The Monmouth inquirer., 1919-05-08
PERSHINC LIKES
"Y HOSTELRIES
InSpectS Those in Paris and
Praises Arrangements for
DoughboyS' Comfort.
THANKS WOMEN WORKERS.
Without Welfare Agencies Assistance
Soldiers Could Not Afford to
Visit Paris.
THANKS WOMEN WORKERS.

II ARIS, April 25.--One of the prin-
4 cipal reasons for the unquallfled
success achieved by General
Pershing 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
sonal attention to details, the carry
ing out of which were necessary Ior
the success of his program.
MANY stories are told of General Per-
ishing's inspection tours and the thor
ioughness with which he has inquired
into the welfare plans of each and every
ona 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
Saligbt of the soldiers themselves. who
declared afterwards that he had TAXED
To them like a friend instead of COM
manding officer.
.T may not have the opportunity of
meeting you boys again" ne said
may not meet your comrades in your
units, but when you return to them
want you to carry back with you these
messages: 1 appreciate the way you
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 and
other organizations are making that pos
sible by equipping places like this IN
which you now are. know that you ap-
preciate the Y M c. A. or this room
would not be crowded at half-past tour
in the afternoon. l want you to know
that as commanding officer of the Amer
ican forces appreciate the work that Is
heing done by the Y. M c. A.. and hope
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. M. c. A.
eating and sleeping quarters at the
French capital he shook hands with and
personally commended every American
woman werker whom he met at the
Palais du Glace, the huge 'Y'' recrea-
t,on center and canteen on the Champs
Elyseex The Palais du Glace. he de-
clared. would be very popular with him
if he wera a soldier or leave in Paris
General Pershings inspection Of the
Y M C. A. canteen, which was unan-
nounced, took up an entire morning and
he expressed himself satisfied with the
results At several places he surprised
the men at their luncheon At the Pala's
du Glace, where $4,000 Americans eat
daily the first intimation that the diners
had of his presence was when the or
chestra played The Star Spangled Ban
ner" and they looked about to find the
commander-in-c chief of the A. E. f.
standing at attention. He interrogated
a number Of the soldiers about the food
and the prices, and exhibited the most
minute interest in everything pertaining
to their welfare At the Hotel Rochester.
Y. NJ. c. A. hostelry on the Boulevard
Courcelles, he learned with surpriso that
any private soldier could get two eggs
for his breakfast This was something
that generals frequently had experienced
difficulty in doing.
To the American women workers at the
Palais du Glace he said: Il want to tell
you that 1 appreciate what the American
women are doing over here. 1t means a
great deal to the army to have the right
kind of American women here doing the
work you are doing. Net only is it good
for the soldiers, but for you too"