New-York tribune., 1918-06-17
Relatives Celebrate Arrival
OF 305th Artillery in France

More than 500 relatives yesterday
celebrated the safe arrival in France
OF the 305th Field Artillery at mass
School q, at 210 East Forty-hfth
Street, held under the auspices of the
S05th Field Artillery Auxiliary.
Nearly all of those present enrolled
in the organization, each paying dues
of 25 cents a year. Fathers. mothers,
wives, swcethearts, sisters and broth
ers from every walk of life attended
and appiauded when cablegram to
be sent to the 305th Field Artillery was
read to them.
A composite of several recent letters
was read by Mrs. Russell H. Hoadley. jr.,
chairman of the auxiliary, who presid-
ed 1t brought messages of good cheer
to the anxious relatives. One excerpt
-"Herc we are safely in Europe, where
we hurried off to keep a business en-
gagement we have had pending with
one William Hohenzollern since the
latter part of 1914. We have had some
serious differences of opinion with
him and expect to get them settled ac-
cordlng to our views"--aroused an en-
thusiastic patriotic demonstration.
George w. Perkins, chairman of the
organization committee of the Ameri
can Army Association, explained the
purpose of the organization, declaring
it would keep the ANXIOUS relatives at
home posted as to conditions under
which their boys are living over seas
and assist them in many other ways.
Following is the cablegram sent to
the 305th Field Artillery:
,oIJ 4
ton, made up of your mothers and
fathers, your wives and sweethearts.
your brothers and sisters, and your
host Of friends, are holding a meeting
on this 10th day of June for three pur
poses.
"First, to rejoice over your safe ar
rival overseas.
"Sccond. to share with one another
the cheering messages we have had
from YOU.
Third. to band together in an asso-
citation, to be known as the 3o5th Field
Artillery Association of the American
Army Association, whose pleasure it
shall be to look after your best inter-
ests and the welfare of vonr loved ones
at home.
ave all join in sending you loving
greetings and the assurance that we
are standing shoulder to shoulder in
OuL SllOItS W TIE llOUlo cause
in which you are enlisted. God bless
you every one"
This is the composite letter read by
Mrs Hoadley:
"Dear Mothers:
"Here we are safely in Europe, where
we hurried off to keep business en-
gagement We have had pending with
one William Hohenzollern, since the
latter part of 1914. We have had some
serious differences of opinion with him
and expect to get them settled accord
ing to our views.
"Firstly, some good advice. Do not
spend any time worrying about us, be-
cause we shall be having a good time
and you should be having Just as good
a one. Remember how often you have
worried about things that never hap
pened. AS far as the danger part goes,
one does not fight all the time (Worse
luck). And it will probably be some
time before they let US do much fight
ing.
'Do not spend any time looking over
the casualty lists in the newspapers,
even if there are a dozen pages of them.
Time spent in this way is really wasted.
The lists are made up from the tele
grams sent to families by the War De-
partment, SO that it is impossible for
a name to, get into the newspapers uh-
less a telegram has been sent to the
family the day before, in many cases