Orleans Article 1965

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1965 - *.*,+ Th e Se rv i ce Family Journal

P O S T O F T H E ,O R L E A N S , F R A N C EW I V E S A N D C H I L D R E NL E A V E V I E T N A M .W I L L T H E Y G O D A C K ?

Orleans' Joan of Arc statueis favorite place

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C O V E R : Sgt. Maj. Floyd Kerchner, of the 819thHospital Center in Or leans , France, poses hi s fami lyin front of the famous statue of Joan d'Arc in theOr leans Place du Martroi . With hi s wife Margie ar eten-year-old Michael an d e igh t -year-o ld Kr is t ina.For more about U. S. mil i tary life in this charmingold ci ty on the Loire, se e pages 14-21. (U .S . Armyphotos by Sp4 Cur t i s O . Messer.)

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u.s.ladyj IfThe Service Family journalJlrM AR C H 1965 V O L U M E 9, NO. 10

E D I T O R I A L COMMENTMail Call 1The Editorial We 5Report ing for Duty 63P E O P L E A N D P L A C E SWives and Children Leave Vie tnam 6U. S. Diplomacy's First Lady Leland Stowe 8The Day I Dared Helen Cullins 10U.S. LADY-of- the -MonthNorma Yarborough 12Post of the MonthOrleans, FranceM a j . Pearl Fuchs, USA 14Lady, Is Your Voice Showing? Adelia Rosasco Soule 42F O O D A N D PA R T I E SMenus of the MonthDining a la Orleans Phyllis Jervey 22F A S H I O N A N D B E A U T YSpring 1965 Has Many Looks Winzola McLendon 35Fashion Und erfoot 40I Think I 'l l W hip Up an Eve ning Gow n 43For Bud ding Beauties 44Counter Intell igence 52R E G U L A R D E P A R T M E N T SBriefing Time 34Th e Beautiful Brats M a r i e Deibler 46Bookworm's TDY Angele deT. Gingras 47Capital Comma n d PostFred Lardner 50Global W hir l -Ar oun d 53Harold Cooper 's Anima l KingdomThe Mussel 59Ret irement with M'Lady 60Investor 's Corner Julia Montgomery Walsh 61Take A Break 64

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View of Orleans with the George V bridge in the foreground and the Cathedral of Sainte-Croix rising above the shops and apart-ment houses.

POST OF THE MONTHORLEANS, FRANCEB y Maj. Pear l Fuchs

U. S . A r m y P ho t o s

B onjour, Mesdames, so you're coming to Orleansalong th e lovely Loire in north central France. TheCity of Joan of Arc welcomes you, th e chateaux alongth e river beckon, and Par isonly an hour away by trainwin k s an intr iguing eye.So brush up on your French,orient your mind toward la vie frangaise, pack up and beon your way for a wonder fu l tour.There's plenty to do and much to learn in and aroundOrleans if you'll seek it out. This ancient capital of oldOrleanais province basks in a green valley that is stillfamous for its farmland after hundreds of years of culti-vation. But before w e show you around and recount a

bit of Orleans' fascin ating history, let's explain why youare coming here.The Army's Mission in Orleans

Orleans is the headquarte rs for the United S ta tes Army Com-munica t ions Zone , Europe ( U S A C O M Z E U R ) , curren t ly com-ma n d e d by Maj. Gen. Webste r Anderson , USA. You r f i rstquestion might be, "What is a communica t ions zone?" It'sa vastcomplex of pipe lines, supply depots, t ruck fleets, railroad rollingstock and seagoing harbor craft , plus the officers, enlisted per-sonnel and civil ian employees needed to run i t .USACOMZEUR prov ides the U. S. mil i ta ry , se rv ing in Europeas pa r t of NATO, with every th ing f rom th e food the U. S. forceseat, th e t ransporta t ion they requ ire and the weapons they use,to the hospi ta l an d medical services which m ay save their lives.This great complex , which today extends over 700 miles f romth e A t la n t i c to the Rhine , is a direc t descendant of the Service

