The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-12-01
Fund is 10 Be Expended Under SuperVis-
ion Of War and Navy Committees
on Camp Activities
"ENCIRCLE THE CAMPS
WITH YOUR PROTECTION"
Many Cities Completed Their Quota; Wei
fare Of Men Of All Camps Cared
For While "On Leave"

Washington, Dec. Confidence
that every city and town in the
United States will do its Bit in
helping to provide for the comfort,
welfare and proper entertainment of
the American soldiers and sailors and
that no place would be willing to be
considered, even for a moment, a
"slacKer" in this regard was express
ed here today by John NJ WHY'S. ma
tional chairman OF the War Camp
Community fund.
Ie is essential, he asserted, that the
balance of the national fund of $3,-
100000 needed to carry on this vital
ly important war work be raised as
promptly as possible Time is an i'm
portant element and every city and
town should collect its quota with
out any unnecessary delay. No place
can be relieved of - responsibility,
its duty to the nation and to its own
men III uniform, unul it has contrib
uted its share to the War Cam Com
muniy fund
President Wilson, Secretaries Ba-
ker and Daniels and commanding ar
my and naval officers, as we'll as
many others, command this move
ment, which purposes to look out for
the welfare of the men when they
are ION leave" in the cities and towns
near army and naval camps and sta
tions. Those in charge of training
the troops are of the opinion that
the spirit and the morale, as we'll as
the actual military efficiency of
Americas fighting forces, will de-
pend to marked degree of the char
acter of the environment around all
training camps and cantonments.
MANY cities and towns throughout
the country have responded to the
call and have raised the quota as
signed to them Of the national fund,
said Mr.. WHY'S. But large part
of the fund is still to be contributed,
about $1,750,0OO so far having been
raised. 1t is not believable that any
city or town in the United States
would be willing to be considered,
even for a moment, a Stacker
mo city can afford to leave others
the share which it should perform Of
a national task. Everyone in Ameri-
ca is concerned vitally in seeing to it
that the American fighting forces are
fit in every respect for the work
ahead of them; the welfare of every
is bound up in the eff
cheney Of the American army and |
navy; therefore, every city bears
which it cannot pass
on to others.
"The War Camp Community fund
Is a national fund, to be expended
under the supervision of the war de-
partment and navy department com
on training camp activities,
in providing for the comfort, welfare
and proper entertainment of the men
from all training camps and stations
when they are 'on leave in towns
and cities near training camps and
contonments In order that this work
may result in the greatest good, it is
that there be no delay
Time is an important element. No
city, however, can be relieved of its
in this matter until it
has contributed its quota.
"The number Of calls which are
being made on the pocketbooks OF
the American people does not change
their duty in this case. It is vitality
important that the people continue
to give even at great sacrifice, i'll
to help send our troops to
the battle fronts of Europe with the
best possible equipment, physical,
mental and spiritual"