Evening star., 1917-05-20
Picked Up Here and There.

ASANA
One OF the most conspicuous features at
the Countess of Limerick's celebrated
soldiers canteen
Stars and Stripes in at london Bridge
station is an
London Canteen. American flag.
The folds of Old Glory are hung above the
brilliantly FURNISHED copper dome OF tea
urn. which Kisses merrily and fiirts its
steam into the folds. of the Stars ana
Stripes. which fiutter in their turn against
the union jack OF old England and the tri-
color of France.
This London bridge buffet is really
marvellous place to which, in my opinion
writes a London corresponden, EN-, IN hae bae
Pittsburgh Gazette, scant )ustce mas
been done by the crowds of journalists
who have visited it during its busy hours
/ am afraid they have treated the suo1ect
from the point Of view accorded freak
enterprise organized by fashionable wom-
en- 1t is nothing of the kind. and its
real aspect is one of magnifcentiy
CHEEKY and patriotic organization. when
happens to have been started bS iaoieS
who. through mere matter OF accidenlai
birth or because of the marriage service.
happen to have handles to their names
] think this is a point of view that very
few people have taken in viewing this
really remarkable going concern. which
was inaugurated in the early months OF
the war by Lady Limerick.
i spent two or three hours at the buffet
and / saw more good feeling. industry.
common sense and genuine human SYM
pathy shown at that small corner in
busy train terminus than can be observed
during pilgrimage to the various shrines
dedicated to war service.
The soldiers buffet occupies semi
circular corner of one Of the several
shabby station buildings. and 1t is one
depressing surroundings. Bright with
flowers, gay with the winking glitter OF
brightly polished brasses, coppers. nickel.
china, 1t simply insists upon being seen
by the most tired eyes. Flowers deck its
beautifully white counter that forms
sort Of barricade between the ever-shift-
ing khaki army and the ladies behind
its defense, who seem to serve out
never-ending supply Of coffee and tea.
slabs of bread and cake and substantial
sandwiches that apparently are COM
pletely satisfactory to hungry men. From
the ceiling are hung. bannerwise, all the
flags Of Britain's allies. but as suggest
ed before, pride Of place Is given to the
Stars and Stripes, and many an American
lad who, somewhere or somehow. has
'.joined up with the English or Cana
dian forces now gives it salute and
feels that he is no longer fighting under
colors that are not entirely his own.
Mr.. Robert Allerton of Chicago, who
had a house party for a recent week
end at his
Servitors Banished to transmogrified
Background. farm at Mont,s
cello. is q bright and shining example
to housekeepers, says the Chicago
Tribune. He doesn't like the machinery
of housekeeping to be in evidence,
therefore. no servant is visible during
the day except the butler. who serves
the meals. All the downstairs work is
done before the guests arise-the host
himself is always up at dawn and off
to the fields to see that the days work
there starts Alright. While the break
fast Is being served the upper realms
OF the mansion are set in order and the
forces that do 1t are then completely
banished. Ringing will bring an as
sisting maid if milady needs such, but
usually the woman guests help one an
other. enjoying, as does their host, the
freedom from attendant servitors.
Atlanta's social surrender to the
cause of preparedness and relief, says
the A tlanta
TO Sponsor oon titution.
uauA -, has n m e
0"n' significant rec
ord than in the daily chronicle in the
newspapers Of the doings Of people in
q social way.
Social diversion is by no means dead
To give up all pleasure would be as
ill-judged as that kind of economy
which would put an end to buying and
cripple the business world, besides en-
couraging the long face, which even
France and England have discounted
by the continuance of their govern
ment support to high-class amusement.
But Atlanta people are showing
themselves remarkably clear-sighted
in the conversion of an almost nor
NAL social activity into benefits" for
one relief of welfare cause or another.
The woman, too, who does not spend
moons each week in the rolling of
bandages or in classes which are de-
signed to prepare her for emergencies
when they shall come finds herself
very lonesome.
In striking way is the old saying
being exemplified that "one might as
well be out of the world as out of the
fashion,"
Two hundred women answered the
first call last Tuesday for an organiza-
tion which would stand sponsor for
"At1anta's Own"-a band of the wives
and daughters. sisters. sweethearts and
friends of the 5th Regiment and Bat
terry B and Company l..
The call was one which proved that
even men still believe in the influence
of sentiment. and the response gave
evidence that women are ready will
an overflowing supply of it.
Every woman who was approached
personally gave gladly of the spirit
n \