Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-02
THE WORLDS WAR
Through Woman's Eyes
By ELLEN ADAIR
Americans That I Meet
By ELLEN ADAIR

Of It, but were still bright and cheerful.
Strains Of ragtime came from the big
recreation han beside the dining room.
crowd collected TO watch six American
sailors dance a new dance. I'm sure that
not a Britlsher in that hut had ever seen
such graceful dancing in his life before.
Wonderful, isn't it?" A major from
Kentucky was speaking-Doctor Hamilton,
from Berea, KY, who holds a chaplains
commission from the Federal Government
and who Is organizing clubs and huts for
American officers in London.
"One-thlrd Of all American officers who
come to Europe will pass through London"
said Major Hamilton, land we want them
to be as happy and comfortable as possible
while they are here. We want them 20
have nice time and to have good impress
slons or London. We're going TO build n
nut in st. James Square, and have n house
Tor them as well. We want them TO meet
nice folks in London and see a little OF
English social life"
You Southerners wanted to come into
this war long ago, didn't your" 1 asked
indeed we did" was the ready answer
The South has always been pro-Ally. We
feel Just the same as Canada and New
zealand felt In fact, we Southerners
wanted to join the war three years ago"
Some Of the most prominent American
men and women in the whole of Great
Britain are to be found every day at the
hut.
At the days conclusion I had tea with
Lady Alstair Innes-Ker. sister-in-law of the
Duke of Roxburghe and formerly Miss Anne
Breese, of New York. She is lady superin-
| tendent of the canteen and dormitory and
| is to be found In her little office at the hut
| almost any time.
Il love the work" she told me, "and am
giving up my whole time to IT,"
| one introduced me to Lady Ward, the
daughter OF Whitelaw Reid, who is the Off
cial head OF the women's department Of all
| american Y. NJ. 6. As In England
When Mrs. Robert Grant, Jr, of Boston
came in the four of us sat down to tea
Mrs Grant is secretary and very hard
| worker,
WANTED FOR THE HUTs
we are not allowed to make a direct
| appeal 10 Americans for gifts" said Lady
| lnnes-her but do ask your American
friends to send things over for our new con.
| cert hail, in care of the Y. NJ. c. A. and
| marked Eagle Hut" We want rugs
and pictures and comfortable chairs-and
| money! We want blankets for the doTmi.
| tory and quilts. We want all sorts OF
| things in the decorating and furnishing
line
We're busy thinking out something nice
for the boys at Thanksgiving. 1 hope lots
| of turkeys will be sent. We want them al
to- feel at home, and we hope that the folRS
back home Will write them lots of letters
and that every one will be CHEEKY and have
a good time"
| There's one woman at the Eagle Hu
whose job Is rather curious one, but ex
| ceedingy useful Her services are con
| stantly in demand. She is Mrs. luscombe
the wife of the commandant of the prison
| crs Of war camp at --. She is u lad,
| who 'sews on the buttons" and every hou
she is besieged by American boys in neeC
| of repairs. Needless 20 say, the congrega
tion does not leave until the sermon Il
| finished.
1t was at the American hut that ! me
| ]. Sallmeyer, the first moving picture maj
who got command performance from tn
King Of England And William II. Utz
managing director of the Jenkins valv
| concern.