| Show BUY BOOKS THE SOLDIERS efficient Em Effi cien clency cy 1 in n soldier s tun fun with a commissary of good cheer and a quartermaster general of camp happiness and content Is tile the ambo embo embodied died thought and deed fit n tho the appointment of the I 1 military tary j council by secretary of war baker it came into being tho the book and henceforth the soldier of undo sam without his ago Is somebody tor for the at homes to think seriously about the new council Is under the supervision ery er and authority of tho the commission Inis sion on oil training camp activities of which raymond 13 fosdick ta Is chairman the direct management of df its activities however la Is vested in harry P harrlson harrison of chicago a manager who Is tho the executive chairman of tho the entertainment council arch P kumph Is la is chairman of tile tho finance committee three different movements move monta to entertain tho the soldiers tor for many months have been doing excellent work in the entertainment 0 of soldiers the Y AT C A in auditoriums tho the chau in tents and the camp theaters managed by marc klaw of new york thieo three distinct movements havo have been consolidated into one under the direction ot of the war r department Comm commission lolon on training camp activities thus preventing duplication ot of effort in supplying our soldiers with high class amusement features at a minimum cost this consolidation was brought about by harry P harrlson harrison E tho first act of tho now council and tho the policy and plan that Is the keystone key Ikey sone of 0 Is activities Is the smil smal cage book this Is transportation por tation on the entertain entertainment men t line tho the same as mileage on a railroad title ilia books booke are to sold in two sizes one tor for a dollar with twenty coupons and another tor for five dollars with a hundred coupons these coupons will fio e good for adi at any performance in ili any national army canton ments or national Nat lonal guard camps campa it s possible as the scope of the plan increases that the book may bo be made good for payment for other and sim liar ilar things the Govern mo anthas already built and equipped liberty theaters at sixteen cantonments canton ments each theater i seats about soldiers there are 41 V 11 also liberty auditoriums and liberty tents at the cantonments canton ments and national guard camps campa the function of tile tho new military entertainment is to provide the highest class entertainment at these theaters and at a minimum cost it is intention to provide the latest broad pay successes the best artists from vaudeville circuits and the hig highest liest talent form tho lyceum and chautauqua field BOOKS AS GIFTS SmI leago books are planned to be gift books from the people at homo home to the soldiers at tho the training camps where iol soldiers diers are charged a nominal tee fee tor for admission to tho the entertain mont the underlying motive of 0 the dook book campaign Is to stimulate the friends ot of soldiers sold lora at the camps to donate this entertainment moreover vor the books will provide a handy means ot of so securing curing entertainment when the soldier wishes it tr books bear the dignat signature of 0 the secretary ot of war they are scheduled to go on sale january 28 there Is space in tho the books for the name ot of the donnor and the name naine of tho the soldier to whom it la Is sent civilians may be taken ya ra on smile ago age boks but only when the book Is presented by a soldier in uniform relaxation ot of the right kind Is an absolute essential in camp realizing this secretary ot of war baker hay has been a tireless promoter ot of health fill wholesome amusement for the soldiers through the commission in training camp activities ot of which mr fosdick Is chairman relaxation NEEDED after the fatigue ot of tho drill and ana tile the grind of study these camp amusements use ments are food tor for both body and mind thoy they help to build soldiers with a heart they help to keep a soldier within the right bounds of 0 relaxation mothers and lathers fathers relatives ived and trion dil of soldier sin aln the camp can give no fluer gift than a smil aage dook book it has hag a distinctive and personal character whenever a sol dier tears a coupon from his book he will renew the friendship and relationship lation ship of the sander bender every dook will carry a current of interest between the soldier in the camp and his folks back home it Is of small email difference it a soldier receives more than one book no ho will do what la its characteristic act of the american soldiers he will share his entertainment with his mates folks back home must realize that the relaxation period of a soldier at af camp Is III the danger dancer period of his life it Is the time when ho he makr makes or breaks T those hose back homo home can make hla his relaxation tion healthful with a Smi leago book and the should often |
