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THE BANNER, SUNDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 10, 1918.
♦'AGE ELEVEN
Mrs. Belmont Tiffany Tells Of
The Menial Tasks of American Wo
men of Refinement and Wealth, Now
Serving The Soldiers at The Front
iummed it up by saying:
Work Terribly Hard.
“Kvcrything is going awfully
whole unit has been tine. No
uld come for this work who is
strong as a horse and in differ-
old and fatigue. It is terribly
rhe good it does is enormous,
'. and more than repays one.
er saw anything like the ap-
(By Associated Press.)
New York. Feb 9. How Ameriran
women of wealth and refinement are
performing the most menial tasks and
undergoing severe hardships to make
the lot of the French soldier easier
on the way to and from the front is
told graphically in a series of letters
received here from Mrs. Belmont Tif
fany, a New York society woman and
leader in lied Cross work, who organ
ized a Red Cross canteen at a French
railway junction. She wrote with no
thought of publication but tlie letters
—written to relatives and released
for public ation today by the American
Bed Cross—tell their own story.
On October 25 last, Mrs. Tiffany
arrived at the railroad center, “some
where” behind the French front. Four
railroads converged there, she found,
and more than 3,000 men a day stop
ped over at the station for refresh
ments, which were procurable in
liquid form only. There were no oth
er facilities for their comfort.
Picturesque Village.
“I wish you could see our little vil
lage, so tiny and primitive— one long
street winding up a hill with the big
junction railroad station at the bot
tom and the church at the top; and a
stream, winding under a bridge half
way up. a stream which allows the
inevitable laundry to go on." Mrs.
Tiffany wrote. It is picturesque as
all French villages go but rather too
poor for beauty and there are no gar
dens at all. which is strange."
Leas than a month later, November
13, to be exact. Mrs. Tiffany told of
the progress achieved in establishing
the canteen. A rough addition had
been added to the station, and dormi
tory and a recreation room had been
completed while a reception room to
accommodate 1,000 tnen was in course
of construction.
"We have red and white oilcloth on
the tables, red glass carafes, and tur
key-red window curtains, and always
flowers on the counter of the recrea
tion room," Mrs. Tiffany wrote. It
is the gayest, brightest room you ever
sow. However, it only holds 120 men. on a cold or windy night it is rather
Our big rooik.ia to have a huge kitch- trying. you feel that you are so much
en and seats for over a thousand men. more use. Just because It is so cold
Wonderful Dormitories. land disagreeable.
"The dormitories are wonderful. 11 "Well; this crowd keeps on till aft-
never was so proud of anything be-jer two, when we have our second
fore. Two hundred canvas stretchers platform service, but if the first train
for beds! We have a splendid fumf* in this case is late the canteen is full
gating plant and an incinerator and until 4:30 as the men won't trust
the place is a model of cleanliness. themselves to sleep in the dormitory
“All the men take off their wet and hen they have only an hour or two
dirty boots, and we have good felt to wait.
slippers for them. There are two “Then we get the dishes washed, the
big stoves in the room, two woolen jtable wiped off and the marmltes
blankets for each, an orderly who scoured and at three or four our
wakes the men for their trains, good French volunteers leave us. The cook
shower baths and wash rooms. Al- stays until six when the day cook
together, when the big room is finish- comes on duty. At that time the day
ed, I honestly think It will he a model scrubwoman comes and also one or
of what it should he. two French volunteers, who stay tin-
“Last year the men slept In the til eight and help with the breakfast
road!" rush and cleaning up. We have to
However, the speedy transforma- [have the soup and the ragout started
tion was not effected without the ex- and fresh coffee and cocoa ready to
penditure of great effort. Mrs. Tiffany serve at six-thirty or seven but the
scrubbing of floors comes in the day
shift—the one that works from seven
to three. And for us. at seven the
night is over."
Glad of Chance to Serve.
