Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-20

Jerry was there In his army uni
form and ! ses hello Jerry hows
things over at Dix? He ses Just
fine Joe and Ethel ses don't you
think he looks cute in those
clothes? I ses well he looks okay
except the pants seem to fit him
too soon and Ethel ses yes but
Jerry ses that's very fashionable
in the army.
! SEES Jerry are you getting
along all right now? ses 1t
seems TO me l heard you was
having plenty OF trouble get
ting used to the army and that
they had you in the guardhouse
q couple OF times. Jerry ses no
/ was only gigged once. Every
thing Is fine now. Ethel ses yes
Joe is getting along wonderful
since my Uncle Ben went over
there and made a connection
for him. Jerry was telling me
about 1t when you came in.
ses what do you mean n
connection? ! ses you talk like
the army is run like some
political machine and Ethel ses
well ] mean q connection.
That's what Jerry calls It. He
is In a hurry to go now so he
can take Ills ,irl ErederickA
down to Coney and If you will
just lend him two dollars I will
explain after he goes Joe. He
has a couple OF dollars himself
but he needs more than that TO
buy her something to eat.
so I gave Jerry the two dol
lars and he left and Ethel got
my supper and then she SEES now
Will tell you about the connec-
ton my Uncle Ben made for
Jerry. / seS j suppose IL was
with some war department or
some general Ethel and she Ses
o no Joe. That kind OF a con-
nection would not have done
Jerry a bit OF good. The war
department or a general have
not got anything to do with the
army. / ses no / guess not.
Ethel ses ] mean as far as Jerry
and fellows like him are con-
cerned. Ny Uncle Ben told me
all about II. ] got hold OF him
when Jerry wrote me what .
hard time he was having and I
wanted Uncle Ben TO see Presi-
dent Roosevelt about Jerrys
case but Uncle Ben Ses that
would just be wasting time. He
ses he would find somebody who
would be worth six President
Roosevelts TO Jerry. They
laughed at him for wearing
pajamaS Joe.
ses walt a minute Ethel.
ses don't get me mixed up. ] Ses
who did they laugh at for wear
ing pajamas7 She Ses why
Jerry OF course. He had some
beautiful pajamas with his in
itials on the pocket that Fred
ericka embroidered and they
made fun OF him. He had a lot
OF other hardships too Joe until
! told Uncle Ben about 1t and
he went TO the camp right away
and looked up Jerrys first SER
geant. That is the one he made
the connection with for Jerry
and now Jerry is doing fine.
I ses well you haven't ex-
planned how your Uncle Ben
made the connection yet Ethel
and she ses why he Just took the
first sergeant to Wrishtstown
and they had many beers to-
gether and found out they had
been In the other war together
and wound UP wonderful friends.
They sang songs nearly all night
long and my Uncle Ben told the
first sergeant to look after Jerry
so everything is all right. Joe
my Uncle Ben SEES the first SER
geants run the army and that
they are the only ones that have
any sense.
! ses what about the pajamas
Ethel7 | ses was your Uncle
Bens connection strong enough
TO keep them from laughing at
Jerry for wearing those things7
Ethel ses o Jerry stopped wear
ing them OF his own accord. He
ses 1t Is too much bother putting
them on and taking them off in
the army but that they are good
10 clean his gun with. He ses
not 10 tell Frederick because he
doesn't think she would like hav
doesn't think she would like
having her embroidery used 70