Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-06
Mostly About People

Delaware men, if any there are, At
| Chickamauga Park can have Iiic made
much more agreeable for them the
| War Camp Community Service oi that
| city ia notified. II If "up " ministers,
| lodge secretaries and any others who
| know about II to send information about
| Delaware men. Information as % this
service has come about through "A former
Delawarean, Mrs Molly Caldwell Of
| Chattanooga, Tenn, whose father, Rev
| J. r. Caldwell was at ono time q pastor
! Of St Paurs NJ r. Church, when II was
| located on Market street, where the
Majestic Theatre now IS.
The pastors If churches ard others arc
| requested to communicate % the War
/ Camp Community Service, 3l3 Br0ad
/ street, Chattanooga, Tenn. the names
Of members Of their churches who come
1 here This will enable the executive score
/ tary, s & Dunham, to advise the pastors
! Of the Chattanooga churches Of the same
! denominations the names and military
/ addresses Of these men. When tins ~ done
| the soldiers will be extended a personal
invitation to participate m the church
service and the social activities of
| gpecial character which arc going on con
| stantly for their benefit In the caac ~
| lodge secretaries they should advise Mr.
/ DfInharn in an oficial way that the soldiers
/ are members m good standing. Through
this channel the Chattanooga lodges vii
! be handed the papers and will write ~ the
| soldiers named advising them ~ pl'prr and
/ time of meetings, and extending =. cordial
| invitation IN attend
| For the information ~ relatives and
/ friends nf the Dclawarr men Tho ar"
going there it can he gald with ali 80"
/ modesfy that Chattanooga has earned
/ fine REPUTATION for the way her people and
| institutions arc helping - relieve the
! rnonotony ~ soldier life at amp tnrrc
I and The two trimming camps also, oi fhcr
/ desire ~ bc If any assisfancf TcNssIhi"
/ along purely practical lines a SOLDIER
! Rest Room "a in operation IN the down
trwn district and frequent entertainments
/ bv local talent arc on the program Prac-
tIcalIy al the important churches have
put on a number ~ activities designed r.
interest the soldiers and make them fccl
at home Some of the churches give an
absolute guaranty that any soldier attend
ing sunday morning services Will Re IN
/ vrited INTO the home nf some member Tor
dinner. There are several Saturday night
entertainments, generally including re-
freshments, at downtown churches Tor
soldiers. Local talent IN MUSIC ann read
ing, goes N Chlckamauga Park every
Sunday afternoon and gives entertain
/ menta at 10 various Y VI q. \. buildings
Twelve entertainments are sent out on
week nights Patriotic women 90 ~ the
Base Hospital regularly each week and
every patient IL VISITED personally. Frnt,
flowers, Jelly and other daInues are taken
tn them fy these committees.
The Chattanooga Chamber oi Oorn-
merce and the " w. g. a. MAINTAIN lists
nf roomIng and boarding accommodations
in private homes III order 70 help the iaml-
lies ~ officers TO get located The J VI.
g. 4. has long list of homes where rooms
are available Saturday nights for soidier5
who wish to spend the weekend u the
citv. Accommodations for 100 men are
listed The War amp Community
service has among Its many functions
that of helping the wives of enlisted men
to solve their problems of support. also
adjustment d dependent claims snh the
War Department II IS emphasized ln
j this connection that wives of enlisted men
will do well 10 communicate with the War
Camp Community service before coming
to Chattanooga.
Daniel G Corbit of Odessa and Thomas
Higgins u New York City left saturday
for st Petersburg, Fla, q spend several
weeks 1T that resort and other places
along the vest coast.
Mrs. Frederick William Curtis and
Corbit Curtis and Mrs. Edward Duer
went to Atlantic City yesterday to stay
a week.
Mr. and Mrs. William ~ Barnard left
today for a MONTH stay in Florida at
i several resorts
Mr.. and Mrs William Luke are spell-
ing this month it their country home n
Covington. Va
| Mr.. and Mrs. Henry ). Pyle are re-
celving congratulations on the birth 81 "a
daughter on Saturday, named Charlotte
Nevin Pyle.
Mr.. and Mrs. Malcolm Severance az
Point Pleasant \ J., are being con-
graduated on the birth OF son Tuesday
Of last week Mrs. Severance Is rcmem-
bercd here aS Mss Isabelle DoWcI
Clawsoa :. HammItt has been app
pointed by Henry ? Scott, state Director
of Thrift stamps. Ssa;e chairman for he
National Poster Contest This poster
competition IS open ~ pupils ID the
public and private schools seventh.
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