Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-10
FAMILY AUXlLIARIES
OF u. S: REGIMENTS
Spread of An Admirable Idea Which
Originated Among Relatives OF the
Eleventh Engineers, u. y. a.
DY MAD{.E ARTHUR

NEW YORK. November 81 do not
know how many auxiliary associations,
members OF some particular regiment
now at the front, have boen, or are
1eing formed In various parts OF the
there are number of such.
Zach OK these associations aims to
cooperate in providing for the we'll
regiment. and to render help and com
fort to such OF it's own members AS
may be in need of assistance.
But further than this. each associ-
of information gathered from its indi-
s sedia memosTs cGnesming the
whole. Meetings OF these auxiliaries
are held ut stated intervals and
through the common bond OF loved
one In France" a fine feeling Of fellow
ship is cngendercd.
II Is only In the larger cities OF the
country. l presume. that such .rcgi-
cause outside OF these popuious cen
tiers. regiments arc composed OF SOL
diers drawn from many different towng
and villages. but wherever 1t is prac-
teal. tho plan would seem we'll worth
adopting.
Among my friends is a girl whose
1917. with tho Eleventh u. S. Engi.
neers, and she tells me that at Il re-
cent meeting OF the family auxiliary
setWeen fioo nnd 'h 800 per
sons. 800 or 400 OF them being com
PEELED TO stand. Just think OF that!
tres This h,rn lsnt kespinE patriotic home
And she is very proud. this friend
OF mine. Of little publication gotten
alton to which sho belongs she has
presented a recent number Of this mag
azine TO me. 1t is called The Fighting
pose. In 1t, through letters from mem
bers of the regiment at the front, rela-
tives can find news not only OF their
own, brothers and sons. but OF many
absent loved ones. On the other hand
dSe boys N France find in i record
are going on at home
| can fancy with what delight each
batch OF copies OF The Fightin. Engi-
ncer must be received by the fight
IT Will he remembered that this was
the regimcnt-.hc Eleventh Engineers
came under the gunfre OF the Huns
last November near Cambria. and you
Will recall the thrill with which we
all read how, throwing aside the spades
railroad construction, they seized rifles
and gave the foe as good as he sent.
IT will certainly tickle those boys
which I am now looking. a fine picture
by Artist Joseph j. Knott twho. / un-
ment Of n nns s5o,mfr , In the reEi
-
on his face. and below it the words
II amt a-sayin' all the rest
Would not hev done the same
II they'd been caught with spades in
hand.
When rifles was the game:
But those chaps sure was ready,
An no such Boss as Fear
Cbuld toot a 'lay-off whistle
For n ELEVENTH Engineer"
Relatives OF this rcgimcnt-fathers.
mothers. wives. brothers. s!sters-wcre.
! am told. the first to start one OF these
family auxiliaries. Recently they cell
ebrated the anniversary of the de-
parture OF the regiment. and had the
pleasure OF recognizing many we'll
loved faces in an exhibition Of NOV
ing pictures taken at the front. The
following extract from the secretary's
report furnishes. perhaps. the best con-
crete idea OF the chief purposes of
these regimental family auxiliarics:
1T has been the earnest wish OF the
association TO secure all accurate and
available information upon subjects
that might be OF interest and import
ance TO It's members. especially ques-