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TWO WARS AND DIFFERENT

The United States is engaged i'm two
wars. one against Germany and Italy in Eu-
rope and another against Japan, in the Pa
cific.
While we speak of the war as a single
operation, we must not forget that the only
connection between Japanese aggression
and that of the Axis in Europe is that Ger
many and Italy created conditions favor.
able for Japanese attacks.
The war in Europe is essentially land
war, with immense armies of men in close
combat in Russia and with other millions
ready tn carry the battle to Germany in the
west.
Tie war i'm the Pacific is primarily a
naval operation, with the fate and future
Of Japan depending entirely upon her abil-
iiy 10 maintain sea control, without which
the island empire will be ruined
Germany, in the summer of 1910, had
the opportunity to attack Great Britain
with immense armies and air forces ready
10 carry out the orders of the high COM
mand. The attack did not come because it
involved sea warfare against an island en-
pire ard Hitler was not ready for cam
paign against a naval power.
The development of aircraft has not
changed the essentials of battle, whether or
land or sea. The plane that bombs, replaces.
TO some extent, artillery; the plane that
Launches torpedoes does the work of the
submarine. In both instances the range and
speed IF the offensive weapon is enlarged,
and the weapon becomes more dangerous
and hence more important
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and women carried tremendous
loads on their backs. city at
war
| thought Of Lila. Did | really
believe IN her or was | fiuctuAting
between some half backed ideal
and my boss estimate Was that
all there was 20 my hcToicS7 Ten
10 one, johnson and his crowd
weren't in any coma now. Even
Chevaile had been able 10 make
decisions. That damned crew.
thought: johnson. ChcVaile. Mir
tilo. HERNANDEZ. LOOMS.
Clerks were pushing up the
iron shutters The sun Shonc on
the platc-glaSS windows. The
morning was on ID way The
morning papers would soon be
out with the Scarchcad head
lines: Lila Tsggard. American
Girl. Kidnapped by GestapO The
GCStapo They would Dc
damned IN hell before this war
ended They would be cxicrmi-
mated Fer their hatred Of human
values thcy would be- damned
II Lila Tasgar! vas one Of them.
! wanted ~ moe Of her
| HAILED cab at the Zecalo.
The slv was ~ intense blue
over tn C-t',cdral Of Mexico on
tho nOI tacTn end Of the Square
| decided 10 get some sleep and
then ! would report 10 the boss
f"r any duty h might assign me.
There wos no sense ia whining.
or in wondering whether Lila
Tucgard was Sraoarcd with the
GCstapo tain or not. | wanted TO
BE- a part IF the final action that
would sweep Johnson and the
others into prison cells. Now the
city was going 20 work. The faces
Of the workers. looking out of
the crowded buses. were like j
living mural IN transit. These
were the production soldiers.
They did their share
Their faces made me think OF
the history Of the Mexican peo-
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Chapter

