East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-07-28
AMERICAN HOUSE
WARMING IN THE
FRENCH WARzONE
SIGHT FOR SORE EYES TO SEE
STARS AND STRIPES AND
PRETTY AMERICAN GIRLS.
No. II Base Hospital Gives Spread for
New Girls Who Are just Arriving;
Reminds Major of Alabama
Church Soclable.
BY WILLIAM PHILIP sIMMs.

BY WILLIAM PHILIP SIMMs.
Omitted Press staff Correspondent
WITH THE BRITISH ARMIES IN
THE FIELD. July LIB MGiD-It
is "A sight for sore eyes to see the
Stars and Stripes floating in the war
zone of France and under 1t pretty
American girls moving between rows
of hospital tents decorating the land
scape with their smiles
Today | had tea at No. II Base
Hospital The old unit from Boston
was giving spread to the new girls.
just arrived. And as Chicago No.
IL. from Cook County Hospital was in
charge of No. IS General, only half
mile down the road. the girls from
Chicago we're there too. Also one
British general Sir-and any num-
ber of colonies, majors. captains and
lieutenants.
Outside, over a sea of tents, the
sun was shining. Inside the tents
American girls moved silently to and
fro watching over the wounded, while
medical officers wearing the Ameri-
can uniform went from bed to bed.
Regular Tea Things.
In the middle of the field of canvas
stood the marquise under which tea
was being poured. Every nurse. off
duty at the time. was on hand. Some
stood back of the tea table. Others
served at the punch bowl-a beautt-
ful. cIaret-colored fruit punch, as
harmless and as free from beguiling
liquors as the spring water Moses
smote from the rock. The rest made
the guests welcome and brought them
cakes and buttered bread and things.
And smiled and laughed and talked
real Chicago and Evansville and Bos-
ton talk. their blue uniforms and
white headdress adding to the gen
eraI sunshine Scraps of conversa-
tion mingled with the rattle of spoons
in teacups
Friends From the States.
Cincinnati" one pretty girl ex-
claimed as she smiled up at British
officer belted Sam Brown-wise. DO
YOU really know Cincinnati? Why !
was born there! went to Chicago
to take up trained nursing at the
Cook County"
sure / know Cincinnati" the Of
ficer smiled. I'm a Canadian from
the states was born in Georgia.
Georgia the Sister exclaimed.
What part"
n eWnan.
oh" There was disappointment
in her voice. 81 was hoping it would
be Augusta. ] know a lot of folks
down that-a-way."
That-a-way! Oh you American
girl.
80 you are from Evansville" an
other officer was saying to another
nurse. 1--WE been in Evansville"
Al. 81 slvnFf
YOU like it there? 1 think Evansville
is the prettiest place in the world"
Have another glass of punch"
suggested pretty Sister with tray
as she stood in front of small group
of American Youngsters wearing the
uniform of a lieutenant
Don't care if do" said the
crowd. in chorus Thanks"
Then somebody said Reminds me |
of a real old Alabama church sociable |
this does"
/ turned to see who the speaker |
could be. 1t was an army reserve |
surgeon, ranking as captain, from
Selma.
Nearby two girls were talking.
why don't our officers wear Sam |
Brown belts like the British ," one |
of them wanted to know. The Eng |
lish officers are ever so much more |
chic i'm their uniforms. our men, |
with their standing collars on their |
tunics look like privates besides the |
British Don't you think so ?"
Three or four girls from the Chi
caRo unit stood about one of the |
girls, in France since year |
ago They We're eyeing her snowy, |
flowing headdress enviously.
"Oh why can't we have coiffures
like yours" one of them moaned
with mock tragedy in her voice. "Our |