The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-09
COMMISSIONER HORNADY

"As chairman of the state finance com- mittee of war camp community service it is certainly pleasure to see from some of the money raised in the late united war work campaign put to worf' in our own home city, said J. R. Hor-l ady, city commissioner:
 II think everybody realizes that thiH information service will be very prac- tical means of cooperation to help bring the job and the soldier together, but at the bottom of the proposition is spirit of Kindness that is akin to the relation between the soldier and his buddy over there there Is no return asked and the service is just what one human being ought to be glad to do for another.
 q congratulate Birmingham on hav- ing so strong and representative com mttee to administer the work, and De- leve that it is going to become very practical, permanent institution.
 LEWIS K. BROWN
 "There is not very much for me 10 say" said Lewis K. Brown. southern district representative of war camp con- munity service. q did not have to con vince anybody here and after. having n very pleasant and easy time, am going back to headquarters Sto find out what more the national board is willing to do under the administration or the splendid board which has been organized here"
 "One good thing about the war camp community service board is that there is nothing to get jealous about. It IS composed of representative people Of the entire community.
 "Nedless to say shall watch the de- velopment of the work here wlth great deal of personal interest because it Is my dream to see information serV- ice in every city in the country, and l. thing that can be done for the service men.
 "In meeting the boys who were back from over there I have been more and more impressed with their modesty and their desire to begin doing something real which is a very hopeful sign.
 "The one great thing done by the war has been to knock. the bunk out of ev- erything, so the dissemination of exact information is quite in line with what the war has brought the fighting man. When piece of ground was to be tax en, there was only one thing that counted, and that was to really know just what that ground was in terms of the enemy and the implements of war. Once knowing that the officers perfected their plans to take it for ex- actly what it was. The thing that IS, the actuality, Is just as important In Birmingham as it was at the front, ana Tn us simple manner the Reo Clrcie information bureau is going to give publicity to meet the approval of the God of things as they are"
 J. MERCER BARNETT
 "I am glad to serve on the war camp community service board" said J. Mer- cer Barnett, president of the Kiwants club. "The service is of vast import ance to Birmingham and one of the most practical things that has ever come to the city, but 1t is going to De like the old lady's brass andirons. l am sure the story is familiar to all, how the old rug looked shabby with the brass andirons in front of 1t, and how the new rug in tunp provoked new rocker, and the rocker a new table. and before the transaction was closed. it meant the house was refurnished throughout, and even painted outside.
 Tt will not be long until the public of Birmingham will tire of having dl- rections given correctly at the informa-