Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1918-12-14
COLORED AMERICANS
IN WAR WORK
Moro Colorcd Chaplains for Army
Service.

Service.
Nine colored chaplains, graduates
tof Sept.-Oct. class at tho Army
Chaplains' training School, Camp
Zachary Taylor, Louisville, Ky. have
been appointed and assigned as fol-
lows: American Expeditionary Forco
Overseas service), Matthew w. Clair
Jr., and Lewis A. McGee; John w. u.
Bowen, Jr., 159th Depot Brigade,
Camp Taylor, Ky; Frank w. Brown,
155th Depot Brigade, Camp Lee, Va;
Ellis A. Christian, 165th Depot Bri-
gade, Camp Travis, Texas; Eugene
II. Hamilton and Frederick d. l..
Mcdonald, 18th Division, Camp
Meade, Md: A. Huntington HAYWOOD
Camp Taylor, Ky. and Max Ycrgen,
Camp Lee, Va. These arc included
in tho total of sixty colored chap
lains announced as now in the service
Of tho United States Army in this
country and overseas.
Pleasant Conditions Mt Camp Leo.
Conditions at Camp Lee, Peters
burg, Virginia., are quito satisfactory
to tho ten thousand colored soldiers
now stationed there, according to q
statement made by Rev. Arthur G.
G. Randall, Il representative OF the
Y. NJ. G. A. work at that point. The
18th Infantry replacement battalion
at Camp Lee has four colored cap
tains and there is also the 155th
Depot Brigade, both Of which are
rendering excellent service. Officers
and mon are treated with uniform
courtesy and respect by their CON-
manderS.
There are two colored chaplains,
Max Yergan and J. II. Brown, spirit
ual leaders Of broad sympathies, and
they exert q most wholesome intlu-
cnCe upon the morale of the mon. A
ommodious Hostess House Is In
process Of erection and will fill
long-felt want. In Petersburg the
War Camp Community Service has
established a finely-equipped soldiers
club, with all modern improvements,
including audience room, library,
bles writing room, and provision for
evrey kind Of social recreation.
This work Is directed by James
Sanders, assisted by Mr.. McCorl1le,
graduate OF Hampton. Tho Y. w.
G. A. has like center for women,
conveniently located on u prominent
thoroughfare, where soldiers arc
made to feel Eat home" Miss Jack
son Is head worker, and has n con-
genial assistant.
Prof. J. NJ. Candy, who Is q special
assistant in tho War Camp Commun-
ity Service activities among the col
ored people OF the South, Is very
helpful in planning programs and tho
musical exercises arranged by him
are enjoyed as much by the white
citizens as by the colored soldiers
from Camp Lee, for whom they are
primarily designed.
The Y. M. G. A. Is q lively center
and Secretary Randall Is always con
the job" encouraging tho soldier
boys to improve themselves mentally
assisting them in their letter-writing
and taking tho lead in their athletic
diversions.
"Abraham Lincoln Club" Organized
iT> cuba.
The colorej' wanna,
Cuba have organized a Graham
Lincoln Club" for war work. Ser
gcant Fl. Thomas is president; Cliff
ford c. Hancock, director; and Henry
Fl. Sellers, treasurer. Ex-sergeant
John r. Thomas, formerly of the
Tenth United States Cavalry, now
confidential messenger to President
Mario G. Menocal, of the Republic of
Cuba, is tho founder of the organi-
zation.
At Blanco tho club has hand
some quarters, with largo audience
room, palm garden on roof, with O.
clear sweep for the breezes from the
Gulf OF Mexico, with fine dancing
floor and provision for all kinds Of
recreation. Connected with tho club
Is a ladies' auxiliary, an employment
agency, physical culture department
and classes for instruction In Span
1sh and English, and club hospital
is in contemplation. President
Menocal is chairman OF the board Of
trustees. The membership Is upward
Of 200.
At meeting Of the employees of
the National Baptist Publishing
House, Nashville. Tenn., held in the
chapel of the plant, the office staff
subscribed for $4,000 worth OF the
Fourth Liberty Bonds. Henry Allen
Boyd addressed the meeting and
made very clear tho war aims Of the
government in their especial appli-
cation to colored Americans. He also
bia, Tenn, to push the sale Of liberty
bonds.
During the recent campaign for
the Fourth Liberty Loan in Dallas
and Marengo counties Of Alabama.
DIR. A. Il. Owens, dean Of the The
illogical Department Of Selma Uni
versity, delivered some effective
speeches. Both counties went "ovcr
the top" and five hundred and one
thousand dollar subscribers among
the colored people wero numerous
Several Alabama dailies are carrying
the war news relating to Negroes and
both white and colored readers find
1t most interesting.
The Nashville Globe Is to issua q
special "Patriotic Number" during
the first week in December under
the direction of Henry Allen BOYD.
and The A. M. u. Church Review. of
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