of Supply set up by General Pershing in World War I . Thatheadquarte rs was f irst established in Paris and la ter moved toTours. It s largest depot w as located at Gievres , nea r Romoran t in ,jus t 80 miles sou th of the presen t COMZ headqua rte rs .A Service of Supply func t ioned aga in during th e ear ly monthsof World War II , opera t ing f rom England . The n a m e w aschanged to Communica t ions Zone immedia te ly after th e 1944N o r m a n d y invas ion and its headquarte rs moved to France. Withthe end of the war the need for such a tremendous operationceased and the occupation troops were supplied directly.The Berlin cris is and the Korean War demonst ra ted a needfor less vulnerable supply l ines in Europe . On November 6 ,1950, France and the United States concluded negotiat ions which

permit ted th e U.S.to organ ize a supply l ine across France for ourforces f ac ing the I ron Curta in .To the mule t ra ins of World War I and the Red Ball Expressof Wo rld War I I have been added a i rc ra f t and pipe l ines whichca n de l ive r a diverse range of new e q u ipme n t to combat troopsin record t ime . Elec t ron ic compute rs and other modern stockcont rol equ ipm ent have been ins ta l led and new supply tech-n iques are constantly being developed.Th e Orleans mil i t a ry community is composed of 12 militaryestablishm ents located in 12 geographic areas w ithin the Frenchdepartement of Loiret . These make up the U. S. Army Post ,O r l e a n s (US A PORL ) . In addit ion to Orleans i t se l f , whereCo l igny Caserne houses th e headquarte rs , commissa ry , post ex -change an d m a n y other facil i t ies , major e lements of the com-m u n i t y are located at Maison Fort, L a Chapel le , St. Jean de laRuel le , St. lean de Braye , Ol ive t , Sa ran and Foret d'Orleans.U. S. Ar my Post, Orleans , curren t ly comm anded byCol.Frank l in H . Ha r t l in e , is s imi l a r to a post headquarters in the

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Maj. Gen. and Mrs. Webster Anderson are shown here at home in lovely "Les Charmes," a chateau situated among beautiful gardenson the banks of the Loiret (Little Loire) River, a tributary of the Loire itself. When General Anderson took command ofUSACOMZEUR, "Quarters One" was due for redecoration. Mrs. Anderson, with he r excellent taste and wide knowledge of Frenchperiod architecture, took an active part in this happy task. The canape on which the Andersons are sitting is among the antiquesshe purchased in Orleans and had recovered. COMZ's First Lady is a collector of left-handed mustache cups (foreground) and por-celain birds. The general is an enthusiastic gardener and collects miniature trains, to which an entire upstairs room is allocated. Heloves fishing and hunting and has a freezer full of pheasants and partridge, ready to serve his dinner guests at home.

United States , supporting the U . S. milit ary un its and activitiesin th e Orleans area.Orleans' Colorful History

Now let's go back 2000 years to the early beginnings ofOrleans itself. Even before it received its modern name, the citywas cap tured and burned by Julius Caesar in 52 B.C. EmperorA u r e l i a n r ebui l t the Roman outpos t and named i t a f te r h imse lf .Ati l la and his Huns assaulted Orleans in 450 A. D., b ut weredr iven out by Saint Aignan, Bishop of Orleans. By the middleof the s ixth century Orleans was flourishing as a center of tradean d commerce, second in impor tance on ly to Paris.Orleans became a par t of the Protes tan t movement dur ingthe religious wars of the 16th cent ury. I t was occupied at var ioust imes by both th e Hu gue nots and the Catholics , but was finallyconquered by Henry IV of Navar re . John Calv in s tud ied at thecity 's law school, which was a going concern until about a

