The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-22
CAMP ENVIRONMENT
SUBJECT Of STUDY
National Conference VIII he Held To-
day to Plan for Better Surround
ings for Soldiers.
COMMUNITIES TO ASSIST
OF Numerous Civic
Organizations Take Part In Council.
Inspiration Sought for Fighting Men.

Washington, Oct 2t.--War camp
environment will be the subject of
discussion at an important national
conference to be held here tomorrow
by the War Camp Community Recre-
alton service. Keep the army nj to
fight and help win the war by MAX
ing camp surroundings Clean" Is the
slogcu under which community sar~-
Ice h, to be carried on The purpese
of the meeting III to study intensivriy
and 10 map out the work of making
communities outside all American mil
isary camps a source OF inspiration
and of help, rather than drag, to
the men who are preparing to hight
the battles of democracy
This Is the first time in the history
OF the world that any nation has made
an organized effort to guard it's army
in this way. The men OF all Amer
lean training camps are to be pro-
| tected as far as possible. from harm-
full outside influence. both Tor the
sake of the men themselves and al
a military necessity.
Leaders who are actively interested
in War Camp Community Recreation
service viii be present at the con-
terence from all parts of the country.
Preceding the conference there VIII be
~ meeting OF the national committee
on war camp community recreation
fund, of which John n. WHY'S, OF Fc-
ledo well-known automobile ana aero
plane manufacturer, Is chairman me
committee will make ANAL plans Tor
the national campaign to raise the
fund needed to organize the commun-
ity work In cities and towns near all
I training camps The conference was
called Jointly by Raymond b. Fos-
dick. chairman OF the war depart
ment and navy department commits
sions on training camp activities, ana
Mr. WHY'S Members of these COM
missions, of national and state coun-
ellis of defense, of the international
Association of Rotary clubs, OF the
national and local chambers OF COM
merce and other city and commerciaI
organizations, and of national and
state decorations OF womens CLUBS
and of prominent womeu's CLUBS In
various cities, Will attend the meeting.
| The object of the War Camp Com
munity Recreation service. which Ii TO
be extended to every military camp
i and post in the country, Is TO provide
/ all sorts of clean amusement Tor the
! men when they are OUTSIDE camp, ana
to make them feel that the American
people is "one with them" in the light
+ they are entering.
/ 0ficials at the national headquar-
ters of the service declared today that
much of the spirit with which Amer
/ ica's ffghting forces go abroad viii de-
I pend on the backing they have been
/ given by the people AT home ns-
Il pfred pv Amer icar spirit the army ard
navy will fight with American spirit
IN the message OF War Camp COM
munity service.
Members of the rational committee,
under whose auspices tomorrow's con-
ference is being held. include. In addi-
/ ton to Mr.. WHY'S, chairman, the FOL
/ lowing:
/ Samuel b. Botsford. Buffalo, n. Z.
| chairman war service committee. In
| ternational Association of Rotary
clubs.
| Mrs, Josiah Evans cowles' Los An
geles, Cal, president, General Federa-
tion>of woman's clubs.
| Cyrus H X Curtis, Philadelphia.
Pa. publisher. Saturday Evening Post.
/ Ladies' Home Journal and Country
Gentleman.
tw-aiiiafpz DArey. 81 T.oais,. Mo.
president. Associated Advertising Clubs
OF the World.
Mrs. Thornas A Edison, Orange.
N j.
| James Tiahelty. New Haven, Conn
supreme knight OF the knights of CO.
| lumbus
! Mrs. r. II. Hartman. New York.
| /. II. Kirkwood. Kansas City. Nc.
publisher.
/ Adolph Lewisohn. New York. bank
err.
| James A. McKibbe,. Boston. Mass.
president National Association of Gem
| rnercial Organization Secretaries,
| Rev Frank Mason North, ID. d.
New York, president of the Federal
| Council Of the Churches of Christ in
America.
Charles II. Sabin, New York. presf-
dent Guaranty Trust company.
/ Howard Strong. Minneapolis, Mimi.
president National Association of Com.
| mercial Organization Secretaries.
| George c. Taylor. president Amer
lean. Express company, New York.
| Mrs. French Vanderbilt. New York.
DR.. Ralph D. Wheeler. Chicago, ILL.,.
grand master of Masons of IliinoiA.
! b. L. Winchell, Chicago, Ill, direc-
toy af traffic Union Pacific syyteYn.