The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-23
Get KAN. APPLES
Soldiers in France Receiv
First Fruit Shipments.
Red Cross Official Thanks W. @.
Anderson and Donors.
FORECAST.

As the result of the apples for SOL
diers' campaign just closed in
America, and in which Kansas has by
far oversubscribed its quota, Ameri-
can fighting men in camps and in
French environments and hospitals are
being deluged with a shower of bright,
red palatabIe fruit, according to letters
received today by w. o. Anderson,
chairman of the campaign in this
state. One of the letters is a copy or
one written to Wayne M. French,
treasurer of the International Apple
Shippers association, by George T.
Rice of the Red Cross.
Rice Writes Anderson.
Rice asserts that, at the time the
letter was written, 1,420 cases of fresh
apples were on their way from a port
in France to Paris. Rice says:
your very generous gift is one OF
the finest donations that the Ameri-
can Red Cross has received since it
began it's work in France. These ap-
pies wifi be appreciated not only by
the doctors and nurses from profess
sional point of view as an actual bene-
fit to the health of the convalescent
point they are invaluable. You will
hardly believe when I tell you that
from actual statistics the con-
valescence of a soldier resting in a
pink or blue pajama rather than a
gray or white one is much more rapid.
This very clearly goes to show how the
mind and surroundings work upon the
body You can easily imagine what a
beneficial effect the eating of an apple
grown in the United States, and pos
sibly from your own state Will have
upon the health of our convalescent
soldiers. The fine spirit which accom-
panies this gift, allowing US to dis
tribute to anyone and at places where
these apples are most needed, repre-
sents the principles on which the Red
Cross is founded and makes our task
easier and much more effective"
Letter From French.
The following letter, speaking of
Kansas donations, was written to
Anderson by French:
Mr. w. O. Anderson, Topeka, Kan.
Dear Mr.. Anderson: wrote to you a
ing bill ii Of iading for 5o4 boxes Of apples
in car Penn 101041. which / note comes
from the boys in the southwestern and
western part of Kansas, and I take it that
the list of donations amounting to $715.
have written to Mr.. Brinker in accordance
with your suggestion, and enclose copy of
/ note that You have approximately
LOCO which you have collected in your
end of the state. My previous letter. as
| from Mr.. wagner, will no doubt have de-
| cided you to send the money to New York
rather than to purchase and ship a car
of apples with that fund. / really think
| it is by far the better way You can tell
the boys that there is no doubt about
Kansas being given full credit for the con
tribution and it ought not to be difficult
! to convince anyone that their money is
| likely to go further in providing apples
! for the boys on the other side if the apples
purchased here than would be the case
!! if the apples were sent from Kansas direct.
! You certainly have done great work. I
/ hat IL ia
express my appreciation for what you
| have done. You will get your satisfaction,
; l am sure. when you begin TO read the
/ wonderful Acknowledgements which have
! only just begun TO arrive from the other
side. The trade papers will publish lot
| hope to publish most of them in pamphlet
form for distribution among the contrib
utors over the country
Just got a cable from Paris this morn
ing telling us that te first shipment
which went to the Y VI. c. A in Paris
was forwarded to our boys at the farthest
! front and that the second shipment had
Just arrived. and hat further shinments
would be well taken care of. Mails be
tween this country and France are slow
but I apprehend that in the very neal
future shall be receiving a large mum
her of Acknowledgements from the boys
themselves The letter from the Red Cross
reached me the Sth inst. You viii
notice it was dated on the 10Th January
and acknowledged my letter of December
g. Yours faithfully. fSignedl
WAYNE NJ. FRENCH,
Treasurer International Apple Shippers
Assn.
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