CIVIC LEAGUE
RELIEF C0MM1TEE.
Report of Work Pose During
the Influenza Epidemic.
At . a- meeting; of the Sumter Civic
League held Monday afternoon, the
following report of the work done by
the Belief Committee organized dur- |
ing the recent influenza epidemic j
was presnted by Mrs. Horace Harby, |
Chairman:
After the first week of the terrible
epidemic of Spanish influenza had
passed an<l the Board of Health took j
no steps to alleviate the suffering, one
of the League members suggested to
me that we- should do something. So
a meeting-was called and, ?s it was
impossible to get in. touch, with all of
tfce members, a few gathered togeth
er, and.- in; as able a way as possible re
lieved the suffering of a great many.
jW^er-; the epidemic- reached propor
tions, beyond .the committee's ability
to-manage,., they appealed to the men
in the- city to come to the aid of the
League, as conditions were such
that larger quarters,, more funds; a
greater number of nurses, and. many
other necessary, things were urgently
needed if. the ravages of the epidemic
Wj^ce to be lessened.
Mr, L C. Strauss answered this ap
peal, and, with some others, called a
meeting which elected a Citizens Cen
traV Reliet Committee to act in con
nection with the Committee of the
League. Headquarters were then
moved, to the Girls' High School
where; the two large rooms used by
the Domestic Science Department
were graciously put at our disposal by
*ibee\ Superintendent of Schools. To
gether they arranged the work, divid
ed it into various departments, each
with a competent head, and with the
very-. effectfves||ystem installed and
operated by 3&x. "Strauss, the situation
was soon well in hand and. conditions
improving.
We> can not say too much in ap
preciation of, the 'services of Mr.
Strauss.. For several days he gave
his-emire time and attention to this
work and whatever good has been ac
complished, be it known that he de
serves much of the credit.
The traiisportation.was in charge
of Messrs. E. I. Rear don, I. A. Ryt
tenberg and Horace Harby. This was,
indeed, a very important part of the
work, as it was often extremely ur
gent to have means of transportation
at hand at a moment's notice. This
department handled the moving of
nurses, nourishment, fuel, supplies of
an kinds, patients to hospitals and
Camp Alice.. Three daily shifts of the
nurses,, morning, noon and night, was
very effectively looked after by Mr.
Reardon. j
The nourishment of the sick was a
most important feature 01 the work.
This was looked after by Mrs. I. C.
Strauss, Mrs. K. Porter, Mrs. W. R.
Shelor, -Mrs. F. Levi, Mrs. I. A. Ret
tenberg, Mrs. H. L. Hunter, Mrs. C. J.j
X>wyer, Mrs. . Stoudenmire. The]
nourishment was furnished by many j
Q???3??, both in and out of the city.'
The Oswego neighborhood seat qu:?.n-!
tit&ss of: m5!k daSy, while others fur
nished soups, eggs, custards, and va
rious otfeec articles suitable for the
sickf
Tfie generosity of the citizens gen
erally was marked. They gave of
tfieir provisions, money and ears and*
made it possible for the League to do
much good. As usual, the Daily Item
responded to the call and graciously
gave as muchfspace as we needed.
' A1J cases reported to the Relief
Headquarters were immediately in
vestigated and* such assistance gi en
as was neededi There were many
cases in which assistance was render
ed before the >work became thoroughly
systematized. However, our records
show that the Relief Committee hand
led 408 cases, (351 white people, 57.
colored people.) There were 21 of
these who died (17 white and 4 col
ored.) The cases above were nursed
by the organization nurses; nourish
ment and other supplies (often
clothes, bedding, beds, medicine and
sick-room necessities) were provided
by the organization and all expenses
borne by the organization.
At first, the nursing was done en
tirely by volunteers, whose names I
present as our Honor RolL
Miss Anderson.
Miss Florence Obenchain.
Miss Julia Obenchain.
Mrs. Ormsby Blanding.
Mrs. Baker.
Miss Sybil Brunson.
