The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-09-29
". S. WORKER
HAS A BUSY JOB
All Sorts of Domestic Problems
Are All in the Days Work
For Him or Her.


the War Camp Community Service
the men who go round 70 the commit
mites near the camps, organize sol
diers' clubs and get all kinds Of hospi-
tality modified for the benefit Of the
officers and soldiers-in the intervals
snatched from their more routine du-f
ties Of sorting out Invitations to the
soldiers to come and take Sunday din
ner, collecting chaperones for parties
and attending to the business manage
ment of soldiers clubs are many and
of a somewhat bewildering variety.
Not long ago a little mother with q
large baby draped over one shoulder
iourneyed to Southport. n. c., near
Fort Casweli, where soldier father
was stationed. When she arrived she
was taken to snug little hotel, es-
tablished by the War Camp Commune
ty Service for just such visitors. Here
her husband could visit her, but there
were many days when he was off duty
for a few hours IN camp. but couldn't
cross the bay to see her. And she
couldn't carry the heavy baby across
! the sands 10 the wharf to take the
I boat to Fort Caswen.
Every one at the Community House
kept talking Of the Community Organ
izer, SO one day as she sat holding her
baby and gazing wistfullS\ over the
bay the little woman had a\happy
thought A few minutes later over In
the Army and Navy Club the Commn<
nifty Organizers desk phone rang.
"Yes-Yes What A baby car
riage? Great hat! That's large or
der in this village. Has to have il?
All right--if / can't find one I'll build
one for YOU"
Hanging up the receiver, the Organ
tier sat frowning for minute. then,
registering helplessness. he telephened
his wife. On the evening of the same
day a perambulator, somewhat dilapi-
dated from a lengthy career, was
wheeled up before the Community
4sHouse, where a delighted little woman
rushed out and put her baby in 1t.
Now the little mother and the heavy
baby visit the father every day.
Then there was the Community Or
ganizer who received the request of a
young French Canadian recruit that
he be sent over the week end TO a fam
fly with baby in IT because he had
baby Of his own at home. OF course
the Community Organizer produced
the baby, with its appropriate chaper-
onage. What else was there for him
to do? 1t was all in the days work
anyhow. Among the thousands of fam
lilies applying every week to the War
Camp Community Service in any con-
siderable neighborhood there are all
kinds-families with and families
without, and every other combination
that may be required. All kinds of
families are kept In stock, and attend
ing TO the special wants of customers
Is q speciality.
One of these War Camp father con-
fessors was asked the other day by
recruit to keep his money for him so
he could not gamble 1t away, and many
similar intimate services are rendered.
Some other unique functions are
taken as follows from reports of the
men and women organizers
obtained license and magistrate
and acted as master of ceremonies at
the marriage OF a soldier about to
start for the front"
Wrote letter to draft board for en-
ployee in a large manufacturing plant,
who was disturbed because his number
had not been called"
Served as volunteer head of impro-
~vised day nursery during the rush of
civilian visitors, warming baby's milk.
putting baby to sleep, etc"
ACTED as free express and postal
agent. shipping collect grips, suit
cases, bags and parcels left to be sent
to the folks back home"