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

Letters From the Trenches
The following letters Will be Of 10
terestto the ladies OF Leonardtown
who 81 generously helped last year ii
knitting mnillers for the French war
sufferers 4 barrel packed t.shtl,
with these WIS forwarded to Father
Ia Farge's cousin, the vicounsss.
Joseph du Halgonet. At Morlaix, il
Fipistere. France, whose husband I:
secretary 70 the French Ambassador
TO Russia:
Il i Letter OF acknowledgment
Il .Leugham Hotel, London,
'Febr 8, 1916.
my dear Cousin
Please forgive my not having IAN
1 swered sooner and acknowledge safe
larriyal Of your delightful mnfIierS
The box was slightly damaged when
II arrived, and | ON afraid some OF
the muifiers had been stolen. found
the remains Of one, torn up and sell
ed, and forty-six whole onSs Six OF
lthem gave myself to soldiers | knew
= (enclosed a note OF thanks from one
Of them a The forty others sent 10
DR.. Caradec, Cours d'Aiot. Brest
Finistere, This Is an old man, most
Trustworthy, 10 whom you may always
apply. A paper OF Brest Is inclosed.
showing you he got the wooiens. Ex-
cuse this hurried scrawl | am leav-
Ing for Petrograd French Embassy !
With my husband and child. We arc
going, hrst sailing from Scotland 70
Bergen, then up Sweden and down
Finland 1t Is most difficult iour-
ney. and Il gives much 10 do and
think Of MAY God protect us from
the submarines
With many, many thanks, au nom
demos panyres soldats. believe me,
dear cousin,
'Affly yours,
f!tN'TEssE dosf1sH Du HAIa0NEr. &
Il Extract from La DepecheH Of
Brest Tor Jan, rs, 1916
For the soldiers at the front.
through the Intervention of Nine. tho
Niscountess Joseph du Halgonet.
have received from Rev. John La
Fargo, Jesuit at st. lniRoes, in Mary
land ~. 5. A. forty large-size NUT
aers knitted BY his paFishioners.
y have forwarded This magnificent
gift 70 my friend, Lieutenant Virat to
be distributed 10 needy soldiers al Che
Nineteenth Regiment ask these
soldiers 70 acknowledge their receipt
70 Rev. Father Joha
''DR. cARADEc.
III Letter from Lieutenant virat
ltrauslaiionl
February j. 1916.
Reverend Sir:
In the name Of the 10Th Infantry
Regiment ! have the honor Of thank
| Ing Son very cordially Tor fiie wonder.
I ful gift 81 worste,i articles which sou
have recently forwarded 10 Us.
Thanks especially for thinking Of
these brave soldiers of France, who
ara Hghting every day for liberty and
civilization.
Please, J beg sou, offer Our re-
specttm thanks % the good ladies' wht,
have knitted these comforting articles
oi clothing
with many thanks and good
wishes RESI- VmAT,
Enclosed Is ihe writer card, Rene
Yirai, Knight 81 tue Legion 81 Honor,
Reserve Lieutenant 81 the 10Th ingan.
try Regiment, In the Fcld Postal
Sector 81
~ Letter trom a soldier trans.
lationl
Thursday. Jan. 4 Isle
"ReY Father
] have just resolved n mufiler which
Madame the Countess de u Barre AZ
Nantenil imother 81 VicDunless ,lu
Haigonet has sent me. thank you
very much for Il, for It gives ms d
great deal OF eomfort ia these trenches
where e % 50 cold.
f'N ith slocerf thanks,
JEAN HEi.ffs
Who sill hcip send another con.
signlnent 81 goods 70 Eieutnant VII
rats II The people, al least viii l,o
willing 70 contribub Vi 40 each, price
81 d pound of worsted Father Ia
Fargo sill order = fresh supply. and
win forward an articles himself,
There are plenty Who sill knit, but
woreted must DO purchased The soi.
diers can usa every kind u wearing
apparel especially socks Just write
20 Father La Fargo, ST. lnigoes, shat
you promise 10 do, and he viii take
care ~ tie rest
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