Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-08-12
NEW PLANS LAID FOR
ENTERTAINING Sol DIERS
Dr. Maclachlan Reorganzes Work of Local War Camp
Community Service ANA It's Womans Auxili-
AIRY, and Names New Committees

il also furnished the entertainers by
the commission at a cost Of 40 cents
per head. These entertainers arc very
much appreciated by the men and tho
L. NJ. 4. a. and other authorities at
camp Similar entertainments have
been provided for the school of me.
chanics at the Fair Grounds, with like
success.
Certain of the churches I'm the city
nave, from time to time, given sociais
and lawn parties 70 the men in uni
form. under the auspices Of the COM
inission-its work being to furnish the
'ncn Tor the occasions. 4 like SER
vice has been rendered by various clubs
and several literary organizations.
There is room for much enlargement
in this line of work
REPORTS SHOW BU-ISEss
MEN "rOTE FAIR" WITH VISITORS
The committee on comm arcial re-
!ations. OF which w. II. Schwarzschild
Is chairman. has In charge the matter
OF seeing that the men In service are
not overchargcd by Richmond mcr-
chants hotei-keepers. etc. Only one
or two complaints have. so far, been
made. and under investigation these
turned out to be more imaginary than
real! but the fact that there is such 4
committee In existence, has undoubted-
~ played a large part in gaining for
Richmond the reputation 1t has Sc
cured as being one OF the most gen.
erous cities in the United States in
its treatment OF the men.
"A few weeks ago windfall hap
pened TO our commission. The Cod
mothers League, DESTROYS OF changing
ITS name and functions, offered it's SER
vices to the commission and has re-
Gently been organized under the name
OF w. y. c. c. s. 'Woman's Auxiliary
nFT1Fl
ganization has more than a hundred
members and has organized the fol-
lowing committees u..1er the auspices
or the commission: house comr,itee
base hospital tvistat!cn); base hospi-
tai trecreation); local spital vista
uon): local hospital Gccreation): home
hospitality
lance. your chairman has thou hit 1t
a strategic time to reorganize the
whole practical work OF the commits
sion, and bcgs leave to submit the fol-
lowing scheme" CThen appears the de-
tailed plan with committees as fol-
lows):
Base hospital. Camp Lee tvisftation)
w. "A. c. c. g.. Mrs. G. w. T. Kern,
chairman.
General hospital No. IS thome CHEEKY
N. L. w. s.. Mrs. Z. d. Hotchkiss.
chairman
Base hospital Camp Lee (recreation)
w. A c. c. s.. Mrs. Addison Lewis.
chairman.
Local camps (recrcation)-w. A. C.
c. S. Mrs. S. *. Bowman. chairman.
Local hospitals tvisitation)-w a.
G, s. Mrs. Norman Randolph. chair
House committee. W. A. c. c. s.;
publicity. w. ]. Fawcett. chairman;
sightseeing. Henry schwarzschild.
chairman; Saturday night dances, Mrs.
L. d Hotchkiss, chairman; cluu hos
home hospitality-W. a. c. c. s., Mrs
II. Myers, chairman. Camp Lee en-
tertainments, G. II. Winfrcy. chair
man: Virginia Boat Club. r. II. Druni,
chairman; ministerial. cooperation.
ce" r T. McFaden. y. ID. chairman;
community sings, G. X. Winfrey. chair
man; officers entertainments, Mrs
George Warren. chairman; finance
committete, f. /. Bemiss. chairman;
mend!ns committee. Red Cross Chap
ter OF Equal Suffrage League, Mrs w.
w. Foster, chairman, reading room
and library, Mrs. Kate +. Minor chair
man; church entertainments. AIRS New
ell. chairman; commercial rotations,
w. II. Schwarzschild. chairman: In
formation bureau. Mrs T. s. Settle,
chairman. girls and women. Miss Kath-
arine III. lIawes. chairman.
CoiOrcG CommJttecs
Executive coUmittee--oHicers chair
men OF standing committees and 3
y. Ccphas. w. 4. Jordan. j. T. Hewin,
Rev w. H. Stokes, Rev. NJ. r. Davis.
VI. E Carter. ora Is stokes, II. a.
Allen. Lucy Lewis.
Committee OF. church relations ana
moral conditions, Rev. w. T. Johnson,
chairman: committee on homes ANA
social relations. c. e. Bryan. chair
man; committee on club hospitality.
II. j. Hayes, chairman; committee on
finance and appropriations and club
site. j. NJ Dabney, chairman: COM
mittee on training camp entertain
ments, r. 4. Cole chairman: committee
on cooperation of white and colorei
agencies. q. ii. Winfrey. Rev II. u. c.
Maciachlan, d. D., J. II. Binford. j.
T. Hcwin. NJ. y. Norrell, chairman;
Rev. NJ. T. Davis. w. y. Jordan, T.
g. Burke, treasurer: 5. w Robinson.
financial chairman: j. NJ. DabMey. and
Professor V. Daniels. secretary.