The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-10

War Camp Community Service has re- invested in it's work in Birmingham over s2O,00o to date and the work is only just started. MT. K. F. Smith the director of the work in Birmingham came here from the Air Nitrates cor poration at Muscle Shoals where he had been engaged in helping to erect that large ammunition making plant to be used in the manufacture of high ex- plosives for our army and navy during the war Previous to that he was con- nected with the Bethelehem Steel cor oration at Bethlehem Pa. MT. E. F. Shumway Community sing director has been connected with War Camp Com munity Service for considerable length 1 of time coming here direct from Gal | weston, Texas, where he was most popular leader in that work there. Miss Mildred Cherry who is the club hostess | of the local white soldiers club was ] previously engaged in the same work at Galveston where she enjoyed a most successful career. Miss Addie Henry ! local secretary of War Camp Commun-
 
 Texas where she had made her ability | felt through many months of faithful service which we hope will be contin-, ued for long time to come in her new | home and work in our city. pr. Ralph B Stewart director of coored club of 1 this city was previously in the service of the United States government rank | ing as captain and attached to Surgeon General Gordas' personal staff, special ized in work with the colored troops upon the lines of personal hygehe.
 VALUE OF COMMUNITY SINGING 1 Of when, why and where "commun- ity singing" as conducted by the war camp community service. is proper and approved by ''headauarters.' MT. Shumway told me some interesting facts when I was talking with him one day during the past week. when he said:
 "Community singing. as conducted by | w. c. c. &, is proper and o. K. with headquarters when there are enough men in uniform to warrant sings, or when enough men who have been dis charged from the service, or when lines are out that reach these men i and the problems that are there to overcome. The department stores sings lead to the beautiful service flag demobilization programme and also to the selection of singers to form song leaders class, this class to have in-
 
 song leading, the proper approach, how to get the pitch. the kind of songs to use. and diplomas to be granted.
 "Song leaders classes have been formed of all the playground super visors in the city, and all the Boy Scouts, and another will be formed of singers from the different stores. all to be formed into big class for final instruction, and. also the forming Of a chorus composed of all members Of the song leaders class. There is rich and abundant material among the members of the different stores. some of the best voices that can be founa in Birmingham" said MT. shumway.
 Each sing conducted has some bear- ing on the future plans of the com- munity relative to the returned ser vice man and during each sing, prac- tically every sing, remarks are made relative to our duty to the man in uniform and the man honorably dts charged from the service"
 During the playground sings We reach many children and thus reach their brothers. fathers and <>thers. and rsma-s- arc made relative to the
 job question and the value of singing
 the songs the boys sang in the service. etc. Playground sinEs also stimulate c
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