Miss Abbie Bryan,
Miss Cassell.
Mrs. R. L. Edmunds.
Mrs. Grace Ferrell.
Mrs. T. S. Joye.
Mis3 Alice Martin.
Miss Azile Mellette.
Miss Emma Mellette.
Miss Kate Moses.
Miss Mcauley.
Miss Maida* McKain.
Miss L. C. McLaurin.
Miss Cornelia McLaurin.
Miss Bessie McLean.
Mrs. McMahan.
Miss McNabe.
Miss Blossom Nash.
Miss Harriet Owens.
Miss Hassie Parrott.
Miss Thelma Reynolds.
Miss Lucia Roach.
Mrsl J. B. Ryan. Wedgefieid.
Miss Bessie Ryan. Wedgefieid.
Miss Dorothy Schilling,
Mrs. Nina Solomons,
Miss Marie Teicher,
Mrs. Vaughn,
Miss Grace Wells, Privateer,
Miss Maggie Lou White,
Mrs. Claire McKnight.
Miss Forte,
Mrs. Atkinson,
Mrs. Darnum.
Miss Berge r,
Miss Ida Boykin,
Miss Irene Bryan,
Mrs. Ward,
Miss Isadore Teicher,
Miss Truitt,
Miss Mamie Edmunds,
Miss Marie Hammett.
Miss Aline Hammett,
Miss Laura Kennedy,
Mrs. L.. L Parrott.
Mrs. Frank RafReld,
Mrs. Brooks,
Miss Bessie Brown.
Miss A. R. Brown,
Miss Mabel Dunnaway, i
Miss Hazel Hearon.
y Four Sisters pi Mercy,
B. E. Williams,
Austin Stack,
Albert Ducker,
D. Jennings,
Dr. Israelson,
1? H. Deas,
Albert Phelps,
Arthur Crompton,
R. D. Epp3,
Cecil Wilson,
?Trained Nurses?
Miss Alpha Barnum,
j Miss Bila Davis,
I Miss Rosa Brogdon,
Miss Myrtle Obenschain,
Miss Warren,.
Miss A. Gibson,
Mrs, Gheyne,
? Mrs. Jackson,
All of the doctors answered prompt
ly any calls of the Relief Commit
tee and aided in every way possible.
Drs. E. S. Booth and C H: DuRaht.
two doctors that are not now engaged
in practicing medicine were at the
call of the committee and for a few
days gave practically all of their time.
As the work expanded and assum
ed such proportions we found it nec
essary to.- employ a number of color
ed nurses to relieve the voiun+eers.
I This was done wherever practicable.
In the course of the work there
were very liberal contributions of
money by the'people of the city and
county and many bills and accounts i
were contracted in order to give the
help necessary to the poor and needy.
Many of these bills have been paid, |
some are still outstanding. One bill j
from Hearon's Pharmacy' for about j
$25 was marked "paid" and present-!
ed as a donation by Dr. Hearon.
The financial statement is yet in
complete and will be presented at
another time.
Mrs. Horace Harby. j
Chairman, j
j After the reading of the above re
| port the following resolutions were
j offered and unanimously adopted:
I Whereas, Through the prompt ac
j tion of our president, Mrs. Horace
I Harby, in organizing relief work be
| fore the influenza epidemic had be
come very extensive, the Civic League
of Sumter was enabled to bring relief
into homes tha? illness and death
were making miserable and thus allay
not only actual suffering tout also
the feeling of panic that seemed to
' grip so many of our sister towns; and
I Whereas, the Central Committee
j appoined by the men of the town to
' bring relief in the epidemic cooper
I ated to the fullest extent with the
i Civic League Relief Committee al
! ready at work and gave its chairman,
j Mr. I. C. Strauss to direct the joint
j work; and
! Whereas, Mr. Strauss gave fuliy of!
