The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1918-10-11

medical Instruments, surgical in~tru-
meuts ami drugs. Troop train commau-
ders know thar mis- service is always
available when the train arrives. Glass
b Canteens are operated in the cities by
1 American Rel Cross Canteen workers to
provide proper refreshments and food
! for the soldiers, sailors and marines at
cost All the Canteens are doiug
splendid work in which it is a privilege
to share-an Eating Club in which
! the membership roll call reads ike a
directory Of the United States
NO DISTINCTION IN THE SERVICE.
The American Red Cross chapters en-
braciug Canteen Service are prepared to
render assistance Of Al kinds to troops
en- route, upon tela2raphie notice No
distinction whate,c. il made becau . of
tie ce.cr Of thu men, The refreshments
2.e- attributed ssa} mentary VIVA not
furnished upon ,n emergency call. '.e-
Gently d general uest was seat ut
from the Bureau of Canteens. National
Headquarters, American Red Cross, ask
ing that all important chapters estab-
lish railroad canteens in the railroad sta
tions to handle small detachments Of men
travelling on regular trains. Since serv-
Ice men have been returning from the
front en- route to evacuation hospitals
near the ports of debarkation and are
being sent to various hospitals inland.
an important part of the canteen work
is to assist in the comfort and welfare
of these men. All along the routes here,
as well as cover there the American
Red Cross Canteen workers are receiving
the men. serving nourishing food, cheer
ing them and rendering aid of many
kinds.
In the early days of America s en-
trance into the war, both army officers
and railway men felt the Canteen Serv-
ice would duplicate the provision made
by the government and the railroads,
and, therefore, would be superfous. But
they have changed their minds. The
officers have found that the Canteen
Service helps them in conducting their
trains by giving them an immediate depot
Of supplies and the railway men have
found that, by serving refreshments to
the service men in the railroad yards,
there is no congestion at the station.
USE PRESIDENT IS SUITE.
Early last June, President Wilson, who
is also the president of the American Red
Cross, authorized the Bureau of Canteen
Service to take possession of the beau
tiful presidential and diplomatic suite in
the Union Station, Washington, D. c.
These rooms, formerly used exclusively
for state purposes, have been converted
into a Canteen Rest Station for soldiers.
sailors and marines in transit and is in
direct charge of the American Red Cross
Canteen Committee of the District OF
Columbia Chapter 1t is operated as an
extension of the regular Canteen Service
of the chapter. At all hours of the day
and night men in uniform, travelling in
small detachments on regular trains can
be found there; men arriving on late
trains are aided in securing lodging,
stranded men are helped; those with
personal troubles are assisted, and relief
of all kinds is administered. A battery
of shower baths is located conveniently
near the suite, and frst-aid room and a
sixteen-bed transfer hospital adjoining
the suite is also operated by the Canteen
workers.
And, now, taking everything into con-
sideration, since you do eat-wouldn't
you like to belong to the most popular
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