Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1918-01-26
GOVERNOR FA|LS TO
GET SWEATERS SENT
TO CAMP SHELBY
DIRECTOR POTOMAC DIVISION
SAYS REGULATIONS PROHIBIT
SENDING THEM
BOYS IN CAMP SHELBY, HOW.
EVER, WELL SUPPLIED WITH
WARM CLOTHING
SETTLES FEELING HERE THAT
LOCAL CHAPTER SHOULD
SEND TO W. VA. BOYS.

In view of the often.expres'ed wish
among people of the city that the To-
cal Red Cross chapted should be al.
lowed TO send some OF its sweaters to
West Virginia boys at Camp Shelby,
Mississippi where number of the
local boys are In training. the alp.
pended letter will be OF interest,
Governor Cornwell, acting under
the same impulse, wrote to the Di-
rector of the Potomac Division, maxi
ing the request to be allowed TO for
ward sweaters to the Shelby boys
Mrs c. J. Faulkner, chairman OF the
local chapter had made the same
reque 3tiby mail and by long dis
lance call-of the director, but al
ways without effect. The lettef In.
dicates that permission was also re-.
fused the Governor and in view OF
his failure, Mrs. Faulkner and the
Red Gross authorities here believe Il
Is quite useless to continue the eff
fort further
However, conditions have changed
somewhat since the time when Mrs.
Faulkner made her request as the
letter shows AT that time there
WAS a. dearth, not only OF sweaters,
but of all kinds OF warm clothing.
and the permission was desired part.
ly to meet that demand
The letter follows in It's entirety;
Jan. IA, 1918.
To His Excellency.
The Governor of West Virginia.
My dear Governor:
Your letter OF the 1th inst. has
only reached me this morning, ow
ing to delay in train service, and to
the intervention of Sunday.
In reply regret not to be able 10
comply with the request YOU are 80
good ais to make, In respect TO the
shipment of sweaters TO Camp Shell
by at Hattiesburg, Miss, for the rea~
NDH bDdl diu pIeiluutu ny tio ipssV
latlons issued by National Headqnar.
tiers from shipping any comforts
from this division TO another, and
Mississippi is in the Gulf Division.
May | venture TO suggest that you
are under some misrepresentation as
to the need of sweaters by any OF
the men at Camp Shelby at the
present time.
] find that 5000 sweaters were
sent there by National Headquarters
in December; that they have arrived.
and according TO MIR Hawkins, the
field director there, they have SUI.
feed to fiji the wants OF all the mon
really In need at that camp.
On the 22nd OF December 10000 ad.
dltionat sweaters were forwarded by
Headquarters TO Camp Shelby, and
the director Of the Bureau Of Sup.
plies there tells me that this ship
ment Is now due-and on the 18th
OF December a further supply OF TO-
900 we're sent to Camp Shelby.
where according to my information.
they are due 10 arrive in abo ten
days.
i may add that Headquarters has
also sent 10000 knitted helmets,
10, 900 wristlets, and 10000 pairs Of
socks to- the Gulf Division, to DO
used at its discretion in the various
camps within its territory.
Il may add for your information
that on Saturday last-the date after
your letter was written-I telegraph.
ed Mr. Cunningham, chairman OF
the Huntington. chairman of the
the Huntington Chapter. that | was
communicating with the manager OF
the Gulf Division, asking him to
supply from his warehouse those
needing sweaters at Camp Shelby.
provided the commanding officer
would let him know how many men
were in need and would express his
approval OF their being supplied with
sweaters.
But | cannot help feeling, in view
of the figures which have just given
you, that 1t will scarcely be neces-
sary for colleague of the Gluf Di-
CONTINUED On pesa Ax)