The Coconino sun., 1918-03-01
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We Suffer the poor, lttie SaSiiiiSe VI a wheatless or meatless day but we fail to picture to ourselves the reality of privation and agony or torture in Flanders and France. But no one can accuse the lot of earnest workers gath cred in the Red Cros work rooms of any malady but that of enthusiasm. Even with several stormy days to their credit, there was scarcely any illumination of the splendid atten- dance so noticeable for weeks past.
 Three boxes of surgical gauge have been shipped since our last writing while only few more garments are needed to complete a big box of operating room linen and also few pieces only are lacking on the box of patients clothing.
 The clothes for the little refugees are fast piling up-this is an extreme ly popular occupation-demands for home work as well, coming in. The Normal and Emerson schools wish to begin on these garments also. The Normal Training School under the di- rection of Mir. Rosenberry will make some double checker boards for the army cantonments before long. This at the request of the government.
 A little newsboy, Newt Conner, pre- tn hn during the week. If you can over step the children in enthusiasm, you'll have to be 'going some". Their Thrift Stamp sale at Emerson is surely de. serving of mention and just now a beautiful banner is being made in tho Domestic Science department, which will be held at the reward (from week to week. by the grade showing the greatest increase in the purchase of stamps.
 What a fine showing the public made last Friday night at the Red Cross benefit! Practically every seat was taken at the evening performance. The musical numbers at the opening of the program were especially pleas ing. A violin selection by Mir. Nettle- ton, accompanied by Miss Jensen, brought well merited applause, while the ladies quartette, composed of Miss Metcalf, Miss Meek, Miss Francis and Mrs. Porter, most delightfully."- enter tained and charmed their audience. The picture which followed was one featuring Douglas Fairbanks, who all ways pleases. Financially the show was a market success also, for $1S7 was turned over to the local Red Cross funds.
 What fine ring the following letter has! From one whom so many knew, it will be of interest, we know:
 Somewhere, France, Jan. IS, 1918. Dear Mother and Dad:
 just received your letter of De- cember 18th, and you can just bet that it was welcomed. It was the first let ter that has been received in the Battery since we left New York. l was sure tickled to know that mother was not worrying about her little son. There is absolutely no need of worry ing, and Pm glad that she knows it.
 There isn't any news of much inter- est, because most everything is cen sored, and about the only thing that can say is that Pm well. l have a slight cold, but not bad; and my feet were frost bitten few days ago and they itch and burn little, but aside from that Pm feeling scrumptious. This soldering over here isn't half bad, and l hardly know whether there is a war going on or not. We have to shovel quite bit of snow, and act as "chambermaid for a mule once in a while," but that isn't any worse than l have done before. I suppose you have three or four feet of snow at home, and you have to do some shoveling yourself so you haven't anything on me in that line.
 How is everybody in Flag? Give the Aliens my love and tell Fred to ship me one of those big red roosters of his. Believe me, l could sure eat the whole thing in one meal, and I'll give him a demonstration of my capacity in that line when I get back if he don't believe me. I never was so hungry in my whole life for good home meal as I am now. We ha, plenty to eat, but it's the same old thing over and over again, and you grab your mess kit at Mess Call and hike out to the kitchen, and after your dishes are all full, then you fir you a good snow bank or something and eat it. Then you give your mess kit and cup lick and promise in tub of water and then your meal is ended. Yesterday was pay day, and