The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-28
Hundreds of Clubs for Soldiers and Sailors

clubs throughout the country
wherever there are camps and canton
<nents have been started and are be-
ing wholly or partially supported by
he war camp community service OF
he war and navy department com
missions on training camp activities.
ana the service Co-Opcra ting with as
many more clubs brought into exist
once by other agencies. All this -
part OF its effort to promote whole
sorme, stimulating and friendly rela-
lions between our soldiers and civil
tans, and it is at these clubs where
the soldiers mingle with the towns
people and they are on common
ground that one o: the principal et-
forts is exerted. The war camp com
munity service is not building for a
day. and expects these community
clubs to persist after the war.
1t has been no easy task to bring
into existence almost overnight sutf1-
cient clubs in all the cities adjacent
to our great training camps 70 &C
commodate the tens of thousands OF
soldiers sailors, officers and marines
who are granted leave. Where no
buildings were available ground mao
to be secured and clubhouses erect
ed. At Junction CITY kans., for in
stance, $4,000 was raised locally for
a big club building. In other cities
advantage has been taken of every
kind of edifce that seemed available
or offered it's hospitality to the sol
d1erA
In Browngvfrn. Tex. an Episcopal
parish house YVES turned over to the
war camp community service for
club In Corpus Christi the club is
IN the CITY Hall In Des Moines, la,
Il was the ShrtnerS temple which
Afforded the necessary accommo da-
los, and at Houston. Tex. an armory
tN Anf~ %nr iYyh
rooms In Kansas City. Mo. where
many soldiers and sailors are con-
SANITY passing through, Is in the
THion station, and IN Laredo, Tex,
the club 10 IN the City Hall. LATHE
Rock, Ark. has loaned some vacant
rooms IN the old state house for the
purpose. and in San Francisco. the
cluorooms are In a big hotel In
Waco, Tex, the club is in the largest
ONCE building IN town. and in Hemp
stead, l. /. IL Is In Cohen's Depart
emit store. To com piete the variety.
The club at Yaphank, !. I. is in re-
m odelled theater and several Car
negte libraries throughout the coun
Try are used for this purpose In
scores Or places local clubs open
their doors and turn over rooms 20
he soldiers and a soldiers' CommunitF
Tub At peming n NJ was erected
by the Federal Council ~ the
Churches ~ Christ IN America.
But soldiers and sailors are shy
BIRDS md fine scctr,rs. If the proper
sparc for clubs, sea- the least Of tn"
war csmu commuDuv servire S
troubles The next problem was how
- ,ordu-t them ard what TO nut ir
}henl - one point where a soldiers
e3s1 ,,aq -.artcd il ia IN record that !
fhe soldiers APPOINTED delegation
10 go In town TO Investigate the rluN |
ANA soc Z 4. vas worth while Now
thousands a.. soldiers per dav thronc
These clubs throughout the country
and m;uzsr With folks " ho look like |
hoYrn folks
After ihc furniture was installed |
4nd fra h.,ne touch - eae, chairs !
anal warm. .ur.. ar 1iven Wherever ii /
tgaS t,,t-.tAt. and -g...sf evenings t,
-Frt,.rs5.at- concerts. dances and
.-,.ff. ian tt.s#t. e.ree. acre. started the
9as-,laa e.s. phst ;hr bows vented /
=. 10 z,tn nt.t~. leisure tune nhrn +
NON, rr .Hr.t fssslsr- y,..r- sorrt, ..7 F
~ sin F.sf #s. i >y.s E..s.9a.4 fT,.tt /
s.a,r.r. at 14a .va~batrn ana, /
.-hsf. ab...... "a. no ..Itaa.t~ ..4g41 ans. /
s.a.Te Hat ...t snr Clubs shug.a g..
fha sold g,y.f f.4 Y1 AS che. rtef,. F
~ tn does Us, irerts- pnf,rf.l3ro +
4e~so ~. ot~ ear5-e soldiers fart
IN 9!~,a4- -..~~,. rtsil There ts .ltsa re. !
--I., .ntr... ..,e,t...r ,t women as....t- +
ae hrSt.~ ono .ygarE.s- gtit ~. /
Al fire. ..- ,tDa s.4tss>s fhsra..f,.r f.
md attract .,.,s,,, Nt,, .ufr-, Va, have (
s-at hn.ts~se, tha rIa-a has hat , !
ss1it
"a n-aa,.. az tho clubs different social /
,,5.,-auts..f.,,s t..t... rh4rr. IN diefrr.,,r
r,-i,ts a. %at. Eo,befye \ y
rim, ~ ,.t,.e mon Lnn,,n a. The .
<tsh, o,ts, AMEND Ia thn aSStsrn
ny nr ra.,...s after n O'clock in order
ia ~re tEsf {.f,,eH soldiers who an /
not get na.. 10 ,ausn thar might SHAH
have "a cIean and respectable place /
20 s}ccn During the DAYTIME there I
are games 10 MAY chess checkers and /
cards writing tables a. which to
write letters home moot tables pf.nos
niano nla,ere ,igtrnl.s and trp,nar-
ance bars
DIhDr facilities which arc offered
in the various fluhs arc taiaphanes
reading rooms shnUar hafhs lunch
COUNTERS shootinp Galleries houfiup
shuttle board roornS torn,itoyi.s ana
auditortur,s for tbe enrer,.s,r,en,si
and music MOI all Of bssn f.,ils,j.s
are IN n, fo,ind IN .a,h nro ~ th,,so
,tIuhs ~ ,uusbronuo r-rnw.b sane ~ I
,h.u have on filn Inc daily n,nerA
from the soldiers homo ciIias .nd
r. - .t-,.; !