Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-07-19

Harrison, near here, have been given
more or less chilly reception by the
army officers in charge Of the camp,
Brig. Gen. Edwin F. Glenn, in COM
mand Of the 1900 mer at the fort in
three words has told the women what
to do. He said Leave them alone.
The advice was given to the women
at meeting held to discuss what to
do to entertain the candidates and SOL
diers. General Glenn was invited to
give suggestions. His advice was un-
expected. General Glenn also has been
conducting for some time>a campaign
to keep young women and girls with
out chaperons from the camp.
Altho the efforts of the command
ing officers along that line have met
with some success as yet no ways
have been devised to keep women and
girls without chaperons from the
camp.
Altho the, efforts of the command
ing officers along that line have met
wit hsome success as yet no ways
have been devised to keep women and
girls from writing TO the student Of
fcers. Every day hundreds Of letters
are received by the young men from
women they never heard of before.
Most of the letters are of the so-cal!ed
romantic type, but occasionally one OF
different kind is received.
The objection to letter writing to
soldiers at the training camps, in the
opinion of the commanding officers. is
confined to missives from emotional,
sentimental women and girls and not
all of the offenders against propriety
are young women.
Little or no objection is made TO
clean wholesome letters devoid of SEN
timentality or reference to the person
ality Of the writer and her wish to
meet the soldier recipient of the letter.
"Soft" Letters Amuse Soldiers.
The Young women writer's evidently
do not know what the men do with
times Of the candidates, and ono which
provides them much amusement. IL
reading the letters they consider es-
pecially soft" to their comrades, and
comparing them Following are some
Of the types OF letters:
Dear Mr.: l saw your name in
a newspaper and picked it out because
/ liked it. We girls in this town are
SO lonesome, and I do want to be a
real friend with some fine, big man
who is a soldier. There aren't any
soldiers here. l am. % years old, five
feet, four inches tall and a brunette,
and my friends tell me I am, at least,
not ugly. Are you married or engaged!
am not. II you are, or if you do not
want to write to me, will you give this
letter to some other man? l will send
you my picture if you write to me.
Yours hopefully, -"
The letter was from a girl in small
Indiana town.
Al. Of the letters, however, are not
from Indiana girls. Many come from
far distant states. How the names Of
the students become known to- the
writer's has been more or less mys-
terry.
Loves Manly Soldier Boys.
One letter received by one Of the
young men from an unknown writer
recently read:
Il love manly soldiers, I just think
they are grand. But we don't see many
here Maybe sometime / could come to
Fort Harrison on a Sunday. I've been
told / look like (naming we'll known
motion picture starr and got curlss
that COME down around my. shoulders.
Are you tall? like either blondes or
Drunettes. Do you? I am blonde.
Il have girl chum that is writing
to another fellow maybe you
know him. Wouldn't it be nice II we
could all meet at Fort Harrison some
Sunday? Are you going with any girl
steady? l am sending you small
picture Of myself, but it's not very
good Of me. Please write to me right
away, because am so lonesome, and
want some soldier to think OF mo
when he Is fighting for his country"
Romance "Stuff' Lacking.
Some Of the letters are Of different
tone, and evidently are from girls OF
refinement and dignity. What the cam
didates call the romance stun" is
lacking. One man at the camp has
each week been receiving a letter and
a pack of cigarettes, or some other
little gift from girl in Texas. After
the first gift he wrote her telling her
he did not wish the gifts. She replied:
7 am not sending them to you, Mr..
--. / am sending them to one of
Uncle Sans soldiers. It gives me
pleasure to do this, and am sending
similar packs to one man in each of
the training camps. When the war is
oyer, and when you. for any reason,
take off your uniform. you will, in your
| own proper person, receive no more
OK faa frnv ~. ~
In speaking to women who have
asked him what can we do for the
soldiers" General Glenn said, my an
swer is-here at home-let him alone.
The American soldier when let alone,
| is tho most peaceful and uncomplain-
ing animal in the world. You don't
think much Of him ID time of peace.
but in time Of war you fall over your
selves to do something for him-you
! don't know what 1t is. but 1t Is pretty
| certain to be bad for him.
i've got 1000 Of them out there at
the camo- enlisted men and student
officers, tas well as 5000 workmen.
Please, please. don't send them things
10 eat-.hey have all they want. We
are doing the very best we can for the
| boys, and we are going to give them,
and your boys-the boys these student
! officers will commando sporting
dance. and that Is all anybody can
AK !,
! Not the Time For Aid.
| General Glenn told the women that