Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-12-23
North Dakota Men
At Camp Dodge To Be !.
Well Entertained

Camp Dodge. Iowa, December o.
Christmas is going to be a merry
season for the North Dakota men
OF the camp who cannot get home
for the holiday festivities. Every
organization in camp is going to put
forth an effort to make the Yule-
tide as enjoyable as possible to the
men of camp that day. There will
be Christmas programs, Christmas
trees and decorations, Christmas eats.
and even gifts for all men who will
not receive them from other sources.
Soldiers sick in the base hospital
will be especially we'll treated. The
Red Cross has arranged that Christ
mas trees and suitable programs shall
be found in every ward Of the hos
pital Christmas eve and Christmas
day. Trees will also be placed in the
Red Cross co~nvalescent house, nurses
quarters, and in the mess halls of the
officers and men of the hospital de-
tachment and of the overseas men
in the hospital zone
Red Cross Packages.
Every sick man in the hospital will
receive a gift package from the Des
Moines chapter OF the Red Cross.
These packages will contain candies,
nuts, fruits. cigarettes and other. good
things.
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Moines n the camp to sing Christ
mas carols n give programs in the
wards of the hospital.
. The knights of Columbus, Y. NJ.
G. A., Lutheran Brotherhood, and Y.
w. C. A. hostess houses are plan
ming to do their share in furnishing
the spirit of Christmas for the SOL
diers.
Treats Free to All.
All the service buildings Of the
Knights Of Columbus will be fittingly
ablaze with lights and barrels of
candy. popcorn and cigarettes will
be distributed Christmas eve and all
Of Christmas day free to everyone,
Movies will be shown at Building No.
!, Depot street, Christmas eve, in ad-
dition to the tree program. .
The Lutheran Brotherhood will
for those who stay in camp during
holiday week. A special seven-reel
picture has been procured for Mon
day night. 1t is a hand-colored pic
ture entitled, 1.-The Life of Our Saw
Jour" The auditorium will be dec
Grated and a large Christmas tree
placed at one end of the hall. Christ
mas carols will be sung by special
singers from Des Moines and every
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and apples. Two services will be
held in the building Christmas day, at
10 o'clock a. m. andF.7 p. nj: There
will be special music at both serv-
ices.
The following day. Thursday. the
Bethany Lutheran church will give a
social for the soldiers and the young
hosts at the building Friday evening.
Motion pictures will be the program
Of entertainment Saturday evening.
Hostess House Parry.
The Y. w C. A. hostess house will
give a party at 4 o'clock Christmas
afternoon. Several young ladies
tanning the soldiers. Special music
and other entertainment will be fur
nished all the soldiers who attend the
party. Treats Of nuts. candy and
fruits will be served. Hostess House
No. 2 will entertain the colored men
The Y. NJ. c. A.. service buildings
will be decorated in. true Christina.
in several Of the buildings Christmas
eve and on Christmas day. Athletic
programs, educational and feature
movies. singers and lecturers will
provide entertainment at the various
Y buildings.
The Liberty theater will also have
gifts for each patron Christmas day
and will have. a Christmas tree and
decorations.
Big Tree at Liberty.
Christmas decorations will tadorr
the theater. a lighted evergreen tree
will be placed upon the stage, Man.
lager L. II. Thompson will assume the
/ dual role Of host and Santa Claus
and gifts Of all sorts will be given
out to every attendant al the stheatsr
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