Evening star., 1918-07-28
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master sergeant to his very marrow.
too, when he learned that reany
rousing welcomes with oanas snc stto
cheering crowds .,oa OF esuen to the
"buddies" when first they arrive IN
England, and that Sir Alfred Mono;
the British first commissioqer "
works, had given permission ss :
base ball might be played " 1yns tns
Park. London; on ,ss9a certain rsady aafs 81 striKe
ing concession, since 1t ts the rIss
time that permission has been siyei.
n nlav any game Whatever IN tnis .
the most fashionable OF all Lonoon
parks.
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The quartermaster sergeant mus.
have glowed, too. upon hearing tnae
the Duke of Bedford. one Of Lon
don's greatest landlords, had given
his box at the opera to be used on
several nights In the week BY Amer.
ica's service men; that members OF
parliament are arranging to have our
apbters to tea on the famous terrace
az the house Of commons, and that
really flne entertainments OF all kinds
are now to be given in all American
rest camps here: that. In TACT. a
really tremendous movement 10. ).
turning all England into sammy r. .
blfghty' is on foot, fostereo oy ..ono eno
British government, for, again. aston. ,'.,
ishinr as IL appears, all this Is really
the result Of efforts put forth by the
aforementioned Quafterma6teI scr
geant in the United States Army. :.
He isn't Growing about 1t one Dit,
and his size in hats is e1aeriy 1Isa .ay ny
what otto Kahn. the American multi
millionaire, declared the other DAY
was the biggest thing he (kann) NAG
heard Of since the war began ana
which another prominent American
propaganda" yet accomplished; But But
Of course, he Is Tremendously pieaseo.
and most Of all because OF what the
surprising thing that he has accom-
plished means, not only In the way
Of making our soldiers nAppy anu
contented. but in the way OF making
the people of America and Great
Britain better friends than they ever
have been before, and than they ever
could have been except through some
great big affections -cementtng scheme
such as he mana managea gfeantp.ffnn to fInSe've IN
How could nero quartermaster
sergeant, and an American one too,
null or such q thing here in Eng
land? How could he. not SO much
higher In rank than thar o1d pFdivaee;a ssea an sn
electric thrill through the entire
British nation, including its aristoc.
racy. stimulate activity on th9 part
Of the British government and even
extend to the throne itse1f1 Well.
to tell how Is our story. But nrst
let It be said who the quartermaster
sergeant is and how he originally
came TO realize that sorne such move.
ment as the big one that he himsei1
gave the name Of 'Sammy's Blighty
was necessary II our men were to be
sent from England to France lOO
ner cent eficient,". and II advantage
was to be taken. Of what famous
British ofilcer and government omcial
described the other day as heaven. en-.
sent opportunity" for Welding the
never has been welded before.
: The uuarserrnaster sergeants name
ia EdmunC George Goulding. and.
though he wears the uniform OF the
United states Army and. previous to
the war had adopted the united
BrIton BY birth. Before he Joined
ITnoie Sans Army as q private. he
was writer by trade and had done
well out Of It,; a fact which would
be enough, to CONVINCE some people
that he cannot have a single Scrap
of genius. After a period OF trailing
in the, United States he was shipped
acrosG to England. on his way. 20
Franco. and when he got heEe-fo
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Well, he found, to be quite frank.
that our fighting men, with their first
enthusiasm already just a bit damp