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SUMMARY:USO created
DESCRIPTION:Feb 5 1941\r\nBy February of 1941, over 1.1 million people
  had enlisted.\r\n\r\nThe USO was founded in 1941 by Mary Ingraham in 
 response to a request from President Franklin D. Roosevelt to provide 
 morale and recreation services to U.S. uniformed military personnel. R
 oosevelt was elected as its honorary chairman. This request brought to
 gether six civilian organizations: the Salvation Army, YMCA, Young Wom
 en's Christian Association (YWCA), National Catholic Community Service
 , National Travelers Aid Association and the National Jewish Welfare B
 oard. They were brought together under one umbrella to support U.S. tr
 oops.\r\nRoosevelt said he wanted \"these private organizations to han
 dle the on-leave recreation of the men in the armed forces.\" Accordin
 g to historian Emily Yellin, \"The government was to build the buildin
 gs and the USO was to raise private funds to carry out its main missio
 n: boosting the morale of the military.\"\r\n\r\nThey did not serve al
 cohol, and were often run by married women who served as matrons and d
 id everything from acting as chaperones to doling out food and advice 
 to servicemen.\r\nBut for many soldiers, the real attractions of the c
 enters were the “junior hostesses” who were on hand to dance and s
 ocialize. (These women were subject to strict morality checks, and man
 y saw the USO as a parent-sanctioned place to mingle with men.) Some U
 SO canteens were segregated, but others welcomed African-American sold
 iers and hostesses.\r\nToday, the USO has over 160 volunteer-staffed c
 enters worldwide\r\n\r\nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Service_O
 rganizations\r\n\r\nhttps://time.com/4205222/uso-75-years\r\n\r\n\n\nF
 or more information visit https://agilephilly.ning.com/events/uso-crea
 ted
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CATEGORIES:historical
LOCATION:all over the US and the world
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CONTACT:
ORGANIZER;CN="John Voris, Lead Coordinator":https://agilephilly.ning.c
 om/profile/JohnVoris
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