Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1918-08-29
|COL. SL0CUM
'|NSPECTS THE
SOLDIERS CLUB
PLANS FOR OPENING NIGHT, SATUR-
DAY BEING PERFECTED AND
BUILDING is BECOMING TRANS
FORMED. COMMITTEES HAVE
IMPORTANT MEETING
GIVE EXCELLENT PROGRAM

The Brownsville Soldiers Club. being
established by the local branch of the War
Camp Community Service Board will have
its formal opening Saturday night. The old
Vivier opera house j. being transformed
into an attractive 'homey" club room
and Contractor Fitch announces that it
will be ready for the opening in plenty OF
time.
Yesterday afternoon Colonel H. j. Slo-
cum, in company with H. Edward Bilkey,
district executive secretary, Inspected the
club rooms and expressed himself as be-
ing highly pleased with the work that i
being done. Every local agency that has
been approached is lending whole hearted
assistance to the enterprise. The Red
Cross had agreed to make the flags that
are TO decorate the building and it i hoped
that the chapter will have its canteen
ready to operate by that night.
The program for the evening will consist
Of concert by the 18th cavalry band, n
number of special musical and literary
features. to be followed by dancing. The
club will he under the direct charge Of
Lieutenant Tuttle of the quartermaster
corps and a non commissioned officer will
be detailed to act as steward.
AT a meeting of the committee chairmen
of the War Camp Community Service,
plans were laid for the opening and reg
ular program to be put into effect with
the formal opening Of the Soldiers Club,
which event will occur Saturday evening,
August 81, unless some unforeseen event
prevents.
In addition to the officers of the War
Camp Community Service the following
ladies' were present: Mrs. c. III. More, head
of the entertainment committee; Mrs. h.
J. ucker. head of the music committee
Mrs. r. r. Holland. head Of the women :
clubs committee; Mrs. +. c. Pierce, head
Of the home hospitality committee; Mrs.
j. T. Craig, head of the Red Cross com
! mittee; Miss Una Young. head of the
Girls Honor Guard; Lieutenant Tuttle,
who has been assigned by Colonel Slocum
TO take charge of the Soldiers club and
direct the entertainment from the military
end; w. n. Burnett, heading the CONNER
! cial relations committee.
Contractors are nj work on the club
making it as "homey'' as possive, realizing
that no matter how many devices are put
in the club TO create this atmosphere,
Mr.. Spero, chairman of the local board,
knowing that woman's touch was need
ed appointed committee consisting OF
Mrs Holland, Mrs. More and Mrs. Tuck
er to attend to the decorations and fur
nishings of the club. These ladies are go
ing to call upon the people of Brownsville
for donations in the way of furnishings
J with which to make the club come up to
any other institution of its kind along the
whole border.
/ Lieutenant Tuttle for the military and
Mrs. More for the local board, are map
ping out plan Of entertainment for the
club which will be city-wide and take il
all Of the organizations in the city. 1t j:
hoped that all VIII respond to their appea
and talSe their regular turn in providing
Il entertainment for the men stationed here
Mrs. Holland is enlisting the service:
of the various clubs Of the city and Will