I his tiiae, 'his resources, and his re
j markable ability to organize, system
atize and direct the relief work and j
used his influence in every way to ?
bring about the success that did at- j
tend the committee's efforts; and
Whereas, without the magnificent j
services of the <splendid volunteer!
j nurses who entered homes c t those
entirely strangers to them and ren-j
dered every assistance from the mos: |
menial work to that of professional j
nurses, the work of the Relief Com-!
mittee would have been but an empty
shell without any substance art'all;
and
Whereas, the colored helpers re
sponded uncomplainingly to every
call made on them and many of them
contracted the disease they set out to
nurse; and
Whereas, the few trained nurses
available gave the committee their
services whenever t they were able
without any thought of self; and
Whereas, the diet department, un
1 der the management of Mrs. I. C.
Strauss with the assistance of devot
ed workers, fed daily hundreds of per
sons, furnishing nourishing food to
the ill and convalescing and to the
well members of the family who were
too busy nursing in the household to
care for themselves, and
Whereas, the work of the transpor
tation department was second to none
in importance and through the un
tiring efforts of Messrs. Horace Earby
and I. A. Ryttenberg and the able
corps of men, women, girls and boys
who were ever reu.dy with their cars
to carry promptly wherever desired
nuses, nourishment, fuel, medicai
supplies or whatever was needed for
the sick, and
Whereas, the Chamber of Com
merce, through its secretary, Mr. E.
I. Reardon, supplied this department
with daily shifts of cars to aid in the
work of transportation; and
Whereas, Drs. E. S. Booth and C. H.
i Du Rant, who had retired from the
active practice of medicine gave free
ly their services to the committee and
answered every call given them by the
committee, investigating cases and
conditions and giving necessary medi
cal aid; and
Whereas, the Board of Cam; Alice
j generougave the use of one of its
j buildings, its nursing force and its
j equipment to care for influenza pa
J tients and did caro for eleven pa
j tients: and
Whereas, without the daily notes in
j The Item inviting appeals to the Re
j lief Committee and setting forth its
(needs, the work of tin- committee
i would have been seriously hampered:
and
Whereas, the whole community co
operated in a most wonderful way
nun and women giving, without mj
iicitation. as they could of themse'ves
their time their resources. anything1
that might bring even a little rc?-.-r" to
the dis'.rcssed so that the Relief
Committee was never at a loss for \
j funds, fuel, nourishment, or willin"
i hands to aid, and without assistant*!
; from the outside world could !'< ep the
I epidemic within bounds and prevent
undue suffering among th;* afflicted
families:
Therefore be i* resolved by thc
Civic League of Sumter:
That !h<' League's deepest thanks)
:md sincere appreciation are due its
president for undertaking and con- j
tinuing the work to its successful ac- i
compiishment; to Mr. Strauss for his
able management and untiring zeal in
everything pertaining to ?he
progress of the work: to the volunteer i
nurses, men and women: tr: :ned and
untrained, who risking their lives it:
ministering to their fellows merite 1
the undying gratitude of the com
munity; to the colored nurses for'
their cheerful services; to the business
houses who released their employees!
to give service; to the ladies, who!
served, made and distributed nour
ishment; to Messrs. Harby and Bat
tenberg;, and their assistants in the
transportation department; to Mr.
Reardon of the Chamber of Com
merce; to Mr. Lemmon of the Food
Administration who secured milk and
sugar for the committee; to the city
press; to the doctors of the city who j
worked so untiringly among the sick;}
to Drs. Booth and DuRant for their;
emergency administrations; to Camp
Alice, its nurses and its board; to the
Tuomey Hospital staff for its ready
cooperation; to the Presbyterian
Church for offering and clearing its
basement for an emergency hospital;
to.the Relief Committee of the Sum
j ter Electrical Works and its chair
man, Mr. J. A. Warren for valued
assistance rendered; to the City
Schools for the use of the Girls' High
School; to the business houses for
! their gifts and reductions; to those
' who gave food, fuel, funds, cloth and
clothing; to those who contributed to
make the Relief Headquarters com
fortable and its equipment efficient; to
the people of the country who sent in
eggs, milk and other supplies for the
use of the committee; to all those in
fact who exemplified, day after day
for the month through which the re
| lief work was continued the highest
j meaning of the well known "Sumter
Spirit." the spirit of cooperation that
enabled the well to care for the sick
and to share with them and all to
feel that an epidemic was not so
dreadful a thing where a whole com
munity stood willing and ready to
help.
