European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 30, 1958, Darmstadt, Hesse Hodges left with Cradduck and popular spot w Library in hotels spacious order in the dining limes at Douglas House Douglas moving Ion Roamy footer Man in the manager Hafl William Bill in run the one in Teartt Al Mayfair and r court in London the air Force on t of Toff the b of the Douglas Call to Antonena transient tit but Hod it fim he has practically spent in Tes Only to b the 52 that he is Feinauer in Mil intermediary it chief of in site in Ning it this in Advance for oae veh Way to the Hodges the president 1 Jmst who was generals and Dwight i near the everything for turned asked Ike i took it president see two fowl of the United i it having i oct he 1959 by Robert staff writer photos by Ted Rohde reverted to the rank of master sergeant six years later in 1949 the sergeant was stationed in England for a year in 1944 and at various times during Tho War ran rest Center is Miami at moroc on the French Riviera find on the Isle of having first enlisted in the army in Hodges took a die hark in 1935 to accept a Job As an restaurant manager of the House of representatives in the later he worked As an auditor with the while at the congressional Hodges he came to to ova such famous As House speakers John Garner and William Bank end and named the eldest of his two adopted German boys after Lindsay representative from for 18 prior to his London Hodges ran the no club at lands Uhl air base Germany and helped it become one of the Best in the under Hod Ges booked some of the worlds Best bunds into including count Stan Kenton and Gerry the Douglas House will carry the same name at its new the club was named after ambassador Lewis Doug american envoy Britain when the present airmen club first opened its doors in 1053 the new site will to better Al Al Hodies Well be right Down the Street from the Columbia the of transient and parking be much less of a problem than it is consisting of he terraced houses of late georgian the new Douglas House will accommodate More than 300 compared to 130 in the present Hodges serves up to meals a Day in the Douglas with a staff of 190 his three assistants at the club arc m sgt Jack t sgt sol Reid and s sgt Robert were at the Crossroads of the world Hodges pointed we get airmen end their families in from just about every part of Europe and the in our new building Well be Able to do a much better Job of taking euro of we require two months and Vance notice for family room reservations and Norm Tlly 10days notice on individual enlisted would hip Allaround if on leave or temporary duty people would drop us a Cord at the Douglas fio Box soon As they plan t visit although Durins House is run by the 3d air forces air base its actually in enlisted mens with All three services represented on its lineman Board of no member ship is require nil that needed is a military identification the new building is currently Selling a thorough going Over in preparation Tor the big and dining room und Ball room spare is being Hodges plans to incorporate special facilities into the new quarters where Seni Cemen visiting London will be Able to shave and Shower and their uniforms even if they Are not stay ins at the the sergeant also plans to operate a hotel reservation desk on a round the clock basis to locate rooms in mock ale priced holds if Cromm Datton is not available at the Douglas House a theatre service and scrip conversion already operating on a 24hour daily basis tit the present Douglas Toufie will to continued it the new and the popular prop Tours of conducted by britishers Lou mornings six Days week from Doug Las also will con Mitto operate from the new our door is open 24 hours a Hodges a Wert we never we wont close for one minute be tween moving from this to the new but its going to take tin awful lot of the stars and stripes prelude to o pleasant
