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| Picture No | 10693516 |
| Date | 1918 |
| Description | At the Eagle Hut by Helen McKie |
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Sketches of members of the American Army and Navy enjoying the comforts of the Eagle Hut in Aldwych, London. The YMCA supplied British servicemen away from home in the UK and overseas with a place to eat, drink, relax, and write letters home. As American troops arrived in large numbers, the organisation committed to supplying a home from home for them in EnglandÆs capital.~~~~Operating from mid-August 1917, the YMCAÆs Eagle Hut was officially opened on 3 September by US ambassador W.H. Page.The Eagle Hut was established by four American businessmen based in London: E.C. Carter, Robert Grant, Grant Forbes and Francis E Powell. It stood at the point where the Indian High Commission and some of Bush House now stand, slightly west of the bottom of Kingsway on the north side of Aldwych.~~The Club could serve up to 5000 meals a day, provide a bed for overnight stays and was run by 800 volunteers, most of them women.
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| Source | Illustration by Helen McKie in The Bystander, 24 April 1918 |
| Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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