The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-02-05

IN Tom Ergi1i1s Ec1l1 LIZ Z
800 pon Is = = lons
ers sreeelglEg N eelllll 2
receive e
nm sixteen years old. u seems
very young % Be . pFia01er-o issEsEs
but It vas not my 4aulE was mem
ber Of tie Young Mems Christian AS.
socfation fn Norfolk, Virginia.
Il would Ike to hear from you soon.
Hoping to be your friend.
Robinson Crusoe, when he found his
man Friday. had nothing on Joseph W
Morgan, prisoneT-of-war 40. 3, when
he received his first letter from the
Young Mems Christian Association
He was taken from the steamer Es-
meraIdas and held at Gustroks Ger
many. In his letter he says.
81 received the surprise, the parcel
Words are inadequate in trying 70 e1-
press ny gratitude. Robinson CruSoe
must have been lonesome until he met
man Friday. don't think he hao
anytnong on me until / got your let
ter, and that letter and also other let
tiers expect FROM you VIII be my man
FRIDAY.
Y am feeling good, experiencing no
III health, thank God. You say for me
20 state what I need. I need under
wear. size 40, handkerctiefs, soap,
towel comb. sweater, outside shirt.
Thanking you for helping me-
Parcels the Mzinstay CT Life.
Showing the spirit Of the men and
telling Of the German priSoner-of-wac
rat;ons, one writer, whose name IS
withheld for obvious reasons, MANAGED
to set his letter to this country with
oft having it pass through Official
channels. After stating that the
American Red Cross is sending week
" food parcels to the Americans in
his camp he says, in part:
at tie present writing VIC are an
waiting patiently for the Red Cross
parcels, but we have the Y. NJ. G. A.
bacon and oatmeal to fair back on,
which is much appreciated, assure
you. Should we have 10 wait three
days more, why, then it's the Ger
man hall pound OF bread cay--wat-
cry soup-twice a day.
Now we know that tie British Red
Cross is sending the parcels regularly
and we are quite sure that the Ger
man postal officials are doing what
thew can to let US have the parcels
as regularly as possible, because .
man can do more work with fair
neal than with otherwise. but lack
OF facilities, such as men, ETC., delay
these parcels very often; too often, II
fact, to satisfy our peace OF mind.
The daily routine OF the day IS
enough 10 Unbalance any ones mind
besides waiting for parcels. The par
GELS are the maiEstay Of our life. We
know We are prisouer5-of.war and the
game Americanism within US has as
serted itself more than once here.
I'VE are men who look facts straight
in the face undinchicgiy, 50 Go not
think we complain. We do not know
TIE word complain means. That word
IS not in the dictionary we men han
ale"
The Most Human Letter OF All.
Probably the most human letter OF
Tie batch is one from wife who lives
- Fast Boston, Massachusetts, to her
husband IN a prison camp IN Ger
nGay. He asked the Young Men 6
Christian Association to find out Why
e:e I'D not write. Here Is what she
wrote and what he forwarded 70 Nlr.
wilson.
Il have been writing to you since
May and can not understand why you
did not receive at least one OF the let
teTs. The letters must be heid up
somewhere. I hope you viii receive
one Of them. at least, this one for luck
''If you have not receive, sae letters
I sent before, I will have to tell you
again THAI beautiful baby daughter
was born 20 US ApTi; 26th, 1917. l had
her baptized the name OF Mary. I had
her pose for her picture especially to
:aad sou. don't suppose you have
received that either.
Mary is a beautiful baby. I could
write q look about all the cute things
sl.a does, and can you helieTe. Tom,
she is sitting up by herself and wear
Ing soft shoes and only four months
cid at present. She has black hair end
blue eyes Ike myself. hut cen see
you sticking out all over her in her
smile and limbs.
size has a head shaped like yours
and her hands are the very shape OF
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