The Raymer enterprise., 1918-05-16
CANTEEN WORKERS CATER
TO P0ILU'S APPETITE
FOR OYSTERS and SALADS
Eleanor Robson Belmont, Home From Europe
Tells Of Her Unbounded Faith
In the Red Cross.
b ELEANOR ROBSON BELMONT.

huts used for this purpose are httlo
alleys marked Paris" "Dijen," or "Ly.
ons." These little alleys are laid ost
with hunks oiled with sleeping msa.
II poilu ID going to Paris, he throws
himself down In the Paris bunk, serene
IN the knowledge that he will bs called
II time for the Paris train.
In some Of the canteens the lights
have to BE- dimmed on account Of asre-
planes. Often the lights are covered
with colsrsd muslin shields which
make Z rosy glow that 10 very home
like. One Of the canteens has been
decorated by some Of the best camou.
6age artists In France, who have taken
great delight In covering the walls and
even the ceiling with their pictures
The cantesns are open day and night
for the benefit Of the men at the biG
junction points.
Do More Than Fssd Men.
TIE worssn In the cantsens do more
than feed the men, however. impeF.
tant a. that ID. Poilus leaving their
families are naturally depressed and
FssU41yupathstic listeners. Some one
to admire his wife's picture, some one
to laugh ever the baby's latest sign
Of genius. sems one to tell him that
tie Oldest boy 10 the image Of Ais
handsome father-this 10 40 real Z
nssd In TIE poilu's life ~ salad -
souD. In fact the presence Of these
ane women ID such an influence for
goed that qfhcers say the morale u
the army 10 distinctly higher wherever
the canteens are. This causes great
rivalry among the cantesn workers.
Each one wants her cantesn to be the
best and most popular In the service
Besides this direct, personal service
b the soldiers the Red Gross d doing
q kind Of John the Baptist work with
dispsnariss. We have fifteen dlspsn.
sariss scattered through districts
where war has been Or 10 likely to Be.
France had mobilized $4,000 Of her
1900 physicians, leaving about 5000
for the whole Of civilian France.
oemstimss you will 6nd one old doctor
taking care Of several villages with
no means Of transportation except oc.
casionaIly IN aged. overworksd horse.
Here y q chance for the Red Cross to
step In and help. There 10 q syndicate
of physicians to which the Red Cross
applies to nnd out II Z certain village
has medical adviser; II not We estab.
lish q center and operate In . given
section around the center.
oathlne . Luxury.
A Red Gross doctor and nurse 70 out
regularly to the villages In their section
Each village 10 Informed when they are
coming 20 that oil who want medical
advice OF treatment can meet together
In one pot and save unnecessary calls.
OF course. II any one 10 too III to come
to the doctor, the doctor goes to him.
The nurses carry among other things
shower baths for babieA In many -
gions Of France. owing to lack Of facil-
tiles, bathing ID luxury, % the super.
stitiop has grown up that Il q dan.
gsrous. Now since the mothers are
convinced that their children will
bs neither killed nor injured, but on
tAs contrary benefited By baths. how
they DO look forward to thsml
After all this inspiring activity Of
the Red Gross on the other side. 70
mantle In spite Of the drudgery and
tragedy, ! expected the work here to
b. a anti-cllmax. ! was amazed, then,
when I returned to ses what W were
accomplishing ct home