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Show FOXHOLE DREAMS COME TRUE I t. ' Marine Club Serves Living ! While Honoring War Dead i , SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. Many a foxhole dream comes true as marines and former marines gather in the congenial and swank atmosphere of the Marine Memorial club, which was established here a year ago as the only living memorial to the gallantry of all marines. The lush surroundings of the Memorial club, located in a Wither ; fit, h n ?fi r i LIVING MEMORIAL . . Termed the only living memorial to military mili-tary men, the Marine Memorial club in San Francisco offers congenial con-genial and lush club life to present and former members of the corps. former swank hotel at Sutter and5 Mason streets in the heart of downtown down-town San Francisco, are a far cry from the filth and deprivations of foxhole living, which was the lot of so many marines. But it was the unappetizing PX rations, the warm beer and the generally gen-erally stale candy bars munched in foxholes which are responsible for the Marine Memorial club. Profit accruing from these sales went to the post exchange fund, but in reality real-ity belongs to the marines who spent it. Usually such money is used to buy recreational equipment that Uncle Sam doesn't furnish. This time, however, marine headquarters headquar-ters in Washington felt that the money should be used in a way that would honor marines who died in combat by serving those who fought and lived. The solution is the Marine Memorial club, where all members mem-bers meet on an equal footing; where name, rank and serial number pull no weight; where the famed "esprit de corps" of the service enters into civilian living. San Francisco was. selected as the location for the club because so many marines passed through the Golden Gate on their way to the pacific, felt at home here and wanted to return. The man behind this club is the man who was behind the 21st regiment regi-ment of the 3rd division in the battle for Hellzapoppin bridge on Bougainville Bougain-ville island Brig. Gen. Evan Orchard Or-chard Ames (retired). The club is his baby. A fighting man himself, he has helped to make,many a foxhole fox-hole dream a reality by creating a club where marines can take it asy, have the shave and steam bath they once longed for, in an exclusive ex-clusive town club atmosphere. For the men and women of the corps who did return, the club is unique in its exclusiveness, for only marines and civilian marines may belong. Their families, wives, parents par-ents (including Gold Star parents) and children over 21 are eligible for guest memberships. Old friends in other services once attached to .a marine unit may have an associate membership; Marine identification serves as both dues and initiation lee. In the Skytop room prodding the clouds, in the swimming pool 12 stories below and on all the floors in between, marines and former marines can relax and enjoy club life. All the facilities fa-cilities of a first-rate hotel are available for a very low tariff. For travelers, there's a choice of 250 rooms fully equipped with all hotel facilities; for those who just want to relax after a hard day at the office or exercise before breakfast, break-fast, there is the tiled swimming pool with water blue as the Mediterranean Mediter-ranean and not nearly as cold. Three dining rooms, three cocktail cock-tail lounges, a steam room, barber shop, library and writing room, and a ballroom provide all the facilities of a swank hotel. But, although it's a million dollar layout, a man can spend a little instead of a lot. The , club is operated on the policy of many spending a little rather than a few spending a lot. |