Smyrna times., 1919-05-28
PERSHING LIKES I
41Y'' HOSTELRIES
lnspects Those in Paris an
Praises Arrangements for
NDoughboys' Comfort.
THANKS WoMEN-WORKERS
Without Welfare. Aseneiess, Assistance
Soldiers Could Not Afford to
Visit Paris.

II ARIS, April 25.-One of the prin-
1 cipaI reasons for the unqualified
success achieved by General
persliing as head of the A. E. F. has
been his insistence upon everything.
possible being done for the physical
comfort and the moral and mental
well being Of his men, and his per- j
sonal attention to details, the carry
ing out of which were necessary for
the success of his program. Ut
Many stories are told of General Per-
shineSs inspection tours and the thor
oughness with which he has inquired
into the welfare plans of each and every
one OF the organizations working in the
interest of the doughboys. In recent
tour of the Y. M. c. A. hostelries In
Paris the general stopped to address sew
eral hundred men he found In the LOBBY
of the Hotel du Pavilion, much TO the
delight of the soldiers themselves, who
declared afterwards that he had talked
to them like a friend instead of com
manding officer.
''I may not have the opportunity Of
meeting you boys again." he said. i
NAV not meet your comrades In your
units, but when you return to them
want you to carry back with you these
| messages L
have fought. You have been true SOL
diers and brave men, and as an army
| officer 1 want you to know that my hope
/ is that you will return to America as
clean, morally and physically as you
| came to France The Y. M. c. A. ana
| other organizations are making that pos
sible by equipping places like this IN
| which you now are. know that you ap7
! preciate the. Y M. C. "A. or this room
/ -IoI ut hoI
| in the afternoon. l want you to know
! that as commanding officer Of the Amer
| lean forces 1 appreciate the work that ia
being done by the Y NJ. c. A, and l hopd
that when you return to your units you
will carry back with you the message
of that common appreciation-mine and
| your own"
During another tour Of the Y. NJ. C. Al
eating and sleeping quarters at thf
French capital he shook hands with and
personally commended every AmericaA
woman worker whom he met at thi
Palais du Glace, the huge 'Y" recreat
tion center and canteen on the Champi
Elysees. The Palais du Glace, he dei
clared, would be very popular with him
If he were a soldier on leave in Paris.
General Pershing's inspection Of thl
Y. NJ. c. A. canteen, which was unani
nounced, took UP an entire morning ant
| ne expressed ulItlScll SdlAslAOu WIN ~
results At several places he surprised
the men at their luncheon. At the Palail
du Glace, where $4,000 Americans eai
daily, the first intimation that the dinert
had of his presence was when the or
chestra played THE Star Spangled Ban
ner," and they looked about to find tn
commander-in-ch chief Of the A. e. F
standing at attention. He interrogate
a number Of the soldiers about the foo
and the prices, and exhibited the mos
minute interest in everything pertaining
to their welfare. At the Hotel Rochester
Y. NJ. c. A. hostelry on the Boulevar
Courcelles, he learned with surprise tina
any private soldier could get two egg
for his breakfast. This was somethin
that generals frequently had experience
difficulty in doing.
To the American women workers at tn
Palais du Glace he said: Il want to te
you that 1 appreciate what the America
women are doing over here. 1t means
great deal to the army to have the rigf
kind of American women here doing tn
work you are doing Not only is 1t goo
for the soldiers. but for you. too."