Show Millionaire Women omen Who Left Life of Ease to o Aid f Soldiers Return to o. o U. U S S. S C j Ir ar t i f fI fI ird rd Y S i rN rNa rNa a r a f i I I I I II I j jI jI jI I IX I I S X 4 p u H 1 I Ir I a I r 1 s S I jI I jI j e s 's d t j I sr g a I L L r d uNac i oD Mrs William K Vanderbilt at left and Mrs Vincent Astor photographed as they left the steamer Lorraine The welfare work wort among the I American troops overseas must not slacken simply because tho time war la is o er over This Is the time message l hru brought ht to America bv by Mrs fr William Kan K Van Van- del bill und and Mrs Vincent Astor Ator two of or Americas America's richest and most noted women Th They y arrived recently recently- on a aU U transport aft after r serving for tor months months' In Iii the ranks of or time the women war workers work work- ers era overseas 0 It will be recalled that In hr June Junc 1917 Mrs Astor Aslor the form former r Miss lichen Helen elen Dinsmore otI of ot St on the tho Hudson closed her hor Fifth avenue homo home and toll followed tolled ed edher I her husband overseas He Ile had been I i made an ensign n in the na navy and amt I joined the tho patrol lintel fleet She hc ope opened nod a I club for uniformed men man somewhere I In France I Mi 11 JUr Astor stor Joined the Y T M. M C. C A A. I forces but not as a acci secretary clary She mado matlo up her mind to cheer the boys boy's In her own wa way With Ith Mrs Irs Henry Potter Russell who then was WIS Miss lUnel Ithel Borden Dorden Harriman daughter of or I Mrs J. J Borden Harriman she decided decided de de- de- de I to establish a canteen at Brest where tho the boys bOR first set foot oot on French soil Later the they opened another at Dordea Bordeaux ux I Introduced cil th Mrs As Astor or Introduced tho the American Amer Amer- American ican lean beefsteak Into Auto tho them canteens and really Into Iiran France c. c There Thero a husky I doughboy found a whole square meal before him of ot Juicy a s speak eak placed There ero made home-made cookies and sizzling 1 ham and eggs ess and the tho coffee coffee cof cot t fee e was hot hot Mrs Astor InI insisted upon up n that There were no decora decora- decorations I no lions no frills Just trills Just eats and plenty of ot th them m m. fedIn tl ina In InQ Ina As man many as GOOD boys were ero r foul fed I Astor said Dun lJUr- a Q single day dar Mrs Irs frig ing these rushes an all pitched in n unit anti served Mrs Astor Astol waited on th the tables with s ith Hh tho the others Thy Thoy all wore oro long lon aprons and went about seeing seel J that tho the bo boys s 's had their fill III Men In 1 Must t D Be lie J d The Tho canteens have ha done wonderful wonderful work worl and anti th there re is Js lots Jots left to be dot done Mrs Irs Astor said In n fact tact the work ork works is s far tar from on over r. r Tho The men must bo be entertained and md f fed d all during durIng- time the coming coining months they remain In France I 1 understand the tN feeling lIn in America Amerle L Lis is that the war is over It may a be but the lie work worl Is s far tar from ended k I have come home for or a rest but I shall shaH go 10 back if H tho the demobilization tal takes cs a a. lon long loner time tine The credit for tor whatever we e accomplish accomplish should go lO to the the- workers with us u ui They The were simply splendid ld Mrs Mis Vanderbilt had been Jn Sn France Franca since the beginning beginning- of ot the war She SheI Shewa I wa was stationed In th the offices of ot the American fund tumid for 01 French wounded which Is affiliated with the Red nod Cross I She had charge of ot 40 women omen engaged eng in relief work |