The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-10-22

of the men at last.
 The secretary had. They were for the men who wanted them .particu- larly-who did? Every man on the car except one Russian Jew pressed forward to ask for one of the little books; the Russian Jew explained with great politeness his reason for not wanting one, and then began to talk of Russia.
 Gan she come back?" he said. "She sure can. NAiT7't I got all my money invested in Russian bonds?''
 On another train a fine young col lege chap who had just left home got telegram that his mother had died. The Secretary tried to comfort him.
 Your mother would want you to keep up your courage and fight the best you can," he suggested.
 "I know she would,' said the boy .'She was sick and dependent on me, but she wouldn't let me claim exemp- tion. That's the kind of mother she was. Wanted me to be a good sol dfer- =. Well, I'm going to be-
 After the men receive their uni forms, they send home their civilian clothes; wardrobe room is an un- known quantity at cantonment Some of the men said that they hadn't any home to send things to. But the secretaries announced that these men could send their clothing to the Y M. C. A. of their home town, which would receipt the. Express company for it, then send the receipt on to the suldier. If a soldier hadn't. the money to pay the express, he could even send his things collect, and the " would take care of 1t.
 S"Who said we hadn't any home ?'' demanded one of the Sammies. We've got the 'Y'.'' ! Near Anniston, Alabama, one of the trainsl broke, down, and 50 sol dters rushed over to the nearest Y. M. c. A., calling loudly for ham and eggs. It was a rush order. but 1t was filled.
 what would we do without the " ?" they asked with their mouths full as they rushed back to the train. Several of-the men oh one train in the South got on with as many as four quarts of whisley. The men said that some of the towns there had been giving the enlisted men free of charge all the liquor they asked for, the bill being paid by the business linen of the town. At first the secre- tary couldn't be of much help to the men who were really drunk. But after a time, when he had gone through the car with envelopes and paper ito write the folks at home, " he observed men quietly pouring their whfskey out of the window.
 T don't want the stuff one said | Never did want it. It's just this. go | ing away that's got me. But the folks back home expect me to be decent and I'm going to be-
 The secretary told him and the oth.
 CT men about the " huts in every
 cantonment, and at every army ana
 navy encampment in the United
 States those buildings that help ths men ''be decent" that bring home te
 them as nearly as possible, that en lcourage the men and entertain them
 and keep their fighting spirit up.
 .tI'll be there.'' said a Sammy 'I
 we get all this for nothing just on
 train, I'm game to see the inside O
 those huts.'
 I Three cheers for the I'M c. Ar
 called another voice. And every ca of the long train shook with thos Sammy cheers. It was the kind O
 thing to make every. mother and wifi and sister grateful for an organization that goes with their men where tn I folks at home can't go, and does fo
 them as nearly as it can justs wfa
 the folks at home would like to dc