Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-05-28

at home. He urged that letters be
written to the boys who are there
and told of how letters from home
braced up the spirits of the men
while the fight was in progress
They were fighting for you at
home he said. "A letter from home
with God bless you. go on and
and on" The mothers in this war.
said Col. Thompson. made the real
sacrihces and he took occasion to
praise them for their sacrifices.
God bless them," he said, they
have done noble work" The COM
mander of the 10th also praised
the work of the welfare organiZa-
tions represented in France and told
OF the great good accomplished by
them among the soldiers.
Before he closed his address, Col.
thompson spoke very compliment
tary of the recent appointment of
General Price to be major general
of the Pennsylvania National Guard
which will be reorganized shortly.
He also took occasion to express his
| regret at the death of the late Adju-
tant General Thomas ]. Stewart
which occurred before he could
view the results of his efforts in
making the Pennsylvania Guard the
/
itself in the war.
In closing, Col. Thompson de-
clared that before the war the
American flag was little respected
beyond the borders of the country.
But now" he said. "Old Glory is
respected wherever she is thrown to
the breeze. That is not because of
what the officers did, not because of
what the statesmen did but because
of what the doughboys did"
When he had finished, Senator T.
give Col. Thompson a vote of thanks
for coming here and this was given.
Col. Thompson's address will be
printed in the record.
Colonel viii Return
Col. Thompson will leave New
York on the steamer American on
June in charge of about fifty ath-
letes who served in the Army to
compete in the athletic events that
are to be held in competition with
the soldiers of the allied forces in
Paris from about June "a to about
July s, Colonel Thompson will be
present at the Intercollegiates in
Boston on Saturday when he will
have final look at some Of the men
in action.
was dI OUC tlulG
coach of the University of Pitts
bursh football team. He was ath-
letic director of the Second Army in
France before being returned to his
regiment as colonel.
Before the 2Sth division embarked
Tor nome he was requested by Col.
wait c. Johnson in charge of ath-
letics in the Army in France to re-
main to assist him but finally was
permitted to come home on the
promise that he would select in the
united States team of athletes and
take them to France for the pur-
pose of defeating similar teams of
the allies. This team is now being
picked by Fred. Ruben, of New
York, secretary of the Amateur Ath-
Ietlc Union and Colonel Thompson.
The team will be made up of about
two men from each branch of ath-
leticS to be competed in. All men
who served in the Army either at
home or abroad between August 2.
1915, and November IL, 1918, are ELI
gible to make the team. The Eos
dick Commission is also assisting in
arranging for the trip of the Amer
leans.
According to Col. Thompson some
of the men will be tried out in New
York before sailing.
The games will be held in tbe
Pershing stadium in France and the
athletes who are not attached to the
army still In France will return