The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-06-21

GERS in charge, all of them being able
to speak English.
In going through the prisoners quar-
tiers everything was found to be Won
derfuly clean, this being one of the
characteristics of the German house
wife. Family pictures of members of
the Teutonic race were hung upon the
walls in several of the rooms and a few
Individual trinkets were placed upon
the tables. One of the prisoners had
gathered a bouquet of wild flowers and
placed them on the window-sill.
A few quarters for the prisoners are
located on the first floor of the build
ing together with the lavatory, fur
mace room and a small reception room.
In doing their washing some of the
prisoners have secured electric iroiB
However. these are not furnished. The
main reception room for the prisoners
is located at one end of the building
now being used on the second floor;
this is much larger than the prisoners
quarters. or course there are no car
pets on any of the floors. but few
inexpensive rugs are used. Wicker
chairs and tables are used in the sit
ting room. and the prisoners have
made several light. shades out of va
rious colored cloth. The curtains in
this room differ from those in the pris-
oners' rooms in that they are made of
a light crepe material.
The prisoners are not restricted in
their dress, but are permitted to wear
what they like. The war prison re-
lief board in New York has sent the
| prisoners overalls to wear in doing their
heavy work When the reporter called
| most of them wore house dresses and
bungalow aprons. When they go to
their meals the prisoners wear their
best
A special building was constructed
for the officers quarters. The rooms
in this building are about twice the
size of those in the prisoners quarters.
These are equipped with the regulation
army cots, the only difference in the
, bed being that the officers have two
mattresses while the prisoners have
| one. In the officers quarters hot and
cold water is provided in each of the
rooms. The furniture is of course diff
| ferent from that used in the prisoners
| barracks. but is of the very plainest
kind.
The recreatonal hall is located in the
| building with the dining room and
| kitchen, and is used by both the off,
| GERS and prisoners, but not at the same
hour. This is merely a large hall in
| which dances can be given. Mrs. Nor
gan stated that the prisoners have used
1t only two or three times for this pur-
pose; il has in it a piano and victrola.
Library Provided.
A small library has been provided for
only the use of the officers in charge
of the barracks, by the regular camp
| library. This is located in the officers
quarters.
For the purpose of heating the quar-
tiers in the winter time. stove room
was erected between each of the prison.
ers' quarters.
Others, who are at the camp assist
ing Mrs! Morgan in the work. in ad-
dition to Mrs. Handman, from Chatta-
nOOPa E,hQn RrOwn nf Gil
more, la. Dr. Brown looks after the
prisoners when they are i'll. Miss Nell
Crane, of Stanley, Wis, is assistant to
Mrs. Morgan in the office at the prison.
officer in her office in Wisconsin In
connection with the Council of Defense
work, and is most efficient
The only work that is done around the
prison camp by men is that of cutting
the grass, and heavy lifting. All of the
Vsr 0u Mrs a F. e. 2er %cG wife Wy 'e of
one of the soldiers at the camp, acts
as custodian and when it is necessary
to have man from the outside to
| come in and assist her in her work,
she is with him every minute of the
the Kitchens. The women employed
by the government at the camp are all
of the very highest type and are not
the kind that one would usually find
in a place of this description. They
have all entered the work from pa
triotic motives and have accomplished
wonderful results. Some of the en-
ployes wear the olive drab uniform
and hat with the Jacket made on the
same lines as the soldiers. Mrs. Nor
form for the summer months made of
pongee with the military buttons Those
who do not wear the uniform re re-
quired to wear a band around their