The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-11-24
EXPRESS FOR SOLDIER BOYS.
savannah Office FILLED With
THANKSGIVING Packages.

1t is very evident from the condition
Of the Southern Express Company's af-
fee that the soldiers in camp at Sayan-
nah have not been forgotten by friends
and relatives al home. The office is piled
high with boxes and baskets and pack
ages of all kinds nearly ali of them ad-
dressed to members of the Seventh Army
Corps and all presuma bly, containing good
things intended for to-day's Thanksgiving
dinner. That such was the intention Of
most Of the packages was very evident.
There was a very percepthle odOr Of
good cheer emanating from the piles OF
packages and then the appearance of the
hampers with their white coverings neat
ly tackled down was sufficient indication
of the contents. There were hundreds of
packages and the afternoon and night
trains brought in hundreds more. They
are from fully a dozen states. 1t was evil
dent that the Second Louisiana had been
well remembered and go with the Fourth
Virginia and the Second South Carolina
There were a good many packages from
Illinois and Indiana and even some from
tar-away Nebraska, indicating that the
friends at home still preserved a warm
remembrance of the soldier boys.
"Its almost as big as a Christmas
business" remarked Assistant Agent Laf-
htteau to a Morning News reporter, and
we are having all that we can do to at
tend to it. The boys In uniform have been
ilned up against the counter all day long
receipt!ng for their packages"
The express company makes no delivery
at the camps, and the soldiers have to
come to town for their packages. AS soon
as a package directed to a soldier arrives
postal card is addressed to the adj
dressee, notifying him of the fact. AS
the postal delivery is prompt, the card
is usually received within a few hours
after it is sent, and the soldier frequently
calls Tor his package on the same day
that it is received.
There has been some difficulty in deliv-
erlng uncalled for packages, the express
company having found it impossible to To-
cate some of the men to whom packages
We're addressed. Finding a soldier for
whom an imperfect address has been given
is about as bad as finding the proverbiaI
needle in haystack, as those have learn
ed who have tried it,
There will probably be lot more pack
ages in tonight" said Agent Lafitteau
and we expect TO have our hands fun
tomorrow, 1t is the largest THANKSGIVING
business we have ever done, and If the
soldiers remain here until Christmas I
don't see how We will be abe to handle
the business
The postoffice is different from the ex-
press company as the employees there re-
ported no unusual rush of soldiers mail
on account of Thanksgiving.
Our mail has been very heavy constant
" since the arrival of the soldiers" said
Assistant Postmaster Warning. "but there
mas been no unusual amount during the
last day or two. The soldiers have NOT
been eashing any great amount of money
orders, and, of course, they have little
money to send away now, and will not
have until next pay day"
POSTMASTER Doyle is so well pleased with
the work or the two military assistants
detailed to the postoffice. George colder
and j. Komie of the Second Illinois tbot
he will entertain them at dinner TO-DAY at
one OF the hotels or restaurants as a
marx OF his appreciation. Both men are
former employees of the Chicago postoffice