The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-10-23
Y, NJ, c, 4, WORK
!: AT CAMP LEE
Rv WALTES s. McAOAM.
One Of the Wheeling Boys.

Social Di,ra:ca ~ m" lr,HA:"rcft
CAMP LEE. Va. Oct. c2.--rnS OF re
best ways 70 es;Ir:'at" thu amount "
value the men IN 'anp p'''@ ." '"s
M C. A. work being .d"nt ~ cam? >'"u
the men connected with I'll. asS"'iAi''h
is TO hear the men talk ant I" i'nR OWL
what they think OF the buildings. Ne
,ssders in charge and the splendid w"T"
hs;nr. done. Y u. building No. =.
which Is located rea: the h2rFf'NS
ouar,erinS all the latest arrivals *
C,anp Lee is one 90 -th* ouSIeS; places
in the entire camp. Fully itHr ;h"NS''"
men go IN and "Gt os thiS h"''"iH~
every day, and when special "ttr'.'ti's'"
are offered for the entertainment ~ IN"
men during the evening as h:En -
twenty-five hundred t. three 'h""san"
an crowded in duriuS an evening.
SECRETARY J. W, Noningcr. II the
WASHINGTON Pa \. VI. {. ~. Is general
SECRETARY OF this building and III prov
ing a friend 70 all the boys III camp
When Mocinrer wants anEtHiES ""'':
there are always too many it!l""S KIN"
to give him hc.pinS Rand tic S"i.'
ySsss the work arouud the desk. DIS
psnsing pustals and stamps 20 me mex,
aud handing out thousands OF sheets OF
writing paper and envelopes daily Tor
tn, men to WIZ back 10 irlcuIs and
lcSed ones.
For singing and getting together
good bunch Of fellows. secretary ). ).
Phillis, promincn, III Y. Il. {. ~ work
IN Pittsburgh. takes .oc lead. Every
evening he leads several hundred men IN
SIN ins songs of all kinds ana l''t"S
them in devotional exercises. IhliiipS
ID the talk OF the fellows IN the bar
NN,- lanr Y VI,
ing for he is one OF the hest fellows
to be met anywhere around the camp.
The boys all take part III the singing
when Phillis is leading and harmony
Is q certainty under his instruction.
AAnother PlttSburChcr connected with
the Y. II. g. y. No. >" building IS SIC
retary w NJ. INlrch. who looks AFTER
office work and educational WORK among
the men. Alrich has established sew
e&a1 classes among the various COM
panies for teaching foreign born men
the English language and teaching
thec proper citizenship. This - 4 OK
lob In Camp I.e,. where nearly hait OF
the men are 81 foreign hlcth ana ui
whom many csru"; speak t.!ISESh ~ All.
The muuurr IN which Il" Is becoming
acquainted with ti,~'. G:ru shows 4 r.
markable ability and ~ response !" MS
REQUESTS SHOW t;... appreciation OF the
selected mc:l for h;'!
sSport and atl,!-.,.yS Tor he MN IN
camp are looked aft"T Oy Secretary -
! ~ t'nrhr:,. 's'ii.t~''' 't~S''''.'!,"'h
Worker from Pittsburgh. Cochran =
hAinr taken ~ ,.:,r - III. boys 2'!| -
getttnS riga, .n;n III. Sir""' 90: tH'' ';;;IH.
re sees thar 'nr:ha,i~ p;:I "til'- sport
ing goods ar" ~ ~. hanIS -; n" men
whenever they ::Hr' az: Srnr'' '""tEciitS
50 that they nn:' ;i'.'r Nr i&-'r i'hyS''iu
work OUTSET. tie. |.:i,% irlli ,!ttrS. it,
is we'll arcuo.u',! WIZ! ply seal work
and fills h,= b!.:c" ~ ";>"r L.
tThe spiritual work among ia'' 'n"h
in the hau,!S -: ~; .tt!y,.'.; l.'s'!"! IN
this line. g:ry. raUi 1"i.:.'un. - ~
United pccShyi":iaa church. S''w''kl'E.
Fa has i"..,'. .'.'!'::..'','''! "'''.i y" -"
building since it's opening a:Id is r.''"@s-
dIZed by III. Camp b.. .rn%n AZ "t' "t
the best spiritual i"ari''rS 5t"E hay" III
carnp. H.. has r!.ar,"l thr minds ct
many Of IN. bays regarding tH"lr ''"'i
and their r"iic;''n ond has hr"isht
many of ih..n, /" r.al."" - u'.N"" '"'-
fore lust What ctr" ;i:'E w"r'' r'.'"i"-
ing in a Sni"i;u:.l wa%. IL" has h''!
noi,2r,,. OF thu. hi<trihuim''t It t"S''''i' - :
and psalm books :" many n''n WE"
never before. raj tl.'S.'. works or Cook
an interest in ih":r own welfare 80
hxiouSly.
-Th.. selected! men ttk' th"lr hats ct;
t.. The. n,su who ar. t;tk!:..: '''tr" "t it'
". NJ. {. ~ yv"rl; IT, camp L."... ami pa
faith III tfr.sr leaders.