Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-01-21
CAMP SERVICE
At SOUTH ANBOY
D. w. Reed Made Chairman
of Work. Meeting
Last Night
81 Special Correspondent.

81 Special Correspondent.
SOUTH AMBOY, Jan. 21-At the
first meeting of the War Camp Com
munity Service held last night at the
city hall, d. w. Reed was appointed
chairman of his work in this city.
Mr.. Reed was the choice of the chair
man of headquarters, and it was with
much pleasure that he accepted this
position.
Miss Buttenheim, who has charge or
the conducting of this work in this
city, and has taken q great lea of
interest in the work, was requested
by Mr. Reed to explain the workings
of the Wal Community Service, their
purpose, etc. Miss Buttenheim re-
marked that 1t was a pleasure to her
to be appointed here to take care of
the service, and stated that h well
knew the need of a community hut
In this city, on account of being
among those who did much faithful
work here at the time of the explo-
sion. 1t Is the object of the War
Camp Community Service, as far as
possible, to obtain the cooperation of
the various civic organizations and
lodges here, and to give help to this
work in h line of giving over a night
for dancing, card anne and other
amusements 1t is also the privilege
of this organization, TO consult the
headquarters in this city, In regard to
information, and it will be the pleas
IRE of Misses Buttenheim and Sayre
TO get all the help desired.
Miss Sayre, who is one of the
hardest workers to get the local COM
munity service under way, made a few
remarks, and stated hat she was glad
to that h has had all the
cooperation that could be expected
from the soldiers at Camp Morgan
and that Captain Glenn had been es.
pecially thoughtful and always Will
ing to let some of his men give their
time to this work. She declared that
the cellar had been cleaned out, and
that If no slip up interiors, Mrs.
William s.. Dey, chairman of the Red
Cross Canteen committee, might be
able to begin moving in such pieces of
furniNIre as might be required to get
the thing going, and that by Saturday
the front doors of the service branch
can be thrown open. The Wal Camp
Community service will locate in the
Parisen building, at the corner of
Broadway and Augusta street, for
nnerly occupied by Parisen'S drug
store.
Mrs William s. Dey, as chairman
OF the canteen committee, stated that
she could say that her committee Is
progressing, and will be ready for SER
vice when the time calls. Miss But
tenheim declared that some pieces of
furniture will be needed, such as
chairs, benches, as well as tables and
other things. She stated that they
were in much need of a piano and a
Nictrola, and woul welcome any sug-
eestions where might be obtained.
Rev. H.. C. Mitchell brought up the
question as to placing a pool table in
the rooms, but It later proved that
using the space that would be occu-
pied by pool tables as a reading room,
would be moro useful.
Those present at the meeting last
night and who are made members of
the general committee and given War
Camp Community buttons were: ID.
w. peed, O. O. Barr, II. Filskov, Rev.
il. C. Mitchell. Rev. G., w. McCombe,
Charles Saffron, John A. Coan, William
Mills, Henry A. Nilsson. Misses Mar
garet Buttenheim, and Irene b. Sayre,
Mrs. w. S. Dey. Mrs. w. p. Nichols,
Mrs. George Gundrum.
Chairman Reed explained the va
rious committees to be appointed and
also their duties, which was adopted.
The executive committee will be ap-
pointed by the next meeting.