“It has been very hard up to now
but we are all very fit and well
Fourteen or sixteen hours at a shlf:
have not been at all unusual, and
twelve hours are habitual to me, but
it has been so very well worth
wLile. (’an you imagine feeding an
average of 3.900 men a day. a shift
big population, infantry, cavalry, a
tilhry, marines, chasseurs Alpin:
engineers, Turcos. Egyptians, Sene
galese, and today about 500 Anna
mites?”
Mrs. Tiffany writing one letter is
The J^late with ci I3ctchhone '
not as
ent to
hard,
howeve
You ne
predation and gratitude for the food I interrupted by the arrival of a train
we give the men and the price we load of wounded. At the conclusion
charge. We give them a whole meal. of her duties she resumed her letter
for 15 cents, soup, meat, and vegeta- “Four hours I have just come back
hies, or meat and salad, bread and t from the canteen. Such an after
compote. It is really good, too. I
thought I had a good many occupa
tions, as 1 wrote you before, but since
then I have been particularly proud
of being a good cook."
Mrs. Tiffany in another letter de-
ribes in interesting detail the
routine of the canteen’s "night shift,"
which she regards as more strenuous
than the day relief.
“The station is always empty when
we arrive, hut 15 minutes later it fills
up as if by magic,” Mrs. Tiffany says.
Crowds Continuous.
"This crowd keeps on pretty con
tinuously. It is never an overpower
ing rush, but a steady stream until
about 2:30 and sometimes until 4:30
The men buy their tickets at the first
window and then pass on to tlie coun
ter where the food is served
course they are always in a tearing
hurry and push and shove each other
if they were going to get left if
they didn't. But there, is no reason
for it, because they don’t come in for
meals unless they have at least an
hour and usually they have a wait of
three hours. But that makes no dif
ference. They act as if they had one
minute in which to get and eat their
food. But all are good-natured, and
If the regular food gives out, they will
cheerfully accept any substitute.
“At 11:55 the big platform service
which lasts about an hour. It was the
one thing I dreaded lief ore coming,
but far from minding it now. I enjoy
it. It certainly is amusing and though
roon! A great train of seriousl;
wounded, which is tiring, as one ha
to climb in all the carriages. Th
men adore cocoa. We get into the
sanitary trains and begin with the
men who are well enough to sit up
and handle tin cups, and afterwards
those who are too ill to lift their
heads or use their hands. Those, of
course, we have to lift and feed our-
selves; as there are usually between
two and three hundred men it
t»ain you can see one has to work
quickly to get through.
“This work is hard and takes a
real vision and inspiration to keep
on day after day.
T have personally dressed
bandaged the frozen feet of 23 Sen
egalese In the last ten clays; great
huge blacks, they were, whose feet
were swollen three times the usual
size. The station doctor brought us
certain simple remedies for common
hurts, and four of u r . took bandaging
lessons at Netillly. There is a lot of
dressing. Sixty have been done this
week. The other day we had a sani
tary train with two wagons full of
nothing but chest wounds—twenty-
four men whose coughing disturbed
ethers, so they were put together
“The dressings I find the hardest
part. I can stand the wounds and
the blood, but the face wounds are
so much the worst for me.
“As long as J live I shall he grate
ful that I have had the chance to do
this work. It is far bigger ami
more important than I had any idea
of."
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AT
To Be Sold In Block Lots At
White Plains, Georgia
TUESDAY, FEB. 12th, 1918
By Administrators on Z. T. Walker Estate
One stock of dry goods,
groceries and hardware
amounting to $12,000.00.
Also a lot of mules and
cattle.
c. c. KING,
DR. COPELAN,
Administrators.
Emmanuel Church.
Order of services today:
Holy Communion, 7:30 a. m.
Sunday school, 9:45 a. m.
Morning Prayer and Sermon, at 11.
The rector. Rev. A. G. Richards, will
preach on "The Three Eternal
Graces."
Evening prayer and sermon, at 8
o'clock. Subject of sermon, “The
Universal Fatherhood of God."
All are cordially invited to attend
any of the services at this church.
Free Methodist Church.
Corner Thomas and Strong streets.
Fred J Horton, pastor.
Preaching 11 a. m.. and 7:30 p. m.
