Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-19
,t men using Tho cots being

| number OF men using Tho cots being
! nearly $500. =.
The club ut first charged so cents
! per night for these cots. 1t was found,
however lhat this price showed 4 con-
| siderable profit over running expenses.
! so in view OF the fact that the public
! had given the money. the price was
| reduced TO IS cents. Not only was
the price OF cots reduced, but AN invi-
/ tatjon was extended to all war work
/ crS--Y. NJ. G. A., knights of Columbus.
! American Library Association and othe r
! orcanizations-,o use the sleeping ac-
| commodations when they were in Rich
mond without charge. No charge has
| ever been made at the Army and Navy
men who were short of funds Hun
drcdsl have stayed at the club during
the past year and have not only got
ten their beds free of cost, but have
been assisted financially.
Social entertainments arc given in
the Army and Navy Club every Satur-
day evening. The attendance OF SOL
diers. sailors, chaperons and girls has
ranged from 500 to 1850. In this way
the men in uniform have been given an
opportunity to meet in thoroughly
wholesome way the best women and
girls in Richmond.
HOSPITALITY is SHOWN -.
on ALL OCCASIONS
Saturday afternoons from to 4
o'clock groups of men totaling more
than 100 are sent to various churches
in this city for church dinners. Mrs.
w b. Newell is chairman OF this COM
mittce. Saturday and Sunday after
Moons one or more churches send
groups of girls and women 10 tho club
20 serve refreshments to the men, the
number of men accepting this form OF
Richmond's hospitality running from
500 TO 500.
The club has 4 well-equipped library
with librarian in charge Saturdays
al n "a 50 nf ln
club are given TO the men absolutely
without cost.
ever, have not stopped with the or
ganization OF n club. Such large
number of strangers in. the city on
Sunday. with no provision made for
was n problem that the War Camp
Community Service had to solve. AT
conference between DIR. J. y. c.
Chandler superintendent Of schools:
Orrin ca. Cox. representing the Nation
al Board of Censors. and G.. ii. Win
frey. representing the War Camp Com
on a Sunday afternoon entertainment
for the men in uniform, which would
include singing by the audience. ac-
ing pictures and an attractive address.
These entertainments were first given
in the auditorium of the John Mar
shall High school They quickly out
school auditorium, and they were
moved TO the City Auditorium. which
has a seating capacity OF 1900. Each
entertainment attracted an audience
which taxed the capacity of the build
ing. The Superintendent Of Schools is
authority for the statement that these
sunday entertainments did more to
stimulate the patriotism of the people
OF Richmond than any other one thing
that was done in this city during the
war.
Among the speakers at these enter
tainments were: President F.. 4. Alder
man. of the University of Virginia: w.
II, Meredith and DR.. Douglas Free
man, of Richmond: Captain Jerome L.
+. Tonjon. of the French army; Colonel
Sir Walter Lawrence. OF the British
army; Captain de Courtevron, of the
French army. and others
Y. NJ. c. a. AND OTHERS LEND
SPLENDID COOPERATION
The War Camp Community Service
of Richmond has found splendid
spirit of cooperation in the Army Y.
VI. G. y. and the Knights of Columbus.
an average of five entertainments per
week having been given TO the men in
the camps through these organizations
during the past year. These enter
tninments have been provided largely
by the Musicians Club of Richmond
through other organizations. They
have reached from 5000 to 5000 men
ca oh week.
one of the best organized pieces
of work OF the War Camp Community