Show I I lUo S. S Fighters Are Kept Busy Mrs Irs Funston Descries Describes Life Provided With lil any Comforts By Eda B B. B Funston Written for The Salt Lake present conditions condition ItIs it itis itis is necessary to train men as quickly as possible for field service Consequently they are undergoing a course or of very IntensIve in intensive intensive In- In training working hard and long eight day They are up a 6 a and d drill begins begins begins be be- gins at 7 30 lasting until 11 1130 SO allowing them just time enough to freshen up a bit for dinner which is usually at 12 Allowing a little time for the meal to digest drill begins again agam at and lasts until Exceedingly especially espe espe- daily for those who have not been accustomed to exercising However However How How- ever with the regular life the men are obliged to lead they soon be become become become be- be come used to it and It is astonishing astonishing aston aston- how well it agrees with them But it is not all work In the limited space allowed me I cannot cannot cannot can can- not describe in detail all ail that is provided for the men in the way of comfort diversion and amusement amusement amusement amuse amuse- ment but I will vili touch upon almost ai- ai most everything and you will wUl at least know what is being done To begin with there e exists an organization the Fosdick or or war department commission on training training train train- ing lag camp activities m made de up almost almost al almost al- al most entirely of college men The organization not only furnishes all necessary apparatus but Has nas tas sent to each ach camp campa campa a representative and coach where he ho will be In charge of ot athletics under the supervision of or the athletics officer a officer a brigadier general Mr Frank Glick of ot Princeton Prince Prince- ton Is in charge at Camp Upton arid and Is at present busily engaged with the athletics officers of the camp for every unit has its own athletics officer In trying to arrange arrange ar at- range tournaments oas oas- etc between the tho various vari sari pus ous units and camps All this ot or course when It does not Interfere with training training and and it must mast be re remembered remembered re- re that the men have havo Wednesday and Saturday attern atter- atter n noon naon on off ocr There are eight Y M. M C C. A. A buildings in the camp each camp each one exactly like the other other and and each Just as comfortable and attractive as can be he imagined There Is the the- large lounging or Ot living room with its comfortable chairs an and ana Its homelike fireplace at one end while at toe other end are arc five or six public telephone booths booth bootha bootha-a a convenience greatly ap ap- ap appreciated predated by the men In the large passageway which leads from the living room to the auditorium let us call It is th tIle the library where eventually men will willbe be tie able to obtain any reading material material ma ma- desired The auditorium serves several purposes In the da daytime time it Is used a as a writing room the room the tables table being ingeniously arranged so that they may be folded down between the pillars pillar and benches when inthe inthe in inthe the morning the room Is used for moving pictures concerts or servIce Ice ices In this this room the men may write their letters and andall all paper and necessary necessary necessary essary writing materials are fur fur- nl dike On the little stage stage Is a piano on which the men are permitted to play and to further add to the gaiety there I Is a The Y Y M. M C. C A. A also interests Itself it itself itself it- it self in athletics and furnishes tile the necessary apparatus J Nothing has been overlooked However this ass association cation is not the only one represented for the Knights of Columbus are to have three buildings in camp and Imagine imagine im mm- agine they will be developed along lines very similar to those of ot the I Y M M. C. C A. A Camp Upton Is to have two le leI legitimate le- le theatres one for officers I with a seating capacity of and andone andone andone one for the enlisted men accommodating accommodating accommodating dating But nut the thing that stands out uniquely is the amphitheatre with witha a seating capacity of Here the men en will be given the opportunIty opportunity of listening t to ws jg Jg speakers I big singers of leei big moving pictures and last but not by any means least they may Join a I society under the direction of ot Harry Barnhart th the tho well known chorus leader of New YorK I This amphitheatre with all the tho opportunities it offers the men owe to their camp commander General I J J. J Flanklin Bell Dell who has their welfare welfare wel wel- fare are and entertainment so keenly at heart Another unique feature are the hostess houses of which there are three for the enlisted tel men and one for tor officers officers all all being identically alike The houses are run by women women women wo wo- wo- wo I men presided over I hy by women and andare andare are for the convenience con of toe mothers wives or sweethearts of the men In camp Here a mother p may come and tel telephoning phoning to the tho I company to which her son belongs the message is transmitted to h m mand n nand and he may como come and chat with her amid pleasant and comfortable surroundings Should sue she come from a distance she will find that she may obtain a n. dainty meal at atthe atthe atthe the cafeteria In the house For FOI those these who come from a very great distance the house has sleeping apartments and best of all there is a nursery with a nurse in at attendance attendance attendance at- at where mothers may leave leao I their babies while they Inspect the camp Scamp with their thE soldier husbands The hostess houses which promIse promise promise prom prom- ise to fill a long felt want have been en donated b by patriotic Americans AmerIcans Ameri Amen cans and antl these will have the well deserved blessings of many a n. mother and wite wire A section of ot ground has been I designated which Is known as the the- church block Upon this site will willbe willbe be built a Protestant church church- I which will combine all Protestant denominations denominations-a a Catholic church and a Jewish synagogue I Last there l in 19 i the tha Raymond committee committee committee com com- which working In cooperation cooperation I tion tinn with tho the war department comI commission com corn I mission on training imp mp mp activities tie ties has as its object the moral I welfare of the men inca and is II the conditions an ant anc amuse- amuse m monts in the tho towns adjacent to the I f E Everything Is camps possible bein bema be- be I in ina- ina done to protect tho thu mo tao- I rally I And now for a L little Mt hit of advice I I for those who arc are writing I letters I III or are arc sending lending express e. s packages to tomen II men In any camp Ever Every Every- camp has haG I its own postoffice with about rOrt to attend nd to the outgoing and anti incoming mail mal Hundreds of I letters are now lying In these offices of of- flees undelivered because the they are not properly addressed The number number num num- 1 b ber r or name of ot the organization org I and the company letter should alI always always al- al ways was be given for Instance John j I I K 1 Jones Co I IC Infantry j i iI Camp Camj Upton Long Island I Ii I i Ill MIT b- b th the ire ITea In Co do The iTh I Ii i ev Yd York M f World eH J j |