Mrs. Rich was washing dishes and with a contagious little giggle she said, as Mrs. Irwin continued to pile them in the sink, "Does this never end?" "No ... it goes on forever," consoled Mrs. Irwin, as she piled in a few more. "Let rme fill your cup again," that was the jolly voice of Mrs. Ellis, and after a couple of sol¬diers had left the window, she turned; and said with her character¬istic laugh, "One was Scotch and the other English," and believe me ... it was no snack with one of them. He was having his lunch." Of course, this brought a laugh . . . and so it was . . . five happy persons, who were really doing a day's job, taking care of all the serving and what was to be done . . . and enjoying it to the utmost. "Isn't it thrilling work?" Mrs. Porter said. "We have served 6500 men since the opening of the can¬teen, March 25. We keep the can¬teen open 15 hours a day and there are certain groups assigned for each day, as well as a captain." she "The work is inspiring and our force seems to be so interested in it," she continued. "We are con¬vinced that it is a worthwhile work and are assured by the boys who visit us here, that they appreciate our hospitality. We always try to make them feel welcome and do any small personal service for them that we can. "We are especially grateful to all those who were instrumental in getting the canteen for us . . . the railroad, Mr. E. G. Bennett, secre-tary of the Weber county Red Cross, tihe merchants for their part : in equipping it and to everyone who is donating her time both in serving and making cookies and supplies." Just then Mrs. White interrupted, "Oh, yes, we mended a soldier's shirt for him and he wrote us the nicest letter." This was followed by Mrs. Irwin saying, "and anoth¬er man hurt his leg and we dressed it for him." Mrs. Porter then informed me that in addition to those who took the canteen course ... assistance in serving was being given by a number of graduates of the Red Cross nutrition courses. Mrs. Irwin stated, "We have every type of organization*- represented in this work. Churches, wards, women's clubs and many who be¬long to no organizations, are aiding in this canteen 'work," she said. I "We just can't say enough to make the women realize what a wonderful thing they are doing to bake these cookies for us," she continued. "We had a thousand soldiers to serve one day, and we ran out of cookies. We bought all we could and then didn't know what to do until one of our work¬ers went home and mixed up enough cookies to save the day, and we baked them in our own electric oven and served them hot. And did those soldiers like them!" Just then Mrs. Rich said, "Well, the rush is over." "Yes," said Mrs. Ellis," now we can get ready for another one." And so it went . . . little bits of banter mixed With the seriousness of doing their bit. "We have quite a few women as¬sisting us who have sons in the army 5or navy and I often see them slyly Wipe away a tear when they have finished serving the boys. And then," she continued, "it's nice to mother them. One boy asked us to mend something for him, and I know all he really wanted was a little mothering." Before leaving the booth I learned that they had served soldiers from Ireland, New Zealand, Pearl Har-bor, Wake Island, England, Scot¬land, Wales, as well as from all over the United States. Some had been shell-shocked, others were spending their honeymoons with-out their brides . . . some were sad . . . some happy . . . others homesick . . . and the canteeners admitted that they had indeed learned a great deal about life during their service so far. Really, after spending an hour with these sincere workers . . . this reporter wished she could be a canteener too. Many articles, such as cigarets, razor blades, tooth paste, shaving cream and tobacco are donated to the canteen and these articles bring a smile indeed to the faces of the soldiers. Among those assisting in the canteen work are: Captains, Mrs. J. G. Leonard, Mrs. Miltqn H. White, Mrs. W. I. Barton, Mrs. George H. Lowe, Mrs. L. T. Dee, Mrs. W. B. Kerr and Mrs. Chester Christensen; members, Mrs. Jo¬seph Stewart Allen, Mrs. Maurice F. Abbott, Mrs. Frank C. Brown, Mrs. S. N. Buckner, Mrs. E. A. Brookhart, Mrs. W. I. Barton, Mrs. | Val A. Browning, Mrs. G. J. Car- J roll, Mrs. Lynn B. Cornish, Missj Margaret Corless, Miss Dominica Coletti', Mrs. Chester Christensen,' Mrs* Clifford . Cave, Mrs. O. D. Cortner,- Mrs. VjJames H. DeVine, Mrs. L. T. De§;>Mrs. Lawrence H. Evans, Mrs. R. E. Edens, Mrs. George S. Eccles, Mrs. Spencer S. Eecles; Mrs. Wallace H. Ellis', Mrs. W. C. Ewing, Mrs. J. S. Fruin, Mrs. J. Francis- Fowles, Mrs, E. J. Fjeldsted. Mrs. R. C. Glasmann, Mrs. C. R. Green, Mrs. J. J. Gib-, bon.s. Miss Myrta Hales. Mrs. Heber J, Heiner, Mrs. J. Hedenstrom, Mrs. Afton Hanson, Mrs. Harry Hutch-insori, Mrs. E. J. Howard, Mrs. Harry F. Irwin, Mrs. W. B. Kerr, Mrs.* Gerard Klomp, Mrs. Fred A. Kuhlmann, Mrs. F. C, Koziol, Mrs. J. G. Leonard, Mrs. W. H. Loos, Mrs. George. H. Lowe, Mrs. Lesher, Mrs. S. F. Mathies, Mrs. R.' B. Porter, Mrs. E. V. Barker, Mrs. C. P. Parrish, Mrs. R. John Perry, Mrs.; J. W. Randall, Mrs. Junior Edward Rich, Mrs. Parley C. Rich¬ardson, Mrs. Porter T. Robbins, Mrs. G. B. Seaton, Mrs. Fred W. Smith, Mrs. C, H. Stevens, Mrs. J. N. Spargo, Mrs. W. P. Stephens, Miss Helen Stevens, Mrs. R. J. Spain, Mrs. A. J. Schott, Mrs. Roy C. Tribe, Mrs. Milton H. White, Mrs. A. E. Wilfong, Mrs. Blanch L Wrigglesworth; instructors, Miss Wanda Mathews, Miss Kathleen Mumm, Mrs. Louise Redford, Miss Katherine B. Ebert, Mrs. Lydia H. Tanner, Miss Edna Shelley.