Show axwell l J Recreation Unit Uni Aims toe to toe toft ft e e Service to Service Men the wild hordes of Genn Gen Gen- n swept over the plains lope ope entertainment was tern iem for the soldiers Nor freek reek legions encamped on of the hinterland was lent ent and surcease an is- is Ithe the picturesque story of lan women readily at- at day iday in a modern ith pleasures either ra- ra or strictly regimented I If human Shuman contacts strong- strong by high walls of d concrete the situation rent Old Roman and customs have to be hona hon- hon Ira a proxy proxy and and the most honoring organization Manhattans Manhattan's forums and ands s IS the New York City recreation committee Trig my way through men there men there and sailors from out put every united nation haged ged to w wedge dg myself 11 tie of the executive of- of 9 Park avenue where gone to get a hand first-hand f If f what t the committee isi is iso i o entertain enlisted men bough r r. the difficulty I had get- get JI I was not surprised to hat lit it takes care of more men a day Nor was zed Sed at how smoothly iWand and politely the long if t men nen were dispatched f knew Mrs Julius Ochs wife of Brigadier General who in civilian life is and general mane man- man f e The New York Times chairman of the Every charity with which uller is connected gains gams her magic and efficient was astounded at the of f services free to men men of the armed forces lien Le Ie asking An old friend one lie Mrs Mrs l A A. A K Mills the ther r Louise Iselin one of workers there ex- ex d some of their activities She is the chairman of formation service group at tells lIs the boys anything Wint ant to know know finding finding a aLfor athe or the night night or or a long- long lost relative relative relative-or or a job for an army or navy wife wife is all part of her work Its pretty difficult to find rooms for all the boys who flock into New York these week ends isn't it I asked Louise thinking thinking thinking think think- ing of the lurid n newspaper W spa per stories I had read about poor privates sl sleeping ing in tel telephone phone booths We have never turned away awaya a boy yet Louise answered Hotels are crowded but the situation has never been as bad badas badas badas as the stories about it Our room service is open until 2 a a. a m m. on Saturday nights And even at that hour we can find beds for all comers What are some of the more unusual requests you handle Well we have had to set up upa a regular department to answer all the questions on New York marriage procedure Why marry the m men n I ask asked d. d This is war isn't it For a moment Louise Louis hesitated hesitated hesitated hesi hesi- then she laughed Our job she answered sweetly is isto isto isto to service the service men not men not educate them We have a service service service ice that finds reliable nurses to take care of children when soldiers soldiers' soldiers soldiers' soldiers soldiers' sol sol- sol sol- diers' diers families come to town she went on prettily We even have a free honeymoon to offer offer Where is that A winter resort in up state up-state state New York pays all their expenses expenses expenses ex ex- ex- ex except traveling But so far only one or two service men have taken advantage of it Most couples coubles prefer to do just as they would in civilian life life life- spend a few days sightseeing ina ina in ina a city hote hotel She went on with other facts I did not know about our service service service ice men at play The recreation center maintains an information bureau on schooling problems Men who know they are to be stationed in New York for a long longtime longtime longtime time and want to learn a trade or get a better rating are told where to go for night school or college classes The Brooklyn Teachers' Teachers Voluntary Service organization organization or or- n has volunteered to devote devote devote de de- de- de vote their spare hours to tutoring tutoring tutoring tutor tutor- ing army or navy men in any subject from Chinese Chines to trigo trigo- |