Show RECREATION HEADS ARE VISITING AT FT DOUGLAS 1 United Stat States s Has Extensive I i i Plans Says Shafter Director A A. A L IJ Schafter assistant director of or recreation in tho the reconstruction hospitals hospitals hospi hospi- I with headquarters In Washington accompanied by br W. W M M. 1 McGrath director director f tor of oC hospital recreation for the Intermountain intermountain In- In division of the American J Red Cross has arrived in m Salt LaI Lake Lako o oto to Inspect the recreation for tor the men menat menat menat at tho the hospital at al Ft Fl Douglas 13 D I I. I Hall HaH accompanied the men to Salt I Lake and he will wiH remain here to take I charge of or the recreation of or tho the Ft Douglas institution Schafter r Is touring the tho Red Cross di divisions divisions di- di visions of the tho United States inspecting inspecting inspect Inspect- In ing the recreation work which is un under er I Ithe ithe the direction of oC the chief of oC educational service of or each hospital RECREATION WORK Approximately men in the re reconstruction re- re construction hospitals of ot the country are arc being supplied with recreation under under un un- der the direction of or the Red Cross at atthe atthe atthe the present time Schafter says say's Of or orthis this number there arc are about In the i five live construction hospitals In tho intermountain intermountain intermountain inter- inter mountain division Each hospital hi has hasa a personnel of oC from one to six persons I The Tho local hospital hospi hospi- engaged ed In this work tal has four and there is a possibility of It being increased The Tho recreation Is planned h by those In Inchan I charge chan o for the wounded Bounded men in tho the wards ards for tor tho those o in the convalescent houses and also for tor the men I I of oC the hospital corps The Tho recreation I in tho the wards consists of oC competitive games reading and tho the supplying of oC tobacco candy and ami flowers FORMS OF AMUSEMENT For the convalescent go soldiers lers there thero Is the development of ot amateur theatricals theatricals cals cats and musicals stunt nights reading read read- reading ling ing circles movies mo and entertainments Tho The hospital corps men mon are aro supplied with outdoor athletics in tho the form Corm of or games ames etc Schafter Is on his way to the tho Northwestern Northwestern North- North I western dl division Islon where he will inspect n the recreation work there before returning returning re- re turning to Washington Both Roth Schafter and McGrath said that the recreation work for Cor tho the reconstruction tion hospitals of oC the mountain division appeared to be well in hand |