The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1918-01-10
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! KA|SER'S CASTLE
Glen Hadley of Hardman Writes
From QuanticO, Va, and Says All
the Boys Are In Fine Trim
May be in France Now.

The Gazette Times herewith pub
fishes an interesting letter written by
Glen R. Hadley to- his parents. Mr..
and Mrs. L. M. Hadley OF Hardman.
Young Hadley enlisted a few months
ago in the United States Marines and
at the time the letter was written, he
was in camp at Quantico. Va.
Quantico, Va, Dec. Is, 1917.
Dear Mother and Father: =
Received your last letter yester-
day. also one from brother and also
the cake and box of candy you sent
me. Sure glad to get them. The
helmet will come In handy these cold
nights. Elmer and ate most of the
candy, altho several others helped us.
Christmas eve bunch Of women
came from Fredericksburg and we
had Christmas tree, got candy, to
bacco and magazines all we wanted.
Mrs. Daniels, wife of the Secretary Of
the Navy talked to us as only wom-
an who had been a mother and had
boys of her own, could talk.
After the talk we moved back the
benches and had a good dance. This
was on the Gath. On the morning of
the 25th 1t rained, turned into snow
and is showing yet, but warm.
Lots Of invitations were sent from
towns 80 miles around for Marines
to come and dine with different fam
lilies and three or four hundred tick
cts were also sent here for the Ma
rines to attend a big show in Wash
ington, D. c. A special train took
a load Of US and we had one Of the
best feeds l ever sat down to in my
life. The food was served on tin
plates but was fine. Can't tell you
what all we had but there was every
thing from ice cream down to nuts
and lemonade. After we were
through eating we we're served to
cigars and cigarettes.
The Red Cross sent us kit. 1t
consisted of soap, mufilers, pencll,
shoestrings, candy, gum, cough medi-
cine, pipes, tobacco and the loveliest
bags you ever saw. May God bless
the Red Cross. Every place, we Ma
rines call them the Guardian Angels
Five o'clock supper is over and we
had everything good. The President
sent us word wishing US Merry
Christmas, hoping we would be home
by next Christmas. May God grant
that we will be, but mother would
rather be away always than see Old
Glory pulled down and quit. Quit,
never will.
II a man comes into Quantico
drunk the officers give him "a hours
in which to sober up and they 60 af'
ter the man who sold or gave him the
booze. They are all sober now.
Now my dear ones the time draws
near when leave for France. Look
for sunshine, not darkness and des-
pair. Leaving you in sorrow is what
hurts. want you both, to write In
In answer to this letter that no mat
ter what happens to me you won't
give away to grief, for l am very apt
to leave soon. l believe the spring
drive will come very near telling how
things will be settled.
am not on my way to death. Re
member you cant kill the spirit will
bullets. But l will be on my way tc
help bring piece to the World, so thai
brothers, sisters, friends and all man
kind may enjoy freedom. And We
will do it up right. We will hurl the
Kaiser against the wall and shell his
castle till 1t falls to the ground, ant
the whole world will rejoice.
If ever a fellow wanted to reacl
the front and strike for liberty an(
Old Glory, its me. ...
Now my dear ones your letters arr
cheerful and encouraging. l hav'
been wild but l want to tell you il
military service there Is nothing
against my character, not even bacl
talk to officers. My record is clear
and II l live to bring my discharg,
home 1t will bo clean record al
through.
l Just received a box of candy from
Mrs. Wyland and Naomi. Give then
my best regards, thank them for M
and tell Naomi to writo. Its turning
cold. l have been In the chaw hal
quite lot and the police sargean
asked me how I liked it. Not bit
He asked me what. kind Of job
wanted and I said anything, unload
ing coal or other outside work, s.
think will be put on regular until
am transferred.
feel so good I can hardly stay Of
the turf. When I get up mornings
want to yell at the top Of my voic
but dare not do 1t, for that woul
bring the reserve guard down on me
Still the letters come from Kansa
City, one from Corvallis but non
from Uncle Franks folks. I kno,
they have written. A good lette
from sister so full of love and goo
cheer, 1t put new life into me. Rem