The courier-index., 1918-12-27

ence, one that will be of value to
me all my life. l wouldn't take any
thing for it. I've enjoyed the life,
and know that | am better physical
ly, mentally and spiritually for the
time spent here The Y. M. G. A.
service and instruction have helped
me wonderfully"
Arkansas men are hearing daily
| lectures. some of them Interestingly
illustrated with movie slides, on the
advantages of good roads, GOOD
| schools. improved farming and dairy
! ing methods, as well as instruction
in business methods and practices.
| This instruction is being given by
| Y. M. C. A. secretaries, and is part
of the plan of the morale department
| to keep the minds of the men occu-
pied and instruct them in the duties
of good citizenship. Prof. Geo. w.
Reid, formerly superintendent OF
schools at Fort Smith and now in
charge of building "a, is speaking
daily to 500 men detailed to him by
the army officers on good schools
and good roads and the benefits the
farmer receives from them.
! **#***
The improvements in the Central
! Officers Training School area at
| Camp Pike will not be completed for
the present because congress did not
authorize completion of the $2,00O,OOO
| project, 80 per cent Of which is COM
/ plete. The remaining material Will
be sold. Work on the sewerage sys-
TEN, including the septic tank, will
continue.
| Few families in Arkansas or any
| other state were provided with more
elaborate Christmas dinners and Gel
/ ebrations than were arranged by the
army authorities for the soldiers at
Camp Pike, together with the Y. M.
c. A.. X. of c. and Jewish Welfare
Board. More than 15 tons of Turkey
was served, the allotment being one
! mound and three ounces per man. In
addition there were tons of pork and
other goodies, such as cranberries,
/ ample sauce, candied yams, creamed
potatoes, corn, peas, pickles. olives,
celery, fruit salad with mayonnaise
dressing, lemon, pumpkin and potato
pies cakes of all kinds, ice cream,
fruit punch, coffee and cocoa. AS
sorted nuts and fruits, candy; cigars
and cigarettes. Christmas trees and
entertainments were held in all the
Y and other welfare agency buildings
and the spiritual side was emphasiz-
ed at the Y. Nj. c. A., X. of G., jew
ish Welfare Board and Y. w c. A.
houses. About 1000 children of Lit
Il tie Rock were brought over in autos
| and were guests at special per-
Torrance at the camp theatre, and
then at tree and distribution of
presents at the Y. w. G. A. hostess
house. This feature delighted the
Riddles as we'll as the soldiers, and
added a real home feature to the eel
ebration.
***#**
The S7th division, which trained
at Camp Pike will not be returned
here for rehabilitation. News has
been received in Little Rock that
Maj-G Sturgis, who commanded
the S7th, with many OF his officers
and men, have been transferred to
the S0th and made part of the army
of occupation in Germany. This
could not be confirmed at Camp Pike
headquarters, where it was stated no
information or instructions relative
to the return of the S7th to Camp
Pike had been received, 1t was as
sumed that those men whose homes
are within the $50 mile radius OF
Camp Pike viii be sent here for dis
charge, but nothing has come from
Washington to indicate when these
men win return from over there.