The Lake County times., 1918-10-22
W.C.C. S. WORKER
HAS 4 BUSY JOB
All Sorts OF Domestic Problems
Are All in the Days Work
For Him or Her.

The adventures Of the organIsers cf
the War Camp Community Service
the men who go round TO the commu-
mites near the camps, organize SOL
diers' clubs and get all kinds Of nospi-
tRlity mobillsed for the benefit OF the
officers and soldiers-in the intervals
snatched from their more routine du-
ties OF sorting out Invitations TO the
soldiers to come and take Sunday din
ner. collecting chaperones for parties
and attending to the business manage
nent or soldiers clubs are Iaasy and
Cf a somewhat bewilderfng variety.
Not long ago a little mother with =
large baby draped over one shoulder
Journeyed TO Southport, N. c.. near
Fort Casweli, where a soldier father
was stationed When she arrived she
was taken to 3 snug little hotel, eo-
tablished by the War Camp CoEnmunl
ty Service for Just such visitcrz- Here
her husband could visit her, but here
were many days when be was OF dug
for few hours In camp, but couldn't
cross the bay to see her. And she
couldn't carry the heavy baby Rcr0es
the sands 10 the wharf to take ths
boat to Fert CasweIl.
Every one at the Community House
kept talking OF the Community Organ
izer, 50 one day as she est holding her
baby and gazing wistfuIly over the
bay the little woman had a happy
thought A few minutes IatoF over il
the Army and Navy Club tho Coramu-
nifty Organizers desk phone rang.
"Yes-Yes. What A baby car
riage7 Great hati That's q large or
der In this village. Has to hava it7
All right-H I can't find enc I'll bzild
one for you"
Hanging gp the receiver, the Organ
izer sat frowning for minute. then.
registering helplessness, he telephoned
his wife. On the evening Of the same
day a perambulator, somewhat dilapi-
dated from lengthy career, was
wheeled up before the Community
House, where a delighted little woman
rushed out and put her baby in It
Now the little mother and the heavy
baby visit the father every day.
Then there WAS the Community Or
Eanizer who received the request OF
young French Canadian recruit that
he be sent over the week end TO a fam
fly with q baby in 1t because he had a
baby OF his own at home OF course
the Community Organizer produced
the baby. with its appropriate chaper-
onage. What else was there for him
TO do7 1t was al in the days work
anyhow. Among the thousands o. fam
HES applying every week 10 the WaY
Camp Community Service "a any con-
siderable DeignboTho0l there ara all
kilcs families WITH eT6 families
without, and every other combination
that may be required. ALI kinds of
families are kept IN stock, and attend
ing to the special wants of customers
is speciality.
One Of these War Camp father con-
fessors was asked the other day by
recruit to keep his money for him 50
he could not gamble 1t away, and many
similar intimate services are rendered.
Some other unique functions are
taken as follows from reports of the
men and women organizers:
"Obtained license and magistrate
and acted as master of ceremonies at
the marriage of a soldier about to
start for the front"
Wrote letter to draft board for ena-
ployee IN a large manufacturing plant
who ives disturbed because his number
had not been called"
Served as volunteer head Of inapre-
vised day nursery during the rush Of
civilian visitors, warming baby's milk
putting baby to sleep. etc
Acted as free express and postal
agent, shipping collect grips suit-
cases, bags and parcels left to be sent
TO the folks back home"