El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-07-10
SOLDIERS READ
SCRAPS Of ADS.
Britishers in Egypt Plead
For Reading Matter
From Home.

"AII we have had 20 read here was
the scrap Of the advertisement PAGE
OF newspaper picked up ON the
desert. and on 1t we saw that you
send books to soldiers Please hurry
up and send some The flies are
awful"
This is an excerpt from letter re-
ceived from British soldiers i'm Egypt.
by those in charge Of the soldiers cir
cuIatinr library in England IL shows
the need for the circulating library for
soldiers which is being established in
FL Paso for soldiers in the FL Taso
district. Already a number OF books
have been left at the office OF C. c.
North. representative of the Fosdick
soldiers recreation commission IN El
Mrs. n. d. Sullivan. librarian Of
the Ell PasO public library. is 10 De
Iu charge of the soldiers library
when it Is completed Mrs. sullivan
has on file at the public library
copies Of a number Of letters received
from British soldiers. showing the
tremendous need Of reading matter
among them This need, IL is said
exists TO large extent already
among the soldiers of the III Paso
times within a few months
soldiers Receive Books Gladly.
Il don't know how We should 1--we
without your books reads the copy
I'll my pal has finished TO get hold OF
his book"
4 have received the book sou have
so kindly sent me on practical gas
fitting and thank you very much for
the same reads another. Il am sure
rr-FHn ha "a holm
time comes for my discharge from the
army"
Il understand most fully wrote
Sir Douglas Hang TO the British
library headquarters, the value or
readable books to men who are out
Of the line with time on their hands,
and little opportunity of getting any
thing of the sort for themselves l
need say nothing TO support the claim
of those who are wounded or con-
valesceuL The camps library exists
TO receive books for distribution TO
our sailors and soldiers The de-
mand that has now 10 be met is vsrs
ErCar and increases constantly with
the growth Of our forces overseas I.
am, therefore writing this letter TO
urge all those at home who have been
accustomed to buy books in the past,
10 continue TO DO so freely. n pos
sible in Increasing numbers. and,
having read and enjoyed them. 10
libraries for circulation among the
troops
Books Relief From Fighting.
One British soldier wrote
"Cramped i'm crumblng dugout- time
passes slowly, and the mouOtouy lS
greatly relieved by a few books from
The old folks at home. The men all
ask for prewar books To IS nice 10
get away from 1t for time
s. letter from France brought this
HHHll
books came Just as We had been re-
Eeved after the gas attack and there
is nothing like a book for taking
ones mind off what one has seen and
gone through
The lads were never so pleased
In their lives as when 7 told them 7
had some books for them is the way
one lance corporal puts 10.
Little Boy Seeks Lost Father.
The most pathetic bit Of CORE
sppndence connected with the whole
work was penciled note on a sheet
OF paper fastened with red sealing
wax TO an inside page OF a copy OF
The story Teller
with best wishes. I am only a B..
little boy OF 10 years, and ] hope who
ever gets this book viii like it, Ny
father is missing. since the 25th and
-6th Of September. 1915, the battle
Of Loos. ] wonder II IL viii fall in
the hands OF anyone who was iu that
battle and could give us any informa-
tiou concerning him
The training OF the national army
On the United States before il is sent
TO Europe viii be far more mouot-
1noUs than after DO reaches the
trenches Few people I'm Fl Paso cam
not afford TO give one book TO the
soldiers library at room 10. chamber
1f commerce building Those who are
IN charge Of the collecting OF the D. 20
1rary have made the assurance that
every book given 20 the library VIII