The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-07-01
From Claude v. North, Hdq. fst Bn.
Isl es5o.. r. a. n. D., Camp
jackson, Columbia, S. C.

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Isl e1o.. r. A. n. D., Camp
jackson, colun,bis, S. C.
| Mrs / IT. Burns. 80 4 5th, Okla
City. Dear Mother: II am now In
Camp Jackson. 3. G.. having left
Camp Nichols. New Orleans on June
.. arriving here on tho 9Th. We sure
had a fine time on the trip from Okla
/ City to this place we we're greeted
and treated by the Red Cross women
at every town where our train stop
ped. The Red Oross il doing great
work for our soidiersat home aS well
as abroad on the battlefieids OF war
swept Europe. Girls and old women
almost fell over each other 10 &c. TO
Us. to not only shake hands and talk
and ask questions. but they treatea us
very generously 10 fruits. lemonade.
cookies, smokes. post cards, stamp
ing and mailing them for us. 1t ia
deed cheered our hearts as we sped
onward from town TO town on our
journey to the lstant camp, leaving
mother and home behind Truly, the
Red Cross Is great mother In its
mInistrations OF love and service.
And | must speak q word, too for
the Y. VI. c. A. Enough cannot be
said for the great work it Is doing In
the soldier camps. in the interes. 81
the boys. morally and socially II is \
real library to is. and not only PIE
v.des US with reading matter but with
stationery and all kinds a. ~.
ments and r~o~'; ;t,ca such ~
sp0r,s, vaudeville. ris.a-c s...s -
religious service No orr krews he
vast amount OF good being done for,
the soldier boys by these two great
organizations but the boys themselv-
es As we all know ID Is reaf lrfv-
ilege TO put our money into these two
channels for the benefit Of mothers
boys who are willing to give their
lives in the defeat of autocracy and
for keeping this fair land of ours the
bone of the free and the land OF the
brave
Now word about our camp u
have been in three but while tbs 9th.
ers were in good condition. this one
+ about the cleanest place ever laid
eyes on and every body Is well and
happy We have large buildings to
live in and so modern and well equip
ped IN every way
am now truly glad ! am In the
army. II is the greatest school on
Garth and trains man how to be a |
raal man. | like the life fine and |
never felt safer IN any place in all ms
life. We may cross over to France In
A few months TO do our best and give
our beet and our sti II need be. 10
gain victory that will bring a lssting +!
peace on earth and good viii to men.
feel so certain that We are CON-
Ing back I am Perfectly at ease Of !
mind and really coutented.
Now remember that . Kind Provi-
the Gospel TO these people by :a--
uishine funds. ~ be glad to rccei
T. However. this is not plea .or
money. only a letter TO let ycu sEcw
I am thinsing OF Oklahoma and s..
haH in my busy life and trying 70
keep my promise to many frisrc. tol
let You know what vas doins a. =
Methodist Deaconess in the Eas.. wT
be very glad to hsye a letter r. vel any |
Of my friends Ny address IS rssI
Summit Ave. Jersey City. New Je--
sey. MABEL MERELsc-
last year. ~
On Thursday we vi lhsye, ,Qsr ~
chen OF Homemakine csaseee Thb -
llso . shree ysaf's cosrse.. tskina ~
IN the phases oe ho1sehssp:,g from
exeeping snd dustiag to Aoae decora-
ion Saturday aS(efnsoae are de-
noted 10 various coobs and Red crsn
scrk. or GlFss nn1lted = great many
'veafers last Wiser.
TIE soys above &iadsrssrten age
N do some fora Of manual tran -
rurk ne yoonepr voes weavinrI |,