Evening journal., 1916-02-17
Soldiers GET JOY
FROM States Gifts
Charles Holman Black, Dis
tributing Agent at Front,
Tells of Conditions
DELAWARE FORWARDS
JUST WHAT'S NEEDED

The following letter has just been
received by the chairman OF the sew-
ine committee from Charles HIol-
man Black. who has been acting as
the distributing agent for the COM
mittee all along the front. by special
permission OF the French Govern
ment
am just back from a very success
ful Journey in the Champagne district.
It was hard journey and as ! could
not have my usual allowance OF
sleep. Il proved the more iatiguing
hasten 10 send YOU a letter 10 tell you
thar al last all the cases announced
have finally arrived What shall
say to you to express my deep graft
iude to you and your co-workers.
Your cases are marvels OF perfection
I'm the choice OF everything. The i'm
mense number Of articles Of under
wear have brought forth such express
sions Of delight. Il seems to me as
n had clothed half OF the French
army With these warm articles. Even
fellows whom ! don't know. who
have seen their comrades so warmly
clothed have written me asking II
would send them some.
SO many letters have come saying
how can we ever thank you and your
compatriots. for these gifts and IL il
had not been for YOU we would have
suffered intensely and perhaps died
7 am relieved TO find all tho cases are
NOW safely here.
Many are now having their first fur
loughs and If you were in my neigh
horhood you might mistake my house
FOR the barracks. as all these fellows
come TO sec me and sometimes several
unknown to each other arrive az the
same time 10 see the father Of so
many "children." ! have had some
sad news this past week from one
n my hospitals right on the firms
line. a base hospital where l am
sending supplies all the time and
where the hospital supplies which you
send and which are SO we'll chosen
so.
Perhaps the American papers have
had accounts. Sister lgnace, who has
been nursing there with great devo-
ton but who always found time u
write. was killed by a German obus
while on duty She was buried up In
tho Vogos with military honors.
My list of children in the trenches
Is 225, not TO speak of the hospitals
Imagine. II you can. how many let
ters have TO write. for ] know wher
every soldier is. and exchange letter
with him. One man wrote me recent
ly aftet having been TO my house an
returned 20 the trenches. "Iou wi
never know what all that warm cloti
inc YOU sent me, meant. for Il Is Tn
FIRST time in my life / ever had a pres
cnt or some one I felt thought OF ms
And when YOU gave me your hand.
made tears come 10 my eyes for
have not a soul in the world. ! wa
an abandoned baby. Never knew
father or a mother. and was brough
up by the Assistance. Publique. bif
seems different now"
Another wrote: Il have lust receiv
ed this moment the package your gen
erous heart dictated to send me, an,
7 cannot thank you sufficiently fo
10 without knowing Il. YOU hav
made two souls happy. kept for my
self your warm woolen undershiri
which Is SO beautiful, and gave my oil
and worn one TO comrade who ha
none" And 50 IL goes all the time
In no instance have received ingra
tltude nor have I been wronged In m
giving of articles.
II Is joy 10 open your woll packo
boxes and you select so we'll. III
sheets and pillow cases will PROV
such blessings Several dozen pail