Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-01-17
ARMY ' ACTIVITIES
 AT CAMP PIKE, ARK

(By Whidden, Camp Publicity Dir ector, Army I. M. C. Al
 Camp flKe, ArK., Jan. l4.-kesu.ts or Lne speeaing up program lnsCl- tuJed by Camp deneral oecreGary h C. fller ana ms IOrce or nearly lUU CO., WorkerS at Lamp flke IS snOWn Tn the reports oI secreIarles or zO buildings TOT Uecemper, ana compiled by Camp SJaJlsJlclan EdWard haQley. The aJ- tendance at DullulngS aggregated oOo, zIo, a tendance at enCerCaInmenJs to- taleu l4U,UUU. l55 or these Delng en- uerJalnmenCs put on Dy Lltrle ROCK peuple ana arLISJS sent out by the I. M. C. A., ana lo4 being movie SnoWS. AtnleJlcS attracted 4,oi4 par clpanCS, auu LAe uoAleStS uraW at tendance of 93,o5o. The way in Wnlcn the soldiers remembered nome IolKS at Christmas IS indicated by the ls- suance by "" money order agencies Ut order TOT $36, ,o5U, and the sale of $16,3Sb worth of postage stamps. These totals do not lnclude orders ls- sued and sales made at the Pike post office. To fully realNe what the Ilgur-
 
 that the average numDer of soldiers in camp during the month was about 24,0O0.
 Besides keeping the boys interested in physical, social and educational ac- tivlte the religious side of the "Y' work was prosecuted vigorously and successfully, as demonstrated by the attendance of 41,587 soldiers at FPS religious meetings conducted in "Y' buildings by Chaplains, secretaS-Iss and others. Twenty-two Bible classes were running at the end of the month, and the attendance recorded was B. 119. At the 103 sessions of Bible classes 49 soldier-teachers and AZ civilian-teachers were used. The sol diers' interest in religion is best de- monstrated perhaps by the dstrbu- ton during the month of 1C,134 cop ies of the Scriptures, most being giv- en out at the request of the men. The "Y" secretaries paid 6,919 visits to the sick, held 3,S12 Christian inter- views. obtaned SIS promises to lead Christian lives, received 612 requests for prayer, 3,7738 promises to read !, the Bible daily, 944 to pray daily, and 490 personal purity, 46 temperance, 214 gambling and 55 anto-profan- ity pledges. The religious workers dis tributed in addition to Testament, 2S,- S62 peces of interesting religious lit erature.
 The pep put into and the interest of the men in educational work is shown by the monthly report, which records an attendance of 2S,461 at 63 | lectures; organization of 50 classes with enrolment of 1881, and 39S class sessions with aggregate attendance of 7,464. The attendance is helped by the army authorities detailing some men to attend sthe classes and furnishing 12 soldier-teachers to aid in instruct ion. The "Y" supplied 49 teachers. The soldiers are realing a great deal.
 During the month they obtained 29,999 pieces of educational matter, and g.
 79O books from the "Y". The A. l.. A. supplied 7.035 of the books.
 1 Forty-eight thousand, 425 men par ticipated in informal athletics, 32,612 in compulsory athletics, 4,035 in or ganized athletes and 303 in the stunt programs at the different buildings. With fewer men in camp, and these restless, the ''Y" program for January is intended to keep the men entertain
 ed as we'll as to better equip them for the dutis of citizenship thru educa-
 tional and religious work,