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Show UTaFmEN HIGHLY" PRAISED; 1 ENJOYING SERVICE IN ARMY Artillerymen From Beehive State Have Enviable Record in California; Life Made Pleasant by Many Friends. - NV riiizvii of llUth vtalilnz San j 1jk-'o ;ir. tho prsnr tirnft, be-I-A for; J !!!? there a w??U. hkf: wfiiriii' ii. buuoti, ' am from l' t;i ii,' for on every is lit-.urd t lift hih'-ht praise p! ven to the I'Ertli briVH niK-amped ;it. Camp Kfmv," Miy Mix. Rolx.-rt V. PpaimK-r of a!t ltkr-, wlit i lia.H ,juHt rctjirnei!, after a vl:dt to hor tion, iuif, at the cantonment. "Not only tiro fhc-y i on.sii'"iions on account of thflr wonderful football team, that so far h;t.s won vcry amo at the Htiulium," kjivm Mrs, SpijnIcr, "I,ul fh hih mnr;il of I ho T.!tiili bows 1m co oilcn the Hiibjv't of l fMurirk thfit. on's hen r t s'HIh 1 1 1 1 prid to hear 'our l.oyrf' iv.-n praise. I navy ' even hoard boy 8 of other ivmrnoiits i'Siy 1 rhi'v wlHbe'J 1 hoy belonged to tho L'tah regiment hf-mus: of iiH tfood rpeoivl. "iy Ftay of a month In Sun Dlctro fravo me iin Ciphori nil 1 1 y tu fine a rid kU1i HOine-thlnjv HOine-thlnjv of liic i:v ryrhiv liln uf li'O soldiers. I attended a n-ect in;,' of Hik l'i;ih yofiery iinj the otiiPii'.'i f'oiiin'il of National I ie-f'liiFe ie-f'liiFe and !nard these women dlseiissin wn VH and means to ni;tke it jea.sant for our boyn. 1 n- cr snw such hospitaliiy ;. In Mhotrn by i hi men and women of nr M'-'-'o which is type;il nf California. "n ThanliMKivini; there was HiHrvrly a hoiin' iliaL did not entertain from two to six i--oldl-'r. PU'iis nro now bein? made :ir t :itriiJt inns Pnt'-rtatiimem, and San Pi-'?.o Pi-'?.o ;i i id en suburbs will have nui-nlrtpHl nui-nlrtpHl t 'lirist mas trei-.n. l,;t .lollii, whieli is only eii;li! ml ten from Cnmp Kearny, will have- a bit; tree, with a gift for every snlilj.-,- who crimes. "Th'- mnnlripiil pla trro'jnd and rluh-h rluh-h 01130 (iro. open to the boys every Liberty d.-iy, antl danees are iven every Saturday l.tuht on the, bire cement tennis courts. ThCHe) dances uro chaperoned by a mini-her mini-her nf club women Rcttner :i3 hontesses. Th'-y Hci that evorv boy who wants to un nee. is supplied with a pa rt nr-r. Re-1 Re-1 rrt slime-ii s a i o. er ed and t here Is a t hormitf h!y homelike a tmnsphe.re. The hni-pHa Itty of the women ol La Jolla has i made that town a fa.vorlto visiting place i for many of the boy p. They eati enioy a Mvim, also, for la Jolla' has a fine hathlnc beach. .Many of the. other towns I am h'-Hclms also offer similar attractions. I Camp Not Lonesome. j "While San Pieo is rloinff all U can tit make liko pleasant for the pokllers. ! "nnip Kearny is not a lonesome place by any means. !Many of the boys prefer to Mav in ''air.p lather i:iu zt to town on liberty .iys. "Tiv: 11. -v-- h.owri-.rs hous has just been ofirpl'ed ;tt v'nmp Kearnv by th. war -nuncil of tlie y. V ('. A. MLss Kllen UrownlnEf Scripts of 1 .a .TolLa g-ave ? 1 o . 1 ' to build and i-ijip il.Ls bouse. In vi:-it-iner t liis hulldii, on t ho opeii hit da - it v.hs clearlv brouiit home to one what this liomehke hostess house inr-nna to the bo8 in (jlitr drab, for despite the splendid efforts of ( nele Sam to make tla- men ay comfortable as possible, army camps are barren plaee.fi at be.-t unci afford no facilities for the reception 01" the women relatives and friends of the soldiers. "The hostess house makes it possible fur the num In camp to receive their feminine friends in surroundings as pleasant pleas-ant and private a a home. Mrs. W. (.1. Klshburn. a mntherly-lookin;? woman, who has a son in the hcrvice, haw been chosen as official resident hostess, anil tjn lib-etty lib-etty day.s she will be assisted by other well-known San .Db-o women. "The build Inpr pla ns, decora unj and even lanflscaj)e Rardenins was done b' women. There is a lare reception room with many windows, a rest room, he.i-I he.i-I rooms for the resident staff, on attractive 1 cafeteria, and wide verandas where the I bo s are permitted to lounge and smoke. On Thanksgiving Evening. ! "On Thanksgiving evening- over "DO of 1 the soldiers detained in camp enjoyed slt-tlne: slt-tlne: around the hie "fireplace, popping corn. These bo"s did not have