Evening star., 1918-01-20
By MARY MERRILL SCOTT.

WIFE Of Gen. Hugh L. Scott, o. .. A.
~ VERY man at the front has left
In behind some woman whose anx-
IT. ious mind follows him to the
Ill training camp or across the wa
ter to France. And every woman with
her kin or sweetheart in the Army wants
to send him something useful So it is
just what not to send" and what to
send" that Will tell about simply and
briefly.
As tho government supplies each soldier
with an outfit Of hat. shoes underwear.
uniform, food and shelter 1t is useless to
send such articles, except those I men,
ton further on as being desirable. Tho
Army shoe is Of the best and most COM
Portable make. tested by long experience.
The uniform is Of the color and material
required by the regulations. So is the hat
They are also supplied with the table
requisites needed.
Do not forward food to those abroad.
Cakes jellies. meats and breads get moldy
or uneatable by the time they arrive in q
foreign land. OF course. to men in camps
in this country boxes can be sent by ex-
press containing such things and arrive
shipped at once. But to those across the
water there should be nothing in the line
OF foods. except something like very hard
ea1dyEiime can .n,l or lemon drops chewing gum
Any hard candy ought to be packed in
tin. Some stores have boxes containing
q dozen different kinds Of cakes. packed
tightly. These are easily forwarded to the
training camps in the United States Jel-
lies and preserves, II in glasses. should
be sealed closely. then put in tins with
plenty Of SOFT packing between them to
prevent breakage. But no such things
should 30 abroad
First and last. write letters. Write
often. using for foreign correspondence
rather thin paper. Tell all the gossip
OF the daily life of the family and the
news about friends. Write as often a.
you can possibly find time. When =
soldier is sitting in muddy trench
in France. listening to the distant
growl Of the guns. he likes to hear
how the family back in the states is
getting on. and every little detail is
Next to letter. tobacco is. by
smokers. the most desired article. It Is
inexpensive and easily sent. Remem-
bier yhsthsr the ,se sedis S.x
ingiy Get his favorite brand. In the
dim twilight of strange fields young
America Will enjoy the puffs in whose
fornia. the green hills Of old Virginia
or the soughfng pine forests OF the
great northwest-just SO 1t is ''home."
Pocketknives are always useful So
are pencils, especially those whose
points are fitted with metal shields.
Small pads of writing paper and a
fountain pen, accompanied by bottle
of the proper ink for its use. come in
very conveniently. So do small mir
rors OF steel. which are unbreakable.
and pocket electric flashlights. These
lights are most useful to man on
duty at night.
In many drug stores there can be
obtained little outfits in which are al
ready neatly put up many needed toilet
articles. such as toothpaste. shaving
soap. tale powder, vaseline In tubes.
toilet soap and a roll Of small. adhesive
tape.
Wrist watches are popular and well
coined by a soldier. But they should
be Of strong. heavy leather and not
in any delicate metal
There = also now on sale in many
shops what 10 called q housewife" a
small. ecmpsot sewing kit containing