The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-09-04
SOLDIERS TRAIN FOR
AFTER WAR VICE

Of the sauth and southwest, all sol
diers who can teach a class, play a
musical instrument, do an athletic
stunt lead a religious meeting, enter
tain an audience, who can do any
thing particularly well, arc having a
chance to use their talents to the best
advantage
The plan, known as the Comrades
in Service simply means that each
company, troop, squadron, or battery
is to organize to promote soldier ac-
tiyities Each company organization
of Comrades in Service" for in
stance, will haze five committees 10
manage religious, educational, social,
musical and physical activities re-
spcctively. Each company committee
will hunt up all the men of special
talent and ability in the company and
encourage them to sign Comrades
in Service" cards, whereby they be-
come members of the organization
Now, if it is planned to put in an
entertainment of soldier talent at
y. NJ. c. A. building, all the social
committees Of the companies that use
this building send representatives to
a social council. This council having
line on all the best talent makes
out the program, provides for adver-
tising, stage fixtures, etc. each person
{ ing allotted a particular task. The
SINE procedure is gone through with
in holding a religious service For
mery the religious Y. NJ c. A. sec
rotaly had the whole job Of getting
a $ eaker putting the hall IN order
advt rtising the meeting and attend
Ing to a score of other details. All
these things are now taken care of
efficiently by this simple organiza
ton of soldiers
In a similar fashion, soldiers will
orange for their social gatherings,
"home talent" concerts, athletic con
tests. educational talks and cooperate
in the activities promoted directly by
the army "Y."
II. p. Demand, formerly Y M. c..
A. camp secretary at FL Paso, Texas,
has been added to the staff Of the
southern department Of The Army x.
M. c. A. to promote the organization
OF Comrades in Service in the camps
Of Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, okla
Loma, Arkansas and Louisiana. The
pusf ing this work among the soldiers
southern department is the leader in
,. instance of the effective organ
ize i work Of the Comrades in Service
was shown at one southern camp
where no more than $50 men could
De got out for a religious meeting at
"Y' building. Now, with the Com
r. des in Service organization, the av-
erage attendance has been raised to
1900
TO fathers and mothers, wives and
sweethearts, the service of the cor
respondence committee VIII the
highest interest," 444- members OF
this committee arrange thot the men
Q! a squad will write letters for each
Cther TO the home folks" when any
hing happens to any Of the group.
When a soldier gets killed in France
a letter goes to his mother and faith
er, or his wife, telling Of his last
hours, sending last word, and FER
hans enclosing some personal belong
ing for remembrance. This is a
fine example of true "comradcship in
service
When they get to France, especial
w in the region of the first and sec
ond line trenches, the boys of Com
less for means of entertainment and
rades in Service" will not be at
relaxation. Paid entertainers do not
go beyond the third line trenches, but
The soldiers, having organized their
talent over here, may under obvious
limitations provide for themselves
many an hour of fun In other activ-
tiles, too, the men Will constitute du
effective worlin gunit for putting on
such things as may be possible in the
var zone.
Leading the soldiers to pSs real
i2e their talents and speciA training
will make the American fighters the
most "all around" men on the west
ern front, say those who are close to
the movement The men are kept
alive to the varied interests of the CT
william world, the world to which they
VIII return after they have fought the
good fight for liberty.
This training of leaders for after
the war service is perhaps the most
important phase of the Comrades in
Service movement" says Mr. De
mand. 1T aims TO make leaders who
are to carry on the work Of the king
dom among men, during the war, as