New Britain herald., 1919-05-19

manlleSlaIlOn or the sons of God.
 But there is of course much to Paris besides these whirlngs of fear and political and social conflict There IS the I. M. C. A. for which I am try ing to do bit, acting in behalf of certain generous church in Manches- ter, N. H. Unless someone has recent ly told you about it, the extent of the \ program just in Paris is amazing.
 1t has chartered seven hotels at enormous figures and is running them almost at a loss for the benefit of the 25,000 soldiers who are in Paris every day. Two theaters, a skating rink and a circus are also chartered and run free to all men and women in uniform with most elaborate program of en- tertainment and shows.
 Hundreds in s'Y'' Service.
 "A half-dozen office buildings are needed to accommodate the various executive departments of the ~ Ten other buildings are rented for canteen purposes, warehouses or something incidental to the " program. Hun dreds of " uniforms on both men and women meet you in all the re- spectable parts of the city, a fleur-de- lys on the shoulder telling which per sons are permanently stationed in the city.
 ''Thirty of the leading preachers of the U. $. A. come in and out of the metropolis on tours taking them to all parts of France, while $50 entertain CTS sing and read and play the piano or banjo for the amusement of the khaki lads wherever they are Tn France or Germany. Of course there have been mistakes made in the Tn choosing it's personnel, and there mas been inadequacy in it's mlnlStrles' put the life of the soldier now Wlth the " to help him, and the llIe or the soldier as it would have been If the " had not undertaken It's welfare nrogran, are as different as white and black. And nine out of every ten doughbovs will admit this, too, when vou stand him in a corner and ask him to tell you the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth.
 'The other day one sightseeing trip to Versailles took along 75O sol diers, It required ten " lecturers to describe to them what they were see- ing. A dozen other trips give pleasure to thousands every 24 hours. The Eff fel tower and the sewers of Paris were opened to " men before the general public were permitted to see them this spring. And in and near Paris there are more than 30 centers where religious services are held by the " each Sunday.
 New England Boys Win Hearts.
 "One of my regrets is that the New Hampshire boys of the 18th division were just moving toward the trans ports as I was coming into France. I therefore did not see any of them. But I have heard of them, and all the words I have listened to were such as made my ears jingle with pride. A " man who went with them to the front declares, I have had to work with other outfits, but the New Eng land boys have won my heart forever
 "A girl who was with them after they came back from their stormy eX- perience also bears her witness: They were the pluckiest bunch I ever met. I love every single one of them
 ''The precise meaning of this last remark is a bit in doubt!
 But boys of other divisions are on the Paris streets all the while, and they are so appreciative of the kind ness organized for them by the ~ One came into a canteen the other day where American girls were serving, and confessed, I really have to come in here at least once a week to help keep my moral standards up by look ing at fine American girls
 Another told one of our hospital ity workers that You are the first American woman I have had word with in eleven long months,'
 But you may want to know just a bit before I close about my own specific work. I have been added to the department of religious work as one of it's staff to help especially in securing large body of concrete testim onies as to what the soldier thinks about religion, the social ques- tion the church, the future of de- mocracy and allied topics. Inciden- tai to this survey I am to tour through all the different areas of France and Germany where troops are to be found, speaking and hold ing conferences. At the present time I have a singer accompanying me.
 Palm Sunday at Chateau-Thierry.
 "I preached a Palm Sunday sermon at Chateau-Thierry in the evening, after having been at Rheims in the morning. My Easter was spent at Brest. 1 go next to Toulouse in South ern France, where more than thou sand soldiers are studying in a French university. From there I am likely to move over into Marseilles and the Riviera.
 "Wherever one travels he goes by military permit, and unless the army gives him a credential he cannot buy rail ticket. It is immensely inter esting work, as all men and women have testified who were fortunate enough to get into it before I did. But even at this eleventh hour there is a great need.
 II hear from different sources of