Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-07-14
RECREATIO HUT
Of K. Of c. To
OPEN WEDNESDAY
Amusement Place for Soldiers
and Sailors at Murphey'S
Sanatorium to Be in Charge
of w, V, GarStka,

The recreation hut at Murphey's
sanatorium which was erected by DR..
w. r. Murphey and the Knights of
Columbus, and which will be operated
by the latter, will be opened to the
soldiers and sailors Wednesday, ac-
cording to Jay Elmer Fox of San An
tonic, Tex, superintendent of X. of
C. after the-war work in the southern
department, who was in the city Sun
day,
The knights of Columbus, like other
welfare organizations which played
such an important role in looking
after the comforts of the soldiers in
the trenches and back of the lines, as
we'll as in training camps at home,
found that their work did not cease
with the signing of the armistce and
the movement of troops homeward
from overseas. Many of the boys were
gassed or wounded and are now con-
fined ir hospitals. They not only
must have ways provided for keeping
them amused and contentod, but those
who recover and are DESTROYS of OBJ
tanning employment often need the
aid of some agency to assist them in
finding jobs Many of them need
someone to write letters for them
/ mere are llSul llttC pblltlo W NC LIZ
ed out, allotments and back pay to
| look after and a thousand and one
things to be done. So the Knights of
Columbus, while Stacking IN or their
work abroad, are finding many prob
! lens at home.
The Albuquerque recreation hut was
provided primarily for the former
soldiers and sailors confined at the
sanatorium, but it will. of course be
open to all service men, wherever they
may come from, regardless of creed
| The motto which made the knights
famous abroad Everybody welcome,
everything free" will apply here.
The secretary in charge will be w.
V. Garstka, who has had experience
in this line of work at Fort Bayard,
Kelly field and Fort Bliss. He is a
graduate of the department of Eng
llish of the University of Indiana. He
will be assisted by NJ. A. Rabbit, for
merly n member of Company A. 1l5th
military police Since January of this
year he has been an inmate of Muir
| pheys sanatorium.
It is planned to give a "movie"
show each Sunday, Wednesday and
| Friday, and occasionally there will be
other forms of entertainment. The
| hut will also be provided with play
err piano. monograph, writing ma
terial, games of various kinds, includ-
| ing pool and billiards, Basket ball
and tennis courts have been provided
! The knights of Columbus will also
| furnish the necessary paraphernalia
for playing golf, and the Country club
| has offered its course for the use OF
| the boys at the sanatorium. The latest
newspapers and magazines will be
kept on file, New records for the
photograph and new music rolls for
the player piano will be purchased
each month as soon as they make theh
appearance on the market, so that the
old selections will not have to be play.
ed over and over until they become
tiresome.
1--WE are in this work for hut one
purpose, which is the benefit of the
soldiers and sailors" said Mr. Fo>
yesterday. at is our purpose to give
them everything we can in order t
keep them happy and contentcd."
There are about fifty soldiers at the
sanatorium at present, but this mum
! Der will be increased to 200 or more
in the near future. 1t was stated tina
the men are to be transferred herr
from Forts Bayard and Sam Houston
for the reason that the altitude, 1000
feet, at the former place is too high
| and 2.100 AT the latter place Is to-
low for men who have been gassed