cen tu ry ago. (A hundred year s more or less means nothing inEurope, you k n o w. ) The entire Orleans area today is honey-combed with underground passages used by both Protestantsand Catholics during those years when it was "off with yourhead" if you h a p p e n e d to belong to the wrong church .But it is for Jeanne d'Arc tha t Orleans is most renowned.D u r i n g th e Hundred Years ' W ar (13 3 8 -14 5 3 ) bas i ca l l y a dy-nas t ic quar re l be tween France and England for the control ofF r ance J oan of Arc led her French troops in liberating Orleans,strategic city of the war. It s r ecap ture by the French tu rned th etide and led to the eventual expulsion of the English. Everyoneversed in French or Catholic his tory knows of the Maid ' s execu-tion an d ensu ing mar ty rdom . Or leans br ings th is medieva l d ramato life each year on May 7th and 8th in pageantry that drawspi lg r ims and to ur is ts f rom every par t o f France.Modern his tory pales besides the fervor the average Orleanaishas for Joan, but the city d id suffer th ree more invas ionsal lby the Germans. After Napoleon's defeat at Water loo in 1815,

the Prussians occupied Orleans, and again they took it in 1870-71.The Nazis en te red in 1940 an d destroyed th e entire center of thecity. The Church of Saint Paul, where Joan of Arc prayed duringthe seige of Orleans, was gutted by fire , leaving only the facadean d th e Chape l of our L a d y of Miracles . This chapel, incidentally,conta ins a famous "Black Virgin" (Vierge Noire) statue, th eobject of pilgrimages since 800 A. D.The four -year occupa t ion of World War I I ended on Au g u s t16, 1944, in a key-ac t ion break through f rom the Normandybeachhead . A task force of Col. Bruce C . Clarke's Co mb a tCom mand A (4th Arm ored Div is ion) overcame Naz i r es is tanceand was welcomed in to the city by the French.

Orleans and Environs TodayThe city is progressively rebuilding itself and has come a longway since th e devas ta t ion of World War II . L a n d ma r k s th a t firstcatch the eye of every vis i to r are the s tatue of Joan of Arc in

the main square and the Ca thedra l o f Sa in te -Cro ix which Joanfaces as she s its astr ide her horse. Bui l t or ig ina l ly 500 year sago, the cathedral was destroyed by the Huguenots during there l ig ious wars and restored by order of Henry IV, who la idth e cornerstone in 1601.The Hotel de Ville (City H a l l ) , nor th of the cathedral, wasbui l t during the Renaissance. I ts center arch leads into a formalgarden , which l ike the ca thedra l , the Jeanne d'Arc statue andth e City Hal l i t self , is i l lumina ted dur ing summer n igh ts .The oldest par t of the city is surrounded by boulevards bui l ton the sites of ancient fort if icat ions. Rue Royale, th e ma in s t ree t ,is l ined for blocks by a massive arcade, behind which small deli-catessens, specialty shops and a la rge depar tment s to re f ea tu rea wide var ie ty of merchandise .Many of the old houses are b u i l t of whit e porous s tonequa r r i ed f rom th e ground benea th them. Some of these bu i ld in gsboast as m a n y as seven levels of cellars , used mainly fo r stor ingwine.

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Preceded by retainers, the Orleana ise maiden chosen to be the1964 Joan of Arc parades through the streets on her pony.The Cathedral of Sainte-Croix is in the background.

An American honor guard participates in Memorial Day cere-monies with the French A n c ie n s C o m b a t t a n t s (veterans) in thePlace Gambetta. In the background are typical apartment houses,old and new.

All roads from O rleans lead to poin ts of interest. Forty m ilesto the nor th is Chart re s , w i th i t s famo us ca thedra l da t ing backto the l l t h cen t u ry . The p ic tu r esque v il lage o f Beaugency , partsof its m e d i e v a l wall s t i l l i n t ac t , is less than 2 5 miles away . Aboutan hour '< d r i v e e a s tw a rd is the Monaste ry o f Saint Benoit, greati n t e l l e c t u a l cen ter of the Mi ddl e Ages. And at least half a dozenn* th e more famous Lo ire va l ley cha teaux are j u s t a pleasan tsummer Sunday ' s excursion away . These are a must!

