The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1942-05-29
372nd On
Parade


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NEW YORK, N. Y.-Last
Sunday was a very busy DAY
for the Chaplain and men of
the S72nd Infantry. One hun
dred and fifty men were Sc
lected from the First Battalion
of which Chaplain James Mayo
is Spiritual Advisor, from the
Headquarters (Regimental) of
which this Chaplain is Spirit
ual Advisor during the absence
of Chaplain Charles R. Win
throp of the Third Battalion,
and the Second Battalion.
Early on Sunday afternoon
three bus loads proceeded on
their way to Mt. Vernon, Yonk-
erS, Port Chester and Rye, New
Rochelle, and White Plains,
New York. On arriving at their
destination they were royalty
entertained by the Brooks Me
mortal Volunteers of West
chester, N. Y, an organization
founded by Mrs. Eunice Wolff
a short time ago as a memoir
ial to Robert Brooks, the first
Colored man to fall at Pearl
Harbor at the beginning of the
present war with Japan. The
soldiers were assigned to the
various homes in these vicini-
ties where they were served one
of the most delicious dinners
that they had ever been the
happy participants Of since
they have been stationed in the
State of New York. The hos
pitality of the people was
simply marvellous and the
boys were made to feel that
their efforts in enliSting in the
Armed Forces of our nation to
fight and die for the same is
highly appreciated and that
such efforts will long be re-
membered. Mrs. Eunice Wolff,
Executive Chairman of the or
ganization, and Mrs. Eff1e Cor
don, Executive Secretary left
no stones unturned in seeing
that the boys were really en-
tertained in real style, the
menu consisting of everything
from soup to nuts with a few
draughts of real beer to climax
the affair, and to say that the
boys enjoyed the occasion is
putting the matter mild. A
few comments on the outing
from the lips of the boys them
selves will testify to the same.
Chaplain, we have never had
such an enjoyable time since
we have been in the Army"
said a group of the boys.
Cant you have the affair re-
peated again." said another
group. "We enjoyed ourselves
so much that we really hated
to leave" said still another
group. Mrs. Wolff and the
very fine women of the Brooks
Memorial Volunteers are really
our best friends and we love
them said still another group.
At White plains when the boys
were about ready to leave af-
ter boarding the bus, the scene
was both pathetic and tnSpir-
ing. They were seen hanging
out the windows talking to the
ladies throwing pathetic and
endearing kisses at them, wav-
ing their hands and saying the
reluctant goodbyes. The fourth
Sunday in May of 1872 will long
be remembered as a real ban
ner day for the soldiers of the
372nd Infantry, and the Execu-
tive Chairman and all the
members of the Brooks Me-
mortal Volunteers are to be
heartily thanked for their
splendid and marvellous e.
forts in bringing about such
an affair as they had on last
Sunday. The very popular LIT.
Frank Toomer, Commander OF
Company "E' of the Second
Battalion was quite a figure in
White Plains on the occasion.
He is the popular idol of the
ladies in White Plains, and the
latter did not fail to show all
the hospitality possible to their
favorite officer. He drove the
Chaplain of Second Battalion,
Mrs. Madeira williams and Mrs.
Jessie Gonzolas, childhood
friends of Chaplain Fuller, al
so schoolmates of his in Wiley
College some years ago, all OF
whom graduated from this in
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