Evening star., 1918-05-26
Recreation for Fort Myer Men.

Recreation for Fort Myer Men.
Miss Mary Gwynn. who is a sec
retary Of the Y. M. c. A. and camp
leader at Fort Myer, has been un-
firing in her efforts to provide COM
fort and pleasure for the soldiers
stationed there. and one OF the most
Enjoyable features provided are the
Thursday afternoon entertainments
at the Y. M. C. A. house.
Miss Gwynn is assisted by COM
mittee OF prominent women. which
include Mrs. Joseph S. Frelinghuy-
sen. Mrs. George Vanderbilt, Mrs.
Strawbridge, Mrs. William A. Slater.
Mrs. Wesley Merritt. Mrs. Thomas T.
Gan. Mrs Frederic Atherton and Miss
Marion Oliver.
Every week there are volunteers
who provide a program. Mrs. James
Hamilton Lewis frequently tells for
tunes. and last Thursday Miss Harriet
Winslow sang for the men. Mrs.
also assisted. and refreshments. con-
sisting Of cake. chocolate or lemon
ade. are always served.
Canteen and Service Club Success.
The serving Of over 1000 meals in
istence Is the proud record of the
women assisting at the canteen at
888 Pennsylvania avenue, which is
under the management Of Mrs. James
w. Wadsworth. jr. None of these
meals were over IS cents and their
that the average attendance now is
between 100 and 500 men a day.
On the upper floors Of the same
building are reading and recreation
rooms. and sleeping accommodations
for fifty. These beds are always filled
and frequently twenty-five or thirty.
five sleep on the floor. This Is the first
Of the canteens and service clubs to
be opened by the War Camp Com
munity Service at Washington. Mr.
Harold Keats. who is chairman Of the
War Camp Community Service fos
the District of Columbia, hopes te
open others shortly as they are q
ve irritable Godsend to the men on leave
who heretofore have had to walk the
streets at night and could only Obtain
meals at prices way beyond theil
| means.
Girls to Work on Maryland Farm.
The woman's Land Army Of Amer
lea is cooperating with Mr.. Edwart
F. Colladay, chairman Of the gardel
committee Of the District Of Colum
1 Dla, ana WILL Scuu q uHlt OIL HII00I
girls to work on the truck farms Ii
| Silesia, Nd. Ten of the fifteen re
cruits have already been secured.
The unit will occupy a sawmil
which has been loaned for the pur
pose. The girls will work on a farm
and will pick Strawberries, and late
other berries and vegetables. Th
owner of the farm has asked for tn
girls help during the entire summe
and has planted extra acreage witt
this in mind. The girls will be pal,
SIS per month by the Woman's Ian,
Army, and their employers will pa,
the organisation for the time spen
by the girls.
Recruits are called for by the Wo
mans Land Army to meet the deman.
for farm labor at this time. Mrs. ,
IL. Ransome. chairman Of tho Distfio
I'VE have found that girls VIII
might be counted on for help are al
ready occupied with war work. eithe
in the departments or through tn
Red Cross. After. the closing of tn
l schools. however, on, June 81. NOR
girls will be available, 1t is hoped. an,
still others IN July and August, whel
the stores are giving vacations. Thre
members Of the Junior League o
Washington have already volunteers
their services.
.rbs Wonian's Land Army n a
! operating With MA nnl1A Ge3k1