Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1919-03-14

e,SuiuGs, OF Ut icGSt read and see
whether she can understand enough
10 know what l am reading about.
LIVING ~ II French family is tho on
way | could learn French, for. of
course nave no tame for STUDYING.
, worl; row from nine TO siH-thirfv and
often don't stop even for luncheon
! Ihere Is so muvh work TO be done
un Sundays do not 90 TO the Office
out 90 cheer" work instead. which
means That Pm with the soldiers. This
aliernoon l went with party of
! tennessee 0oys, whom \ "Y" man wns
takiny through the Lahore. Tic Y
| NJ. Z. ~. hes Il few OF its mon nnL
women, who are Paris experts. net ms
guides for the thousands of soldier
! boys who come here on thrce-dn
leaves, so the soldiers will be able
10 make the most of their time and
| not wander around nimlessly. And
| IL thore Is an American girl or two
III the party they enjoy it all the more
especially if, like myself, she is as
green as they are. The Lonore is
wonderful. 1t was closed during the
war; ana today, (Feb. p, was the
hrst time | had been in il. | shall
go back again and again whenever /
get chance. Last Sunday | spent
with crowd of U. S. boys who were
just out of the hospital and were he
| ing driven around Paris in motors.
| stopping mt interesting spots. And i'm
inc evening l went to the Falnis dc
Gmce, the largest Y. NJ. c. y. hut i'm
| Paris. 1t is always crowded with
soldiers and the "I' is doing a splcn.
did work there. The people Llc,; in
the States can hardly realize whn, II
great deal the Y. N. c. \. is doing
over here. There is no amount of en-
,rgy. no amount of Inconvenience too
great If it will make even one sol
Ter little bit happier. And when we
can make them happier by the th0us-
ands we fell that our being over here
is worth, while. The greatest prob
lem we have to face is the Catholic
propaganda. II is so strong that the
I Catholic boys in the army, and there
are hundreds Of thousands, of course.
are goirg back with The same unfair
and untrue tales about the Y. Nj. c..
A. that they are circulating over
here. The things that Y. NJ. G. A. is
doing for the American boys-and
there is no question of religion, ca
tholic, Protestant. Jew, all alike, are
| lnconccivably great, and if you ever
hear any criticism of the "Y" you
may be sure it is due to X. G. propa-
| gunda.
| had dinner = couple of nights ago
with Major Rocp, whom have known
for many years in Philadelphia. He
lived with the Millcra for five years
and is like IL son 10 Mrs. Miller. II
was quite Delighted 10 sec him over
nero. He has been in Paris for more
.han IL year, 50 10 promises to "ahow
nc the town" Capt. Roberts Mrs.
Miller's brOthcr-in-law, tried To lool.
me up just before retained to Paw
is. so | missed accinH him anG ink
he is en- his W:i'- lone. lie is phy-
stefan, and ! .r tremendously fond
Of him. Mir. STOKES h;;a two iiculcn
ant sons. One Of t>am | quite live,
went bnck ho,uc wounded. Tho 9th
ar is still here in Fr.,nc,, and :.m
trying to &c. j l toucn wal: llin He
was Il prisorcr in Germany for y
couple of months o. more, and now
hns been released, l,as been in the
hospital and is at last bAck with his
regiment.
One reason Paris is crowded is be-
cause there are many thousands of
Americans here. There M three
thousand American women war work
ers in Paris. Many times that num-
Der, of course, IN France.
Miss Fay and ! are no longer to-
gethcr rs | left her down in lie Mans.
Our "pcrmissions" (scvcn days lcavc)
will soon be due. We had planned to
spend it in Nice, but the government
has just closed all the leave area to
war workers unless they are there on
| business. The Leave Area is where
the soldiers go OH leave and the Y.
M. G. A. is doing some of it's biggest
work there, furnishing comfortable
hotels and lodgings, restaurants, en-
tertainment, etc. | shall not take my
leave" at all rs | shall continue to
be extremely busy as long M new
women come over from the States.
There are now two hundred on the
way (scventy will arrive tomorrow
and four hundred others who will
come as soon rs they get passports.
American women are very much in
demand wherever there are American
soldiers. After the new women stop
coming over | hope to take weeks
leave (nt Perpignon, on the Mediter-
| rancan) and then 20 to Germany 1t is
extremely difficult to get To Germany,
however, and | many not succeed. All
of the two thousand Y. NJ. G.. A. woin-
Ell over here want to go, and Of course
there is need for only certain num-
ber If cant get there, | shall try
to be sent to Russia. ! love France,
however, and shall not be unhappy If
] am kept here during my entire per-
iod of service. Stokes Company APP
pears to be ready Git not anxious) to
have inc back as soon MS i feel have
accomplished my duty over here, but
/ shall not return before October any
way and possibly not till the follow
ing Spring, 1920. Stokes Company
Paid for 500 Liberty bond, which
left in allegiance until my return and
in addition sent me check for $500,
SO that was $500, all told, for "back
salary" Mr.. Stokes wrote, for my
Splendid service during the year,
1919" l was staggered by llie amt,
and 1 appreciated ~ as know they
made il 80 large 50 would not want
for anything over here. Mr.. Stokes
is very proud Of my having come over
the great trouble is l shall have a
hard time living up 10 all he expects
OF me over here. had to return the