Pueblo chieftain., 1921-06-16
camp EFFICIENCY
By cHAs. w. HOUR

Straight north on Court street, at
Twenty-second, is an orderly collection
of tents, covering a trifle more than
two city blocks, with a few wooden
buildings. The ground is surrounded
with wire to heighth of perhaps eight
feet. A handful OF guards is scattered
about on posts. To the left, just be-
yond the Court street entrance is one
tent. with the sign. Salvation Army
Headquarters
This collection of tents and buildings
is the Salvation Army relief camp and
at the extreme northern end, the
branch of the Fitzsimmons hospital. or
the United States Army Emergency
Relief hospital.
Also, the entire assemb1age is known
to the city as the Refuge Camp.
1t is unique in many ways.
First, according to the statement of
Lit. Col Geo. Davis. of the Salvation
Army, it is the pioneer relief enter
prise on such broad scale ever put
over by the Salvation Army. AS he
stated yesterday, the army has been
many, many times in emergency relief,
but on the scale put over in Pueblo,
never before.
When the flood hit Pueblo. there
We're some is to 20 Army workers in
Pueblo-(when Army Is used in this
article. II refers to the Salvation Army)
and an industrial home on the same
street. The flood encompassed them;
several workers were lost.
Lit. Col Davis was at his headquart-
ers in Denver. where he is divisional
commander. Capt. A. Kranz was at
in communication with Pueblo. was
unsuccessful. so ordered Capt. Kranz
to the city. with relief.
Capt. Kranz, with seven workers
Capt. Hazel Pitt. Sergeant Major Noah
Hayes. a Civil War veteran; Mr.. and
Mrs Gus Hammock. Mrs. stonesever
and Mr.. Fleming, with Commandant
Thos. Pitt. left Trinidad Sunday morn
ing at O'Clock on the first work train
sent oun on the c. & s. In that way
they came to within seven miles OF
| this city. the destination of the train.
Further progress by rail was impos-
sible; motors could not be hired, the
danger was too great. So. on foot. this
intrepid little band of workers started
for the stricken city. Sergeant hajor
Hayes is well past 10 years. old, yet
when seen yesterday. he was in charge
of the huge, kitchen of the relief camp,
and none the worse for his trip.
AS of old. the Army had started to
a definite point. with definite relief
and they arrived with 1t.
It has been stated that the Trinidad
army relief was the first to enter the
city from the outside world.
In the meantime, Col Davis was
bending every effort to get down from
Denver. He was assembling food
mere physical aid on the part OF the
Army was not his plan. he envisioned
the thousands without homes. food.
clothing. Colorado Springs was called
and similar efforts We're started :fere.
Adiutant Sheldon, the Army girl who
cooked the first douyhnut for the boys
in France was at the Springs-"the
original Doughnut Girl"
Col. Davis left Denver Sunday on the
first train out. and with him was one
car load OF food Also, Is Army work.
ers accompanied him. At Colorado
Springs two more workers were picked
up. with another carload of food. and
the entry was made into Pueblo in
this fashion-men. women. aid. ard one
hundred tons of food.
Tho Army. exclusive of the local
workers who were busy with their own
reclamation down in the city. num-
bered Is.
ON Tuesday. June s. 1t. Col. Patrick
Hamrock assigned these men and
women to the lot on Court street-and
then according to the statement of Ad-
iutant Homer T. Scale. of the military
contingent at the camp. and Major
Pierce camp surgeon. things began to
happen"
Every time turned around" Scale
stated. they had builded something
new. or planned for another step in the
orEa niIation. II was marvellous
There was no hurry: no hustle. Things
Just happened. smoothly and efficient
""
Now. one week after the first start
OF the camp on wet ground. the camp
Ia complete. In fact. IL appears as tho
II had been In existence for several
months and was prepared to continue
several years. Nothing. apparently.
has been overlooked
The messball. where the refugees are
fed. cafeteria style. 4 building rs by
50 feet. Is screened. Huge refrIgera-
tors are near tho kitchen. with plat
form surrounding them. not. placed
heller ekelter. but In well defined sys-
tem-thc greatest worl, with the least
effort-orderiy. arranged.
That is the thought that strfkcs one.
a= the camp is gone ovcr--orde illness.