The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-02-09
for the interest displayed and hop
Ing you are in good health"
Would Like a Little Soap, Please.

/ tut the interest displayed and hop
ing you are in good health"
Would Like Little Soap, Please.
Another man who asks that hi.
mothers fears be set at rest is Wal.
ter w. Perkins. of Wichita, Kansas
held at Brandeburg, a. d. Havel, Ger.
many. He writes:
Il received the food parcel YOU
sent me in good condition and I am
very thankful for it and hope you
will send me parcels regularly, as ]
am not getting parcels from any
other source. I shall be very thank
full to you If you will please write
my mother. whose address is Mrs
Bette Reynolds, 236 Wabash Ave-
nue., Wichita. Kansas. U. s. A.
II did not get one Of your regular
cards. However, am writing a
letter just the same. 1 would like
very much little soap, please"
In explaining the work of his de-
partment Mr.. Wilson said:
II am enclosing letter from Mr..
John T. Sawyer, who was bne Of the
American prisoners of war on the
picture which I gave you. This let
ter will explain in detail regarding
the two pictures sent you. You will
note that the three men on one pic
ture are as follows: John T. Sawyer,
OF Dubuque. Iowa; Walter Mayes, of
New York, and Raoul Broulouis, of
Connecticut. These men were all
captured on the steamship 'Esmeral-
das.' This steamer was captured in
mid-ocean on March 10, 1917, and the
Americans on board reached Ger
many on March %. 1917. they were
first interned at Gustrow in Mecklcn-
burg and have been transferred 4 from
time to time to various camps. When
left Copenhagen most OF them
were either at Brandenburg on Hayel
were either at Brandenburg on Havel
or at Lubbock.
/ "As soon as I learned that these
American prisoners were in Germany
1 sent letter to each OF them. telling
then, that we had learned Of their
capture, that we were sending them
parcels Of food, that we would be
glad to continue to render them such
service as they might need if they
would inform us regarding their
needs. I also stated that we would be
glad to communicate with their rel
atives.
The parcels which we sent usually
consisted Of about the following items
two pounds OF bread two pounds of
meat. pound Of cheese, tin of con-
densed milk. package OF cocoa or
coffee, and package Of oatmeal. We
sent them these parcels from. week
to week until the American Red
Cross. with headquarters at Berne,
Switzerland, took over, the work.
Most of the men wrote asking for
some articles of clothing. I purchased
as many Of these as could be secured
In Copenhagen, and forwarded same
to them. A large number of them
also requested that 1 write to their
parents and have letters sent back to
them from their relatives through
our office at Copenhagen. wrote to
all Of their parents and relatives and
week or two before 1 left Copen-
hapen replies were received from
most Of these, which replies were for.
warded on to the men in the prison
camps.
In brief. therefore. the services
which we rendered them were to
supply them good wholesome food,
adequate clothing. serve as a medium
OF exchange for the transmission of
letters between them and their rela-
tives, and above all, be a friend to
them in tho h0yr of ,ood