Arizona republican., 1917-04-16

soldiers. Your packet could not have come at better time for consoling a very unhappy man and to make him feel that somebody in the world takes care of him.
 ! Mason, Ter Genie. Section, Cie 51-2 Secteur Postal I64.'
 Tt was with keen and great pleasure that l have received your Comfort packet this morning. In a few days you will hear that this division will have the glory of participating in the Eng fish French offensive; 1t also withstood the first shock of the heroic defense of Ferdun where we were nearly an initiated. Vive la France and we shall soon have the final victory.
 "Marce Louis, Mitrailleur au 213 In- fanterie.''
 An Italian soldier in the fighting zone ! writes:
 { T send you many thanks for the ! present of a comfort packet All my , comrades were stupefied that only a | simple soldier should receive such hon. i orable attention from great ladies. The 1 articles you sent were most necessary ! in this sector where I am now. The i contents were a pair of wooden socks, ! soap. chocolate writing paper and en- i velopes, pencil and comb.
 1 "Saluting you most cordially. I am : the soldier,
 l CassianO Salvatore. l. Regg Genio Ioma Camp" 1 Says another Italian soldier: ] During the inevitable hardness and ! tediOusness of trench life the least act, i the smallest article is so greatly ap- 1 preciated when coming from great magnamimous hearts; so much more 1 does your noble act inspire us all to ! N-ai de le- ii I gratitude. Please allow me to say again and again thank you, one more thou 1 sand thanks. I shall never fail to re- member you in my prayers for your i generous thoughtfulness.
 A little French girl whose father re- 1 ceived one of the packets writes:
 My papa is among the combatants and had the good fortune to receive the packet which your kind heart so i generously offered. AS papa wrote us i about this happy surprise l should con- slider that l failed in my duty as lit 1 tie French girl if 1 did not thank you 1 in my name as well as in his 1 I've rejoice that your great country i has taken her place besides US and will come to our aid. All eyes are turned upon you, hoping that your CO., l operation will help conquer that peace so greatly desired
 |. Mrs. Willard was moved to start the l Trench Comfort Packet movement as a. result of a visit she, herself, paid to the trenches in France for the purpose of noting the work done by the Ma tional Surgical Dressings committee Although her time was almost con- pletely occupied by this and other war relief work she could not resist the demands made upon her to undertake , in America the effort to bring to the men in the trenches such solace and aid aS the comfort packets carry with | them and with the United States now engaged in the war she hopes to bring i the same comfortto American sol diers who are called to foreign service Upon her return to the United States
 Mrs. Willard enlisted the interest of
 Mrs. Frank w. Garvin, who as vice
 chairman of the committee, has or
 ganiZed and supervised the actual work
 of collecting and purchasing the ar
 ticles or the packets and of having
 them made up and sent. Mrs. Garvir
 has had the assistance of womer
 among her acquaintance who have vol
 unteered for the work and with Mrs i Willard has either raised or defrayeC I all the expenses of the office ana worl
 rooms maintained at 66 West Thirty
 ninth street, New York City.
 ] IL IS now hoped 10 raise the IunOs to meet the new situation caused by
 the entry of the United States into the
 war by contributions to be raised throughout the United States and Fred
 erick L. Eldridge. vice president of the
 Empire Trust company, of New York 'vho is treasurer of the Nationa
 Surgical Dressings committee has
 agreed to act as treasurer of Trench
 Comfort Packets for United States and
 the Allies. Checks may be sent to this
 order. A single doller will pay for the
 contents of a packet and its delivery tc
 tho soldier in the trenches. COptrlbu
 tiolls in this, and larger amounts, are
 asked as well as articles of new cloth-
 ing and such other things as have beer
 enumerated as useful and of which
 many homes contain a goodly number
 which can easily be spared.
 Atls. Willard believes that hundreds
 Of thousands of articles tiat would De Y ari2ed and be useful to the men lh th,
 trenches can be gathered in American
 homes These, together with money
 contributions, are sought at once to
 supply a million packets.
 Each packet conta.n.i an American
 flag, which nav he worn by the reel
 pient of the gift and a postal card or which he may send acnnowledgement
 The slogan of the committee is "Send Comfort Packet and receive lc-
 ter of thanks from the trenches -C--