Will ask men, women
anu cniioren throughout the city for
six Gays beginning tomorrow morning,
WIN the object of raising $4,000 as the
Dis,rlcts quota, to take care Of the
seldlers from the thirteen camps whom
'hey come to Washington on leave.
To Get Final Instructions.
| Certificates OF adoption are to he
issued TO each war daddy on payment
OF 80 Tor each soldier adopted. At q
meeting to be held tomorrow morning
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Distrfce building final Instructions Will
De issued to the captains OF teams ana
team members who volunteered for
such service last night
| ". H. GrosFenor, chairman: John
Poofe.H treasurer, and E. p HubheIl
| secretary of the local campaign COM
mittee, explained the purposes Of the
campaign and aroused much enthusi-
good which will result to both the COM
munity and to the soldiers who come
to the community from the results Of
the campaign beginning tomorrow.
The following were selected as cap
| tains Of teams:
Julius l. Peyser. Miss J. D. Strong.
Gilbert H. Grosvenor. Roe Fulkerson,
Selden NJ. Ely. Mrs. Archibald Hopkins.
c: 5, shippen. Harold Keats. Joseph II.
| Wood. D. E. Wiseman. Mrs. Gilbert q
Grosvenor. Frederick L Stephens
lanes lar w. Witten and E. c. Graham.
| captains. Mr.. Witten securing sub.
| scrlptions from Masonic bodies OF the
city and Mr.. Graham securing "war
daddies" from Rotary Club members
Teams to Tour City.
The other captains will head teams
which will go throughout the city as as
signed by the officers Of the local COM
mittee. When final instructions are to
be given at the meeting to be held at the
l blStliCl OuLuIHS LOfnOrFOW morning t03fn4
not fully completed will be filed in. The
teams are not to exceed five persona In.
| cludtng the captain. The work win BE-
competitive. and results will be announo-
ed each day. Beginning Tuesday It IL
hoped to have a luncheon each day for
the volunteer workers The hrst such
luncheon will be held Tuesday noon at the
New Ebbitt House, according to present
plans.
The team captained by Mrs. Grosvs-
nor will be composed of Mrs ". F. Ham,
Mrs. Cole, Mrs. W. c. Heron, Mra.
George Becker and Mrs. Fred Wright
Miss Sheehy win lead Miss Virginia
O'Nein. Mrs. G. w. Evans. Miss Mann
Sheehy. Miss Ethel Day and Miss Ann
O'Neil1. Mr. Stephens will lead Nrs
Roger Boyle. Mrs Laura Williams and
team captained by Mr.. Peyser are to Be
George r. Linkins. Fred Mckee and
Judge Milton Strasburger.
Team members pledged themselves
to give at least two hours day. Nom
day to Saturday. inclusive, to the work
of enlisting the people of Washington
as war daddies."
! To Provide Recreation.
The money raised will be used e1-
clusively in Washington to provide en-.
tertainment and recreation to the SOL
dier when he Is outside the camp and
free from military restraint.
There is a distinct menace to the
men from the community. and q dis
tinct menace to the community from
the men," Harold Keats OF the District
war service commission told the meet
ing last night. This menace IL being
met by the war camp community seHv.
ice, which is now providing q variety
of entertainment of wholesome nature
to the men who daily. and especially
on Saturdays and Sundays. como to
Washington from the camps, Mr.. Keats
| said.
Il rha znaakar oointod orf fha n>~>a.
sity for funds for continuing this work.
and told OF some Of the features now
being provided for soldiers who como
here. With the funds raised in the pres
ent campaign more and moro work can
be accomplished, with the result that
the people of Washington will be doing
their part in weaving the invisible
for all the soldiers Of America, an
armor of spirit and cleanliness.
Five Hundred Cots Needed.
Five hundred cots are needed for the
use of soldiers who come to Washington
| Saturday nights and can nnd no rooms
| listeners that he had Just received a
| call before the meeting for rooms for
| 200 soldiers, who had been Informed
! that they could obtain rooms for
Is cents for the night.
| There are dangers for troops in
camps far greater than the dangers of
the battlefield" Rev. Dr. Randolph a.
McKim. rector of the Church Of the
Epiphany, declared. outlining some of
| the activities his church is engaging In
for entertainment Of soldier guests.
| I'VE must overcome evil with good he
continued "You remember how the
music Of Orpheus was 10 beautiful that
the attractions Of the sirens were over
other speakers were NJ. B. Trezevane
of the Playground and Recreation As
sociation Of America and Marion NJ
Jackson of the Navy Department COM
mission of training camp activities.
These and the other speakers laid
stress on the idea that the war camp
community service has nothing to do
with the work being done In the camps
! by such organizations as the 7. NJ. c.
A. but relates exclusively to the SOL
dter when he is outside tho camp, and
particularly in the town or city.
Presided for Henry White.
Vice Chairman Grosvenor presided. in
the absence Of Henry White. general
chairman Of the Washington campaign
committee.
The executive board Of the commit
tee is as follows: Theodore W. Noyes.
-.a,r rar{abaue Edward d. Mclean.