The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-11-25
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TO H0nES|Ck SOLDIER
" hnt the Organization- II ptiHg- Fes
the Men In Unlform--kccps 'Em
Out of Mischief

It would be difficult to enumerate
jail Of the things which the War Camp
Community service or Richmond, NOR
ginia cities does for the soldiers ana
. sailors stationed in this state. In a
Il hundred. ways 1t reaches the men IN
uniform and day end night its pa
.Iiriotic workers strive to add to the
1comfort'sand welfare of men in uni
form. Particularly does it aim TO keep
the idle out of mischief and to fur
fnsh clean, wholesome amusement Tor
the Yankees and Jackies who are OF
I, ON leave of absence,
+ Naturally the sailor or soldier. when
:. excused from his martial duties, drifts
into the nearest city, and there. un-
less carefully looked after, he is liable
-.to find tern pta tons Of every sort. This
does not mean that the potential Hun
4destroyers are vicious; ii simply means
that In their periods of relaxation
they crave excitement and complete
forCetfulness of their usual routine.
Then, too. 1t may be said to the credit
OF the lads In khaki and navy blue,
THAT with a sense of leisure come tho
= pancs Of nostalgia--in other words,
:, good old inconsistencies. and longing
for those luxuries which are best sup~
, Gle. And so IL comes about that the
War Camp Community service, above
.latl things strives to stand in the reia-
ton of n parent to the boys. and TO
softer them that sympathy and indul-
-cence which so giorifies tho home at
.im osphere.
Il Broadly speaking, this end is ac-
= com pfished in two ways~-~first. by tho
establishment OF commodious army
f,,hc tn, n the and
cities near camps or naval stations,
land second, by bringing the soldiers
and sailors In contact With refined
gentle women who. for little while
lat least can mother" them just as
-they would he ''mothered" nj their
-own heartsides And oh. IL is wonder
'7fui to see how the boys, after their
lrnonotonous routine IN camp. ENJOY
the society OF the gertler sex and IN :
burden themselves % the women who
entertain them.
y But let us put the case more con-
fleretely for the benefit of some anx-
sious III other whose thoughts hourly
1are following the movements OF
flowed one In uniform, His letters-~-you
rmay count on it--have told her OF
u he eyactions of military life and OF
Fhe little time ~ his disposal during
-.the regular hours. But even with all
what she lad will do on Saturdays or
SUNDAYS when little leisure falls 70
his lo. We'll she needn't worry II
Ell M chap has got the least bit of get
h,p and go for the War Camp Com
,anunity service steps in a. this june
''ture and offers him II varied program
taf pleasure.
Suppose for example, the soldier -
stationed OF Camp Ice. fe can utilize
%7s IL, a he
Richmond. There he finds the army
and navy club right In the heart OF
ahe city with every accessory ct leu
~hafea 10 make man eomfortabie---
,9hn~~- Paths clean attractive cots
NbHliard and pool tables library and
bn abundance OF current literature,
free writing material and furniture
that will enable htru TO lounge To has
hearts content On saturday and sun
day afternoons he viii have the open
Aeaamc" to the receptions given twice
each week by he women of various
church and Sivir organizations. ana
OH Saturday nights. even though te
yhe mere .'huck private" he Will
have the entree to the big ball which
delights So many hundreds OF marital
dancers Invitations tn lawn parties
and church entertainments also ~iti
come his way, while comfort and ad'
vice Will he extended to him from
many unexpected quarters.
For tho soldier or sailor who loves
excitement and thrills the War Camp
Community service offers 3. variety OF
entertainment within and without
camp. and u ss littfA short af aaiaE1fSsg
Ito note she Willingness with which
talented people tend their services
traits to these affairs. But after all.
perhaps there is nothing remarkahia
about It, for the very genius OF War
Camp Community service work is ihe
affection which the general pubic
feels for the men in uniform and Its
eagernexs TO contribute to their pleas"
ure In short. the wcrk is Tor your
NV. my hoy and our neighbours boy
and each of us have a sort Of pro