Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-06
COL. J. WARNER REED
C0MMEnDS WAR WORK
forts Provided Soldiers
Overseas.

! How the Y. NJ C.. A., y. w. e. A.
knights of Columbus, Salvation Army,
Jewish Welfare Board, Camp community
Service and Library Association are
providing comforts for the boys overseas
Is explained in letters home from the
soldiers actually doing the lighting 3ii,'
the letters are not from strangers out
from Delawareans and those known mere;
Colonel ]. Warner Reed, IN command
of the Delaware boys, has written 10
Frank p. Mitchell as follows:
Dear sir: Your letter OF September
10. received. and was very glad TO near
from vou Also thank YOU for the news
paper clippings.
The N'S over here are doing great
work for the bows and, If YOU could see
tine way they are appreciated and used,
YOU would be pleased. They deserve the
support of all
I've had considerable rain when we
first landed, but for the last two weeks,
the weather has been fine
The bows are we'll and are making
good
tsignedl u Warner Reed.
Col. 59th Pioneer Inf.
American T.. +.
Here is another letter from First
Sergeant r. G. Collins Co. : Cement
Mills Go. A. :. C.. that speaks for itself.
October End.
My dear friend:
Il am Just dropping you a line to let
YOU know | received Your letter.
This war has brought out many
brilliant features, that before the war
were recognized but not duly emphasized.
The Y is one of these The soldier will
never forget what benefit he has gotten
from the Y NJ. {. \. In the training
camp. at the point of embarkation, on
the boat, In the rest camp on tins side.
and at every port or base, It Is always
there, with ready hand to help In
thousand WAYS. To cite y spccltlc m
stance In which was directly concerned.
The boat on which we sailed was
making It's first trip in t. ). Transport
Service No cantccn had been established.
and we were plainly ''out OF luck Tor
cigars. CANDY. cigarettes. tobacco, writ
ing paper. ink for our fountain pens.
reading matter. music. and several other
articles we consider almost as necessary.
But kind providence had two \ VI. e. \.
workers sail on our boat, and with the
torethought. and quick action, which Is
typical of these men, they procured
several hundred dollars worth Of the
above mentioned articles. II was god
SeFlu 10 US, <IS the lOtrl NstS ~ - iblRss~At
cooking, and not always the most tempt
ing and palatabie dishes were put before
us.
This was my first real appreciation
Of what the "l-' must mean 10 soldier
NJ tho front, where con ditionS are much
worse. and such things much more
appreciated. ! could 60 on and give YOU
lnnumer1lhle instances such as this, but
will give Just one more.
when We landed NC proceeded to p
rest camp where we were gwen an op-
portunity for bath, . chance 10 wash
up clothes, and also 10 rest. The life
was very monot0nous and had II not
been for the Y NJ c. A. which furnished
us with athletic goods movies, vaudC-
vile shows, paper and ink candies and
tobacco. soap dental articles life would
have been well nigh unbearahle We
also enioved the sings At the ! which
kept up our none too high spirits
''Again il was the y" which arranged
the athletic meets and furnished all the
equipment: for conducting them The
one | attended n Narseill"s was Q huge
success. and a INC boost lor the n the
Victor Hugo barracks
vt last. mt i,v lar not least the de-
tachnent ! am with Is Sltaatcd way OF
l}v itself When We wcre ~ Marseiiles,
we reported tho matter with the result
that. within two weeks q man, good
ono too. from the called, left good
supply Of athletic goods. and also promised
to send more which arrived just TINS
week The boys now have something 70
do in the evenings beside going 10 town
We are also - have movies once q week
aS soon u our i,al Is finished
With klndc>1 regards to YOU and ali
the bows in The Wilmington \ and with
congratulations for the success I'm sure
You will attain IN your drive, am y