Chapter -
1T was about six in the morning
when | left the Club Opalo.
When ! got back 10 the Hotel Fa-
inOso. ] don't feel like going up To
my room.
The city was still asleep or al
most asleep. entered a little
American-Style restaurant on San
Juan de Letran and ordered cafe
con leche.
Pan dulce2" the waitress said.
Pan dulce. sweet bread or break
fast cakes Her thin face remind
d me of LIla'S and | wondered
where Lila was And what was
the smart thing 20 do now Per-
Sonaliy. l could do little. The only
nope was that cur dual govern
ncnt apparatus would finally
start moving.
IN front of me. behind the
counter. the waitress poured a
little black coffee into a big glass
of not milk. She sci down the
plate Of pan dulce ! drank the
drank. but skipped the cakes
Outside again. walked aim
lessly. A thin Mexican in a blue
sG.t with a scarf wrapped about
MS chin and nose as if the cold
morning AIR were the plague hur-
T.cd by. There werC Indians on
llslr way 70 the markets. carry
ing great lengths Of sugar cane
on their shoulders. carrying
shared game birds IN baskets.
BaTefooied or in hu.racheS made
Of old tire rubber. the Indians and
poems had taken over the early
morning city. thought OF Lila. |
was sure she was no Gestapo
agent
'.~HE iron shutters were still
L pulled down over the store
windows ! was just wandering
through a Mexico City l had
lever seen before, a city with
cat tourists. a city where men
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pie. Of their fight FOR freedom
And | thought Of the American
people who had followed Wash
Ington and Jefferson and Lincoln.
and of how wc. too. during our
history had 90 fight the and n
evil and greed and ircachcry reD-
resented by the Johnsons and
MirtiloS and chcvalics.
The fight for human dignity sfi
human brotherhood was NO =.
one. but Il Was the gFcI'csi i4at
q man could engage ~ Hell
thought: What did these lofty
sentiments have - d. wth mv
present problem The answer
came 10 me simple and PLAIN and
satisfying and the answer s3.is-
fed me ] was going 90 help wrsei.
the GeStapo n / could
THREE days Of newSpapcr GEL
umns ended early on
fourth morning ~ fist knoA
ing at the door 81 my room 4.
the Hotel Famoso
Who IS it," called.
An impatient voice rcplied
open up
rushed 20 the door and ful
Il orcn. Out IN the corridor.
small middle-agcd man nodded
nee. He had brown eyes and 4 h..
face and he could have ben
double OF the corpse ] had See
lie could have been LathroD iron
the looks OF him.
What did you say your nam
was" asked.
Sam Taggard. Don't s.
there like dummy. lct me ia
There's no time 10 lose.
Come in.
That's better" He STROBE .rt
the room. dropped his hoyy
: chair and said.
Sit down for Gods sake. 49,
shut the door"
To be continued
Copyright. 1913. Carl 4. p.
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Well. Lex Green mas broken the new
as gently a. possible. Ii comes as no -hock
AT all tat he is going to run for governor
next year In fact he has been running for
quite some time and as of today. he IS the
leading candidate, almost the only one. in
fact That is big handicap to overcome. for
the leading candidate year before election
Is almost never elected. But Lex is an OLD
campaigner and may upset the tables As a
matter of fact conditions are so different
these days, that nothing that has happened
in the past is any criterion at all as to what
is going to happen in the future.-The
Sanford Herald.
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Today's Horoscope
AUGUST 10

To-day indicates a schemer. DE-
velopIng the character on IT'S bs-f
ter side. strong business man and
4 good citizen results. Buff Il there
he bad aspects an AsxIiy ~
training. prison NAV D. the end
Great caution Is needed ~ me
daily conduct of affairs
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l933.-Japan explains her att
tude toward China-''no apologies
10 offer criticism either midi
Gates ignorance OF unWIlhngneSs
10 understand
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The story IN The Citizen yes
lorday about Miss Muilie Parker $
Wishing Ia obtain l0.O00 Spanish
lime seeds produced the desired
effect Mss Parker SaId TODAY
More seeds tnau She Was able H.
handle WIS offered 10 her oy chm
dTcn n tins CItN.
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lS3S-Scientific expedition IN
der 1t Charles Wilkes sets out
FOR Polar Seas-first scientific OK
petition fitted out bv L s. Gov
eminent.
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Historic San Francisco
Vigilance Committee dlsbands -
having rid city OF evil characters.
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i938.-PrcSidcnt Roosevelt r
Canada states that L : would not
allow Canada L. nc invaded by
any foreign country
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1896 New York City painters
1Ceun strike for S3s0 q day.
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1907 Charles Francis Adams.
famed diplomat son and grand
son Of Presidents. father Of famed
SONS. born Boston. Died Nov. 81
1896
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Prime MlniStcr King et Canada
sat up q JOINT Board ot Defense.
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1851 Marshall Field. famed
Chicago merchant prince. born
near CONWAY. Mass Died jan. Is.
1906
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1889 George S Fullerton.
noted philosopher born India. (of
American missionary parentsl. A
sC de. March p. 1925.
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1871 Prg>l6ou' gns bill N
tending army >crvtc. ty two and
one half years.
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Today In History
AUGUST 10

l587--Virginia Dare born at
Roanoke Island, Vs.-first white
child OF English parentage known
10 De born IN New World-colony
disappeared and only seven days
Of her life known.
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Rabbi solomon Goldman. cf
Chicago born Russia. 81 wears
ago
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DR. Henry Pratt Fairchild. Of
Ncw York University. social scien-
list bonn Dundee. H.. 80 wears
ago.
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LuciuS r. Manning ri Chicago.
manufacture. born Tacoma
Wash ~ years ago.
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1916 Rpbl"y d Evans. distin-
guished naval commander Of his
dav born IN virginia Died Jan.
3. 1912.
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Today's
Anniversaries
AUGUST 10

