. A brief history of the Stars and stripes, official newspaper of the American expeditionary forces in France . ere to come off and theydbe there, regardless of what the bunch whohad seen the act before had said or thoughtabout it. Besides, the great majority of theentertainers who appeared for the benefit ofthe soldiers in France were people whosereputations were already established, andwhose fame in the States had preceded themto France. Perhaps the A. E. F. Amuse-ment Section meant a great deal to the menthan a casual reader might believe. Withonly thirty-three bucks a month in the greatmaj
. A brief history of the Stars and stripes, official newspaper of the American expeditionary forces in France . ere to come off and theydbe there, regardless of what the bunch whohad seen the act before had said or thoughtabout it. Besides, the great majority of theentertainers who appeared for the benefit ofthe soldiers in France were people whosereputations were already established, andwhose fame in the States had preceded themto France. Perhaps the A. E. F. Amuse-ment Section meant a great deal to the menthan a casual reader might believe. Withonly thirty-three bucks a month in the greatmajority of cases to cover all living expensesand provide recreation the men were alwaysglad to have the opportunity of enjoying theproductions staged by the welfare and otherorganizations, and if the announcement camethrough The Stars and Stripes the onlything that could keep them away was thefact that they were on active duty or in thehospital, or the added possibility that thetemporary playhouse was too far removedfrom their sector. 22 A Brief History of the Stars and Stripes THAT LETTER FROM HOME ■8»1t. —which is still fresh at the forty-first reading. By Baldridge. The Stars and Stripes Mothers Day Every newspaper, at some time in its career,makes some effort to prove its influence uponits readers by sponsoring some idea, and en-deavoring to get their opinions concerning were very few movements endorsed orplans inaugurated by The Stars and Stripes which were not accorded support by the soldierreaders. An instance of the good influence ofthe paper and the manner in which the menresponded to an appeal from its editorial staffwas the Mothers Day Letter, which was sug-gested and carried out by The Stars andStripes. Every man in The A. E. F. wasurged on that day to write a letter to his A Brief History of the Stars and Stripes 23 mother, not only because of the sentimentattached to the day and to the women whom ithonored, but as a tribute to the part which thewomen o
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