The Cordova daily times., 1918-06-15
REST STATIONS APPREC|ATEDBy
 AMERICAN BOYS

NEW YORK, June 15.-Glimpses in- to the railroad rest-stations for Amer ican troops in France established by the American Red Cross and a reflec- tion of some of the happiness of the soldiers served in those stations are given in letters received here from the Red Cross agents in France.
 Gee, this looks almost like home" is the common expression of the urav- el-wearied soldiers as they settle down and relax in some pretty rest station where they have obtained hot show er-bath; and a good meal after hours of journeying in crowded trains. The places seem more like home to the soldiers because they are waited upon by American girls. Here they often pause to write letter home to mother or sweetheart as we'll as to enjoy milk, butter, jams, buildings, desserts and pastry just like mother used to make"
 One of the most interesting letters comes to the Red Cross from Mrs. Belmont Tiffany, a New York social leader who has been engaged in the organization of these railway rest stations, which is distinct from the Red Cross work for civilian relief in France
 ''I started in a restroom at B--, which consists of an infirmary of ten beds, canteen recreation room, res taurant and splendid hot shower baths and fumigating plant" wrote Mrs Tiffany. "The men here were of the signal corps, the Bell telephone men laying American telephone wires in France. They were a splendid lot and though they have dug post-holes un til their backs were lame, they always come to play the piano and sing and write their letters in the evenings
 Because they believe rightly that a rest-station must be home-like, cheer full and restful, the construction de partment built charming brick build ings with we'll plastered walls and ceilings and I was allowed to decorate and furnish them as thought best
 ''If the women at homo, anu the men, too, could see how their boys ap preeiate it ail--how they love the cleanliness and the color and the gaiety, how glad they are for every 'esetty' thing you do for them; if you could see their poor, tired faces relax when they settle down-you would realize what this side of it means War is such an ugly thing, such a dirty, sordid thing; at best there are so many hateful, unaccustomed things our men here have to do that at least we can give them warmth and clean Illness and color wherever we can.
 Picture to yourself fifty dirty, tired men falling out of a cattle train where they have been cooped up two or three days with a detachment of mules, eat ing and sleeping with them They have a couple of hours to wait, so they take a hot shower, with plenty of soap and towels given to them, and then have a good meal, waited upon by such cheerful, kindly Ameri- can girls, play the piano bit, write letter home and go. Those people who have given us the money to do this with would be so very glad, so very grateful, if they could only see.
 About the letter-writing, by the way. The lieutenant of the signal corps came to me ana said: Mrs. Tiffany, l have a grudge against you. l have to censor all our mail and the mems letters home have more than trebled since you opened the recreation room. l believe if I do nothing else in France shall be glad of that; you see, I know what it means whom I see my boy writing.
 "The whole rest station when fur nished is extremely efficient and most The infirmary is so fresh and clean, with it's white enamel paint