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Show RED CIRCLE CORPS TO RIOEJOLDIERS Plans Working Out for Diversion Di-version of Men at Fort During Summer, Plans are being perfected by the war camp community service in Salt Lake to organize the Red Circle Auto corps for the purpose of furnishing auto rides for soldiers this summer. The slogan of the organization is to be ! "Rides for Soldiers," and the plan is to carry out programmes such as were carried out last summer, when, on Sundays Sun-days and holidays, the soldiers at the fort were taken for pleasure and instruction rides about the city and county. This summer It is planned to place the organization on a permanent basis, so that more effective results may be achieved. It is planned to hold a meeting meet-ing at the headquarters of the war service ser-vice committee in the Commercial club within a few days to take formal steps toward organization of the auto corps. Each member will be provided with a poster, to be placed upon his windshield, which will be a red circle and will signify that the owner of the car displaying the insignia is a member of the Red Circle Auto corps. The committee is anxious to have all persons who are willing to become be-come enrolled as members of the corps communicate with the war service headquarters head-quarters by telephone or In person. The telephone number of headquarters is Wasatch Wa-satch 88. The only requirement for eligibility to membership is ownership of an automobile automo-bile and willingness to use the car in the interest of enlisted men at Fort Douglas." Doug-las." Each car is to be used twice a j month, between the hours of 2 and 5 p. m., on given dates. The purposes of the organization are ! to meet the desires of a large majority 1 of the enlisted men to see the scenery of the city and county and meet the people, peo-ple, and to aid in the recovery of convalescent con-valescent soldiers from the post hospital. hos-pital. No dues or fees of any sort are to be charged In connectiou with membership mem-bership in the corps. |