Putnam patriot., 1920-01-09

herself to the soldiers and sailor
the A. e. F. The article concerl
her work is published exclusivel,
TIE Patriot.
When l reached France in the e
part of June, 1919, sent over by
knights Of Columbus, and by Sc
tarY Franklin X. Lane, Of the Der
ment Of the Interior, / felt somey
like the clown in the country cir
who merely plays around in the s
dust Initiating the acrobats who |
been ahead of him and who have !
ed their lives in doing the trick.
stead Of facing discomfort and h
ships, everything was made plea.
and easy for my trip. 1 was me
the deck in Havre by courteous
Of c. Secretary, Prof. Felix Hugo
the Pittsburg Carnegie Art Sch
and in q luxurious automobile
rolled swiftly up to Paris. Their,
headquarters, was told that
Overseas Commissioners wished m
VISIT all Of the centres where
troops were still massed, and tn;
was TO 'falk to the boys"
Well, l followed my instruct
literally. ! travelled 1890 miles
spoke some sixty-six times and
dressed, during the four months, i
10000 of cur men in khaki
blue | tried to carry them meS
from home. | didn't dwell upon
war, bat upon Gods Own Courft
| endeayored to cheer them up ait
make them feel little bit less |
sick Briefly, | wanted to desenre
name they soon gave me, whiG
Mother Casey"-a real term n
dealment, as | soon discoveredar.
l was especially interested I've
magnificent construction work is
by our forces. Somehow, l do 3lt
lieve that the people here in 4 is
half realize what our work ofSetar
plishmeut was in nineteen monotee
Evry man of the two millheld.
went overseas had not the pnfini
of testing his courage at thteria
every man could not be a cand
for the War Cross, but every Eof "a
a chance to prove himself VI 7
the uniform he wore by worC. 9
hind the FREEING line, so that j. M
chinery for which he was 3 gradl
sponsible would be able to lawy'
day by day, hour by hour, nj ligan
al victory a certainty. planf
There were the acres of and
warehouses, the miles of tweel
long stretches of telegraph live
wires. the great refrigeratf, work
4
the many steam saw millst ligen
bakeries, the bridges, the e
tracks the locomotives ar,o ca
endless stretches of canvas,. chino
ad tents and barracks, thf1h NV ,
Of American automobiles INV
Wcles-in fact, a marvf snaal
phernalia of war in the hi IN uuts
world, and all transports 'n =. belor
broad Atlantic so that ou VI vat;o
visions should lack not .'p' ful ,
go oro klion | VI
carrier over more 'iiait TWO this ;
IONS OF IA" h'a'eliai pe Of serve
miiiion or more Oh ine All senta
that And yet not lifeI nn ganiz
ais sile Of the great col hcih s..'.r y
-. .,,,:a.,I ,o. vrha+ 6 hthu- u "
We eniisteo was what ~ fool erous
siasm and inspired my pr h' wish
that the history has still is.en dome
af what the United Sta Z inns Jaw;s
aoa;.. No ona what 'e"'S
-. - 80 for ny
| Sd" last summer ca tho their
moment that Eve inc q
goods" that
those Who Stayf ways
But l must dwell foFn' up AS
N the long rows of ''" they
graves which now DEUS " were
France n many scctif my b
,ory. How peacefuliSs see" ed in
% sleep there where oo"h
heir lives in Gods = rlshe
pusness and for the n u nu Cal
nauity. Those silef CROSSES on Il
pointing heavenwarrute anu Inc
Inspiring witnesses Fins anu es.ln'
4 sacrifice. 80
The peoples wereef grow"
ag In Flanders Fie sisi'ea
be User, but in tht our own tn.
Iational flower. the rod' was at ~
looD,;nv with an : glow as it ., ~
waved in the sumeze. us sixty
eemed to my ind as signi- sehes