The Wisconsin weekly blade. [volume] (Madison, Wis.) 1916-1925, 1919-02-06
WAR CAMP COMMUNITY SER
VICE CLUB NO. 8
Its Activities and Aims

Navy Department Commissions on
Training Camp Activities, War
Camp Community Service Club
No. 3, at Poll Georgia avenue, n.
W., Washington d. c. seeks to
do for the colored soldier and sail
or in times Immediately following
the war, what the army proper
aims at all times to do-to keep
up the morale by atfOrding diver
sion in the way of supplying nee
essary recreation and amusement.
Every group of soldiers is an
unknown quantity until it has
been tried out. Of course, there
were troe among us who had not
the slightest doubt that the Ne
gro soldiers would acquit them
selves we'll, yet who is there that
did not follow the early reports
of the wars activities with a
tense interest, to know how we'll?
War Camp Community Service
Club No. may well be called
"Haven of Rest" for here it is
that large numbers of our men in
uniform come for rest, for quiet,
to meet friends, to write, and to
DO the other things that make up
life in a busy world
The work is carried on with a
remarkable degree of success in
catering to the large numbers Of
soldiers, sailors and war workers
because Of the fact that it has the
heartiest cooperation of all the
citizens of color in the nation s
capitol. These citizens have group
ed themselves into a general com
mittee, with several sub-commit-
tees, and they work with will to
bring things to pass. They make
real the Scriptural saying, What
soever thy hands find to do, do it
with all thy might :"
There is no active agency at
work IN the city that does not in
one way or the other contribute
its share to the success of War
Camp Community Club No. 3. The
Red Cross Units branches of the
Greatest Mother of them ALL see
to it that regularly real feasts are
prepared for the soldiers and sail
Ors, and if the convalescents are
unable to walk to the various
places where entertainment is
provided for them, conveyances in
the shape of automobiles are fur
nished. Several of the leading
churches have had tasty meals
provided for these men, which
meals have been served to them
after divine worship, thus afford
ing food for the soul as well as
for the body. Brotherhood seems
to have caught fire, for all claim
these valiant heroes as brothers
and the churches think that by al
lying themselves with war camp
community service they become
quicker the church triumphant.
Donations of leading magazines,
books and periodicals have been
made, and each organization tax
ing a night to entertain and amuse
the patrons of the club usually
furnishes light refreshments. The
light refreshments though give
way to the 'heavier" sort, when
they serve chicken salad, ham
sandwiches, chocolate, waters, ice
cream and fruit.
The Committee wanted certain
things and not desiring to wait for
the usual "red tape" methods in
vogue, got busy and sold tags to
purchase a piano. Not content,
they are to have a new player in
the club rooms at an early date;
thus, when a performer does not
show up for dancing parties, one
needs but to operate the player
for the dance music.
Some young women of the com
mittee are making preparations to
have the windows throughout the
entire club house draped, to make
it really the house beautiful. "
An employment Office, a branch
of the United States Department
of Labor. has been established in
the club house, where every effort
is made to secure employment both
here and elsewhere for those de
string it. Quite a measure of sue
cess has been had in this line, and
it is to be hoped that no man will
fail to avail himself Of the privi-
lege of using this branch of the
employment service to get placed.
A singing people is a successful
people. One of the features Of
this club is its lively singing. This
has been helped by a band Of
thirty-two musicians, under the
leadership of Mr.. James E. Miller
Troops Of Boy Scouts gave