i774 Mcriwether Lewis. joint
commander ~ historic Lewis
CLARK expedition. born Albemarle
Co. Va Died Oct ~. 1900
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in Norway. every day many people -
b iie.
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Two tropical disturbances. each
of slight intensity. are reported to-
day one IT'S miles west of Havana
and the other 32O miles south Of
Puerto Rico.
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Subscribe TO The Citizen-25c
weekly.
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LEROY A Lincoln. president Of
metropolitan Life. born Nv York.
90 Years ago
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1870 President Roescv,', and
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1877 William y. Fletcher,
noted lnd annapolis surgeon nis
dar born there Died April Is.
1907.
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The county commissioners viii
adopt lis 1888 "a budget al a
meeting To be held tonight
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Robert NJ Scotch. ambassador
Ia Ecuador born Jetroit - wears
ago
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KEY WEST in
DAYS GONE BY
FROM FILES OF THE CITIZEN
OF AUGUST 10. 1888

Sixteen Kew Westers have
filed applications for the post
mastership IN Key West. &C
cording 10 an Associated Press
dispatch published IN The Citi-
zen today
The Kew West Grocers' Asso-
citation said today that their
ARA code VII 20 INTO effect on
Monday. August q. The associa-
ton pledges Itself 10 act IN ac-
cord with the NRA requirements
The county commissioners Will
adopt It's 1884 budget al a
meeting to be- held tonight
Two tropical disturbances. each
of slight intensity. are reported To-
day one IT'S miles west OF Havana
and the other 32O miles south Of
Puerto Rico
The story IN The Citizen yes
lOrday about Miss Noble Parkei $
Wishing Ia obtain l0.OU0 Spanish
lime seeds produced the desired
effect Miss Parker said tgda,
More seeds than She was able H.
handle Nas offered 10 hen oV chIl
drcn in Tins CITY
Carey { Smith. deputy c1llcc-
tor of internal revenue. stationed
Ia k, West. received wire ~,
iegdsy announcing The death al
ms father IN Enigma. Ga H. lcil
shortly afterward for that CIV
Treasure Farm Is tnc ti;lc 81
d p.a. that Wlli bee presented this
evening u i1e auditorium oi ~,
Harms public school
p G. Papy prominent vourl
business man II XIV w .ei.
.-.,4l '' .i S--'- '" u
DTS N-e Williams VINO aai
~. weeks. tuned 4. NED ve.,erdav y
Peninsula Lif. In,uranc.
f.mpa.. VISITING p Nlaml.
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Sixteen Kew Westers have
filed applications for the post
master.hip IN Key West. &C
cording 10 an Associated Press
dispatch published IN The Citi-
zen TODAY.
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Bishop Francis J. Mcconnell OF
The NJ T. Church. chairman Of The
Christian Conference on War and
Peace. New York Born Trlnway
Ohio. - years ago.
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The KEY West Grocers' Asso-
citation said today that their
ARA code WIll 20 INTO effect on
Monday. August q. The associa-
ton pledges Itself 10 act IN ac-
cord with the NRA requirements.
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Nr Nellie Williams who aad
le.r visiting b. MAN -1. last
.l.o weeks returned yesterday
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Today's Birthdays
AUGUST Is

AUGUST Is
Mai Gen Ralph NJ Pcnnell
born Anderson Co. (. G.. 81 wears
ago.
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81 g. Mr. sup ut.nIeut ~
III. Peninsula Life Insurance
rmre.. VISITING e Miami
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Copyright. 1913. Carl i. p
Evening star., 1943-08-21

Is a big one, but I am going to do
as well as can in something I have
come to like very much"
The Roosevelt High School grad
uate has had many rewards for his
activities. AS boy of IA, his work
in the printing class at the Boys
Club of Washington won him free
trip to the Chicago Worlds Fair.
In his senior year at high school,
he was awarded an ''R" for being
one of the outstanding students of
his class.
His German shepherd dog
'Punchy". an adopted member" of
the family. followed the master who
raised him into the service. He is
now an active member of the United
States Coast Guard Dog Patrol.
Howard E. Cannon, 1709 Nine
teenth street NV, and Frank c.
Layton, 1882 Sixteenth street NV,
also were promoted to the rank of
first lieutenant. A similar advance
WAS made by Robert F. Anderson,
347 North Glebe road, Arlington, Va.
w. G.. Gilbert Appointed Lieutenant.
Among those newly appointed as
second lieutenants was Wilfred C..
Gilbert, 1909 Morningside drive NV.
He was born 81 years ago in WASH
ington and was captain in the cadet
corps at Roosevelt High School. 1t
Gilbert. was graduated last March
from Virginia Polytechnic Institute
and went to officer candidate school
at Camp Davis, N. G. He completed
Evening star., 1943-08-21
10 D. T.. Area Officers
Promoted, ; Called 10
Duty, ; Appointed

