The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-10-19

Contributions for the Thirteenth
Regiment Boys Are Coming in
Literally, but More Needed.
If you have friend in the Thirteenth
regiment at Manila and do not know
what to send him, try this list:
Cigars, towels. toilet soap, shaving
soap, tablets and pencils, beef extract,
small cans Of cocoa, combs, 1899
diaries, new books (paper bound, cards
or other games, mosquito netting, base
ball articles (nOt too heavy, or last, but
not least, cash.
There will be some jolly boys when
those boxes are opened. The former
pupils of the Mechanic Arts high school
will have a genuine Christmas dinner,
sent by their old classmates and school
fellows at the school. To be sure it
will be mostly. canned, but the viands
are being carefully chosen, and it is
certain to be a good one. A generous
supply will be packed in a large tin
box.
Last Sunday, after the morning serv-
ice at the Dayton Avenue Presbyterian
church, an extra collection was taken
up, amounting to $45 This will be
used to send each of the twelve Day
ton Avenue church boys a few extra
gifts. Each will receive a fountain pen
and portfolio of stationery.
A few of the Mechanic Arts boys
have purchased a fine football, which
will go to their schoolmates.
The people Of the First M. E. church
are sending a special box to their six
boys.
When the committee from the Thir-
teenth auxiliary arrived at the Red
Cross rooms yesterday to finish their
packing they found a S. bill on the
table with an unsigned note, stating
that the money was to be used toward
filling extra boxes for the Thirteenth.
That the giver was employed during
the day, so could not wait or get the
things. Another gentleman left dol
lar for the same purpose, but gave no
name.
Mrs. J. H. Morrison sent in enough
things to fill a box and Mrs. Grote
packed a box and then selected a name
She wrote a personal letter to send
with it, The Misses Woodman and
Mrs. r. B. Galusha each packed fine
Christmas boxes for unknown members
of the regiment.
Miss Way brought in 1000 sheets OF
paper.
The hox must be sent off Thursday.
in order to be in time for the steamer.
Alexander Crarner, of 10 West Cook
street, called at the rooms yesterday to
see if steps could be taken to obtain
information as to the whereabouts of
his son, Frank F. Cramer, private
in Company F, Twentieth regiment,
now stationed at Fort Leavenworth.
Mr.. Cramer last heard from his son
Aug. %, at which time he was slightly
i'll at Montauk Point His term of three
years in the service expired Sept. q.
o. B. Harris, whose son, o. E. Har-
ris, Company E, Second infantry, has
been missing since July "a, today re-
ceived a letter from the assistant sur
geon general in Washington, referring
Mr. Harris to the chief surgeon in San
tiago. Young Harris always wrote
home once every week until he was
taken sick July a. while superintend-
ing the unlading Of one of the trans
port ships at Santiago. He started for
a hospital but was never heard from
again in st. Paul It is not known
what hospital he went to and all effort
at tracing him has proved unavailing.
Last week Archbishop Ireland wrote
to the bishop Of Santiago and to Cen
Wood requesting their help in locat-
ing the young man. Young Harris Is
but twenty-five years of age.