The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-12-14
box FOR CO. D TO
BE SHIPPED TONIGHT
By W.C.T.U.

pany ID, which is being sent by the
w. c II. u, is being packed this al
ternoon-and will be sent out tonight.
1t contains cakes and jellies and 9TH
ter good things which will helm to
make the Christmas dinner for the
}boys on the border regular feast.
EFour boxes of oranges have also been
donated, and these will also be sent
tonight. The Ocala Star is agitating
the matter of sending a box to their
company, and an editorial appearing
i'm that excellent paper yesterday
contains so many good thoughts
fbearinls on remembering the boys at
this glad season of the year, we re-
produce below the article in which
appears some most excellent sug-
gestions:
; 1t is almost certain that the Flor
ida regiment will be on the border
during the Christmas holidays. and
our people should do all they can to
make the boys feel that they are re-
membered at home.
The glamor of soldering has worn
on, the new scenes of the border
have become stale, and the young
men have settled down to a realiza.
ton of what grim, monotonous
task soldiers life is.
let us do all we can to brighten
this Christmas season for them, and
send to them as large "a share of
home happiness as we can possibly
place in their hands.
Comparatively few of our people
realize the task to which that thin
drown line of men is bound, let
alone the one it may have to essay
before another Christmas comes
This country balances uneasily on
the rim of world convulsed by war.
Only wise and firm statesmanship
can keep us out-and have we that Z?
And If we havt not, no man can say
what day the boys who were with us
'last Christmas may be the forlorn
hopes, the Horatios to hold the
bridges, till the nations might can
awake. How many of them there
would be left by that time we can
Judge by the reports that came back
from the first armies of Britain that
went into the battle storm in France
twenty-eight months ago, and who
with other armies raised since then
have marched into the Valhalla Of
men who die for their native lands
The patriotism of the volunteer
soldier is the supreme test of man
hood, and Marion county in particu-
lar should be proud that so many Of
it's sons were ready when the test
was applied.
Let us send them as many good
things as possible, so that on Christ
mas day they may feast as well as
if they were at home.
The postofTice department is fur
nishing strong and reliable bridge
between the folks at home and their
soldier boys, and not only the little
tokens of love and friendship, but
larger packages of good things to eat
and comfortable things to wear, if
within the weight limits of the par
cels pest, will make the journey in
tact. Larger boxes and packages
must go by express, but that soulless
corporation the Southern Express
company, is mighty reliable, and will
carry almost anything smaller than
an elephant to the Second Florida
Infantry" We suggest sending the
boys as many oranges as possible
they are probably not any tco plen-
tiful around Laredo.
Dainty boxes of cake and candy.
if carefully wrapped, will go through
all right. Pipes and tobacco are al
ways welcome to the soldier, unless
he doesn't smoke, in which case he
Ican give them to somebody else.
Tlandkerchiefs, seeks and under
clothing are likely to be appreciated.
If your boy plays cards and it's al
most certain he does slip him in a
pack, for the old one is probably
worn out. And SO on, with every
thing that I've or friendship can die
tate end pay for, and that the mail
and cxpccec can carry. Perhaps they
may have to move the day efter the
things are received and throw some
of them away, but they will do them
/ lot of good while they have them.
Mustn't demand of soldier that he
keep anything but his arms and his