Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-01-08
MULH0LLAND SPEAKS
ON TRAINING CAMP WORK
Tells Of Necessity for Guarding En-
vironment OF Soldiers in
Their or Hours.
ADDRESSES ROTARY CLUB
Mrs. John G. Munce Speaks on Food
Conservation, Urging Substitution
or P~erfshables and Saving OF Con-
centrated Foods.

before an audience OF members OF
the Rotary Club and their friends at
the auditorium OF the Jefferson Hotel
last night. Frank l.. Mulholland. OF
Toledo. Ohio. pictured very graphically
the horrible atrocities committed by
the in Belgium. and showed
That the great need Of this country Is
an army Of young men OF the highest
caliber. not only mentally and pnys!-
cally, but morally "a well. MFR. Null
holland was formerly president of the
lnternutional Association Of Rotary
Clubs. but fcl, that il was his duty
TO resign, 50 that he might devote all
his time to the movement for the bet
terment in and around the encamp-
ments of our soldiers.
Mr.. Mulholland is particularly we'll
lifted for this work. and cannot fail
To be OF invaluable assistance to h
government in It's efforts to keep our
boys from the serious temptations
which beset them when they are away
from the home influences and amon:
strangers with unoccupied time on their
hands. From his graphic descriptions
one could easily see that the menace
confronting the War Department in th!.
regard Is far graver thar the civilian
would be led TO cXpect. But Mr.. Null
holland knows the boys and knows the
beS. means or protecting them from
the pitfalls. Besides the services OF
such men as Mr.. Mulholland. the war
Department IS enlistinE the services of
the y. ". {. A. knights Of Columbus
and the Young Mems Hebrew Associa-
ton. and striving TO sec that cond.-
tons are what they should be in the
vicinity OF tho camps.
TRYING To SEE THAT BOYS
ARE MADE TO FEEL At HOME
1t has been their ende8vor 10 sec
tina, the boys are made to feel at home
by the organizations and the people of
the surrounding cities, and spoke in
terms or the hisnes praise of the way
that homes have been thrown open and
entertainment furnished. as has been
done ii Richmond.
lie states the situation in these
words: They are just boys-not good
boys or bad boys. but just ordinary
ooys-and are at that age when they
are men to every excitement and every
influence. for good as we'll as for evil.
lf ;hcy are projected and properly
guided for the first six months or year
as the War Department is striving SO
hard 70 accomplish. there Is not much
danger for them after that. An arm
equally as stgons as that OF the home
mus; be put around them, and they
must not De showed To drltt into temp
through lack OF co%nGenial en-
vironment or Inconsistencies"
The fosd!ch Commission Is e~xpendins
every effort 10 furnish lectures and
OF the highest class in every
army cncamprncnt, and soon intends to
have large tents where the soldiers
csn hear the best speakers OF the
country and witness performances b.
the mos, ta!en,e actors and actresses.
MRS. MuNCE SPEAKS
ON FOOD CONSERVATION
Preceding Mr.. Mulholland's address,
Mrs. John q. Nunce spoke on the SUBJ
tect OF food conservation. She empha.
sized what a great saving could be cl-
for the nation were each house
old TO ~econoniize ever 50 little and
Try 10 substitute foods o! equal food
value far those III oncentrated form
needed SO badly abroad by our soldiers
and their allies. She announced that
a campaign was about to begin In Rich .
TO furnish housekeepers here
VII, usefu! hints for econoIniZinS un-
der the direction OF experts in home
economics.
During the evening Miss Marjorie
Harcum and Mrs. Luo ELLA Cowherd
rendered several charming solos. In
the absence OF the president. Walker
Vice-Pres!dent II. &. Bloom
acted a chairman !