▁During ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁the ▁Centre ▁was ▁closed ▁to ▁regular ▁guests , ▁but ▁the ▁staff ▁became ▁involved ▁in ▁re unit ing ▁refuge es , ▁many ▁of ▁whom ▁had ▁Gu iding ▁and ▁Sc out ing ▁connections . ▁The ▁Centre ▁was ▁also ▁used ▁for ▁training ▁military ▁ski ers ▁and ▁intern ing ▁foreign ers . ▁The ▁Swiss ▁Gu ides ▁were ▁the ▁only ▁Gu ides ▁who ▁were ▁able ▁to ▁use ▁Our ▁Ch alet ▁during ▁the ▁war , ▁except ▁for ▁some ▁French ▁Gu iding ▁Commission ers ▁who ▁showed ▁up ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 2 . ▁Many ▁refuge es ▁came ▁to ▁Switzerland ▁during ▁the ▁war ▁and ▁the ▁staff ▁tried ▁to ▁accommod ate ▁them ▁in ▁Our ▁Ch alet , ▁but ▁this ▁was ▁not ▁allowed ▁in ▁most ▁cases ▁due ▁to ▁w art ime ▁reg ulations . ▁However , ▁the ▁staff ▁did ▁help ▁them ▁with ▁relief ▁funds ▁from ▁the ▁Gu ides ▁and ▁Sc outs ▁of ▁Switzerland , ▁Great ▁Britain , ▁and ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁The ▁Our ▁Ch alet ▁staff ▁found ▁great ▁joy ▁in ▁helping ▁reun ite ▁families ▁who ▁had ▁been ▁divided ▁by ▁war . ▁American ▁Girl ▁Sc outs ▁also ▁don ated ▁substantial ▁funds ▁to ▁Our ▁Ch alet ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 4 , ▁through ▁the ▁U . S . A . ▁Friend ly ▁Fund , ▁to ▁help ▁with ▁post war ▁recovery ▁efforts . ▁ ▁Also ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 4 , ▁St orrow ▁died , ▁leaving ▁open ▁the ▁position ▁of ▁Chair man . ▁It ▁was ▁filled ▁by ▁Anne ▁Hy de ▁Cho ate , ▁another ▁American ▁and ▁past