On all sides are ancient forests and streams, a paradise forhu n t e r s and f ishe rmen . For those w h o would exp lo re th e gastro-n o m ic delights of the reg ion , the re a re many smal l re s tauran tsw hi c h f e a t u r e hear ty French cu is ine . Sample a la rk pate f romthe town of P i th iv ie r s , smoked cheese f rom Valencay , past r ie sf rom Nan cy and , o f course , the many good wines to be foundt h r o u g ho u t t he p ro v in c e .

Other reg iona l spec ia l t ie s inc lu de books, pho tographs anddraw ings of the Loire castles; fishing equip me nt (a good bir th-d a y, a n n iv e r sa ry o r C h r i s tm a s gift fo r your husband); po t te ry

f r o m the towns o f Gien and M al icorne , and an t iques rang ingf r o m firearms and lances to j e w e l r y and fu rn i tu re . "Junking"is the favori te weekend p ast im e o f a c lose-kn i t f r a te rn i ty , w hoscour th e c o u n t ry s id e fo r objects old and not so old to add totheir collections.B ut i f Orleans is to be your home for a few years, the moreprac t ica l a sp e c t s o f l iv ing w i l l occupy your a t ten t ion be fore y oudecide what to see and buy .

Climate and HousingOrleans ' c l ima te is so m e w h a t m i ld e r in win te r than , say , N ewYork Ci ty , and a good dea l coo le r in summer. Annua l r a in fa l lis rathe r hig h, especially in wi nter , and the city 's location in ther ive r va l ley sub jec ts it to h e a v y fogs and h ig h h u m id i ty . Goodr a i n w e a r and w o o le n c l o t h i n g a re essen t ia l , s ince dam pnessmakes the o the rwise mild tempera tu res more pene tra t ing . Therea re very fe w r e a l ly ho t d a y s b y s ta te s ide s tandards .

Chambord, perhaps the best known of the many fascinating Loire valley chateaux, was built four centuries ago and lived in by manyFrench kings and their royal favorites. During the tourist season it is lighted at night.


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W h e r e w i l l y o u l i v e d u r i n g y o u r t o u r ? Pr o babl y i n a Fr enchhouse o r a p a r t m e n t , s i n c e g o v e r n m e n t h o u s i n g i s l i m i t e d . Fr enchd o m i c i l e s p r e s e n t th e s a m e p r o b l e m s i n h e r e n t i n l i v i n g m o s tp l aces a b r o a d u n f a m i l i a r a r c h i t e c t u r a l d e s i g n , h e a t i n g a n dp l u m b i n g a p p a r a t u s d i f f e r e n t f r o m t h o s e at h o m e , f e w e r c o n -v e n i e n c e s t han y o u ' r e u s ed to . P r a c t i c a l l y al l Fr ench ho u s es a n da p a r t m e n t s a r e r ent ed u n f u r n i s h e d , a n d y o u c a n t ake t h i s w o r dl i t e r a l l y ! " U n f u r n i s h e d " m e a n s w i t h o u t st ov e , r e f r i g e r a to r o rclosets, p e r h a p s w i t h o u t c e i l i n g f i x t u r e s , a n d u s u a l l y w i t h o u tk i t c h e n s h e l v e s o r c a b i n e t s . Fr ench l an dl o r d s ex pec t the i r t en-a n t s , Fr ench o r A m e r i c a n , to s u p p l y a l l these.I tems t o i nc l u d e i n y o u r ho u s eho l d go o ds a r e gas r angesa d a p t a b l e f o r b u r n i n g bo t t l ed g as ( i n case your house i s o u t s i deth e c i t y g as l i n e s ) , k i t c h e n c a b i n e t s i f d e s i r e d , a n d po r t ab l ec l o t h i ng closets. The European Exchange Service has a fu r n i -t u r e annex a t Fo r e t d 'Or l eans w i t h a select ion o f m a j o r a p p l i -an ces an d f u r n i t u r e . O t h e r i t e m s m a y b e o r der ed.D o N O T br i ng e l ec t r i c s t o ves , TV sets an d other large elec-t r ica l a p p l i a n c e s w h i c h d e p e n d o n t i m e r s a n d mo t o r s des i gnedfor 60-cycl e cu r r ent , s i nce t hes e p r o babl y w i l l n o t w o r k . T h ee le c t r ic i t y i n y o u r Fr ench ho u s e may be e i t her 12 0 o r 2 2 0 vo l t s ,w i t h 50-cycle c u r r e n t . A d a p t o r p l u g s a n d t r a n s f o r m e r s a re a v a i l -able t hr o u gh the P X , but l a r ger app l i ances mu s t b e convertedt o t he new cy c l e . M an y Fr ench ho u s es a r e no t w i r ed fo r heav yel ect r i ca l loads.Most local houses are heated by coal or mazoiit ( o i l ) f u r n a c e s .