Be it Further Resolved: That r
I copy of these resolutions be sent Mr
j Strauss, chairman Central Relie'*
j Committee; one to Tamp Alice; one to
j the City Schools andp that they b?
I published in the city a*nd county press
A Correction.
j The names of Mr. Al. Stafford and 1
i Mrs. D. IX Moise were left off the list j
j of nurses, who worked with the Civic j
j Leaghe Relief Committee during the |
influenza epidemic, which was furn'sh
! ed for publication.
COUNTY 'HEALTH SURVEY.
! Campaign to Raise the Snm Pledged
is Moving Slowly.
j A meeting in the interest of tlic
j county health survey and the em
{ ploymeht of a rural trained nurse at
; which Mrs.\ Nina Solomons, chair?
j man of the woman's council of de
? fense and Secretary Reardon of th<
Chamber of Commerce were invited tc
I speak, which was to have been heb'
[this afternoon. lias been postponed
i until the next week owing to weath
fer conditions. Mrs. J. K. Atkinson, oi
I Hagood, the leader among the ladic:
I of that section working for th<.
i health survey, writes that Raftin.?
Creek township is enthused over the
proposed twelve months health cam
paign of education, and over the ide:
of securing a trained nurse for th;:
rural districts, and that the people
j of the Hagood section can be depend
! ed upon to do their full duty in sub
'scribing the necessary money,
j Rev. J. R. Mitchell, chairman o;
; Manchester township commit tee o'
j the Sumter County Colored Council o
i Defense turned in twenty-nine dollar.1
j to grtie Chamber of Commerce thb
I ween contributed by colored citizen*
of that township for the health sur
vey. He says that the negroes o'
I Mancheser haven't started contribut
I ing yet and that much more money
j will be subscribed: Rev. Mitchell and
1 other colored leaders say that the si>
hundred dollar guarantee of the ne
groes will be made for the health sur
vey.
So far nothing has been done by
the Sumter County Council of De
I fense towards raising the guarantee
1 of $2,500 that this council made at
its last meeting. A few of the ladies
of the rural districts are working tc
collect money, but very little progress
is being made among the white peo
ple so far.' No committees have been
appointed among the men of the white
council of defense, and no community
or township organizations perfected
to raise the necessary funds guaran
teed by the Council of Defense.
FLORIDA FOR PROHIBITION.
Senate and House Ratify Federal
Amendment.
Tallahassee, Fla., Nov. 27.?The
house lost' no. time this afternoon in |
concurring inr the senate's action ear- j
Her in the day in ratifyig the fed
eral amendment for nation-wide pro-1
hibition.
Reception for Mrs. F. E. Nigels.
On Wednesday afternoon Mrs. C.
P. Osteen gave a beautiful reception
I in honor of her daughter-in-law, Mrs. !
j F. E. Nigels, a bride of last week. Thv
j house was elaborately decorated with
j autumn leaves, smilax and carnations,
and was a fitting setting for the bright j
laces and love'iy gowns of the man) I
guests who called during the alter- j
noon. Receivij g with Mrs. Osteej
were Mrs. Nigels and Mrs. Emma Mc
Collough of Dan,:: ton. The brid<
wore her wedding dress of Gecrgetb
crepe and velvet embroidered ii j
pearls. The punch bowls were pre !
sided over by Mesdames S. K. X ssh I
it. Li. McLeod, .Tales Deas. and M t
Moise. Mrs. H. ."?!. Stuckey and Mis
Pauline Haynsworth furnished de I
lightful music daring tlie afternoon }
In the dining room the guests wer j
served ice cream, cakes and hunt:- b> j
a number of ladies. Here the colo j
scheme was pink and white carried
out in th?* decorations and the re |
freshments.
