Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1918-05-26 | Page 41 | What Shall We Do for Amusement?

I WHAT I SHALL SHALLE I WE DO DOI I FOR A AMUSEMENT U EMENT I Time Hangs Heavily on Our Hands but Think of the Soldier I Special Dispatch W WASHINGTON D. D C. C May a 23 Ivery t ery evening in a million American homes a well fed amiable family group roup rises from cheerful dinner tables to vote ote on the questions Where shall wo we spend the evening What shall we do 10 for or amusement Tho iho days day's work Is done and we need relaxation So many thin things beckon beckon movies movies t theatre a war warI I lecture a motor ride cards card dancing I I 1 or a peaceful loaf loa with papers and anti pipe and knitting Which shall we weI I choose Life LICe for us is 19 so 50 rich with interest o 0 full of or comfort and amid beauty beau beau- t ty 1 that dally daily wo make make- man many choices between pleasures between one comfort comfort com corn fort and another An n American Y M M- L C. C A. A secretary Is S back baeli from Crom Franco France bringing Ins a dl different differ differ- ent picture In a Core forest t Just back of or Verdun is a a. French camp of oC OOOO soldiers The They have been there three years cars under constant eon con stant fire ln living hiving interminable days das In I cold and rain and in mud that sucks sticks clings and them over o like some vile beast that cannot be thrown off orr In recent months the French Red fled RedCross RedCross Cross has built a crude hut in the camp anti ami the thc American meriCan Y YIt M. M C. C A. A has loaned two t secretaries for work wo there The hut Is rather bare o of oC furniture I There arc lI lights ht and a n stove chairs tables and writing materials and that thatis is about all no all no no piano I Ino j no books A Ah h visitor Ilor Inquired pityingly But what do you ou do to Keep these men entertained I J Silence a minute and nd then the thc re reply reply re- re pI ply ringing across the world to us h by our fires and at the thc movies mo and the tho restaurant tables The Tho French soldier this fourth winter win win- ter of or war doesn't need entertain entertain- ment mont All Ul he lie wants tants Is a place a little I dr dry a place a little warm a place with wilh a little lI light ht so 50 he can Just Jut rest rest rest I What hat shall we do lIo for amusement this evening