S o m e a p a r t m e n t s in the cent er o f O r l e a n s are f u r n i s h e d "cityhea t , " fo r w h i c h an a d d i t i o n a l r e n t a l fee i s p a i d d u r i n g th e f i v eo r s i x co l d mo nt hs .Your sponsor w i l l arrange for hotel reservations w h e n y o uar r i ve and a l s o he l p y o u i n t he var i o u s o r i ent a t i o n and pr o ces s -in g p r o c e d u r e s fo r a r r i v i n g p e r s o n n e l . T h e r e i s a 60- day t empo -rary l o d g i n g a l l o w a n c e f o r y o u a n d y o u r f a m i l y w h i l e you areho u s e h u n t i n g .Th e b i l l e t i n g office of Or l eans Post w i l l ai d i n f i n d i n g y o u rh o u s e o r a p a r t m e n t . T h i s office also co nt r o l s t hr ee go ver nmenth o u s i n g areas, open to bo t h off icer an d enl i s t ed per s o nne l . Su chhousing consists mainly o f t w o - an d three-bedroom units . A fewh a v e f o u r b e d r o o m s . A l l a re e q u i p p e d w i t h s to v e a n d r e fr i ger a t o r ,s h e l v e s an d even closets . B ut you s ho u l d n o t c o u n t o n g o v e r n -m e n t h o u s i n g , espec ia l ly for th e f i rs t s ever a l mo nt hs . Once y o uh a v e s e t t l ed i n t o y o u r Fr ench ho u s e and accu s t o med y o u r s e l fto i ts o ccas i o na l o ddi t i es , y o u m a y n e v e r w a n t to m o v e !

Schoo ls an d Medical FacilitiesThere ar e t w o s cho o l s fo r Amer i can ch i l dr en i n t he Or l eansar ea . A n e l e m e n t a r y s c h o o l c o m p r i s i n g k i n d e r g a r t e n and t hefirst three grades is located in La Chapel le , near the U. S. Arm yH o s p i t a l and St . J ean de l a Ru e l l e ho u s i ng a r ea . Abo u t 5 00s t u d e n t s are enr o l l ed . Or l eans Amer i can School, a t Foretd 'Or l eans , co mbi nes e l e m e n t a r y , j u n i o r and s eni o r h i gh s cho o lf a c i l i t i e s , w i t h an enr o l l ment t h i s y ear of some 1,600 pupi ls .H o t l u n c h e s ar e served i n both schools a n d b u s t r ans po r t a t i o nis a v a i l a b l e in Or l eans as w e l l as f r o m o u t l y i n g a r e a s .M i l i t a r y medi ca l d i s pens ar i es a r e l oca t ed a t H ar bo r d Bar -rack s , Co l i gny Cas er ne , Sar an an d Foret d 'Or l eans . D ependent s

ar e a l s o t r ea t ed a t t he Ar my ho s p i t a l a t La Chape l l e , fo u r mi l eswest o f th e c i t y , w her e emer gency ambu l ance s er v i ce is ava i l -ab l e a n d a n emer gency r o o m is open 2 4 ho u r s a day .Complete dental service is ava i l ab l e to all personnel, w i t hc l i n i c s a t t he La Chape l l e ho s p i t a l and a l s o a t Co l i gny Caserne,H a r b o r d B a r r a c k s an d Foret d 'Or l eans .A v e t e r i n ar i an a t t he ho s p i t a l p r o v i des fo o d i n s pec t i o n s erv i cean d operates a s m a l l a n i m a l c l i n i c w her e y o u r pe t , i f you haveone, w i l l b e r egi s t e r ed , get i ts shots an d receive other necessarym e d i c a l care.