Succeeds !>??. \a<>n.
Buenos .Aires. Nov. 2S.?The ap
poihtmenl of ! >r. Thomas Lebret^? :?
Argentine ambassador to the f'r.ite
States in succession to Dr. Romulo f
Naon. is warmly welcomed by the Ar
gentine newspapers, largely becaus
of J ?r. Lebrefcon's known pro-ally s n j
i iments.
7:?ir~t lip fill].
London. X(,v. j\>. ?The entente al
'ies have decided to demand that Hoi
and surrender the former emperor o
r^rmanv to justice, according to Th
Daily Express.
In The Hour of Victory j
i
Capt Theodore D. Ravenel . Is;
Killed in Action Nov. 10th.
The sad news has just reached
Sumter of the death of Captain Theo- j
dore D. Ravenel, Jr., who was killed
in action in France on November |
10th. Captain Ravenel was in the ;
Slst Division, 316th Machine Gun ?
Battalion. He is survived by his wife, j
who was Miss Alice Childs;, and two |
small children, Theodore D., the '.bird, j
and Clara Ravenel. Captain Raven- j
el was the eldest son of Mr. Theodore
D. Ravenel and Mrs. Elizabeth Fish
bourne Ravenel of Colleton county,
and is nephew of Mrs. W. Loring Lee
and of Mr. A. GHlon Fishbourne of
Sumter. He is also survived by sev
eral brothers, among whom two are
also in the service, Corporal William
Ravenel, with the 30th Division in I
France, and Lieut. S. F. Pcavenel. ' I
A Gold Star.
Editor of The Item:
It is with deep regret that we place
a gold star-emblematic of the pure
and priceless reward received for ser
vice rendered?in our service flag of
fifteen stars, for Captain Theodore
Ravenel, who lost his life in battle
November 10th, in France.
Captain Ravenel was with us for a
number of years and was highly es
tcemed and loved by all, not only the
officers and office force but by every
laborer on the plant. We extend our
sympathy to his wife and family who
so bravely gave him up to go on the
battlefield to fight for the freedom of
j the world.
Penn Sumter Lumber Co.
Sumter, Nov. 29, 1918.
Captain Theodore DuBese Ravenel, Jr
j To the Editor Daily Item:
I A chivalrous gentleman, a worthy
j friend, and a brave soldier has fall
j en in the. cause advocated by- his
I country, and I beg the indulgence of
a mourning friend for this brief trib
ute to his memory. The news has
just come that on November 10th?'?
the very day the armitsico was sign
ed?Captain Theodore D. Ravenel;
Jr., was killed in battle hi France'.
Captain Ravenel, the eldest son of Mr.
T. D. Ravenel and Mrs. Elizabeth
Fishbourne Ravenel of Colleton coun
ty, was born in Charleston county
j about 27 years ago. He* was educated
rat Sew?ne? University in Tennessee,
and came to Sumter about 9 or 10
years ago, where he married Miss Alice
Fishbourne Childs, by whom he is
survived, together with two smal
children. He is also survived by two
j brothers in the service. Corporal WiV
j liam Ravenel of the 30th Division
J now on service in France, and Lieut,
j S. F. Ravenel.
At the time of America' sent-. :n
j the great war he was living in ...i.
! city, and holding a responsible po
! sition with the Penn-Sumter Lumber
company. Being an erthusiastic sup
porter of the cause of the allies, par
ticularly of France, the land of hi?
ancestors, who co.me to this country
upon the revocation of the Edict or
X.-mtz :?bout the year 1 GS*>, he wa<
! among the first to volunteer upon ou;
j entry in the war. Without intending
i any injustice to any other oiliccr. 1
j think I am safe in asserting that h*.
was the first man from Sumter to re
ceive a commission. Iiis military
training at Sewanoe, his natural adap
tability to the military science, hb
ready wit, and charming manner, soon
attracted notice from his instructors
at*Fort Ogiethorpe, and he returnee
to Sumter a first lieutenant. Those
who were present at the ceremonie
held on the school square in the sum
mer of 1917 honoring the departure
of the officers from Sumter will pleas
antly recall his manly, frank, an<
democratic speech made on that oc
casion.
