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' The above reproduced from the original painting of C. Clyde Squires, has done perhaps more to drive deep into the heart of,
ieverv man and woman the remarkable wofk beiSg done by the Relf Triangle (the Army Y. M. C. A> among the so drer any]
'one'piece of literature used in .the campaign for funds now c oming to an end. The slogan of the J is \\ !te a Letter Home
iand every “Y” unit in America and in Europe is built with long writing desks and these are kept.P^ntit uily supplied with pape
envelopes. The morning sunshine that is pouring in the window upon the rejected in the letterjrom the soldie.n
'boy whose environments are plainly indicated by the triangle on the letter head. ~
LIBRARIAN BLISS
RECEIVES PLANS
Expects to Have Camp Library
Ready for Soldiers by Christ
mas. Will Have 12,000 Books
Camp Librarian R. P. Bliss, who has
been here for sometime making the nec
essary preliminary arrangements, re
ceived the plans for the library building
last week and it is thought that by-
Christmas Day", at the latest, the new
building will be ready for service.
Mr. Bliss is assistant secretary of the
»• Amsvlvania Free Library Commission
and is in charge of the work at Camp
Hancock. A trained assistant is expect
ed ds soon as his services are necessary.
The building will be situated on the
south side of the Wrightsboro road, op
posite the road leading to the 56th In
fantry Brigade.
Tht buildirtg will have its main en
trance in the center of the building ana
will be more elaborate in some respects
so far as the exterior goes. W ith a
ftont of 93 feet along the Wrightsboro
“THE LETTER TO MOTHER”
road, the building will extend back for
10 feet and will accommodate no less
than 12,000 books, with reading accorh
niodations for 300 men.
To keep the building comfortable in the
cblder weather, there will be two large
stoves and the,building will be lined with
roofing felt, covered inside with finished
woodwork. The librarian and assistant
will have sleeping rooms at one end oi
the building, with shower bath and other
facilities for comfort.
With a view to using the structure
when the war is ended, the building will
be erected on the sectional plan, so that
it may be removed easily dnd sent to
some nearby town which may wish to
start a public library. This plan of con
struction is being followed in all the
camps and is highly practical.
In addition to the attest fiction and
standard works, the library will have a
complete reference library and maga
zines and periodicals for the reading
tables. There will be an abundance of
books on military topics, all the govern
ment publications being on file. Mr. Bliss
will have the work rushed to completion
as speedily as possible and is hopeful
that by Christmas Day everything will be'
in readiness to cater to the literary tastes
of the 28,000 Pennsylvanians at Camp
Hancock. At the present time,-the stor.-.
age building of the Red*Cross, near Whe
less station, is being used for keepinig the
supplies as. they arrive.
TRENCH AND CAMP
(Cut This Picture Out And Frame It)
RED CROSS GIVES
NEARLY $2,000,000
Supplying Footballs for Ameri
can Soldiers in France
Through Harvard Graduates.
Ocean carriers, plying between Amer
ican and European ports, transported in
a period of little over three months ap
proximately 33,000 tons of war relief ma
terial, shipped by the American Red
Cross through its national clearing house.
More hospital supplies,
surgical dressings and foodstuffs are be-
sent than at any otner time since
America’s entrance in the war.
The widening scope of Red Cross work
in Europe and the fact that cold weather
is bringing with it pressing needs were
responsible for the increased shipments
The Red Cross is supplying not only
w.i" hospitals but also infirmaries. re
cuperal ir.g stations, canteens, dispensa
ries. tonus for nurses and. the many
other things which it established in
France to help save American 1 ves and
Dec. 5, 1917.
the lives of allied soldiers and civilian
sufferers as well.
A statement covering shipments from
October Ist until the latest reported ar
rival of a Red Cross cargo abroad, con
tains a list of commodities valued at sl.-
736,21 C. The valuation of Red Cross ship
ments is based for the most part upon
the cost to the Red Cross Which is buy
ing at a figure just above the cost or
manufacture.
In one of the shipments was a con
signment of 559 soccer footballs and 250
rugby footballs for American soldiers in
Franc.-. They were purchased with funds
raised by Hui yard graduates.
VAUDEVILLE FOR RED
CROSS CHRISTMAS BOXES
A vaudeville arranged by' the Ragtime
I'ing of Camp Hancock for the benefit of
l le Christmas boxes for the soldiers will
be given at the Partridge Inn Thursday
cveniag. December 13th, at 9 o’clock.
Tickets,? J1 each, may' be obtained from
1 -,e committee which »s composed of Mrs.
Joseph MrKnight Speer, Savannah road;
Mrs. William C. Denny, -Hermitage Inn;
Mrs. Battey, Mrs. Brvan Cumming. Mrs.
llamur. Mrs. MulheHn. Mrs, Eve. Mrs.
Brenner; a.ls'> - Par’ridge Inn and at
ftM ' Cross' i ■ , ta-Camp ‘ Hancock,
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