The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-27

Army and Navy Not Only Furnishes Meeting Place and Lodg
ing Facilities For Week End Visitors Puts Soldiers
and Sailors in Touch With Citizens Who Entertain
Them as House Guests" Sunday Sings
Delightful Feature That Always
Draws Crowds

club. A careful ~afcrd is kept OF al
homes where enlisted men are well
come. and arrangements are made to
send out mon In response to these
invitations on Saturday afternoon
when the club hlls UP with visitors
Ia blue ans khaki.
Conspicuous among those who
have lent assistance TO the conmi5-
sion in supplying n taste Of genuine
horne life fer enlisted men IL Mrs.
=. l. Conquest. who has entertained
dozens or men at her home on the
HERMITAGE road. During the stay in
this CITY of the orlv-seventh New
York regiment Mrs, Conquest ent9r
"a tired nifty Trivuie@ every Satur lay.
Her home became virtually q club
house. whore the men were serve l
with coffee, NJ adwickes, fruit. ci&ar.
cites. etc. and IL wa not long efore
the soldiers began calling It The
Young soldiers Home" and CON
fctTad uYon Mrs. Conquest the title
et captain The IHea brought ma
seal Instruments and spent the tim =
pleasantly IN p'a~.ue singing add
smoking Siryec TIE dc p&rture Of th
New crkers Mrs. Conquest has eetn
entertaining men s., the aero squat
rom etst!oned atsr Fulton. The
stuadror's Jazz hand has several
times visited the Erhquest home.
At tho ARMY and Navy club the
men ina nicely ~ pointed readtag,
writing. amokinS and loungtng rooiNs
at thois disposaI---1, free OF charge
nd pool tables which they ~rc
prlvt'e cd to use y ithout cost An
Rta, 5Sr-1ere OF fr', ndliness perva les
the place and n soldier or sailor
has hard luck ftory to tell or WA ts
assistance IN am matter he is SIT @
to ard a sympat -tAc ear realy 10
receive his confidence and respect H.
The Ltuaost FIRE dom prevails. no
strict and fixed rules for the conduct
OF the visitors being laid down. and
the dacorum. according to Secretary
Nirtrey. is excellent.
Tho men conduct themselves adj
nirahly when they come here" said
Mr. Winfrey. I'VE treat them Ike
red -blouded young men. and don't
trv 10 mother them in any way
They ee@m To like. IT, They are per
feet gentlemen through and through
and a moro manly. likeable lot OF
chaps IL has never been my good for
tune to meet. Our organization, you
know, fl In no sense a detective
| agency or a police force. We aim
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I TO provide the men away from camp
with wholesome recrea tion and
auusement. but in doing so we recoE-
/ ni2e the fact that they are not chill
I dren and are not to be treated aA
such
! The Saturday night dances at this
! club are fast becoming one OF the
most popular features Of the com
missions entertainment program
! The dances are conducted under
careful chaperonage supplied by tbs
| comm ission's executive com mittee
: Admission is hv card only, and mem
| bers OF a chaperon committee escor'
the girls who wish to take part In
the dancing to ana from the club
Many prominent women displayed 4
keen interest IN promoting the sue
cess Of the community dances ant
volunteered to serve on the commit
tee OF chaperons As result OF Thu
cooperation there are now more thar