He was stationed, at Camp Jackson
for about a year, and sailed for Eu
rope this spring. The particulars ?
his death are, of course, unknown a*
yet, except that he had just receivec
his commission as a captain; but thosf
who knew him need not be told tha'
he died in a manner most becoming tc
j a soldier and a hero.
He was brave almost beyond the
bounds of prudence; generous almos;
to a fault; chivalric to women; cour
teous to men; and frank -md open ii
countenance and conduct. His dispo
sition had a radiance that was con
tagious, and won for him the love and
admiration of all who really knew
him, this being shared, we are in j
formed, by all men of his company. 1
heard one of the boys from Sumter
who graduated with him at the train- j
ing camp, and who got to know him
more intimately there than he had a'
Sumter, truly describe his character it
these few words: "He was a price o'
a fellow!"
He sleeps in the land of his ances
| tors?America returned to France in
I the hour of her peril:
i "Clime of the unforgotten brave.
Whose land from plain to mountain
j cave
Was Freedom's home for Glory*';
grave.
# ?:? *
"They fell devoted, but undying;
The very gale their- names seemet!
sighing:
The waters murmured of their name:
The woods were peopled with theii
fame;
The silent pillar, lone and gray.
Claimed kindred with their sacred
clay. '
Their spirits' wrapped the duskj
mountain,
Their memory sparkled o'er the foun
tain. \
The inclines! rill. Hie mightiest river, j
Rolled minglim; wir a their fame for !
I
Marion \V. Seahrook.
Theodore I). Ravenel. Jr.
Tin- past few months have taught
us to receive news of the sudden
death of those whom we love and re
spect with a degi. ef calm that
would have seemed impossible a yea;
ago. We praise the good qualities o'
the one who has gone, pay a tribut'
!.o the cause for which his life wa
yielded, express our sympathy for
those to whom he was especially neai
tnd, dear, and go our way, consciously i
>racinz ourselves io withstand the ex
pected shock of further news that stdl
another life that could ill be spared;
has passed beyond the range of mortal
sense.
Appreciation of the life and gener
al character of every man who dies
in the service has been or will be
publicly expressed by those that have
the command of langu^ce to do jus
tice to such themes. To them shall
be left the privilege of paying a com
prehensive memorial tribute in this'
and all other such cases. But the
news that Theodore D. Ravenel, Jr.,
Captain U. S. N. A., was killed in ac
tion on November 10th, calls to the
memory of one who knew him well
facts connected with his service and
sacrifice which are of an unusual na
ture, and which should be publicly
set forth, not only tiiat full honor
rhay be paid to the fallen but' also
for the sake of the example present
ed to others. I risk permission to be
allowed to state them, however inade
quately.
Theodore Ravenel was distinctly j
not a man who "had to go any way."
His wife and two infant children
were, in the language of the draft act,
"wholly dependent upon his labor for
support." Nevertheless, hs was not
merely among the first but the first
man from this locality to tum from
the pursuits of civil life and offer
himself to his country in the hour of
her great need. His application was
in the hands of the military authori
ties before legislation for universal
service was even seriously discussed.
Both by advice as to the formalities
necessary to secure enrollment in the
Officer' Reserve Corps and by the in
spiration of his example he aided
many who followed along the path
that he had chosen.
It was his earnest desire to enlist
as a private soldier in some branch
of the Regular Army or in the Marine
Corps in order that he might reach
the fighting front at the earliest mo
ment possible. The claims of those
who looked to him for support, and
! for whom he could not provide upon
j the pay of an enlisted man, mad?
' such a plan impossible, and. as the
j only alternative, he took the course
that led to a commission but deferred
the prospect of immediate action.
