r.]"

She recorded the other movements with similar care, and after one is
the thoughtful observation: "Excellent to make Lizzie look less like a
bolster."

I find all of Tish's notes taken that day as very indicative of the
thoroughness with which she does everything. For instance she made the
following recommendations to be sent to the War Department:

"That the camp cooks be instructed to use hemmed tea towels instead of
sacking, and to boil the dish towels after each meal, preferably with
soap powder and soda.

"That screens be provided between cots, to give that measure of privacy
necessary to a man's self-respect.

"Large, commodious clothes closets in the barracks. A bag of camphor in
each one would serve to keep away moths. Also, that wearing apparel
should not be borrowed.

"All army blankets should be marked as to the end to go to the top of
the cot. Sheets should also be provided, as blankets scratch and have a
tendency to keep the soldier awake.

"Soda fountains here and there through the camp would do a great deal to
prevent the men in training from going to neighboring towns after
certain deleterious liquids. [Should, however, be served by male
attendants.]

"Pyjamas should be included in every soldier's equipment. [Charlie
Sands had told us a startling thing. On inquiring what had become of the
raw-silk pyjamas we had made him as a part of his army equipment he
confessed that he did not use them, and in fact had torn them into rags
to clean his gun. He went even further, and stated that it was not the
custom of the men to use pyjamas at all, and that in fact on cold nights
some of them merely removed their hats and shoes, and then retired.]

"Table linen, even if coarse, should be provided. Are our men to come
back to us savages?"

* * * * *

It may have been purely coincidence, but soon after Tish's
recommendations had been received at the War Department the Fosdick
Commission was appointed. Yet we carried away a conviction that though
certain things had been sadly neglected Charlie Sands was in good hands.
The colonel came up to speak to us when, seeing the men standing in rows
on the parade ground about sunset while the band played, we stood
watching.

He was very pleasant, and said that they were about to bring in the
flag. Some such conversation then ensued:

TISH: Do you bring in the flag every night?

THE COLONEL: Every night, madam.

TISH: Then y