The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-10

5T1ROM the little octagon shaped stuc- a coed building on the famous famous ES "square" in Montgomery raoiate all the places for the entertainment oA the men in the surrounding military camps This little house, from whose roof float the flags of the allies, IS the headquarters of the war camp eomrnu- nity service. and by the soldiers whom it serves it is affectionately dubbed lhe Little House on the Square.
 The information bureau which is To- .cated in this little house is logically the place where questions are asked anu answered., but manifold indeed IS the service rendered therein. All coniers' whether men in khaki, their wives, rela- tives and friends, or our own Montgom- cry people, are received with 4 cordial, human interest and made to feel that the solving of their problems is a pleas ure
 All races and creeds come to the infor- nation bureau, and no one ever leaves without having had part at least ot hls blrden lightened One day an Armen- far boy came and eagerly asked where he could find famous preacher, who had lectured in the city the night be- fore. He had a copy Of the morning paper wherein he had read about it and fin a voice in which infinite pathos vi- brated. told how he had gone to Sunday school in far-off Armenia to this preach CT and how much it would mean to him to learn of the fate of his people from whom he had not been able to hear in many anxious months. After a bit of telephonng the lecturer was located at q nearby hotel, and the soldier went to see him. Hours later he returned to thank the workers, and with eyes shining and Noice trembling with emotion, he told Of the safety of his people, but Of their dire need. He had, a bunch of roses which the famous preacher had given him, and he insisted on giving each of the secretaries a rose.
 Greeks and Syrians, Italians, Belgians, as we'll as Englishmen and Frenchmen, all wearing the uniform of our coun- try, have come to the little house for guidance in country in which so much was strange to them.
 American boys, homesick for their mothers and sweethearts, drop in for comfort, and many lonesome boys have been introduced into Montgomery homes, churches and clubs, where the kindly hu- man contact has done much to strengthen their morale. War camp community ser vice. realizing the need of the home atmosphere in the normal boys life, aims to bring the soldiers into the homes of our City.
 The Red Circle in Anniston, our other camp city, has the same splendid record of service During the recent influenza epidemic the work of this organization J was invaluable. Relatives arriving in the city to see their sick boys were al once put in touch with the base hos pital Fruit, flowers, extra bedding and clothing, and everything necessary fol the comfort and happiness of the sick were furnished through the devoted work CTS of the W. c. c. S.
 Some of the other activities of tho organization are: Stimulating churches to invite soldiers to services and re captions and to organize other occasion: on which the men meet girls and wom en under normal conditions; stimulating Masons Elks K. of c. and fraterna organizations of all sorts to invite sol ders to smokers and other meetings promoting home hospitality; organizini community singing, band concerts, week end entertainments securing entertain ments for the men in camp; organizin, athletic events; establishment of an in formation bureau with it's registry o houses and rooms and a miscellaneou service department. Establishing sol diers, clubs and down town headquarter ill these and in many other ways ha the war camp community service justi fled it's existence.