The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-06-22
A HoMEsICK TRUMPETER
Members Of the Red Cross Society viii
Remember Him Generously

One of the faithful and efficient workers
at the Red Cross headquarters, Mrs. Ara
bella Barton Spencer, happens to know per-
sonally Corporal s. A. Jones Of Company
M, Twenty-third United States infantry
Being full cousin of Clara Barton, she Is
indefatigable in her work for the soldiers,
not for the personal glory that 1t may re-
fleet on herself, but to do all she can to
make life in the field and camp more COM
Portable for the young boys in blue. Some
days ago Mrs. Spencer wrote to Corporal
Jones to know If there was anything the
men of his company needed that could be
provided by the Red Cross society. A day
or two ago a reply was received saying that
Company M was in no special need of any
thing at present, but, the letter went on to
say: There is little boy in our company
who says he is Is years old, but he does
not look a day over 16. He is handsome
little fellow, and enlisted as our trumpeter.
He is very homesick, and do not know
where his parents live. If you will write
to him I think he will feel better. think
perhaps he ran away to enlist"
The homesick little trumpeter Of Compa-
ny M will not only receive letters from some
Of the workers at the Red Cross headquar-
tiers, but will also be the recipient of
full outfit, consisting of field pillow case,
sleeping cap, housewife and cholera bands.
These articles will be embroidered in red,
white and blue, with blue trumpet In the
center. The housewife will be provided
with scissors and other conveniences not
usually included. The ladies have taken up
a collection to buy him silver knife, fork
and spoon, Bible and some other gifts.
AS the lad is in the regular infantry, his
term of service may be considerably longer
than that of the volunteers, and 1t is hoped
that these small membranes may miti-
gate that worst of all maladies while 1t
lasts, home sickness. The package will be
sent by express on Monday next.
H. W. Russell, foreman of the Southern
Pacific machine shops, called at headquar-
tiers yesterday and said he desired to hand
the secretary of the society $6 from the
employees in that department of the railway
service. On Tuesday, the 14th, Flag Day.
large flag was erected at the shops, for
which the men had taken up collection
among themselves, which amounted 10
$56. The flag cost $50, and the balance was
donated as stated.
Adolph Petsch, chairman of the float COM
mittee, notified the officers that float
would be placed at their service for the
Fourth of July parade, to represent the Red
Cross work.
Mrs. Threkeld, superintendent of outside
donations, received a letter from Redlands
yesterday saying that the following con-
tributions had been sent from that city: 291
cholera bands. 70 sheets, so pillow cases, 12S
caps, lot of dried fruit.
The Red Cross society of Santa Paula sent
a large amount of dried fruit last week to
San Francisco, $50 sleeping caps to Company
e, Seventh regiment, and 1000 pounds of
dried fruit was shipped Tuesday to the state
headquarters. The members of that society
have been furnished by the men of the town
with more money than they have needed sd
far, and that without asking.