The Sentinel=record., 1918-05-15
CANTEEN WORKERS CATER
 TO POILU'S APPETITE
 FOR OYSTERS AND SALADS
Eleanor Robson Belmont Home From Europe, Tells of Her Unbounded Faith
 In the Red Cross.
By ELEANOR ROBSON BELMONT.

buts used for this purpose are little alleys marked Paris, "Diion," or "Ly' ons." These little alleys are lald out with hunks filled with sleeping men. If a poilu is going to Paris. he throws himself down in the Paris bunk, serene in the knowledge that he will be called in time for the Paris train.
 In some of the canteens the lights have to be dimmed on account of aero planes. Often the lights are covered with cOlored muslin shields which make a rosy glow that is very home like. One of the canteens has been decorated by some of the best camou- fage artists in France. who have taken great delight in covering the walls and even the ceiling with their pictures The canteens are open day and night for the benefit of the men at the big junction points.
 Do More Than Feed Men.
 The worIen in the csnteens do nor than feed the men, however, impop tant as that is. Poilus leaving thei AaAAAAAt1 AAG hdAuA aAig hCpAFNoEh A''N need sympathetic listeners. Some ore to admire his wife's picture, some one to laugh over the baby's latest sign of genius, some one to tell him that the oldest boy Is the Image of his handsome father--this is as real need in the poilu's life as salad or soup. In fact the presence of these fine women Is such an influence for good that officers say the morale of the army Is distinctly higher wherever the canteens are This causes great rivalry among the canteeD workers Each one wants her csnteen to be the best and most popular in the service.
 Besides this direct, personal service to the soldiers the Red Cross Is doing 8 kind of John the Baptist work with dispenmries. We have fl<teen dispen- saries scattered through districts where war has been or Is likely to be. France had mobilized 1S,OOO of her 24,OO0 physicians, leaving about 5000 for the whole of civilian France Sometimes you will find one old doctor taking care of several villages with no means of transportation except Oc. casionally an aged, overworked horse, Here is chance for the Red Cross to step in and help. There Is a syndicate of physicians to which ths Red Cross applies to ind out if certain village has a medical adviser: If aot we estab- fish q center and operate in a given section around the center
 Bathing a Luxury.
 4 Red Cross doctor and nurse go oNt regularly to the villages in their section. Each village is informed when they are coming so that all who want medic~ advice or treatment can meet together in one spot and save unnecessary calls. Of course, If any one Is too Ill to come to the doctor, the doctor goes to him The nurses ~irry among other things shower baths for babies. In many re gions of France, owing to lack of facil- ities, bathing is a laxury, so the super sttiOD has grown up that if Is dan gerous. Now since the mothers are convinced that their children will be neither killed nor injured, but on the contrary benefited by baths. how they do look forward to themi
 After all this inspiring activity of the Red Cross oB the other side. 70 mantle iu spite of the drudgery and tragedy, l expected the work here Go be an suti-cIjmHK ] ~aS amazed then when l returned 10 see what We Wer, accomplishing at home.