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Y. M. C. A. IN PARIS
RUNNING HOTELS
Soldiers and Sailors of the
United States Will Have
“Home” Place to Go to.
The American Army and Navy Young
Men’s Christian Association in Paris is
trying to make the American soldier and
sailor feel “at home” when he comes to
Paris on leave. Two hotels, one for
officers and the other for enlisted men,
have been opened here and provided with
all the comforts of home and of a well
regulated club. Both hotels are con
venient to the railroad stations at which
the men will arrive from ports of landing
and the front. Other hotels will be open
ed as may be required. Few men come
to Paris on leave at present but provis
ion has been made for the time when the
American armies take their place on the
fighting front and the men are given
short furloughs from trench duty.
The Hotel du Pavilion is reserved for
400 enlisted men. American ambulance
men, soldiers, sailors and marines sta
tioned in Paris are being housed there
provisionally. They will give :p their
quarters when men begin .coming to
Paris on leave in large numbers.
A correspondent of The Associated
Press recently found the large loung
ing room nearly filled with men in khaki,
navy blue and the new peagreen uni
forms of the marines. A boyish looking
ambulance driver at the piano accom
panined a quartette of two soldiers, a
sailor and a marine singing American
rag-time airs. “Give us another,” shout
ed a sailor and the crowd approved lusti
ly and joined in the chorus. “Gee, that's
a peach of a fox trot,” commented a sol
dier as the music, died down for the last
encore.
"You Promised Mother a Better; Write
it Now,” “Why Not Send a Few Lines
Home,” and other admonitions of like
character on conspicuous signs were be
ing obeyed by a number of boys around
a large table in an adjoining room.
“Say, how do you spell Champs Ely
sees (he pronounced it ‘Champs Eliza’),”
asked one soldier of the companion at his
elbow. “Don’t ask me,” replied the
other, “I’ve only been here two days.
Whv don’t you go up anti look at the
map?” With the exception of interrup
tions such as these, the room was usually
quiet.
A few boys were taking a late meal In
one corner of the dining room. “How
do you like it here, boys?” asked a Young
Men's Christian association official
■'Fine, home was never like this,” re
plied one of the group. Meals are served
at virtually cost prices. Enlisted me'
can get well-furnished, steam-heated
rooms for 60 cents a night.
Association secretaries meet all trait"
from the front and ports of landing and
show the men around Paris and Versail
les in sight-seeing auto-busses. Thea
tre parties are arranged nightly and
church parties leave tbh hotel for both
Protestant and Catholic services each
Sunday morning.
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Accommodations for 100 army and
“Sweets to
the Sweet”
Candy is an ideal gift to make those who
have shown you courtesy during your stay
in Augusta—inexpensive, yet appreciated.
NUNNALLY’S
Delicious Candies
will be doubly appreciated. Packed in
beautiful Christmas packages. Priced
from r .
Forty cents to fifteen dollars.
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Watson Drug Co.
912 Broad Street. Phones 637-638.
TRENCH AND CAMP
navy officers are provided at the Hotel
Richmond. At this hotel meals are served
by a committee of volunteer American
women workers, headed by Mrs. Theo
dore Roosevelt, Jr., and the men liked
it so much that they; fell automactilly
into the habit of tipping the waitresses.
Word was tactfully passed around that
this was superfluous and the Richmond
has become the only “tipless hotel” in
Paris.
A shopping bureau established here
undertakes all sorts of purchases for of
ficers from handkerchiefs to raincoats
and gifts for wives, sweethearts, rela
tives and friends at home.
SEND—
THE AUGUSTA HERALD
With all the news of the
Camp and the city’s happen
ings, back to the home folks in
Pennsylvania.
60 CENTS A MONTH.
Sign and Mail the Coupon.
THE AUGUSTA HERALD
AUGUSTA, GA.
Send The Augusta Herald
months, for which
I enclose (at the
rate of 60 cents a month) to
the following address:
Name
Street and No..
City and State
Kindly notify party that the
paper is being sent with the
compliments of the under
rigned.
Name
Co. and Regt
Camp Hancock.
PROF. VAN ORSDELL,
EXPERT PHOTO ARTIST
39 Years Experience Behind the Camera
Extends You Soldiers of Camp Hancock
An Invitation for a “Sitting”
NIGHT WORK A SPECIALTY
Distinctive High Class Photographic Work
404 JACKSON STREET
UP STAIRS.
Opposite First Baptist Church
I AM A PENNSYLVANIA BOY
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Have You Written
MOTHER
SOLDIER BOY
?— or have you failed
to send your weekly
“chat” for lack of
Attention line
Army Men £ ne Writing Paper>
WE SPECIALIZE Novelties,Gifts, Kodaks,
on Films, Flash Lights,
Army Printed t ost Cards and Athletic
Forms Goods (A. G. Spalding)
Ruling Famous Line
~Binding w Complete.
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DO D*EVELOPINC JO WITT’S
Send Us The Handsomest and
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in the city.
WHEN
SHALL WE
EXPECT A CALL
FROM YOU, SOLDIER BOY ?
You’re Welcome. "
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864 Bread Street. Augusta, Ga.
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Dec. 12, 1917.