The Corpus Christi caller. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1918-1987, 1919-03-13
Thursday March 10. 1919
COMMUNITY SERVICE.

Extension of ihc scope OF She
War Camp Community Service
So include Use civilian population
as well as soldiers was discussed
40 q meeting of the Corpus Christi
War Camp Community Service
Executive Committee held yesicr
day and The conccnsu~ of opinion
was that if the organization has
proven success Dos serving the
soldiers. that b. cam. with advani-
age Go the community. he roniin.
ned as "a welfare organization Bon
peace times.
Scarcely month after ihe
United States of America entered
the world war. the Secretary oi
War appointed the Commission
OH Training Camp Activities. im-
mcdiafely followed by The ap-
poiniment of the Navy Depart
ment Commission by Secretary
Daniels 10 Joseph Lee. a mem-
Der of the Commission and presi-
dent 0f the Playground and Rec
reation Association of America,
was delegated the task of "siim-
Mating and aiding commmiiic, in
the neiehohorhood of training
camps SIS develop aud organize
their social and recreation re-
sources in such q way as to bee oi
the greatest possible value to the
officers and soldiers in iho.
camps y
Nobody knew just how this.
could be- done hui Tine association
utilized thc machinery and equip
mcni ii possessed io mako the
start How that start developed
how ncW ideas and developments
came from everywhere to hc melt
ed down into winlhe-War MAJ
terial Is story a, wonderful and
thrilling as the pioneer buIldinnI
Of thc great WeN Nights andI
DAYS COZ arduous service 0u ihcl
part OF many patriots have de.
ycloped this now method li up
building ihe morale of an army byl
extending The atmosphere oi home
across q continent Approximate
ly three hundred communities
have been organized by Che tWoI
hundred and sevent y-four work
crs sent out
The people of Corpus Christi
aud the soldiers who have been
stationed here are too well ac-
quainted with ihe splendid work.
OF this OraWilauon during ihcl
past year, ioi The Caller to al
tempt go review its accomplish
monls 20 this time
Realizing that The soldier, away
from home. and dovoting prac
iically an of his day hours lol
military duties. would require en !
.ertaiumenf and recreation ui ihel
best character during IBIS idlel
hours the Corpus Christi Board |
has spared nJ effort in providing
his homo atmosphere lof lat sol
Her stationed here
"Sufround ihe camps Wlth hos
1italiiy, Is the slogan of thus or
which is au adjunct oi
lie War Department GOA Training |
amp Activities. and thi- whole
ONE manner of treating iheI
boys as $50 would haFel
ar own sons and brothers cared
or, ha played tremendous pan
} making the American Army thel
reatest force OF fighters that th,
'orld has ever known
The fame of the soldiers Sea
nore Club and tho khaki Club |
By the War Camp
community Service ior the beuo
4 Of the enlisted men az Camp
curry and the Army Hospital
as spread far beyond The con
mes of Corpus Christi and has
,ciied favorable comment from
any OF the great military of
GERS Of the nation including th,
he General Frederick Funston
ld the later commanding of
cers OF Fort Sam Houston iu
uding Generals Ruckman, Park
:, Cabell and others
Vho hurrnsA OF the work lonAllA