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Show ' ITS L ' Miss Gladys Rich Tells of Work As Entertainer Overseas SALT I.AKK. "ec. I 4. Experiences dm the w.r m France and other European countries were recited yesterday yes-terday Qt the regular SCSSion of the Service Star Legion held in the Hotel i Miss Gladys Rich of Ogdon, who went to France as a Y. M- C. A i entertainer, and Hubert W. Fisher, I ho ser"ed oversea! as an officer In th,. i , dlcal corps, were the speakers. E tch told n story that was decidedly Interesting. ktlse Rich spoke first. She did not gel to France until after the signing ol the armistice, but, us those know who Were there, the strenous days for the soldiers did not end with the signing sign-ing of the armistice. She told of the attitude of the doughboys They didn't Wanl to be coddled or uplifted, she said. , , Phe main thought In every soldiers mind wa.t as to when he would go home." said Miss Rich, "The war was Over and they saw no reason for stay- i longer In France. And. while they were waiting to stmt home, they didn't Iwonl any mothering or Uplifting, They did want to io entertained, )iow r. land we did entertain them." The efforts of all concerned to cheer up the soldier were m-ntloned and Miss Rich told of the work that u done In the u.ir onc by ih,. V. M. : A. and also in the loa aria. She i served at the leave areas In southern Pranes and before returning home visit. vis-it. -, I'o. hi ri. ''. Id-' . o.l tin- . r .1 of the army of occupation In Qernianj Dr. Fisher toiiohed upon many sides of the life In ihe army. At the beginning be-ginning of his tulk he said he believed I In universal mllltarj training) as (he uniform did t lie men Rood, and that the r. d tap" of the army was absolute-' absolute-' ly necessary. 1 |