The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1918-07-19
THE SOUTHERN SOLDIER
MAKES GOOD IN NORTH


J. II. Carter of Fairfield, whose son
Whorter J. Carter, is at Rochester, N.
Y. and who has been under treatment
at rest camp in that city with an in
jured foot for some time and whose
company was for some time stationed
there, has shown how the southern
boys heve won theirway into the heart
of the good people Of that section, and
as an evidence of that high esteem the
following letter to IIr. and Mrs. Carter
from one Of the families who have
learned something of our boys is Civ
EN-.
June 22nd, 1918
ny dear Mr.. and Mrs Carter
Your letter came this afternoon and
gave Mrs Putnam and myself a great
deal Of pleasure Not that we think
we merit all your kind words but be
cause if we feel we are giving comfort
or aid to any Of Our Boys" relatives
we know what We set out to do is in
. measure being accomplished We
are just two ordinary northern people
who want TO dc all we can for the
boys as We have none of our own to
send I am answering because ! think
know how a mother feels under the
circumstances and i shows in The let
ter. Do not worry about Garter he
DIS doing finely. He mas a plaster cast
On the foot 70 keep The bones IN place
and jokes and wrestIes with his com
rades all day long He says the foot
'itches and pains little but that is
just what it would 10 as Inc bones
Knit 30 not think it was anything
serious from what can learn. lie ex-
poets TO return 70 camp with MS com
pany who leaves here sometime the
first Of the week Carter is our favor
lite as ne is also Of the entire company
as I know from personal observation.
No one goes by him without giving
Inn slap on the back or a pull at his
hair at which ne only looks up and
laughs with that twinkle in his eye
you all know.
By jove! l don't know his first name
myself-the boys all said Garter
when ! first met him ana ! called him him
'sa@'-as =, too and / neTeE thought to
ask for any other He may never be
a millionaire perhaps but he's going
to bring sunshine and JOY to many
another life by his cherry, sunny dis
position and bright ways. Don't
hold him down TOO tight when he
comes back-he is one of Natures
children and loves TO be ont in the
open, I know from what he mas told
HE will more than repay you Tor all
you do for him in the end. We have
all southern boys here and you 10 not
know how much pleasure they have
given US. They are SO polite and ap-
IT, preeiatiye that we receive more than
we give-in gning. After having sent
our boys our 10 home dinner or auto
ride we are called up again and again
by the people who say Those boys
are simply delightful We enjoyed
every minute Of their visit. We want
two more TO entertain as soon as we
can get them" So you see your
southern toys are making you known
to us all We give a dance each
Wednesday night with the mothers to
chaperone them and serve light re
freshments Sundays from 4 10 6 p
n. where they meet and talk with
nice girls like their own sisters. They
get so tired of nothing but men, men,
men. One boy sal dthey were the first
nice girls he had met in eight months
So we feel We are filing want in
agall way. We thank you very
much for the melons which have not
as yet arrived but which doubtless will
get here the first Of the week, when !
will write again
Sincerely yours,