El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-08-10
AMERICANS IN
LONDON MANY
]. J. Tyndall Says They
Give Great Impression;
War Can't Be Lost.

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ance agent. now engaged in Y " C.
a. war work in England. has written
most Interestingly 10 Claiborne Ad-
ans, Of FL Paso. regarding the work
being done in English camps. with
particular reference to the part the
English Rotary members are playing
in looking after the soldiers
The Rotary club Of London. he says,
gives concerts three or four times a
month AZ Eagle hut Tor the solulers-
lie writes further
There is also q member OF the Ro-
tary club on duty every night (au
night 10 meet the boys as they come
in Eagle hut. and especially 10 De
on the lookout for fellow Rotarlans
from the United States You can best
get an idea Of the size OF this partc-
ular hut when I tell You that We have
over 200 volunteer women workers
there. besides a paid force Of IS cooks,
dishWashers. etc. It is open p hours
a day, seven days a week and the men
get plenty Of good. substantial food
BED for Is Cents.
Besides that. they get a good,
clean bed for cd (lS cents), hot baths
day or night. have a place 70 write
letters, check their kits OF put their
money in safe deposit. and We give
them a splendid concert or moving
picture every night They can have
their clothes repaired or buttons
sewed on free. in fact, we make il as
near like home for them as IL can be
made. The boys certainly do appre-
ciate IL, and you can tell the folks TO
90 the limit on the Y NJ c. A funds,
because everything is being done
which can be done TO keep the boys
clean and keep up their spirits, with
the idea Of making them better men
and better fighters
Thousands OF Americans Daily.
"You understand that there are
thousands OF our men passing through
England every week. and il just as
important that they be taken care Of
here as in France While I can't give
YOU any details because Of the posi-
bility Of a letter falling into the
hands Of the enemy. there are a
great many camps scattered through
the British Isles. and the y. " c. A
activities are all directed or super
vised from here. II so happens that
my experience qualities me TO direct
a large portion of this work, and am
social secretary Of this area and have
supervision Of the social activities Of
a great many camps, besides the work
here in London. II YOU know OF any
Of the FL Paso boys who are over here.
pass the word along for them 10 look
me up. either at headquarters CA
Russell Square). Eagle hut. on the
square At any Of these places they
can learn where to find me.
stiH Strong for FL Pnso.
Somehow I can't help but feel that
am member Of FL Paso Rotary, and
that I belong to FL Paso. even though
I've been away from there for nearly
three years OF course IL may never
be, but I've q big craving in my heart
TO come back 10 Texas after the war
is over (if I come through all right
and live there. because / spent some
Of the happiest years OF my life there.
and IL seems more like home than
anywhere else Mrs Tyndau. who Is
at present in Boston with her sister.
feels the same way about it that / do.
The Win the War Spirit.
You viii be interested 20 know that
our men are making a splendid I'M
preston over here As a whole, they
are such splendid fellows, so clean
marks about IL, and the British do
appreciate what We are doing and
they do everything they can TO let Us
know it. I wish I had space to tell Z
you what wonderful work the British I
women are doing. Nothing is too
hard for them We have hundreds Of /
volunteer auto drivers-Women who I
before the war drove their own cars !
and lived in magnificent homes are 1
now giving their entire time, day and i
night, freely, TO do their bit in all 4
sorts Of work II is beyond descrip- ]
ton, and II Bill Kaiser could only 4
sense the spirit with which il is done. /
he would know that there was no /
possible chance for him to win this I
war. for such people can't possibly be I
whipped.
Give my regards to all the boys In
Fl naen-n