Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1916-03-02
Letters From he Trenches.

LETTERS From the Trenches.
The following letters win be of Ii
teFess q tbs ladies Of I.eonardtown
who ~ generously helped last year ii
knitting mhfliers foe the French wal.
sufferers barrel packed tightly
Nitfl these was forwarded 10 Father
La Farge's cousin, the Vicountess
| Joseph du Halgonet, al Morlaix, ID
FiDistere. France, whose husband Is
secretary TO the French Ambassador
to Russia
| Letter OF acknowledgment
Eengham Hotel, London,
Febr s. 1916
My dear Cousin
Please forgive my not having an
| swered sooner and acknowledge safe
4 arrival Of your delightful mniliers.
The box was slightly damaged when
| IL arrived, and | am afraid some OF
the mutliers had been stolen. found
the remains of one, torn np and snif-
ed, and forty-six whole ones. Six OF
them | gave myself to soldiers ! knew
= enclosed a note OF thanks from one
of then) The forty others / sent 10
Dir Caradec. Cours d'Ajot. Brest.
Finistere. This is an old man, most
trustworthy, to whom you may always
apply. 4 paper OF Brest Is inciosed,
showing you he got the wooIens. Exs
cuse this hurried scrawl. / am leav-
ing for Petrograd French Embassy
with my husband and child We are
going, hrst sailing from Scotland 70
Bergen, then up Sweden and down
Finland Il ii q most difficult Jour
ney. and Il gives much 10 do and
think Of Nav God protect us from
the submarinnsl
With many, many thanks. an nom
de nos pauyres soldats, believe me.
dear cousin,
FAffly yours,
~ 'TEssE JosHl'H pu HaIaoNET.
II Extract from La Depeche@ Of
Brest Tor Jan. is, 1915
For the soldiers al the front.
through the intervention Of Mime. a.
Niscomtess Joseph du HaIgonet. /
have received from Rev. John In,
FARCE, Jesuit at st. Inigoes, Ia Mary
land 10. S. Al. forty iarge-slze NUT
fiers knitted BY his parishloners.
u have forwarded this magnificent
gift 70 my friend, Lieutenant virat 10
be distributed 10 needy soldiers of tho
Nineteenth Regiment ask these
soldiers 20 acknowledge tlieie recsifJi
10 Rev Esther John.
DIR CARApEc
III Letter from Lieutenant yrat
ttranslstion)
February /. 1915.
Reverend Sir.
In the name OF the 10Th Infantry
Regiment ! have the honor of thank
Ing you yers cordially tor the wonder
iul gift ~ worSteJ articles which you
has recently forwarded ~ as.
Thanks especially for thinking 81
these brave soldiers ~ France, who
are aghting every day for liberty and
civilization,
t'lease, J beg you, offer our re-
specttni thanks % the good ladies who
have knitted these comforting articles
81 clothing.
With many thanks and good
wishes 8rNR ylRAT
Enclosed r. the writer card Rene
VBrat Knight oi The Legion ~ Honor,
Reserve Lieutenant 81 the i0lh thfan.
Try Regiment. In the Field. Postal
Sector So
~ Lstser from soldier trans
iation
Tuesday Jan. !, 1915
fley. Father;
4 have just received iii1sller which /
Madame the Countess de- la Barre de
Nautenil lmolher Of Yieoungess al /
fsaigoneti has sent me l thank You
very much for IL, for II gives ms i
great deal 81 eontort "a these trenches /
whore 81 Is so cold.
With sincere thanks,
''IEAN HmLIs
Who viii help send another con,
signlagpi ~ goods 10 Lieutenant VII
rat II tie people, al least, viii he
willing 10 contribute 81, 20 zach, prizes
u pound Of worsted. Father Ia
Fargo viii arsler q fresh supply, and |
will forward ail articles himself. |
There are plenty who sill knit, but
worsted must he purchased The sol.
dlors can uss every kind ~ soaring
apparel. especially socks. lust write
10 Father La Fargo, st. inigoea, what
you promise 70 do, and ne sill take
Sarc Of tire rest