The sun., 1918-11-20
WOMEN'S CANTEEN
CORPS FED SO2,SSO
Record for Last Year Shows
Members Haven't Time to
Powder Noses.
MANY DUTIES OUTLINED
N. L. w. c. Is Supplying More
Than 800 Volunteers in
War Work Campaign.

Any one who sees the annual report
OF the Canteen Division OF the National
League for woman's Service will under
stand at once why Mrs. Dom Barber,
canteen chairman. issued an order to the
$500 capped and aproned women who
conduct the leagues twelve canteens in
New York city that they must not pow
der their noses while on duty. They
haven't time
So many soldiers and sailors flock to
feast on their sandwiches and, fried eggs
and coffee and doughnuts. and so on that
II they paused to fool with the powder
pun some lad would surely 60 hungry.
During the last year those canteeners
fed 302,SS0 men in this city. At the
Harvard Canteen, the first to be opened
here. 13S.228 men were served since Oc-
tober. 1917. The Wall Street Navy Can
. teen, opened three months ago, has
served 5i.326 meals.
In the canteen at the league head
quarters In Madison avenue the number
of men served IL 35,1S9. This is the
pleasantest canteen of all, with the
back yards OF the two large houses fixed
up as arbors and filed with tables. where
the men eat when the weather permits.
Soldiers and Sailors Club.
The Soldiers and Sailors Club has been
popular. an average OF 400 uniformed
men daily having made use OF 1t. Candy,
apples. theatre tickets, blankets and lots
OF other things have been distributed.
and the young women who volunteer
their services to make the evenings
cheerful for the men contributed fifty
comfort kits. Saturday afternoon dane
ing classes are held there. with an ex-
pert teacher to show the soldiers and
sailors how to do the latest steps. and
all that Is needed to make the club en-
tirely comfortable Is a donation of rugs
and afghans.
The general service division Of the
league is supplying more than 900 volun-
teer workers for the United War Work
Campaign and forty other volunteers
are helping the fatherless children of
France in its Christmas campaign In the
department stores. The camouiage
corps has decorated two more windows
this week for the war work drive and
work in France.
Work of Motor Corps.
The motor corps is driving for the
Army and Navy Intelligence Depart
ment, War Camp Community Service.
the war work drive. the city kitchen and
Is giving emergency service to Bellevue
hospital During last week the men,
bers OF the corps answered 140 calls.
The leagues class in occupational
therapy Is near the end of its course
and efforts are being made to place the
graduates in various hospitals The
Reconstruction Hospital has welcomed
the women from this class. A new course
Is being started. Between their studies
the members distribute Jellies and flowers
to the men in hospitals.
In Brooklyn the motor corps this week
answered 147 calls and the Flatbpsh
| branch sixty-one calls. They also col
! lected large number OF monographs
records and needles for the entertain.
ment Of soldiers and sailors. The COM
forts committee in Brooklyn has ftted
out consumptve boys with warm cloth
ing for the trip TO the naval tuberculosis
camp in Colorado and besides this has
shipped several cases OF clothing "a
France.