Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-07-14
WILL PROVIDE CLUE
FOR NEGRO SOLDIERS
Local CantD Community Service
Takes Up Matter OF Their
Entertainment.
coLoRED PEOPLE COOPERATE
Suitable House May Soon BE Ac-
Guircd and Fitted Up as Home for
Those From Camp Ice Who Spend
Wcek-E Ends in Richmond.

In the course of few weeks tn"
negro soldiers and sailors vino visit
this city will find quite as many ways
OF amusing themselves or adding TO
their comfort and pleasure as do the
uniformed white men who enter the
gates OF Richmond. In fact. plans arc
now afoot to duplicate for them evcrv
activity which looks TO the comfor..
welfare and amusement OF the nations
white warriors.
This new work will be the rHsut
ot the combined efforts OF the local
Camp Community Service and mum
Der of colorrd organizations. 1t means
that BY early autumn the negro sol
dcrs and sailors will have a we'll
equipped clubhouse of their own. as
we'll as sunday sings" and other en-
tcrtainmcnts. tn say nothing OF tn"
benefits Of home hospitality among
.coplc of their own race and sys
tom that will insure many exciting
outdoor contests between army ana
civilian athletes. Moreover, enter
taircrs will he sent to their y. NJ. {.
\. huts at Camp Lee. SO that more
may lose an opportunity FOR pleasure
and instruction.
heretofore. for some reason NJ,
fully explained Richmond has not
been visited by many colorcd soldiers.
although there arc usually about To-
nlo of these at Camp Lee. with
local contingent ranging from 500 to
500. Among the negro troops at
Petersburg arc mon from all parts %
Virginia. while West Virginia and
PENNSYLVANIA are likewise literally reo-
resented.
In the past the colored people OF
this city have furnished their uni
formed guests an enjoyable rendezvous
in tho rooms of the Spartan Athletir
and Literary Association in True RE
formers Hall. on North Second street.
This place. however. will hardly meee
the demands of the future when pres
ent plans arc fully matured.
CONFERENCE is HELD
WITH CoLoRED LEADEVs
Definite results were obtained last
Tuesday when Rev. II. -. {. Maclachla,..
ID. d. and Secretary G.. II. Winfrey. of
the Camp Community Service. held n
conference with gathering of col
orcd citizens. among whom were Attor-
ncy Thomas lIcwin. Rev. NJ. Il. Davis.
:. c. Burrell. secretary of the Y. NJ.
G. A.. Ora Il, stokes. Lucy Lewis.
NJ. A. Ncrreil. Maggie l.. Walker, Or.
w. l.. Stokes. Lillian n. Pavne. w.
II. Jordan, w. !. johnson and Maggie
OBricn.
NJ A. NoIh-cll was made chairman g.
the executive committee. which is 10
have general charge of the work ana
committees 10 direct the various ac-
tiviticS which are now being formed.
The colorcd people themselves will
raise great deal OF money and help
will also come TO them from the or
ganization of the white people.
AS yet il has not been definitely de-
termincd where the negro Army and
Navy Clab will he established. Either
a more definite and more ambitious ar
rangcn"nt will be made with the Spar
tan Athletic and Literary Association
or :pat,iouS building will
rented. Possibly the old residence a:
Foushce and clay Street. numerically
designated as double nought." will be
leased. Whatever the house chosen. Il
will be equipped with shower baths
and ample bedrooms. the use OF which