The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-11-14
SOLDIERS ADORE HOT COFFEE
Ard American Girls
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French men at first could not I'M
derstand tie easy dignity with which |
the American girls met them and
took care of them. The American |
Red Gross receives French soldiers
as well :s american, but the conven-
tons Of tie former being different |
from ours, they were at first amazed
at the work done by our young
women. They soon learned, says Miss |
Freeman, that some of our best fami-
lies were represented in the canteens
and that the American girl is as
straight q. die.
"The p1ilus are delighted with the
protective air of the American sol
diers toward their cooperating sis
ters," lauhged Miss Freeman remin-
iscently 'SOne time told an Amer
lean boz who fingered around the
counter 70 take walk to the village
and see the French people at their
homes. why should | go down. he
questioned, when there are real girls
here? They're Americans
"The American girl is the finest in
fuence our boys can have over there,
and he acces to it that nothing disa-
greeable can happen to her while he
is arounl. He guards Eer as if each
one were his mother or his sister.
We at the Red Cross know him in
his best mood He is never seriously
worried about the war as you are
here. He knows he is going to win
in the end, as he does in all his I'M
dertakings, and he takes it as a mat
ter of course"
Gle IS confident of the backing of
the United States and sees an cx-
preston q his peoples help in the
attitude of the girl workers. The
Red Cross doesn't permit its women
workers to wear iewelry, which would
have the effect of leading the men to
believe Oh girls were merely playing
at work.
Before he has known canteen
worker five minutes every soldier will
will whip picture out Of his pocket
and say casually, Want to see my
girl?' And then unceremoniously he
tells about her wonders and about her
being he best woman on earth. He
knows our American girls arc willing
10 listen and sympathizc. He knows
they understand.
81 never realized woman's influence
before" :.ti!lms Miss Freeman. "Our
being there is like a prayer answered
for American youth. The Red Gross
is short If personnel chiefly because
the girls at home do not guess how
much the men over there need them
Just having his own kind of girl
where h. can talk to her is enough
for those apprcciative men.
!, Miss Freeman in the course Of hel
! work IN New York, before she en-
; listed on August 7, 1917, learned tc
; Judge 10 ID values AS chairman Of
the Alumnae Association Of the
| Spence School, of which she is {
: graduate, she had occasion to inves
) tigate home for homeless babies
She also supervised the, house IL
: which the children were kept unit
5 foster parents could be found TO,
them. Here she had to study mar
+ ket and food values She has alst
exchanged data with her sister, Mrs
Tappen Fairchild, of New York, VIII,
is on the committee for emergenc!
canteen work. After all her expert
: cnce she asserts that the finest foo(
she ever purchased OF saw was that O.
the United States quartermaster il
4 France, from which source the Rex
Cross bo4eh: its supplies at cost
of everybody in the United State
would continue to cooperate to con
E serve food as they have been doinl
, the government will be able to con
tnue its filed warehouses in France
l never tasted such delicious meat q
did over there. Fortunately tn
Red Cross could buy from quarter
master supplies, and so they eithe
gave the fooC to the boys or sold it q
cost when that was necessary A
a matter Of fact" miss Freeman re
vealed q secret that may act as re
cruiting agent) cigarettes are cheap
er in the war zone than they are i
the United States. And the bes
brands of candies are to be had q
reasonable rates over there"
Whenever the army needs surgica
supplies, they come in their eme1
gcncy to the American Red Cross
: which is always prepared to assist
Miss Freeman was dispensing coffe
when the marines did their splendi
work ut Belleau Wood, now named i
/ their honor Marine Wood. At tina
time there were many men who Wer
gassed by the poisonous chemicals 0
l the Germans. There were first al
stations very near the front, and her
the men were classified according t
d their wounds. Not only did the Re
q Cross help cut with dressings but on
: of its representatives Mr.. Gordon 0
l Savannah, procured shower for hi
e marines. Gassed men were not per
e mitted to walk, so they were carrie
: in stretcters and drenched. Thi
! helped drive the gases out of thei
e bodies arc bring up the circulation
t The Red Cross often rugged up
G portable shower which was of ez
D IRENE service even though it wa
: made only with a pump.