The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1917-11-02
Negro Liberty Boys Honorea
. Subsidiary of ths L.. > Stsel Oorpp-
raAaa. Gen. O'rnols's iessss - Edisor
Wlissieo rapsrissius . lstser and .
ehsck - Lieut. Chsrl~s J. Ferris at Camp
Lss and III tsserr 20 Lieas- Perrin follows:
LETTER To THE Editor.
Thomas Wbjatier. Editor.
Mclowpss Inns.


Thomas whiasier. Editor.
AcIowrss Inns.
K-ysf Go. W. Va
Dsar Sir:
Enslosed you will and . l~sDsr ghich
= ssii-sxpianseosy. = wirh you
vssld ssad 10 sh~ bon moi wish you
voald sssure them oDruss iu
shsis welfare. ssasinGt - - ueo-
- q he connssy vtl appsscisss their
isyalsy 70 ths aag 81 oss ossdisacs %
shsir eoanasding o0ssuk
Yos en- sdviss cAsA th>s the uniform
sa~y vili vsar in D. United saaass Army
9;u causs shsa 10 - respssaed In all
soununitiss. sod 1il counsri~s. wherever
h may b thsir 10 n 60 You can -
sure them shas shsy are . part Of the
greatest army the world hss ever sss-
and 6ahtius for the most noble eaose sh.
world hss ever Known; that will bseared
fos hsssss than any other soldisr has ever
been sassd ies In The history a the world
rhss ths Anerissn people will supply
them With everything necessary. oi the
beet quality and kind money can buy. or
science can invent. Advise them that
ne Amssicans now in France. both SOL
dien and civilians, arc building the
docks ~ which tns steamships wili line,
and 10 doo ble-tsaek rsilroad from tnerr
so The ssmps thsy VII oceupy; there will
slwsys - 80 dsY suppiy maintained
In shnss ssmps. irrespective Of snyshinr
shss hsy Apppsa- The people OF tn.
Unias1 6essas viii care ior them - sel'
- thsy easS for their own children in
Shsis boasphosds.
We bslisvs shsy will BE- credit N their
ss9aasy md rseusn triumphant from ths
pes. crowned With sleU
. - sessy % = Jmposibis for ne b
0aoe essr and make 9 litfis fasswsIl talk
- - hays. but ! an too buy tryh 20
- oaA eel 70 maAs ssssl 70 buisA ths
railsosds that will supply them.
Youn truly.
r OrOOLE,
General Superintendent.
LETTER TO LIEUT. FERRIS.
Edward Oroole.
GARY. w. Va.
October 20. 1917.
Lieut.. Charles J. Ferris.
SIS Regiment. Field Art.
Camp Lee. virEinis.
Dear 6ir:
mailed yoa . check this morning for
. 90 70 bsip boy supplies for the west
virEinis heys. and this evening Am in
formed that the colored boys from our
ovn neghborhood are leaving for Camp
Lse.
Ksovine the necessity OF their having
cone sajoymsnt durios their leisure
hours. and NOT wisnipG 70 Discriminate
between the vhiss boys Who have gone
shssd. and ths.s solorsd boys. herr
With sssseh IN sddisionsl check tor 500
20 b 49, for ~ - ne purpose. which
{ reSusuD zoo 70 sndorss n The order Of
he hssssasns or colonel Who is in eharrr
Of shsss eolorvd boys-
A I have known. personally. . large
nuDbsr Of sbsss boys. both white and
ooiorsd. frou this dissrss. . lsrss pom-
bss of shsa having ben Ia my employ.
I CO rso<ansnd them 70 you - GOOD,
hensss, isdussnoos young men. and I
bslisvs ~ gill Dshs Grss-elsss soldisrs
n.y. vii b loyal 70 The "ooIors' and
s1sss sssisins vill follow the ass vher-
~ h nsy ~ plsesd.
yosp vsry truly.
T.. o'TooLE.
Tbs rssdins Of Gen. O'roole's letter,
evoked rsss spp,suss and The committee
~ ss7aasssens srprs,ssd deep sppre-
sissos ios ths Kindly sud ssrerous In
ssrsss manifested In the members Of their
rsss Who v,ll train 70 prepsrs 10 do bat
~ Tor the nation bv this big hearted.
fsis minded, liberal captain of industry
SPECIAL TRAIN.
fhs ss'scsivss lefs on . special train o.
. o'eoek. Supnins - the sscood section
al No. 10 ana the ooenissss of arrange
osus moving shss " would 10 impo.-
sbss Tor shs r~sulss srsins 70 sccomno
dsss fhe immense crowds leaving weleh
scs fbsir hones sfssr The boys hsd r'ns
- . co~s ~ 800. which vss raised saons
~ colorrd men In less rurber If