Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-25


films AS a result. highly intriguing
announcements may be possibls i'm the
near future. -Ie
DISTINGUISHED POET 81,
GETS Busf-ON LECTURES
John Masehcld the distinguished
poet. who recently revisited the United
training camps all over the country
proceeded to- get busy in the interest
OF our h2h ing, men almost us soon as
is now an enc. getic member OF the de-
paItment, Of hospitality 10 American
forces. which is =. branch of the Brit
ish Ministry of Information and or
sinaIly grew ont of the scheme known.
IS 'Sammy's Blighty" that was in
aulurat"u as the result OF The Efforts
In the United States Army.
Naseheld told me yesterday about
a Scheme which he Is now putting
through TO provide lectures OF the
most interesting and entertaining Kind
for the doughboys in rest and training
camps throughout the United Kingdom.
tina. the official British department of
hospitality is arranging and has az
ranged with view to making our sol
dies stay in England as enjoyable as
is one tina; seems likely TO provide con
siderable pleasure blended with in
Don, imagine tina, these lectures
will be 'highbrow talks" said the au-
thor Of The Widow in the Bye
street" They are going to be very
ones. among other things. some or our
speakers. men who are authorities on
the subject. will tell your soldiers
some hing about the history of the
districts in En- land in which they
ar" being trained, or where they are
resting on Their way 10 France. Other
Der OF AmericaLs will explain various
aspects OF English life TO the dough
boys. telling them sonnet hing or our
i"eals. homes and insti-
;utiCEs. with ;he result. | t.i.s:. ;h.,
;h"% viii LOG, ,he idea, il they have il
Ia; y" ;:S .: colo. in&ulu- and .un.
muti liked by Your soldiers. who come
hc'c ,&i.owinE almost nu,niur' OF our
shaT" III This struggle and li;;le OF
our aims aud past.
Subsidiary CAMPAIGNS
FROM ONE SUBJECT
There Will be lectures. too. on the
subsiaiaiH campaigns in which the al
lies are engaged. such. for instances
as these IL ine Balkans. il, Palestine
and M.Sopoia,.iL and on these coun-
tiitS themselves. 1t is 4 bit too early
vet 10 name some 81 those VINO have
promised to lecture, but We already
have prom SEES to do SO from many
h"iaoie me-. whom II should interest
Your men. think. even TO behold in the
heSh. We are very keen, by the way
III haNinS.a good number OF Americans
amnms our Speakers because We find
mat many of your men are homesick
and like TO be talked 10 by people from
their own country"
wish that we could send more
bands 10 the American camps" Mase-
he.d Went on We are sendins as
many as we can. but bands are scarce
articles in England ~ present How
ever. we are Trying our best BY ar
ranging many different kinds OF en-
ta!nnehts. 10 give your men "A good
time. though one Of the things that
makes THIS somewhat difficult is the
tact That most OF Them are here no
longer than couple OF days They
hccu caccr!ng up. too. after the very
trying Journey across the Atlantic
VITA a.! its attendant discomforts and
Clements OF danger. We feel this very
keen!y and are bent on making sol
diers and sailors, TOO. fell that they
are really a, home here and among
friends"
Masefeld tells me that during. his
recent visit 10 the doughboys at home
ne Visited every American State but
SIN Tie Is enthusiastic about our
Gntcrs as listeners remarking. They
respond in quite wonderful way TO
anyone VINO knows his subject and is
IN earnest and who viii! treat them az
friends and equals. And their knee
ness and enthusiasm ms soldiers arc
perfectly wonderful. 1t lis inspiring to
ne among them and makes one an in
voluntary opiimist. though we have
sood reason for optimism now. | feel
convinced. Copyright. 1918