This was a constant source of regret
to him, and he underwent: extreme
anxiety whenever the trend of event?
seemed to point to the probabih'.y of
a cessation of hostilities before bus or
ganization cpuld get over seas. How
ever much/they may feel his loss, his
friends will rejoice with him that he
reached the front in time to do his
part, and to attain "that rare priv
ilege of dying well."
An ardent sympathizer in the
cause of the allies, and a man who
could never let another fellow do hi?
fighting for him, he was capable of
but one response to his country's ap
peal for blood and lives as the ma
terial for making firm the foundation
beneath a tottering world ideal. I:
sacrifice was needed in a. cause that
was his own, he would share, to the
full measure, in such sacrifice. It wa
impossible for him to conceive of any
other course.
I once was present when he was
discussing with several others the sit
uation that had been created by
America's entry into the war as it
affected the plans of the various mem
bers of the group. One of them said
to him, "I don't see why you got into
this things. They'll never bother a
man in your position. Why should
you go and get yourself killed? You
could just stay at home and rest
easy." His reply was instantaneous
but unaffected. "I love life, but not
enough for that." The words were
few and simple, but they revealed
with perfect vividness the soul of one
who was by unerring instinct a sol
dier and a gentleman.
B: D. H.
From the War Savings Committee
Cliarleston.
Don't forget that victory must be
paid for, and that our war expenses
do not cease when actual fighting
ceases. Keep your war savings pledge
and buy more W. S. S.
It may take more than two years
to demobilize our fighting forces, and
until that time the government will
need our money. Keep your W. S.
S. pledge and buy more W. S. S.
Don't stop buying War Saving.
Stamps until you have purchased ah
you can. Don't be a quitter?buy your
quota.
We must keep our army equipped
and ready to enforce peace terms.
Continue to lend Uncle Sam your
money?buy W. S. S. constantly.
It cost considerable money to send
our army to France, and it will cos:
just as much to bring them home.
Your savings are still needed by Uncle
Sam?needed badly. Make good your
W. S. S. pledge and buy all the W.
S. S. you can.
The allied forces must remain un
der arms until, peace terms have been
enforced and good order effected in
Europe. Large sums of money will
be needed by Uncle Sam. Lend him
your savings?buy W. S. S.
More for less?buy W. S. S. A $?
War Savings Stamp can be bought
now for $4.23.
America must help police the world
until pence is finally effected. Help
Uncle Sam maintain his tine army
buy all the W. S. S. you can.
Make good your W. S. S. pledge?
buy you-- share. Don't be a. quitter?
buy your quota.
Our army cannot be disbanded until
(ho fruits of our victory arc assur
ed. Continue to buy W. S. S.?buy
ill you can.
Patriotism does not cease when 1
lighting ceases?keen on buying W :
S. S. until Uncle Sam tells you to
stop.
GERMANY BREAKING UP. 1
rjbcrnl Pa..., or Baden Wishes to Cut
Loose from Berlin.
Lonwon. Nov. 29.?The Liberal 1
>arty in Baden has demanded a corn- t
)Iete breach with Berlin, according to l
i Copenhagen dispatch. c
Good Soldiers, Ail
Returning Commander Praises
His Men For Brave and
Faithful Service.
???
The following copy of an official or
der was sent to Mr. B. C. Lee, of
Catchall, by his son, Private Vernon !f:
Lee, who is a member of the unit %
referred to in the order: ? ??
Headquarters. 1st Corp Artillery :'h
Park, October 17, 191S.
To Officers and Men, First Corp Ar~J!
tillery Park: m
Having been relieved, of conanaml
of this organization. I desire t? say a pi
few words before departing. 1
I want to say that your work in
the-drive and present drive has*'.
been excellent throughout and under
most adverse circumstances, and witE v
very unsatisfactory equipmentr
through rain or shine, night and day.
over bad roads and often under sheiif
fire, you have faithfully and fearless-_ '.
ly done your, duty without a mur- -
mur.
You h&ve conducted yourselves un-.
der all circumstances and conditions
as good soldiers that you are, and yourf"/
discipline has 'been- excellent through-^*'
out, more than one visiting officer re
marking that it was the best organ-vi^
' ganization in that respect they had.
seen, and I trust you 'will' keep the i
good work up.
