The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-07-12
ATHLETIC MATERIAL
TO NAVY DEPARTMENT

The frst Of more than half a mil
lion dollars worth OF athletic and
Irecreational material given by the Y.
M. c. A. the K. OF c. and the Jewish
Welfare board to the personnel of
the United States navy has just been
turned over to the navy department
for distribution to all the vessels Of
the service
This equipment, fos which a re-
quest was made Of the three organiza-
tons by the navy department commits
sion on training camp activities. and
which has been distributed through
the bureau OF navigation. consists of
sos standard recreational units con-
tanning games and sport material. and
motion picture exchange service
which provides new programs to the
vessels of the navy free OF charge
Ievery week.
The Aim exchange service has been
established at cost to the organiza :
ton of $300.1S6, while the recreational
Units cost $227,s52.0s. This expense
was shared by the organization in the
pror ortion OF 7s40 per cent by the
{. NJ. c. A. and 25.10 per cent by /. c
ether organizations. as a part OF the
war work for which the united war
work campaign was held last fall.
The establishing OF the MIN service
required the locating OF exchanges
4 in Boston. New York. Philadelphia
Baltimore. Washington, Norfolk
charleston, San Francisco, Brest. St
Nazaire. Bordeaux and Antwerp From
these various branches flm arranged
in selected programs Is supplied tc
the naval supply ships for distribu-
ton and circulation through the YES
sells OF the fleet to which they are at.
tached
| The program consists for the mos
part OF a Ave real feature picture a
one-reel comedy and q current news
reel, the program being altered al
1.-THE request OF any vessel Two pro.
grams are supplied free to 244 naval
vessels. One hundred and fifty-ont
other ships have established funds to
pay for such service, and are charged
at the rate OF $500 per program. This
charge Is approximately only half the
! charge that these ships would have
to pay to private concerns for old
and worn pictures supplied In i'll
selected assortments, with no distrib-
utins convenience. The program
contain In many Of the best produc-
bases. catcher's mits. irst base
GLIDING the Fairbanks, Harris and
Pickfords demanded by tho boys
wherever they look at cinemas.
already been distributed throughout
the service consist Of baseball. basket
ball, and entertainment outfits along
with q supply of uniforms. Each
basketball standard includes three
balls. six extra bladders, and one set
of goals; each baseball standard. So
baseballs, 2 masks. 10 bats. sets OF
bases. 2 catcher's mits. 2 firsct base
mans mits. ~ helders' gloves, 2
chest protectors, pairs OF pitchers
shoes, rule books and IL guide
books: each entertainment standard.
sets boxing gloves. sets doninoes.
8 games parchesi, IL canvas check er
boards. "a sets of checkers, 2 sets
Of chess and boards. punching bag.
q extra bladders. l photograph and
so records; the miscellaneous stand
ard contains Is jerseys. IL sleeve
less shirts, and Is pairs OF stockings.
Doctor Tommy says he can't go
to school. He takes no interest in
anything about the house
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What ails him ?r-
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