The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1921-09-29

Hesterman went to Seattle hoping he
might find some one who knew h,s
son. The article follows:
Laughter, man laughter, quick,
spontaneous and hearty. filled tte
lobby Of Hotel Butler yesterday.
There were pauses when there was no
laughter and when men looked at
each other long. then looked away and
thought before tLey laughed agai.,
Veterans Of the Ninety first division
assembled in Seattle for fun and al
most for nothing else gossiped and
chartered like schoolboys but ever and
again that sudden pause. Probably It
will be years and years and possibly
not ever will this pause cease to pune
tuate their laughter. Until their dead
are forgotten they will laugh and re.
membering pause in laughing.
Steady. explained G. E. Christen-
sen of the Seattle committee In
charge of arrangements for the Nine
ty-first division association reunion.
STEADY since morning they've been
calling here by telephone and In per
son and when they do just call out
the name and who is calling and the
boys sort of listen and try to remem-
Der If they knew the man or whe,,
he died or how"
SO 1t was yesterday and will be t.
day among these veterans of the
Ninety-first. When laughter reaches
its height and the boys are merry at
the recollection of how Corporal So
and SO stole chickens for the mess or
Private Smith was mixed on guard
orders there comes the call II not by
telephone from relatives, then arising
without signal In the heart of one of
the group: did anybody here know
him or how he died and wherer'
Henry Hesterman is not a young
man. He's an old man of the sort thrt
grow old early and then seem to ston
growing old and stay just so old in
definitely. Grizzled and wea thered
and wrinkled. you know, and still spry
and good for hard work and long days
of it.,
heard they were meeting over here
In Seattle so / just took the train and
came along. I've sort of given up hone !
of hearing about him but maybe there !
Will. be somebody here who will know
Hesterman's son. Henry Hesterman
Jr.. was member of the 363rd i1fan-
try. Said his father.
He was in company "A likely sort
Of lad. We heard from him regularly
until they reached France and thu
not quite so regular. but guess that
was the fault of the mails and maybe
ne was having good time at first ana
fidn't have much chance to write.
Still we heard from him and then not
tt all. Wife felt pretty badly over n
Dut l kept on thinking that sooner or
ater he would write and that he'd L.,
alright heard that he was buried
AZ Verdun. War department said h..
vas killed In action and that they nut
him at Verdun but how can I be sure
because the war department won't an
'wer letters now. I can't make them
ell me where the boy is. Guess they
ion't know. hut probably one of his
1uddies here can tell me. I'm lust
'etting around the hotel here waiting
or somebody that can tell me.
He came from Grangeville. Idaho
md that's long way from here ard
mighty long way from France and
Terdun.
Chaplain John Fl. Beard. who was
With the 36ist infantry as well as
With machine gun outfit" for many
months in France. was besieged all dav
ong by Seattle people anxious to learn
II men they lost The chaplain was
usy almost morning, noon and niph,
answering their questions and doing
rs best TO give them belated comfort