Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1918-09-14
SODA WATER AND soCIABILITY.
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In the very heart of a French port town
where traffic is thickest, there stood bar
room 1t was just at the point where a sailors
or soldiers thirst was greatest as he trudged
up the hill. 1t did rafting good business
such good business that the authorities kept
a special eye on it.
Whenever a military policeman had nothing
better to do, he would stroll up to this bar to
see how many men were draped over it.
Accordingly its trade lanquisned, for three
are more desirable things to do than to be
consistent drinker in the most conspicuous
place in town.
Before long the madame foun dthat her
business had fallen on evil ways Her success
had been so great that it had failed!
public sale was announced sale of all
the oh! SO beautiful fixtures! Without thought
9f price, everything would go beneath the ham
mer of the auctioneer Every one in town knew
OF it. And when you say every one," YOU in
clude Arthur S. Taylor, who used to be a news
paper man in Philadelphia, and who is now the
mead OF the \. M c. A. in the district of the
port town.
50 ne went to the sale. And when the bid
dlng fell off, and the madame wrung her hands
because the price was so low, then up stepped
Mr. Taylor and bought all the fixtures for the
X. M. C. A.
After that he dickered with the landlord and
came to an agreement which permitted him TO
leave the fixtures where they were TO leave tho
car where it was-but to change what nassed
across the bar
lhat was only little while ago. But TODAY
as you mount the hill of the town as Won 600
TIE doors OF the bar stretching out their invita-
tion TO orng IN your thirst and have it ouench-
ed you Will see strange thing Over the door
you VIII see In large letters the words:
THE RED TRIANGLE.
Inside, behind the bar you will see an Ameri- /
can girl in the sky blue uniform of the canteen
worker. And you will see sailors and soldiers
eanlng their elbows on the shining mahogany
md hear them say things like:
Give US chocolate milk-shake."
Make mine pineapple
'How's they M. Special today?o
Package OF cookies and two strawberry
sodas''
Think OF it! Sodas, in France And vet this /
y only one of three places in that one port town /
Where the Y. M. c. A. has soda fountain.
Beside the bar sits another American ofrl
'elng soda checks and, in the ulls, changing
ne record on the victrola. Nothing old about
nose records, either. With New York lust "a
eW days away" the supply of tunes is kent I'm
the minute
In the back room there are small tables and
hairs. Those who prefer to rest as thew drink
nay do so. And many do
You see figured it out this way said Mr..
Taylor, as he looked over the blue and olive drabl
ihoulders packed along the bar, Il figured If
out that half the attraction of bar is the So
liability OF drinking slowly and gossiping while
gu do it. And you see it isl''
BY Roy Durstine Y. NJ C. A. News Service
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