Cost o f LivingFr ance i s hav i ng i nf l a t i o n t r o u bl es and pr i ces keep go i ng u p ,d e s p i t e efforts by t he Fr ench g o ver nm ent . There i s no "average"r e n t a l ; co s ts r ange a l l t he w ay f r o m $60 o r $70 per m o nt h fo r

a s m a l l a p a r t m e n t to $150 for a l a r ge ho u s e an d gr o u nds .MARCH, 1965

Modern government housing for the American military at St. Jeande Brave is in sharp contrast to the vintage homes an d apartmentso f old Orleans.

E le c t r ic i t y a n d g a s co s t mo r e t han back ho me. Y o u w i l l learnn ot to l e a v e u n n e c e s s a r y l i g h t s b u r n i n g a n d y o u m a y f i n d bott ledg a s m o r e e c o n o m i c a l t h a n th e c i t y v a r i e t y . Y o u - w i l l h a v e t o p a ya taxe mohiliere ( ten an t ' s t a x ) an d i f you l i v e on the Frencheco no my y ou w i l l pr o babl y p ay m a n y other taxes an d servicesfo r w at er char ges , gar bage r emo v a l , s ew age , e tc . al l of w h i c ha d d s u p . O n t h e o t h e r h a n d , y o u w i l l b u y mo s t o f your foodat the co mmi s s ar y ( l o ca t ed a t Co l i gny Cas er ne) , w hi ch offersa l m o s t ev er y t h i ng t o be fo u nd i n a s t a tes i de co mm i s s ary . I na d d i t i o n , th e Eu r o pean Ex change Ser v i ce o per a t es s mal l de l i -catessen s a t Co l i gn y Cas er ne and M ai s o n Fort. These f ac i l i t ieso p e r a t e d u r i n g an d a f t e r d u t y h o u r s a n d o n w e e k e n d s a n dh ol i d ays , an d offer l i m i t ed s e l ec ti o ns o f staple foods an d specialtyi t ems .T h e p o s t e x c h a n g e an d i t s a n n e x , at Col ign y Caserne, sel lc l o t h i n g , s ho es , ho u s eho l d go o ds a n d o t h e r i t em s n o r m a l l y f o u n din stateside exchanges, though select ions are necessar i ly l imitedan d specif ic sizes m a y b e t e m p o r a r i l y out o f stock. If there ar ecer ta i n c l o t h i n g i t e m s y o u j u s t can ' t l i ve w i t ho u t , or i f youcan w ear o nl y o ne cer ta i n m ake o f s ho e, be t t e r br i ng a s u pp l yw i t h you.T h e q u a r t e r m a s t e r l a u n d r y offers bo t h l au ndr y a n d d r y c l ean-in g service, an d p r o v i d e s an a d d i t i o n a l b o n u s o f 24-hour servicet o new co mer s l i v i n g i n ho t e l s . EES a l s o o per a t es l au ndr y and

d ry c l e a n i n g p i c k - u p p o i n t s at al l casernes, a n d t her e is a l au ndr o -m a t c o m p l e t e w i t h a u t o m a t i c w a s h e r s a n d d r y e r s a t M ai s o n Fort.M eal s i n Fr ench r es t au r ant s a r e no t t o o ex pens i ve , and y o uw i l l n o t w a n t to mi s s t h i s w o nd er fu l ex per i ence for at least anoccas i on al t r ea t . A go o d mea l in a ty p ica l resta ura nt costs ab out$2.50.

