Evening journal., 1918-11-13
TELLS OF WOUNDED
YANKS AT VICHY
Captain Veale of Engineers
Praises Women of
Red Cross
WRITER Is DELAWARE
COLLEGE GRADUATE

Captain John II. Neale, Of the u. 5
Engineers. who has been in France
since July, 1917, has sent through his
mother Mrs. Isabelle Veale, Of Grubbs,
a letter 10 the American Red Cross
chapter at that place. thanking and
praising the women Of the Red Cross
for their great work. The letter Is one
OF the most interesting received from a
Delaware soldier. He tells Of the many
wounded soldiers that he saw at Nichy,
France, and OF what the Red Cross Is
doing for the soldiers. Captain Veale Is
a graduate OF Delaware College, aud
was prominent In sports while at col
lege. His letter fOllows: "
September Il, 1913.
France.
To The American Red Cross,
Grubb's, Delaware.
am sending this little note to you
through my mother, 20 convey my
thanks and gratitude for the work you
are doing. II makes me Just a little
prouder 10 say that come from
Grubb's Corner, New Castle county,
Delaware.
was not fortunate enough 20 be sent
10 the front where ! could hand the
Boche what l have In my heart for
them, so l determined 20 deal them O
harder blow by filling the place assign
ed 20 me in the most wonderful achieve
ment OF this war OF wars-the 5. o. S.
or Service OF Supplies.
We over here are working night and
day and II Is only the thoughts Of what
you women OF the United States are
doing for us and expect OF US that
makes the American EXpeditiOnary
Force the most inyincible fighting ma
chine I'm this war.
A noted general in an address TO QUO
regiment yesterday Sunday, 18TH said:
"The women OF the United States are
the most wonderful women In the
world" and he meant just such wom-
en- as you.
! have been in France since August,
1917, and have had only two days leave.
One Of those days / spent In trip to
Vichy about a month ago.
II you could see what l saw there
you would work your ilnger-ends on.
Vichy IS one OF the most noted places
in France where people go TO regain
their health, and Il has been taken over
by the United states as a place for her
wounded to recuperate. Everywhere In
the streets and parks were our boys
some without an arm, or a leg, some
with both legs gone. others forever bent
and broken. but the saddest Of all were
the ones whose eyes were bandaged,
being led about by their comrades or
kindly civilians.
One young fellow, whom I shall never
forget, was sitting in a reclining chair,
and sat down to talk to him. He SAID:
II don't mind II so much II II wasn't
for mother I can never see her again.
And he took her picture from his shirt
pocket and asked me 10 look at II ana
te, him what l saw. That was the
hardest thing I've ever had to do. When
! could speak at all. ! told him about
my own mother, for all mothers are
the same. I left him with a smile on
his face and a greater determination in
my own heart that as long as / had
the will power to move would devote
every ounce Of my energy In doing my
part to keep the wheels OF our gigantic
machine moving.
I have passed through one winter
here, and know how much the boys
appreciate the many little comforts
made by our Red Cross women.
''You may not all be mothers, bue
YOU are American women, and it's aH
the same. It is the mother spirit IN
your work that makes you as the gen.
eral said, 1.-The most wonderful women
In the world.
Capt. John II. Veale, Engrs.