The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-01-24
ValeyC City Club Womanlnterested
in Work for 4lst Army Division

A splendid tribute has just been
paid Mrs. Frank White, wife of COL
White by Lieutenant w. r. Tyree in
behalf OF the 41st Division Casual De-
tachment, for her work among the
boys in khaki. Everyone in North Da-
kota will be glad to know that one of
their representative club women has
made a lasting name for herself in
this great war for democracy. The
communication telling of her work at
Camp Hill, Newport News, Va, fol-
lows:
Scamp Hill, Newport News, Va,
Sunday, January Is, 1918.
"To the People of North Dakota:
lowing to the presence of many
North Dakotans here, who with others
compose five provisional companies,
known as the 41st Division Casual
Department, commanded by Colonel
Frank White, n. D. N. G., sent here
from Camp Mills, N. Y, for the pur-
pose of gathering and caring for near
ly eight thousand horses for the 41st
Division which will sometime be used
in France, I thought it the duty of
someone connected with this detach-
ment to let the people of North Dako-
ia know of the splendid and benevo-
lent work Mrs. White is doing for the
men Of this camp.
"Soon after the detachment settled
in their camp, Mrs. White came to
visit the Colonel. Immediately she
began looking after the health and
welfare of the men. She did such
valuable work as supplying many
needed speaters and other articles
which went long way towards MAX
ing the men comfortable. She inter-
coded with the Red Cross and the Y.
M. G. A. people securing musical in
struments, reading matter, wooden he'll
ments, and succeeded in arranging
Christmas trees for the men on Christ
mas eve. In general, she superintend-
ed all this with very little help, in
many instances buying things that
could, not be otherwise supplied. With
the turkey and other things the gov
eminent furnished the men had quite
an enjoyable Christmas.
"For those of the men who were so
unfortunate as to spend Christmas in
the hospital, Mrs White was a veri-
table Sal ta Claus. 1t was due to her
efforts that these men were not for
gotten at}Christmas time, for although
the government takes splendid care
OF their sick, there are many things
that only woman can do. She has
been the means of interesting many
other ladies in the work who had
heretofore been unaware of the SER
vice they could render.
"Too much cannot be said of the
good work Mrs. White is doing. She
has endeared herself to every man
here through her constant efforts to
aid the men who will soon go to the
front.
"The people Of North Dakota can
we'll be proud of Mrs. White and the
inestimable work that she has done.
not only here, but wherever she has
been with the boys, at Charlotte, N.
c., and elsewhere.
Mrs. White, but at the same time hav-
ing had opportunity to observe the
good work Of this fine woman, /
though it the duty Of some one to
let the people Of her state know what
she has done for us. The men of this
camp have signed petition asking
that Mrs. White be allowed to accom-
pany them to France She is the
"good Samaritan" wherever she goes.
Every respectfully,
W. K. TYREE,
1st 1t. 116 Tr. Hq. & NJ. P, formerly
Adjutant Wash. Cavalry"
Mrs. White was in Washington re-
Gently trying for commission as
"Camp Mother" to enable her to go to
France and work with the boys there