The temporary promotions of 10
Army officers, appointment of three
second lieutenants, and orders to &C
tive duty of three newly commits
stoned officers, all from the Wash
angton area, was announced by the
War Department today.
Two captains attained their ma
jorities, while four first lieutenants
were promoted to captain, Four
second neutenants we're advanced
one step in rank by the orders.
Frederick William Shipley, jr., and
Donald Harrison McKnew were pro-
moted to majors in the Air Forces.
Mai. Shipley, of 5508 Thirty ninth
Evening star., 1943-08-21

other about their collection, and
when Capt.. Pimper recently came
home on furlough, his father took
three DAYS off so they could bring
thebo6ks up to date.
Qniet a reader of scientific books,
and q keen investigator, the former
Western High School football play
ers interest in military matters is
another equally absorbing hobby, his
mother said. A cadet at high school.
hes took four years of ROTC at
Lehigh University where he was
graduated in 1882 as a chemical
engineer.
Before entering the Army, Capt.
Pimper worked IN the Bureau of
Standards silver research depart
ment in Baltimore. He is married
and has a young daughter, Susan
Ellen
Without locking at the crystal
stone I can see there are bigger
Jobs ahead for you" was the predic-
ton a young Chinese soldier made
Evening star., 1943-08-21

periencs from tdp-prics jobs, In &C.
cordance with . congressional man.
date.
Mr.. Bowles previously had ap.
pointed James r. Brownlee, Louis
vile (Ky) businessman, a chief
price executive. and Reagan p. Con-
nally, New York department store
executive, as director Of the OPA
consumer goods division.
Mr.. Carroll has been with OPA
since May as assistant director OF the
food rationing division. He IL on
leave from the Kroger Grocer 81
Baking Co., with which he has been
associated since 1897.
Evening star., 1943-08-21
J. +. Carroll Heads 0PA
Food Price Division

appointment Of Jean r. Carroll,
st. Louis, official of a Midwest gro
Gerry chain, as director of the food
price division in the once Of Price
Administration, was announced yes
terday by Chester Bowles, OPA gen.
eral manager.
Mr.. Carroll's appointment was the
third made public by Mr.. Bowles
since OPA released its professors and
others without actual business ex-
Evening star., 1943-08-21

P. B. Clayton, vicar Of the historic
church. came to America to tell the
tale Of the bombers. His travels
brought him to Washington and he
preached at the Cathedral.
But before Mr.. Clayton departed
he inquired of the clergy at Mount
st. Alban: How would you like to
have some stones for your construc-
ton program" The answer was:
'Fine!"
Now they have arrived. Mr.. Clay
ton. now chaplain on tanker, has
turned them over to Walter B. Clark
son. business manager of the Cathe-
dral. They will be built into the
Evening star., 1943-08-21

ness School. He came to Washington
as financial adviser to the tools di-
vision of the War Production Board
in March, 1912.
1t. Spire, 1851 Crestwood drive
NV, will join the Medical Corps in
the Army Air Forces at Salt Lake
City, Utah, September IA. He was
born in Washington and went to
Central High School and the Uni
versity of Maryland. He took his
degree at Lafayette College in 1888,
returning to the capital to take his
medical work at George Washing
ton University and to serve as an
inferno at Sibley Hospital.
Evening star., 1943-08-21

his course July 20 but remained at
Camp Davis doing special work. He
is due to leave for Camp Haan,
Calf, next week. A younger brother,
Neal, was inducted into the Army
last Wednesday.
Godfrey M Boyd Of Front Royal,
Va, and Charles E. Earman, jr, of
Harrisonburg, Va, also were ap-
pointed second lieutenants.
Washington residents ordered to
active duty include Capt. Robert
D'Oyly Syer, First 1t. Richard H.
Spire and Second 1t. Edmund
Couch, jr. Capt. Syer went to STAN
ford University and Harvard Busi-
Evening star., 1943-08-21
BHtzed Church
Sends Stones
For Cathedral

