The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1943-09-11
THE BOSTON ROUNDUP
A PASSING THOUGHT.
BY
GEORGE MoUZoN


Day by day receive letters from various friends in
the Armed services here and abroad doing their share
daily for the four freedoms which we cherish SO dearly
Time and time again have been asked just why I'm not
in the service. applied back in 1941 but was rejected
for what they called Psyco-Neurosis, what ever that
means Later went back in the selectve Aerce call and
was deferred for the reason tried later to enlist
in 1912 but deferred again for the sefsame reason
This of the questions of my friends who
have been inqustve.
A SUGGESTIONS.
While reading letter which appears below it sort
of Started to thinkngabout condition which exists
here in backyard. feel that have some rhyme
or reason to what I'm going to say and what have
done from the heart and yet it could have been much
more. From the profits of The Duke Ellington Concert,
Ca very expensive affair with the Duke taking $1700 and
Symphony Hall $500 plus $500 promotiona cost which
approximately $3.50 gave the greater share to the
USO. The Russian War Relief collected almost much
from the Kirby concert, which showed loss of almost
$500. took Earl Hines and his band up Lowell Cen
era Hospital at Devens to play for the Sick Soldiers
we'll to Camp Edwards Service Club to play for the
coored soldiers also at oss Jimmie Lunceford to Camp
Myes Standh and Camp Edwards to play for the sodi-
ers. We've had hundreds of service and at
tend affairs at cost to them. We've sent local
talent down to the Russian War Relief play for Rus
sian Seamen selves. And still doing so, but
the sound and fury still hearing almost too
much for to BEAR that is if of the severe critics
will only take time out to ask themselves what doing
what have DONE and do less band beating the
ners, we'd get much more done.
There acute situation here in Tan Town and that
is the need of another Service club for Soldiers and
Sailors. club that is in the heart of everything and
that will do good the Ruggles St.
doing under the capable leadership of my friend Arthur
Williams. Do you realize that have too many serv-
ice coming into Bostonfro Camp Devens, Camp
Edwards, Camp Myles Standish and Greenier Field for
service club to take of properly regardless of
what anyone thinks and of the fact that there other
clubs elsewhere to which have and few host
what have you You can't bring boy from the
deep South and expect him to accept social equality and
feel at and be without feeling of inferority
suppression. In other words he just can't enjoy himself
This suggestion grew out of heart to heart talk with
than hundred boys who in the service mainly
to find out just why there such Abandonment of
spect for womanhood by fellows who have entered
the service Why the Streets always filled at mite
with servicemen who lost for what to do, excepting
drink drink and drink. There thousands of them
who come in here and longing for company and
amusement of kind and are at a loss But what
have we all done citizens about it? There some
of US who help in every way, we'll as the girls who
make UP the Hostess club at the Ruggles ST. USO and
they have my greatest respect and admiration, but the
greatest number of letting it slip careessly by
without giving it passing thought. We all need give
it thought for know who is next and where
they might be sent or just how conditions along this line
are. You wouldn't want to happen to someone who is
close to you. "
THE LETTER
submit to you recent letter published in Liberty
magazine which will convey to YOU just what I've been
trying to say;
DEAR POP:
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