leave of absence, 'so Mrs. Kishbuvn and her associates sa.w t ha L tb e ' had a t a ste of home life a n d served them donjrhnut3 and cider. had the speeia! privilege of remaining' in camp afler visit It icr hours, and In company with Mrs. Fishnurn, Miss Kea. charmlnc singer who was to sing at seve-ial of the Y. M. C A. houses that evening, and Mrs, Eva Bosworth, editor of tiio 1 a Jolla Journal, who takes a prominent part in looking after 'our boys' ' entertainment at La Jolla. we were invited to mess. "Mrs. Bosworth and 1 asked special permission to eat with the privates, and It 'was a great treat to sit down with the boys ami cat from their camp utensils. uten-sils. We had a good supper and saw that the. boys are not suffering- for want of good, substantial food. After mess we attended the Y. M, C. A. exercises, lise Tiea sang 3-nd the boys joined in the chorus. "Outside entertainers are brought to the camp Y. M. C. A. houses, of which there are five at Camp Kearny, nearly every evening:, and with other amusements amuse-ments ther Is always something; to en 1 I terrain the soldiers when off duty. Many of them have expressed themselves as perfectly satisfied with giving up liberty day un Wednesday, as they van devote more time to study, for on the whole they a i e eager tu learn the science of warfare. Men Enjoying Life. "To me Camp Kearny appealed as a big village where the boys are enjoying the life of a soldier. I did not find one I boy who was not enjoying the life, and ; 1 talked to a great many of them. They I all sing the praises of San Diego hes-, hes-, pitatity. I fount; some of the boys who were without sweaters and who complained com-plained of the chilly mornings. I was able to find several women who were only too willing to give the sweaters they were knitling to these boys. While the mornings are chilly at 'the early hour the boys have to rise, the sun soon come.s out and their summer clothing is plenty warm enough for the San Diego climate. "1 was also fortunate in receiving the special privilege of visiting the Y. M. C. A. at Balboa park, where the sailors a nd marines are encamped. As the guest of Mrs. Hollobaugh, wife of the secretary, I saw the boys at their recreation rec-reation hour, which is apart from the regular visiting hour?. Mrs. Ifollobaugh helps her husband In his work and takes charge of the boys' savings. She is the only woman in camp and many of the boys come to her with their troubles. "She told me one incident of when 30(1 of the hoys were ordered to leave for the east, on the way to 'Somewhere- in Fra.nce.' No one is allowed to leave camp after such orders, and, as many of the boys wanted to see their sweethearts before leaving, Mrs. Hollobaugh telephoned tele-phoned the mothers, asking them to let their daughters come to camp, saying she would personally chaperon them, at the request of the boys. She fixed up several cozy corners on the big veranda., and the boys had a chance to visit with the girls. Mrs. Hollobaugh is certainly the right woman in the right place, for she understands boy a. Entertainments Evenings. "The evening entertainment in the T. M. C. A. begins shortly after 'chow,' so that those who are not in classes are not at a loss for something to do. Basketball, Basket-ball, moving pictures, singing, billiards and letter writing occupy the evening until un-til taps is sounded. One thing that impressed im-pressed me was to see the long tables crowded with boys writing home, while the noises of billiard playing and singing were heard all around, to all of which the letter writers were oblivious. "In preparing for the moving pictures, which are given four nights a week, it was necessary to hang curtains and divide di-vide the room, as many of the boys did not want to give up their letter writing while the pictures were being shown. So eager are the boys to get letters, some of them took names and addresses from old magazines and were writing to these. "If the mothers and fathers of the thousands of young men encamped at San Diego could see them there and learn something of their life, they would feel content in knowing their boys are so well cared for among a most hospitable hos-pitable people in a land of sunshine and flowers." |