The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1919-03-14
CLUBS FOR INFANTRY
AND THE CAVALRY
War Camp Community Service Is
Preparing Club Houses for Roth
Military Organizations Herr.

The War Camp Community Scrv-
bee has leased the Old hank building
and the puchi building IN which the
Soldiers Club j. now located. and
will NJ them up 10 be used as sol
diers clubs. They will be- fitted out
With baths. toilets. libraries, pool
rooms. etc.
The Old Bank building will be- pre-
pared for the Twenty fourth lnian-
Nv. The entire building has been
leased, and workmen are busy now
arranging II for the purpose desired,
The first iloor will be- for baths. pool
tables. reading rooms. etc. and the
main part of the upper story viii
he used n gymnasium and dance
hall
The building will be- used by the
ladies as we'll as the men 4 lady
Il here now. Miss Edith Stone. who
Will organic the young women ofI
the community and try Ia interest
them In athletics. This not only In
cludes The women Of the Twenty
fourth hut also the ladies of thu
Twelfth Cavalry and of Columbus
The club for the Twelfth cavalry
VIII be- where the present one Is now
loraicd. but will include the entire
building Only half 1T u Is being
used nnw. aud the accommodations
are not sufficient for all the boys
More pool tables will be- Installed. q
larger library. shower baths. toilets.
reading rooms aud In one room will
be built a large open lire place.
Leases have been signed up for
hath the buildings, aud before they
viii be- ready for occupancy morr
than S2.Jo0 viii bc expended on the
Rank building. and at least seOpn
will be- used IN get the other place
rrady. - -ra- 4
Frank Samuels Of Dcming has IA"
contract for doing this work. and
has several men here now doing the
iob. II will probably take thirty
days or longer la finish
There was some trouble In srcur-
ing the lease of the building for the
Twelfth Cavalry, aud a meeting was
held at. the club Thursday afternoon
Ia decide what should be- done. II
WIS learned that II would cost $3.50
to get the building as the agreement
had al first been made. This sum
WIS raised IN about three minute.
AT the meeting.
T.. e.. Ba.seil. the organizer was
here several days agn aud spoke tn
the owner. about the lease. They
said that II was perfectly -alisfar
tory aud that The house would b.
vacated 10y the 18TH of tn, month
lie sent down his men to dn the
work. and when fhcy arrived II wa.
learned that The uwurr, had leased
IN Jay Ol.nanr. who had already
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arrangements that made Il nrcrs
sary that he receive $3.50 Ia break
even ON the deal No one thought II
wrong that he ash FOR rcimhurs"
ment. but II was thought that Pucm
Brothers should pay this cost for
not having kept their agreement
with Mr.. lias>cli. THIS they refused
tn do, ar even pay cent, aud In
order to get the place at once the
business men thought the best plan
was Ia pay the Sa5O. Mr. OLoane
released puchi brothers. and they
signed the lease 10 the War Camp
Community SerNice.
These clubs viii bc decorated and
made ms attractive ~ possible, \
manpEcr viii be- sent here from a
school that prepares men for this
work. \ colored man will have
"harEc of the Twenty fourth Club,
and Mr.. Gale, the present manager,
will be- retained for the Twelfth
Cavalry.