The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-10-19
secretary passed around song books at

secretary passed around ong books a
last.
"F1ne!" said a recruit. we gotta
do something" So they sang all thei-
bravado and animal spirits away, a.
1t grew dusk in the car, and it was
husky chorus that finally took I'll
the words of "Old Folks at Home"
Glad to Get the Book
Got any Testaments ?" asked one
of the men at last.
The secretary had. They we're fol
the men who wanted them particular
ly,-who did? Every man on the cal
except one Russian Jew pressed for
ward to ask for one of the little books;
the Russian Jew explained with great
politeness his reason for not want
ing one, and then began to talk of
Russia.
Can she come back?" he said. "She
sure can. Amt l got all my money in
vested in Russian bonds"
Here's a Tough Case
On another train a fine young col
lege chap who had just left home got
. telegram that his mother had died.
The secretry tried to comfort him.
Your mother would want you to
keep up your courage and fight the
best o can," he suggested.
Il know she would" said the boy.
She was sick and dependent on me,
but she wouldn't let me claim exemp-
ton. That's the kind of mother she
was. Wanted me to be a good SOL
1ier = = Well, I'm going to be-"
Send Back Their buds
After the men receive their uni
'Orms, they send home their civilian
lothes; wardrobe room is an unknown
quantity at a cantonment. Some of
he men said that they hadn't any
home to send things to. But the
secretaries announced that these men
Gould send their clothing to the Y. M.
A. of their home town, which would
eceipt the express company for it,
hen send the receipt on to the SOL
Iier. If a soldier hadn't the money to
'ay the express, he could even send
is things collect, and the W would
AXE care of it.
who said we hadn't any homer"
emanded one of the Sammies. 1--WE
ave got the ""
Calls for Ham and Eggs -.
Near Admission, Alabama, one of the
broke down, and SO soldiers
ushed over to the nearest Y. NJ. c.
:, calling loudly for ham and eggs.
was a rush order, but it was filled.
sFWhat would we do without the
~" they asked with their mouths
Ill, as they rushed back to the train.
Several of the men on one train
the south got on with as many as
'ur quarts of whisky. The men said
lat some of the towns there had been
wing the enlisted men free of
large all the liquor they asked for,
bill being paid by the business
en- of the town. At first the sec
couldn't be Of much help to
e men who were really drunk. But
ter a time, when he had gone
rough the car with envelopes and
per ito write the folks at home"
observed men quietly pouring their
Risky out of the window.
Through With Booze
Il don't want the stuff" one said.
did want it. It's just this
ing away that's got me. But the
ks back home expect me to be de-
Mt and I'm going to be-"
The secretary told him and the other
IN about the 'Y' huts in every can
nment, and at every army and navy
in the United States
ose buildings that help the men "be
cent" that bring home to them as
arly as possible, that encourage the
N and entertain them, and keep
cir fighting spirit up. ,
The Inside of Huts /
I'll be there" said a Sammy. eff ,
get all this for nothing just on ,
rain, I'm game to see the inside of {
use huts." t
Three cheers for the Y. NJ. C?A.!" I
led another voice. And every car
the long train shook with those {
mmy-cheers. 1t "a the kind OF =
ng to make every mother and wife .
/ sister grateful for an organiza- +
n that goes with their men where t
folks at home can't CO., and does q
them as nearly as it can just what
folks at home would like to do,