The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-11-29

Enlargement of Camp Sherman viii
Require Increase of Funds by the
Seven Organizations Conducting
the Work Of Looking to the Wei
fare Of soIdIers-Resume Of ActiV-
tiles at ohIo's Big Military Camp.
Camp Sherman, Chillicothe, o.
Especial. )-"Where can l write to
the folks at home? How can send
money? Where can l have the best
time when my work is done"
The Y. M. G. A., Knights of Colum-
bus, War Camp Community Service,
Y. w. c. A., Jewish Welfare board,
American Library Association and
Salvation Army have taken on the
biggest amusement contract in the
state of Ohio. They are the answer
to these and many other vital ques-
tions In the minds of the lonesome
soldier boys.
Providing warmth and entertain
ment and all the comforts of home
to 10000 men at an army camp is a
big but necessary job. 1t keeps up
the morale of the fighters soon to go
into the trenches. 1t makes them
like the army. 1t keeps them sat
isfed.
The United War Work Campaign,
Nov. II to IS, will seek to raise $780,
100000 to carry on just this kind Of
work at Camp Sherman and among
all of our soldiers and sailors, wher-
ever they are. The money derived
will go to these seven worthy organ
izations, whose important work has
been indorsed by President Wilson
and the War Department Ohio's
quota in the big drive is $15,SOO,OO0.
With the present enlargement Of
Camp Sherman, big increase in the
welfare work there will be required
What this means is shown by the
years report of Y. NJ. c. A. work at
Camp Sherman from September,
1917, to September, 1918, just issued.
More than eight and half million
soldiers were entertained at "Y"
huts The Red Triangle men declare
that the hut is the point nearest
home to the man in camp, whether
he comes from Cuyahoga or Hamilton
county, and that his first thought
when he has time off is to write
home During the year soldiers
wrote 7,360,800 letters on stationery
furnished free at the huts at Camp
Sherman.
The Mary Pickfords and Charlie
Chaplins of FINLAND play to apprecia-
tive audiences at the Camp Sherman
Y. M. G. A. In the last II months
more than 100000 soldiers wit
messed motion picture shows and en-
tertainments there. Every night
something is doing-a concert, min
strel show or a vaudeville stunt,
The best sporting proposition in
the camp-that's the reputation the |
Y. NJ. C. A. and the "Y" men have
acquired All sorts Of games -four
ish through the energy of amuse-
ment directors. The athletic depart
ment had registration of 100000 |
during the year.
Old-fashioned singing classes are
popular, and hundreds of thousands
take part in big sings preceding en-
tertainm ments
The man who cant speak English
or write his name gets his chance
in the educational classes at the "Y."
Whatever the book most in de-
mand by Yank, whether yellow-back
or high-brow, or even military tao
tics, the American Library Associa-
tion tries to furnish it. At each Red
Triangle building a library of sew
eral thousand books has been in
stalled by the Association.
The popular specialist of fiction,
who rights financial troubles and set
ties love affairs, must give way be-
fore the actual experiences Of the
man in the gray-green uniform of the
Y. NJ G. A. Soldiers come to him
about everything, from the new baby
to an aching tooth, and are grateful
for a friend in the strange new sur