Citizens of Wichita contributed this miniature train for Orleanschildren. Th e city wa s liberated by elements of the Kansas Na -tional Guard from Wichita during World War II. As a result thetwo are "Sister Cities" in the People-to-People program, and themayor of Wichita recently visited Orleans.


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Recreation an d Religious ActivitiesThere's plenty to keep al l family members busy during off-duty and after-school hours. The Officers Club an d CiviliansOpen Messa converted chateau with spacious grounds andancient trees in Ol ivethas many evening programs, as does th eequal ly attractive NCO Club at Harbord Barracks.Movie theaters are located at Coligny Caserne, La Chapelle,Harbord Barracks and Foret d'Orleans. There are three bowlingalleys (Maison Fort, Harbord Barracks an d Coligny Caserne)

with a total of twenty lanes. Libraries at Coligny Caserne an dHarbord Barracks have books for children and adults, and lendrecords as well. The Community Activities Bui lding at HarbordBarracks is used for many community functions, and is the homeof th e Orleans Players, a little theater group. It s most recentproduct ion , Moliere's "The Imaginary Invalid," took four awardsin th e latest USACOMZEUR Play Festival.G y m n a s i u m s ar e located at Coligny Caserne, Harbord Barracksan d Foret d'Orleans, with sports equipment available on loan.A nine-hole golf course located at Chateau La Touche is opento members and their guests every day except Monday. Adjacentto the course is a recreation an d picnic area.Both baseball and football, with company level games andUSAREUR competition, are played at Patton Field at HarbordBarracks. Maison Fort, Saran and'La Chapelle have Softballd ia mon ds . Tennis courts are located at Maison Fort, ChateauLa Mothe, La Chapelle, Saran and Chateau La Touche. Basket-ball an d volleyball facilities ar e also available.The American Youth Authority (AYA) in Orleans maintainsfour diamonds near Maison Fort for Little League and BabeRuth League competition. It also sponsors a full season ofbasketball with leagues for youngsters in various age groups.France abounds in game and boasts more licensed huntersthan all other European countries combined. For the Americans,Orleans Post Rod and Gun Club offers hunting, f i sh ing , skeet

and trap shooting to members and their guests in beautifulsurroundings.There is a comprehensive Scouting program for Brownies,Girl Scouts, Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts and Explorers. And, as isso often the case, more volunteer adult leaders are needed.For summer vacation periods there is Camp Cazaux, locatedon a lake in a beautiful spot near Bordeaux in southwesternFrance. Here youngsters in various age groups can have an un-

forget table week of organized camp activities. In addition thereare two periods in mid-August when th e whole f ami ly can gotogether.Protes tan t , Roman Catholic an d Jewish fai ths have full r e-l igious programs. Denominational services ar e conducted byEpiscopal, Baptist, Christian Science, Latter Day Saints andSeventh Day Advent i s t Churches. Maison Fort, Coligny Caserneand La Chapelle have Protestant Sunday schools. Secular organi-zations for Roman Catholic, Protestant an d Jewish personnelalso schedule act ivi t ies throughout th e year.

Especially for the LadiesWomen's c lubs in the command ar e numerous an d very active.

The Officers Wives Club meets regularly at the Officers Club,Chateau La Mothe. The current president is Mrs. Robert Nelson.Mrs. Webster Anderson, wife of the USACOMZEUR command-in g general, is a member of the admini s t ra t ive board.The Franco-American Women's Club also meets regularly atChateau La Mothe. Striving for a closer relationship betweenFrench an d American women, this fine organization conductsa number of money-raising auctions an d bazaars to provide fundsfo r tw o scholarships awarded annual ly to French students. Inaddition it sponsors lectures on area specialties, travel tips andcooking. Members have pooled their culinary know-how an dpublished a cookbook of favorite recipes. (See this month's Menusan d "Cuisine Diplomacy," June 1964. Ed.)Othe r special interest women's groups, such as the MedicalServices Wives, th e Ordnance Wives and the Engineer Wives,also meet periodically.The NCO Wives Club meets each Tuesday at the NCO Club,H a r b o r d Barracks. Current president is Mrs. Marian Knight.Along wi th their charity work for the orphaned, ill and in-digent, their guest speakers an d fashion shows, these clubs main-tain a number of worthwhile service activities. One exampleis th e Thr i f t Shop, operated by the Officers Wives Club, whereyou can pick up a bargain in almost anything under the sun orput up for sale that "perfectly good dress" you never liked.W h a t to do with the baby while you are engaged in all these

