The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-02-07
REPORT Or WORK
DONE BY ARMY Y
OVER 100000 SOLDIER VISITORS
DURING DECEMBER
EFFORT IS BEING EXTENDED
Soldier News From Camp Dodge
oVershoes In use-Rush Orders
On Camp Hospital--New Ar
rivals In Detention Camp

/ rivals In Detention Camp
| Des Moines, Feb. lin a letter to
| Charles A. Rawson, chairman of the
local army "Y" board, Camp Secretary
Fred M. Hansen gives the following
summary Of the work of the army
Y. M. G. A. at Camp Dodge:
Work is now being carried on in
eight brigade buildings. in a barrack
at the remount station, and some work
| is being done with small group of
men stationed at the rifle range Also
one man is giving full time at the
base hospital.
The estimated attendance at our
buildings during December was $780,
$50. Thirty-three educational features
were given during the month. There
were 416 sessions of educational clac-
SEES. The men took books from our
building Libraries 1886 times. 1900
men participated in recreational sports
1870 religious meetings were held and
there were 175 sessions of the Bible
classes. Our men distributed 1888 tes-
taments. The men must ask for these.
they are not passed out in public
meetings. There 1852 interviews a.
bout the Christian life, and our men
report 257 actual decisions on the part
of men to live a Christian life. We
held 80 social entertainments, and 100
moving picture shows Our men es-
innate that approximately 100000 let
ters we're written in our buildings,
which is an average OF more than 5000
per day More than $4,000 worth Of
express money orders were sold. We
find that this is good way to help
the boys save their money
Must Wear overshoes
Don't let the men go out without
their overshoes."
That's the injunction being issued
at Camp Dodge these days by the
regimental commanders to the cap
tains of the various companies. AL
captain is supposed to look after his
men just like mother looks after her
children Yes, a mother. For what
father would think of telling his boys
not forget their overshoes?
THE men may not think they need
to bundle up so well, but they do,
and you must see that they go out
properly dressed" says the regimen
tai commander.
And the captain answers, Very well
sir"
Two and three pair of heavy wooden
army socks inside ne heavy field
shoes are the proper fashion note at
Camp Dodge.
Addition To Camp Hospital I
Rush work has been ordered on
the addition to the base hospital of
the Eighty-eighth national army divi'
sion at Camp Dodge in the hope that
it may be completed before the COM
ing of the final increment, which will
complete the divisions full quota OF
drafted men. i
Authorization from the quartermas-,
ter generals department for the pur-I
chase of material from any source
from which 1t mey be obtained has
been received. This means that a
large portion of the lumber to be
used in building the addition probobly
will be purchased in Des Moines along
with the sewer and water pipe mat
erials and other necessary parapher-
MALTA for the completion of the addi-
ton.
Library Is Open
Fifteen thousand volumes of books
are at the disposal of the soldiers at
Camp Dodge today with the formal
opening of the camp library under the
auspices OF the American Library as
sociation,
Most of the equipment for the new
building, located near the center Of
the campsite, has been received. al
though there still remains several hun
Gred books which have not been re-
ceived.
The camp library is under the super
vision of f. B. Spaulding, Des Moines
city librarian. Two assistants are on
duty at Camp Dodge.
Detention For New Men
Newly drafted men of the next in
cremeut reporting to Camp Dodge will
be placed in temporary detention camp
upon their arrival, in order to detect
any cases of disease before the men
are assigned to their units.