The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-03-14
CROzIER IS GUEST
OF HONOR TODAY At
ROTARY LUNCHEON
Tells the Members Some Plain
Truths About the War, but
Holds His Big Ammunition in
Reserve for Tonight s Address.

The guest of honor NJ today =, lunch.
con oi the Rotary club wa. Lieut.. y. \.
tro1ict Of the Canadian Overseas IN.
pcditionary forces.
- ana going ~ speak he Aibuqucr.
que tonight for the last time. aud when
! have finished there Nill be- nu doubt in
yout minds ~ 20 the ectuoltics of the
war situation either here COZ abroad, -
said the lieutenant.
''Tbc cnemy abroad rs not the only
enemy We have Ia contend with hy long
odds. aud the only WAY to treat the
scuundrcls who are stubhiug lnclc sam
in the huck while enjoying the only lb.
rety they have ever known h. 10 tie
their wooden shoes aud p~rctzels around
their uccks aud make them hunt their
holes. 80
The following letter wa, read hy the
president. II Is from one of our own
boys lover there aud gives "a vivid
glimpse of what American ingenuity il
doing fot bleeding France.
sunday, February ~.
John Tombs, Secretary.
Albuquerque Rotary Club.
Albuquerque. New M,Nico.
4 Dear John and Boys:
Your letter OF November 70 came just
Il few days ago, %go"dno-s knows whore
II had been. though once IN u while !
YET % letter that has been an over
France before hnal delivery. Was
mighty glad Goo receive my ard also.
and you may hr sure thar though I'm
not with YOU iu person am he spirit.
aud I'm for yuu strong. Gosh / wish
! could drop Boo az the meeting Thur,
day and tell you ui some of the very
interesting experiences ] have had, aud
pluccs sccu-hut ! don't think IT, going
To be- -o uwtnlly long, at that, TN I
am again with vou.
W. ave 20 dandy camp and % fine
bunch ut fellows, are doing good work
aud getting uui lots Of lumber. RrrcntlN
our outfit was inspected by O French
general 81, ihr most efficient operation
in France, so you see ~, spirit Of
Rotary j. with us even here. We arr
working two ten hour shifts Boz the mill.
$50 you see Nc are going into II for AN
is worth.
Have had scNcsui mighty ui,c trips
and ave seen o lut nf very Interesting
places. Especially interesting aud bean.
iitul ate The big ra'ncirnls, ngd every
own ot amy size has one. some OF them
date back 20 the fourteenth century nud
are wonderful works of engineering.
considering that th"rr is 100 steel iu
them. We are 90 get futlnugh- of seven
days. every TOM months. and expect to
take % trip 10 Italy II possible; az amy
rate. viii sure get o. see 70 lot of the
country. The peasants here remind me
mere of the native, 90 home than ANY.
. thing elsr-so you can tell hv that how
we'll they imprcs, me. They are behind
the times-und their prospects for
catching up are mighty poor. The food
situation With them ISM nearly rs bad
a. ! expected 20 see. aud the majority
of them look ~ well fed ms Dan Mac
phcrsou. so you know they ureu Z suffer.
ing any, and as for us-"ur Uncle sam
ncl Is sure seeing that 80 don Z 20 hun.
CRY; plenty of good plain grub-aud
most of MS seem 80 hc getting fat on II.
Had oar FIRST horse meat the other day.
and II i.p'r u hit h~ad-though I
wouldn't relish eating the old "fumily
horse 80
Have been having real nice weather
the pnsi few weeks, regular spring, and
II sure goes good after some Of the DAYS
We have had, and yon know that I'm h
:" sunshine booster, 40 81 makes a M
with me-.
Am really ashamed of myself for not
writing sooner, but We are 50 dnrncd
busy that We dou'' get much time for
letter writing -ur Mt $40, breakfast NJ
/ G;lj. work : 10 G-thcu after ~ get
supper H. about time to 20 20 bed, and
We are always ready 10 chit the hay 80
J after % day a. the mill
Everyone OF you have my very best
wishes and I often think 81 the enjoy.
able lunchcous ! an missing, bur 'ewcct
are the use, uf adversely and IN en-.