activit ies? A post nursery is available at Coligny Caserne fo rchi ld ren f rom s ix months to eight years during the day and up to12 years in the evening. Other service wives an d American teen-agers also do babysitting, or your wonderful husband m ay permityou to have a French maid.

Eleanor Hood, wife of William E. Hood, a Department ofthe Army civilian, an d Eula Pitts, wife of Capt. Riley L.Pitts, discuss a possible purchase during a "junking" tour.

Randy, 3, and Beverly, 5, tell their mother, Mrs. James E. Bardwell,what newly discovered sweets they want to sample. Army Captain Bard-wel l and his family are new arrivals in Orleans.

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Brig. Gen. Joseph M. Heiser, Jr., chief of s t a f f , USACOMZEU R, and Col. Franklin H. Hartline, commanding officer, Orleans AreaCommand, throw the first ball at the opening of the Coligny Bowling Center last October.

Your French NeighborsW h a t e v e r your husband 's a ss ignment in Orleans , you, he , andevery m e m be r of your fami ly wi l l have a h a ppy and i m por t a n tmission during your s tay he re . That mission is to help in ev eryposs ible way to cont inue the pleasant re la t ionsh ip we a l readyenjoy with th e Orleanais and the French in general .To tha t end many events are planned each yea r which br ingtoge the r members of the French and American communi t ie s .Pe rhaps th e m os t i m por t a n t an d impressive affai r is the a n n u a lrecept ion fo r local mayors. Escorted by French-speaking U. S.

officers, maires f rom th e various communi t ie s surrounding O r-leans attend a luncheon ha i led by the French press as a "tradi-t ion pa r t icula r to Orleans."Members of various U. S. professional groups also hold re -ceptions for their French counterparts. A host of Christmasparties for the underprivi ledged and orphaned, the aged andthe i l l take place prior to and during the holiday season.The 7 6th U. S. Arm y Band gives f r equ en t concerts in Pare

Pasteur, the large park in the center of town, and travels to otherne a rby com m uni t i e s to pe r fo rm . A t Christmas each year th eband combines w i t h the Orleans American High School Choirto present an evening of seasonal and rel igious music, an eventat tended and app lauded by both the French and A mericans .The American Red Cross Community Center, located in d o w n -t o w n Orleans, is the me etin g place for Franco-A merican groupsl ike the stamp and coin collectors. I t a lso schedules cookingclasses in French cuis ine .U n l ik e an American communi ty where the oldt imers break theice, your French ne ighbors wi l l expect you to m a k e the first

over tu re , bu t f rom tha t point on you wi l l find them fr iendly,help fu l and enjoyable .If you a l ready know how to speak French , you'll f ind tha tth e best ticket of all toward making fr i ends . If you don't, joinone of the free French classes offered to mil i tar y personnel an dyou ' l l soon be cha t t ing away.Voila! Now tha t you have some idea of wha t our com muni tyis like, it only remains to wish you bon voyage! * **

In the receiving line at the Officers Wives Club welcoming tea lastSeptember are (I. to r.) Mrs. Jack Knox, wife of the commandingofficer, 37th Transportation Command, Mrs. Webster Andersonand Mrs. Franklin Hartline.Mrs. Webster Anderson, left, an d Mme. Roger Secretain, wife ofth e Orleans mayor, admire an antique lamp up for sale at theFranco-American Women's Club Chinese Auction last December.

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