Sunday school 3:3o p. m. Glass
•eeting Tuesday 7:30 p. m.
Quarterly meeting begins Friday
7.30 p. in .. February 15th, continuing
[through Sunday, 17th.
You are invited to be with us at
e\ery service.
Oconee Street Methodist.
Rev. A. S. Hutchinson, pastor.
Sunday school. 10 a. in.
Preaching. 11 a. m. Subject.
“Bread of Life."
Evening service, 7:45.
11 Prayer services Wednesday even
ing. 13th, at 7:30 p. m.. conducted by
Li S. P. Wiggins. Quarterly con-
ferenci to follow.
Public cordially invited.
Young Harris Methodist.
Rev. A. J. Sears, pastor.
Sunday school at U:45. Mr. George
T Young, superintendent.
Preaching by the pastor at 11 a.
n«.; subject, "God's Estimate of Man."
In the evening at 7:35 Rev. Dr. S.
R. Belle, of the First Methodist
church, will occupy the pulpit In o»e
of his specially strong and stirring
sermons.
wmmaamam
Christian Church.
The Bible schoi l meets at 10 a rn
AM are Invited.
The Ixord’s Supper and preaching
by the minister at 11 a. m
There will be no sermon at night
Christian Endeavor at 71 p. m. All
y.ung people are Invited
Mid week pray* r service on Wed
nesday night at 8 o'clock.
West End Baptist.
Rev. A. L. Flury, pastor.
There will he services today at IT
?. m. and again this evening at 7:2.0
the hour having been ehang d from
rnoon to the regular evening
Sunday school at the usual hour.
9:45 a. m.. Mr. Will Youngblood, sup
erintendent.
Central Presbyterian Church.
Samuel J. Cartlcdge, pastor.
Sunday school at 9:45 a. in., Mr. .1.
T. Dudley, superintendent.
The pastor hopes to be able to
preach at 11 a. m
The Christian Endeavor Society
will meet at the church Sunday art
crnoon at 4 o’clock. Mr. C\ H. New
ton will lead the meeting. The sub
jtet is "The Bible."
No evening service.
First Presbyterian Church.
Rev. E. L. Hill, D. I)., pastor.
Usual service at 11 a. m. Morning
subject, “The Call to Self Poise in the
Hour of Crisis."
No evening services.
Sunday school at First Church at
9.55 a. m.; at Hoyt Chapel at 3:30
P nt ; at Lane Chapel at 3:30 p. nt.
Prayer meeting Wednesday after
noon at 4 o’clock.
First Baptist Court.i.
Rev. James William Lynch, I). 1)
pastor.
Bible school. 9:45 a. in.
Preaching at P a. m . by Rev. Join
D. Mell. I). 1)
No evening service.
The First Methodist Church.
Dr. S R Belk. pastor.
Preaching at 11:15 a. m., by Rev.
S. ,P. Wiggins.
No services at. night.
Sunday school at 10 a. m.
Prayer meeting Wednesday even
lug at 7:30.
Public cordially invited to attend
nil these services.
lng at 9:45. O. G. Nichols, superin
tendent.
Junior B. Y. P. U. at 3:30. Miss
Mamie Mapp, leader. Senior B. Y. P.
IL at 7. Francis Vaughan, president.
Services of song conducted by Mr.
T. A. Henry, with the large chorus
choir.
Strangers and visitors are given a
cordial welcome to all the services
of this church.
East Athens Baptist.
Sunday school at 9:45. L. W. Coop-
fr. superintendent.
Preaching at 11 o’clock by the pas
tor. Rtv. T. A. Burrell.
Evening services: B. Y. P. U.
meets at 6:45. AH young people cor
dially Invited.
Song service, 7:45.
Preaching at 8:15 by pastor
Tabernacle Baptist Church.
K H. Jennings, pastor.
Preaching by the pastor at 11 and
8 o'clock. Morning subject, “Filled
With God's Fullness." < Kph. 3:191.
Fvming subject, “A Faithful Bay-
Insr" »! Tim 1:151.
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