Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-03
INSPIRING LETTERS
cheer AMERICANS
Many Messages Are Flashed
. .-s,. Across Cable by Those
Remaining.
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HELPS KEEP UP THE MORALE
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Colonel Roosevelt and Several
Governors Send Boys Word
CO., From Home.
HELPS KEEP UP THE MORALE
ny WILLIAM ). BurI,.u

go ny WILLIAM j. BUTLER.
sb: ss{SnS November 2.-."Boys: we're
Isais , you' light square behind YOU"
Atlantic by many prominent Americans
incNding the Governors OF several
and England.
front by cass connaway. a i. NJ. {. A.
put in book form 30, That the boys
more readily could read and prize the
i mqessnges liiS, Theodore Roosevelt.
Alice Moore French. leader in the War
Mothers Association and others.
idea to Keep up the morale o of h the s sols
accomplished it's aim. w O ina"
message Your. jobs or better ones
Will be yours when you get back"
rWe're going to look after your in
T,tefests while you're away and at the
,hing we have. And when You come
,.hasK you're going to run the coun-
3 Theodore Roosevelt wrote:
vol yo,,. , send my heartiest grsetinss TO
AZ Of us a. who she say b aST hsys made
heads high with pride by what you
: are doing. II is YOU men, and only
york for the American people o-dar.
al good Americans. AT this time owe
homage TO the fighting men at the
is.Nitai for the honor and the lnters
csts. for the future welfare and the
-.-. existence OF on.
of-every we'll behaved civilized nation,
big or little. congratulate you on
the great good fortune that is yours in
that now you have the chance to en-
dpIe. hardship and peril for a great
:, taeal. and TO render to our country
give anything TO be over with you"
The letter was written shortly after
Colonel Roosevelt received news OF
the death OF his son, Quentin. in
Cardinal Gihbons's letter follows:
We regard you AS the snviors OF
you Will come back 10 your beloved
America safe and sound. Or. II you
have wounds. they will be honorable
wounds. which you will exhibit with
pride TO your mothers and families
and. In the years TO come. show them
TO. your children aud grandchildren.
keep clean heart I'm clean body,
and may God be with you
Extracts from other letters follow:
mumbling round the camp fire with
the squaws. while the young men are
men come back they win push us out.
OF the way-as they ought to uhc
saoaws will do SONG OF the pushing.
young men come. back this country
will be theirs, and they will know it.
and they will take 1t and run It,"
Chapter war Mothcrs) = Mother
means one thing to you--and You are
just one thing to us--so VIC stopped
too. when you went away. Just boy.
torfGht like a man for the ideals and
principles , we believed to be Just. Vow
mothers will say so, and they speak
with authority"
W. P. HOBBY Governor of Texas)-
rEv6ry the
ounce OF Its muscle. every dollar OF its
wealth and every portion OF it's FOOD
to1make Texas the most potent factor
IN helping you to win tho war
MASSACHUSETTS, OFFICIAL
" PROMISES TO HELP FAMILIES
Samuel w. Mccall Governor OF
Massac husetts)-.lt is our endeavor TO
always do those things for your fami
lies and friends at home that will en-
able you to continue cheerfully to bear
YOU by this war. through which we
are endeavoring to make the world
better place in which to live. w.
ington)-"We are carefully consider
Ing the problem of assisting TO the
fullest possible degree in so arrang
who-have represented us at the battle
front can quickly take places again
IN The activities such as ought to ex-
Emerson G. Harrington tGoyern6r
OF" Maryland)-"We are all proud OF
every one Of you, and you can well be
assured that every man. woman and
child in Maryland who has TO remain
home will make every sacrifice neces-
sary.to stand sauarely behind our boys
across the seas"
--James NJ. Cox (Governor OF Ohio>-
won't you say to them that the peo-
nile Of Ohio are back OF them to the
last man? Our pride is with them.
OUR hopes are for them. and after the
warts won and they have returned to
their. homes we will welcome them
andnendeavor to make UP TO them for
the sacrifices they have made"
Charles whitman Governor Of
of-.us who perforce must remain at
hope to receive news Of our brave
soldiers OVERSEAS and 10 know OF the
splendid service such men as yourself
and. others connected with war activi-
ties are rendering our lads in bring
jnk practical comfort and encourage
fnant to them"
:, Trank c. Lowden Governor Of iii
noist-"1llinois is too .good for the
Kaiser. and know tina. its sons over
there will see to 1t that the Kaiser
does not secure Illinois for himself"
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