The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1918-04-18

II Is estimated that the Y. NJ. G. A.
uirects chain of motion picture thea
Tres tnat comprises an average OF one
theatre Tor each unit of 1000 or 5000
men who have respondent the call
10 tne colors. AT Camp Dix. In
"rightstown, N. j., for instance, there
are nine theatres in addition to Inn
mense Y. M. G. A. auditorium, where
pictures are shown frequently. The
usual population at Camp Dix Is 35.-
OoO men. At other cantonments on
TINS side OF the water there are more
theatres than are to be found at Camp
DIX at few of them is the total lower.
but complex as is the problem of
distribution in the United States, the
uiinculties are elementary by COMPARE
son with those to be overcome in
france. The intention is to establish
central headquarters in Paris and per-
maps four or five branches In yarions
parts of the western front Not only
are the American troops to have their
movies, but their French, British, Ital-
IAN and Belgium Allies will as well.
To supply the demand for recreation
ana relaxation from the grim business
| OF uefeating the foe, hundreds of
thousands of feet of film will be re-
CURED. The original order. shipment
or which began late in December was
oo0OOO feet. 1t is expected that be-
Tore summer this total will have been
doubled
Ihus the fighting man-the Ameri-
can fighting man has his movie show
from the time he enters a training
camp until he goes over the top. In
the United States, the Y. NJ. G. A. fol
lows in its system of distribution, the
lines as laid down by the six military
departments of the government.
Ihe lighting man completes his train
lhS and prepares to go overseas. For
brlef period he is in embarkation
camp. The movies are still with him.
linen ne goes on board a transport
Film shows vary the monotony of the
long trip that precedes the excitement
OF the journey through the submarine
zone The transport eludes all perils
and docks at French port. On the
pier is the Y. M. G. A. secretary and
his assistants. The troops are invited
TO make the huts their Headquarters
before they go on in a day or two to
camp back of the lines The motion
picture goes with them
The fighting man who goes down to
the sea In ships is not overlooked in
TINS elaborate system for the enter
talnment OF the forces assembled for
the nations defense Frequently the
Y. NJ G. A. records are thrown into
disorder by the failure of q shin of
war to return program before sail
ing to new port of duty. But the
films always come back, even If the
vessel is delayed in its return. The
same old reels become tiresome after
while and a fair exchange is no rob-
berry when two war vessels meet after
several days away from the nearest
Y. NJ. c. A. hut.
All this would have been impossible
without the patriotic cooperation of the
motion picture producers and distribu-
tors. Without an exception the most
prominent executives in the industry
have granted every request of the Y.
NJ G. A. Exchange systems i'm var
ious parts of the country have been
placed at the service of the Y. M. G.
A. for the distribution Of programs.
All this has been done at cost Any
approach to regular market rates for
motion picture programs would bank
rupt the organization in a few months.
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COSTUME DANCE,
The Civic club dance Monday night.
was a decided success. There were
many pretty character costumes, as
well as unique amusing ones A num-
Der of costumes had been imported
from Spokane, the bunch of jolly
clowns among them, which added
greatly to the spirit of the occasion.
L. Il. Edmundson, prize winner, ap-
peared with his goodly portion of adj
pose seemingly shrunken to fairylike
proportions, bearing the sign on his
back, "Pve bin Hooverizing" The prize
was BEAUTIFUL handmade flag. The
judges were strangers, who had been
called upon ct the last minute to act
in that capacity in fair, unprejudic-
ed manner. The Civic club wishes to
express its thanks to all who contrib
uted In making the affair a success.
All joined spiritedly in the singing of
patriotic songs end a spirit of happy
good chear was evident thru the en-
tire evening. The lively, Gnappy char
acter of the music by the orchestra and
the singing by the trio, composed of
Basil and Harold Harris and f. Swank
was appreciated by all The sum of
$3.50 was cleared, which is very good,
considering the many calls now being
made on the public.
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