Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-21
ST. GEORGES CLUB
OPEN AT CAMP DIX
New Recreation House tor Troops
Dedicated With Much
Ceremony.

Camp Dix. Wrightstown, N. j., Feb.
., N GcnrrcS Soldiers Clubhouse,
cr.cted hv the Protestant Episcopal
d,ccescs of New Jersey, Newark, Pennsyl-
wanna and western New York, WAS for
m,Ilv opened Yesterday afternoon and
dedicated NV Bishop Paul Matthews,
of Trenton The new clubhouse Is
declared to toe one of the finest recreational
centres built Mt any American training
camp ,
Rev Karl NJ Bloch, formerly of Had
dopfield. now chaplain of st. Georges
CHANEL. also recently erected for the use
of men uf the cantonment, VIII direct
the new enterprise, and hls popularity
among the soldiers has already won Tor his
club the sohriquct. The Block House. J"
The club draws no dcnominatiOnal bar
ricrs. but, like other organizations doing
simllsr work here. opens its doors To all
soldiers
The new buildings are at the Pointvillc
end of the cantonmcnt, 700 wards from
the nearest barracks The house, repre-
scnting an outlay of x35. 900, contains
the finest gymnasium and basketball
cage open To the use of Camp Dix soldiers.
The entire floor ~ free for players. with
balconies for spectators The big room
can to- converted into an auditorium and
ono end opens UP for fine stage. Recrc-
atinnal and reading rooms are provided
and there Is large social hail.
\ cantccn and cafeteria have been
opened on the ground floor. The latter
will he conducted bv women from the
various New Jersey and Pennsylvania
chapters of the Daughters oi the Amcri-
can Revolution, the ColonIa. Danes ana
the various church gui DIS. Each organ
izatiun WI IN turn send four women 10
serve week. On ono side of the l'mlfI'g
n dnrmitnry has been provided and iur-
nishcd hv st Nary's Guild, oi burlileg-
ton. where lodging will be providcd Tor
women from distant points Visiting
p'latlvcs IN camp.
The drdicatorN program included ad-
tlr, sScs hv Bishop Matthews, of Trenton !;
bishop Stcarlcv. Of Newark; Colonel II.
y Cootcs. chirf 81 staff, pr. John +.
Carson. chairman OF the frcShl tcrlan
War Work Committee, and Rcv Father
Walsh. Catholic post chaplain al tho
,-antonmrnt. DR. Bloch, III outlining
th,, program for his club work, emphasized
thu rrsirc 81 ErIs 'opaiians 20 co-opcratc
With the Government, the Army !. NJ
q A. and other agenCIcs IN meeting the
rrrrrational and social needs oi the men
~ t'amn Dix. Dr Bloch will be assisted
COnuAlFtltE lflf NlID wv NV - ~.
cook. az Hamburg. this State; Edmund
Govt. army secretary for the Brother
hood NJ ii. Andrew. and Charles I,
Wright. Of IIaddonGcld Mrs. 7. &.
Craven. ct Philadelphia, who organized
and for several wears has directed welfare
work oi the Gimhcl stors, will bc house
mother
Tlans have lren completed bv tho War
Hcpartucnt for nearly doubling IN size
the base hospital AT Camp Dix, already
ono ~ tho largest IN the world The early
usr of the institution for the carr Of Amcrl-
can wounded from European battle
fields is regarded as tho likely reason for
.nlarrinr the accommodations 10 1900
beds. with prospects Of n future increase
to 3nO0.
-Four Canadians who have won distlnc-
tion by their bravery on battle fields
in Europe have joined the colony OF
iorrign officers aiding in training work
~ Camp Dix Thev arr Captain \. H..
Cohhan, 81 the Alb, rita Regiment. haNonet
and m, sirian training expert. Lieutenant
" ! Wright. oi the S5th Canadian In
fantrv, specialist IN scouting and snipng
Sergeant Major Macarthur. 25th Canadian
Infantry. and Sergeant NcSwccncy, oi
the eth Canadian Infantry,