ing little articles in the neighboring town for the patients in bed, arranging meetings, organizing chess and bridge tournar ments and other games.

Several groups had organized choirs and orchestras. Once or twice a week, joint concerts and entertainments were held

with the population in the nearby town. A home for children-

established by the management of the hospital depended for

its support on these wounded volunteers. Donations in money '

were given to the Children’s Home on each pay day.

"Tell fhe Trufh"

DOCTORS and nurses efficiently served the patients. The

social activities of the hospital were well organized with a strong spirit of cooperation. Men who had never met before and could not converse with one another clue to language difr ficulties, understood each other very well. The majority of the hospital staff was Spanish and ties of lasting friendship developed between the hospital inmates and the staff. When the first group of one hundred and fifty was leaving, the women, in shaking hands and saying goodbye, were scarcely able to keep their eyes dry. As groups were leaving for France, new men arrived from various other hospitals to occupy their vacant places.

On July 23rd, a list of one hundred and fifty names ap« peared on the bulletin board of men who were to leave on the 25th. My name was among them. Both joy and sadness overtook the boys. The thought of being able to see friends and relatives at home once more was mixed with the feeling of sorrow at leaving Spain and its heroic people, still struggling, still resisting the fascist invaders and fighting for the day when peace would once again reign over the land.

On Sunday evening , July 24th, a farewell concert was arranged. Artists came all the way from Barcelona, and to’ gether with our own “talent" provided an evening of splendid entertainment. Speeches were made by the representatives of various groups——the Germans, English, French, Slavs, etc. Local Spanish organizations sent their representatives to bid us

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