The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-05

DeIOW. aDOut retuFuthE WI diers, sailors and marines. When your relative friend who has been in the service returns to Dir mingham, phone or write of the fact and the information will be giady published. Among those re- turning yesterday were the follow ing,
 Lieut. Roy Sharp, an officer in the famous Company K, Rainbow division who was severely wounded at Chateau Thierry, returned to Birmingham yes terday after an absence of more than a year. Lieutenant Sharp has fully recuP erated from his wounds after many months in base hospital. He has many friends in this city who are welcoming him back.
 Lieut.. Fred Fite, the popular officer who has seen considerable service with the Americans abroad returned to Bir- mingham last night and is stopping at the Tutwier. His return to this city is joyously hailed by his many friends who are keeping him busy answering questions.
 According to advices recently received in Birmingham. Maj. Ed. l.. Anderson has safely landed in New York and will shortly return to this city. Mrs. Ander- son has gone to New York to meet him.
 Lee Calama has returned from overseas where he rendered valuable service in the motor corps with the American forces on the western front.
 ,,yr. out the state and especially among Uni- versity of Alabama alumni, has returned to Birmingham and is stopping at the Tutwiler. He has many friends here who are delighted at his safe return after a long absence in the service. Early in December the Chamber of Commerce mailed 20O0 Christmas cards to Birmingham boys in the American army in France; one card was mailed to every boy whose name and address could be ascertained. Out of this num- Der only one card has been returned because of failure to deliver.
 Yesterday letters came from three boys acknowledging receipt of the cards ana expressing their appreciation of the re- membrance The dates these letters bear shows that the cards reached their des- tinations before Christmas. These &C.,
 
 On active service with the American
 expeditionary force..
 Somewhere in France December 19,19l9. Chamber of Commerce People of Bir
 mingham:
 Gentlemen: Just received your kind and most welcome letter today, and my heart was over-joyed with thanks to all of you. and I think often of the people of Bir- mingham for their kindness in my be- half.
 I certainly hope it will not be very long before can return to the Beautiful City love so well. and it cheers me to think how you good people stood behind us in that critical hour. and I am more than glad to know that Birmingham was doing more than her part. Respectfully yours.
 WILLIAM A. DODD, Ordnance department, Sixty-first artil-
 lery, c. A. c. Via New York, Ameri-
 can expeditionary forces. On active service with the American
 expeditionary force.
 St Nazare, France December IS, 1918. The Birmingham Chamber of Commerce, Birmingham, Ala.
 Gentlemen: Your Christmas greetings received today and want to thank you for same.
 The boys appreciate all that you good people have done for us and hope to be able soon to return some of the many kindnesses shown us by the Birmingham people.
 Wishing you and all of Birmingham a Happy and Prosperous New Year. One of the Birmingham boys,
 SERGT WILLIAM BANS, Medical department, Seventeen Engineer
 Ky, American expeditionary force.
 Segrie. France, December IA. 1918. Chamber of Commerce,
 Birmingham, Ala.
 Dear Sirs: Please accept many thanks for the beautiful Christmas greetings which you so kindly mailed me, one of the Birmingham boys at the front.
 I am proud to be called a Birmingham boy, also a "Yank,' because Gas you