When the Germans bombed Lon
don in 1910. they unintentionally
made possible symbolic gift to
Washington Cathedral.
Among the important buildings
blasted by the Luftwaffe was the an
cient Church of All Hallows, Bark
ingside by the Tower.
After the German blitZ, the Rev.
Evening star., 1943-08-21

years at Mchln- "'' N
ley High School and Maryland Uni
versity. On summer vacations at
college, he went to Europe on three
occasions as member Of the ocean
liners orchestra. Later, he spent
one summer each at Fort Washing
ton and Fort Howard, Md.
Capt. Lynn has carried music into
the Army, for he organized an or
chestra at Fort jackson, s. c., that
proved popular with the men and
commanding officer. He is married.
Eharles E. Hooten of Fort Royal
Nd, and Charles F. Gaylord of
Staunton, Md, were also raised to
the rank of captain.
Mother Is Told Of Promotion.
When Mrs. Ethel B. Haymen,
1914 Montague street NV, an
swered the phone last Sunday, she
heard familiar voice. Hello,
Evening star., 1943-08-21

in 1888. He en- MAJ. shlpieS.
listed in the Air Forces in 194l as
q first lieutenant and recently was
graduated from the Flexible Gum
merry School at McDill Field, Fla.
McKnew in North Carolina.
Mai. McKnew formerly lived at
2429 Kalorama road NV. He was
transferred to Biltmore Forest, N. G.
q short time ago.
First 1t. Charles William Pimper,
jr., IS, 20 Primrose street, Chevy
Chase, Md, may be captain from
today on to his men, but he is still
Evening star., 1943-08-21

street NV, was
born in Colon,
Republic of Pam
anna, in 1910. He
" as graduated
from Western
High School and
went to Brown
u n ! v e r S i t y
for three years,
b e C o m ! n G a
member of Del
ia Kappa Epsi-
lon Fraternity.
He joined Sears,
Roebuck & Co,
in Atlanta, Ga,
in 1893. He en-
Evening star., 1943-08-21

the enthusiastic
stamp collector
to. his father and
co-worker.
Called to the
service in Feb
ruary, 1912, Capt,
Pimper's b u S y
routine of train
ing men at Aber-
deem P r ov i n 6
CIR In d, Md,
hasn't dimmed
his philatelic in
terest, according
to his father.
They write reg
ularly to each
Evening star., 1943-08-21

to Harry j. Lynn,
5000 Ev a r ts
street NE. The
p rp p h e cy was
we'll founded, for
newly promoted
Capt Lynn has
advanced from
second lieuten-
ant to his pres
ent rank in less
than two years.
M u sic and
military activi-
ties equally have
been distributed
t h 70 u g h his
eoore of NGcKin-
Evening star., 1943-08-21

mother" it said,
II made the sil-
yer bar Satur-
day and now I'm
going to work
like the mischief
to make t h e
double one"
First 1t. Irwin
Morton Haymen
takes that atti-
tude tow ar d
everything h e
does, Mrs. Hay
men said. He
has written sew
eral times that
"the Army inh
Evening star., 1943-08-21
Profession Frozen

Medical organizations Of Australia
have voted against any change in
the status Of the profession during
the war or for one year after.
Evening star., 1943-08-21

walls IN association with stone from
the Damascus Ford of the River
Jordan and other sacred relics.
Evening star., 1943-08-21
Van Carries Wash Service

Travelling washing vans now call
at factories in England and do the
washing on the spot for housewives
who are, engaged in war work.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-11-26
Adams TO Ride
Bull Reign

SAN MATEO, Cal, Nov 2c
CUP) Sixteen horses will 30 &C
the post tomorrow in the tenth
annual running of the Slo,OoC
added Bay Meadows handicap
climax event Of the fall racing
season al Bay Meadows.
Bull Reign. with Jockey Johnny
Adams up: ParaSang, pIlotcd by
Frank Chojnacki; Put In with
George Woolfe aboard and Sor
Of War ridden by Johnny Long
den. were established As early
favoriteS in the fFIttF dr1d one
eighth event
MsE knight FLAX Kind Sir
Historical and Conejo were other
leading entries from among 81
horses nominated. Bull Reign al
10 and Parasang al III Will
carry top weights.
A crowd of $1,000 is expected
with all net profits going 20 the
Stage Door Canteen and Chill
drens Hospital.