The sun., 1918-11-10
Mothers, Wives and Whole Comnu-
mites as Well as the Soldiers
Benefited by the Work

neighborhood club. and the girl the
very flower OF Any Camp Town.
This last feature has become so uni
versally apparent that II recent edi-
torial in TIVE EVENING SUN advocated
the organization OF the s. p. NJ. U. II.
A. =. G. s. N.---Society to Prevent Men
in Uniform from Monopolizing AL tho
Pretty Girls on Saturday Nights.
The men who attend these functions
are sponsored. They are admitted by
cards Of Introduction from a towns
man or from designated officer at the
camp. That Is the way It would DO
done back home. And the way 1t
would be done at home Is the War
Camp Community Service way.
During one week, and II was a small
week at that. War Camp Community
Service ISSUED 1910 dance and enter
tainment invitations to enlisted mon
visiting New York. During the same
week IT'S theatre, skating and sight
seeing tickets were distributed.
when we took chance on the
War Camp Community Service Club
and met the people in charge things
| happened" says n private. We we're
welcomed. and nobody appreciates a
welcome more than q soldier, but that
| wasn't all.
Made 10 Feel at Home.
! I'VE We're introduced to the best
| people in Any Comp Town. First thing
| we knew Ne we're out on q real auto
mobile ride, in "A real car, with real
folks. Were treatcd like a pair OF Of
ficers That led to supper with a fam
lily whose son Is in the service and IL
| long series Of tennis games In the eve
ming.
! Maybe this wouldn't sound at al
surprising TO an outsider. but it took
| our breath away. We had known
such things to happen. mind YOU, b.
| accident, TO some lucky devil who ad-
ventured into 4 stuffy church, looked
good TO some phianthropic pillar
thereof. ana was invited out to dinner.
But that isn't splash In the ocean OF
a big camp.
Here to our establishment we found
that such entertainment was freely
and eagerly waiting for every man IN
camp. We learned OF dancing parties
almost every night in the week. We
learned of citizens who own canoes on
Any Camp Town river. That's some
thing I used to enjoy at home--and
have never come near TO before IN
the army"
Before War Camp Community Ser
vice went into the camp towns there
were from time 10 time spasmod!c and
| unorganiZed attempts on the part OF
civilians allied with local orSaniza-
tons TO entertain enlisted men. But
uncoordinated the best intended eX-
pressions Of popular welcome often
lost themselves In Il maze OF conflicting
ends. Community effort had to be
organized TO be effective.
The task was national. It was quasi
governmental. 1t called for military
and naval direction Of the nations
modified hospitality resources. not
adjacent to one concentration camp
or to n dozen but extended to the
turthest foot OF American soil where
soldiers and sailors were likely to seek
relaxation and service.
For this task War camp Community
Service was established.
War Camp Community Service Is as
broad as the community. II coordi-
mates tho war camp towns social, re-
ligious and political life and by so
doing compounds the service OF each
to the enlisted man. II knows neither
race nor creed.
Work OF GirIs' Division.
Under the girls division OF War
Camp Community Service the gir1-
hood OF Americas camp towns Is be.
ing organized for patriotic and COM
munity service. This division bands
together girls in a common endeavor
TO raise their mutual standards Of per-
sonal efficiency In contributing to the
promotion Of the war.
They help heap tho mercy kits Of
the He'd Cross 10 capacity. They make
baby kits for French and Belgian
mothers. They collect tinfoil, old
clothes and other waste materials and
turn them into patriotic channels.
They sell War Savings Stamps and
Liberty Loan bonds. They boost COM
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