Only  one  firm  reported  that  no  space  was  devoted  to  rest  and
recreation  rooms.  Five  reported  rest  and  recreation  rooms  separate
from  the  lunch  room,  but  27  had  the  recreation  room  combined  with
it.  Chairs  and  tables  are  moved  back  when  the  employees  use  the
room  for  parties  and  meetings.  Pianos  were  reported  in  13  of  these
combination  lunch  and  recreation  rooms,  and  pianolas  or  grapho-
phones  in  4  others.  Reading  matter  was  supplied  for  those  who
wished,  —  newspapers  in  15  firms,  magazines  in  20,  a  permanent
library  in  13,  and  a  station  of  the  city  public  library  in  13.  Other
attractive  features  mentioned  in  the  replies  were  easy  chairs,  rocking
chairs  and  steamer  chairs,  lounges,  card  tables,  writing  tables,  desks,
telephone  booth,  bulletin  board,  hanging  baskets  and  window  boxes.
Items  of  equipment  for  the  cafeteria  service  reported  by  the  33  firms
included  a  counter  and  railing,  with  shelf  storage  for  dishes,  a  steam

■  Equipment  for  a  Factory  Service  Department,  General  Service  Department,  National  Lamp  VVorlis
of  the  General  Electric  Company,  Cleveland,  Ohio.
THE   NOON   LUNCHEON.