You have ray best wishes for your *?
future success and happiness.
Good luck to you all.
Lt. Col. F. A., U. SC A.
LETTER ITtOM OVERSEAS;
Capt. Joe Chandler Writes Home Folks
' From the Battle Front:
The following are extracts from a
'etter written by Captain Joseph v>.
Chandler to his; mother, Mrs. W. Ct
Chandler:
'Somewhere in France, Oct. 25, 19 IS
Dear Mama:
Received yOur letters written while
in Charleston: Glad you had a nice
trip and know you enjoyed being with
Julius and all your folks.
Well, I have been on the move
quite a lot since I wrote you last. We
don't stay long in one place. Most of
our moving about is by walking and
we are used to that by now and
don't mind it a bit. We are . always
anxious to go somewhere .else. We '
stay in a to wn a day or two and then,
we want to move somewhere else.
I suppose we are de/eloping roving
dispositions. I want to see as much
as I can while I'm over here.
You asked me if I had- plenty of
warm clothes. Yes, we haven't had
any cold weather over here yet. I
suppose it will start about the mid
dle of November or first of Deeein
ber. We are on the move all day
long so we don't mind much^ wfcat
kind of weather we have. Rain does
not stop us, nor anything else. You
know the army moves just like a cir
cus, here one day and there another.
Since my last letter to you I have;
been in the trenches for about~eleyen
days, in a very quiet sector; We na&
quite a lot of f?n listening to the rata
play around in our dugouts at night.
That was about all we had to worry
I us.
! You wanted me to send home, a
coupon so you could send me some
thing for Christmas. I would love to
get something from home, tout as the
supply of coupons was limited I gai?e .
them all out to'the'men in my c??l
pany. You just save whatever ycftt
were going to send me and I will get
it when I get back. Sister Mamie
wanted to send some fudge. I wiU
,eat all she can make when I hit No.
16 Harby Avenue again. I tell you
there is no place like home and I, for
one, know that. I haven't been at
home except for five weeks, in two
years. I tell you when this war. Is
over I am going to make a "bee line"
;?or home and stay there. I certainly
miss home life; one cannot appre
ciate what home is until he knocks
about like I have.
All the officers have good} places
to stay while in France. We are bil
leted in the French homes. All the
French people in all the towns we
strike make room for the officers.
Every officer has a room and a bed. I
tell you a good bed feels mighty good
I after a long hike, and especially when
I we march all night long.
Tell Aunt Eva I received her letter
while I was. in the trenches and had
to laugh about all of them getting ?
lost. I wish she could have been
where I was; it was so black you
couldn't see your hand before your
face at night and there were plenty
of high hills to climb.
I certainly will have a lot to teU
you when I get home. I expect to
keep all of you up every night telling
you all about my trip to France. I
certainly will have you laughing when
1 tell you some of the things that
happened. /
When I write a letter to you I ex
pect it to do for the whole family. I
have so much to think about and so
much to do that I can scarcely get
settled down to write. Sometimes
when 1 start to write a letter, some
thing will happen that I have to at
tend to and then possibly it is a long
time before I can get settled down
again.
J. don't n much money over here.
i l ave a check in my pocket now for
September pay which I will send home
as soon as I can get to a town that
has a telegraph office. The majority
of towns we strike arc very small, so
I don't have many opportunities to
send a cablegram. I sent you a
cablegram over six weeks ago and
haven't heard whether you received it
or not. The next town 1 get to that
i im!! send a cablegram from,"I will
let you know how I am getting along.
Remember me to all the neighbors
ind everybody that I know. Lots of
love to all, and a big share for your
self.
Your devoted son.
JOE.
P. S. 1 forgot to teil you that James
flood has been transferred from my
company to the supply company.
City Council has elected D. J. Mc
viover collector and building inspector
o succeed H. G. McKagcn who rccent
v resigned to accept the place of
lepuy sheriff.