The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-08-17
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NEW D0RM|TORY BEDS.
VIII BE Able 10 Care for $50 Soldiers
Tonight and 500 by Next Week.
Sunday Services Announced

SUNDAY ESftNttE%
The Central Young Mems Christian
association was the first in the field in
the matter Of taking homelike care Of
and providing for the soldiers and
sailors visiting Richmond. During
the days of Camp stuart thousands
used the building, and when Camp
Lee was opened and there was need
for homelike sleeping quarters, the
officers Of the association provided
sleeping quarters for over zoo. on
Wednesday of this week another big
jump was made the need being clear
Iy apparent. Without waiting to
raise the money, which will be asked
for in the early fall from the
churches and citizens of Richmond
the association has added another in
stallment of beds, and will he ready
tonight TO care for 439 men. The
chairs have been temporarily removed
from the Joseph Bryan Memorial au-
ditorium and over nifty beds Installed
there. Some place TO sleep! other
beds have been placed in different
parts OF the building, and the asso-
cation has already arranged to add
further to the equipment. and wlthIh
ten days Will he able TO care for over
500 men on Saturday night of each
week. and for over $50 on any night
in the week. Here the soldiers find
not only clean conn partnership, CORE
spondence facilities with all the pa
per and envelopes they want. read
ing room and games, but also the
gymnasium. the shower baths and the
big swimming pool with over $4,000
gallons Of clear water therein,
Volunteer Workers
A corps OF volunteer workers Is
assisting the executive officers IN
making the soldiers and sailors at
home. Conditions are being organ
lied for recruiting for overseas work.
sunday morning breakfast and pos
sibly Sunday evening dinner, while
the Red Triangle will be seen fitting
here and there over the city on au-
tomobiles. with the invitation to SIT
behind it and be taken where you are
going. 1t is estimated that over l.ooo
men in uniform used the big build
ing last Saturday.
Character of Equipment.
The additional equipment being
nut in nv the association IS of good
quality. and will cost more than
$4,000 The soldier exclaims. oh
what bed Just like home The
average cost is s15 and should yoI
not care to wait 10 be called on by
mali OF through the church. JUS
send in your check. payable u the
army equipment fund, Of Il sufficient
size to pay for any number YOU de-
Sire OF the almost 100 beds now beirs
put in.
The Richmond Army District
r. f. Morrison. secretary Of the
{ I IT,, district with head -
quarters at the Central building re-
ports things moving along in fine
shape at Camp Richmond, state fair
i grounds. The appointment of the
Central association as headquarters
| of the Richmond district has great
w facilitated matters for the men al
the state fair grounds. the balloon sta
ton, the aviation section and the
general hospital. II Is the desire OF
the national headquarters that all
matters pertaining 10 the Richmond
district. that is, within ten miles of
Richmond. be taken up at tht head
quarters in the Central building
where either Secretary Morrison or
! Secretary Mckee will he glad to see
all-comers.
Mems Lobby Song Service.
Notwithstanding the big work that
/ is going on at the Central building
/ for SOQlefG ADF SdftoTSt room VIII pN
made for the mems lobby song serv-
ice Sunday afternoon. Boys Secre-
tary H. G. Johnson will be in charge
and S. Glover Winter will he at the
piano Come and sing
Boys Sunday Afternoon Club
MIR. Ruppinthal, one of the enlist
ed men at the training school state
fair grounds. will talk to the boys
Sunday Afternoon club. He know:
how to do it, and the boys will want
to hear what he has to say about
Uncle Sam big battle, which is being
fought from the state fair grounds
5000 miles over the sea. where the
allies are driving the Germans fur
Their back every hour.
A. O. Ludwig. general secretary Of
the Industrial Y. NJ, c. A. at PENN
man, was among the visitors Thurs
day as was also r. c. WILSON, inter
national industrial secretary, with
headquarters at Charlotte, \. c.
Five Speakers for Camp Lee Sunda e
Secretary Mckee announces tbs
following five speakers for tomorrow
Sunday, night at Camp Lee: Rev 6
r. Lambeth. Of Monument Metho
dist church: Rev. q. Freeland Peter
81. James Episcopal church; Rev W
f. Thompson Park Place Methods
church; or. A. y. Mcclure, of vii
mington. n c. and f. G. Wilson in
dustrial secretary, Charlotte, n. G.
Open Air Concert.
The open-air concert by the bras
band of the training camp. state fail
grounds which it was hoped would h'
given tonight, is scheduled for mex
Saturday night, August GATH.