Christmas in the Churches Seeks Spirit of the Season
Christmas programs at United Brethren and Trinity United Evangelical churches featured choral singing, solos, recitations, and festive decorations. Soldiers returning from overseas were honored, and young scholars received sweets as gifts. The Evangelical church will discontinue German services, switching to English.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Brethren Church
Hine
Orchestral Society
Trinity United Evangelioal
Iarp
WH. Buch
Duquoin
Church Council
Haglish
Evangelical Church
Army and Navy Notes Return Home From Port
Army and Navy Notes recount returning service members including Joe Kosvoth in the Marines on furlough and Charles Krick visiting with his parents after a year overseas. They describe Christmas reunions, battlefield memories near Cunel Meuse front, the Meuse crossing, and life at sea with a Belgian boy smuggled ashore and a wounded soldier with a throat tube.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. B. Kosvoth
Joe
Paul Bradorf
Camp Dix
Orange
Charles Krick
Tondon
France
M T Harvey Krick
Paris
Fuondon
London
Charles
Letter From Paul Bemmy Prance 4918 Homeward Hope
Paul Bemmy writes from the front describing a long trek with meals improvised at night and a kitchen crew under shell fire. He notes Red Cross chocolate and pipe tobacco, lice exposure, cold mud, and friends like Pat returning. He observes French towns, prisoners of war, and hopes for rest and homecoming after heavy fighting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fritz
Carp
Pat
The
Red Cross
Letter from Paul Mohn Describes Frontline Dispatch Duty
A war letter from Paul Mohn to his father Christ Mohn recounts serving as a runner on the front near the Meuse river. He notes the job is among the most dangerous and says he emerged from the war with little injury while writing from a small village across the river Meuse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meuse
Wwe
Cunel
Shel Holes
Hyer
Paen
Paul
Paul Matthews
Miley
Spring
Paul Mohn
Christ Mohn
Pumpkins From Crown Prince Garden Reach Lancaster Pages
Pvt William K Sheaffer writes to his mother Mrs W Witwer from a French training site about pumpkin seed from the Crown Prince’s garden sent from France. He notes shells, danger, a piano salvaged from the occupiers, relief from heavy fighting, and hopes for a homecoming as the seeds are planted in Lancaster County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William K. Sheaffer
Ralph Habecker
Melvin Huber
Neilsville
EF & M. College
Soldier letter from World War I era hints at Belgium trip
Excerpted missive from Somewhere Ly L Luxemburg Uurnell Lyhoft with Perghing's men in Germany notes return to Company, Belgium travel where locals welcomed troops, one town watched by crying civilians, and anticipation of moving into Germany.
Kissed the Blarney Stone at Bantry and Queenstown
A wireless operator recalls convoy duty in Ireland from Bantry Bay to Queenstown and Cork. He describes searching for enemy raiders, embalmment of a sailor who died, and kissing the Blarney Stone at Blarney Castle before sailing to Scotland to join the British Grand Fleet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl
Nevada
Benjamin Tertzler
Granddad
Ireland
Bantry
Queenstown
Cork
Blarney Castle
Bantry Bay
Scotland
Grand Fleet
Also Mentioned on This Page
Lancaster
Idonovan
Victor
Columbia
United Evangelical
St. Luke’s Reformed
Mother Groff
Dorothy Teisley
Viola
Violet Bisker
Batts Groff
Ruth Carper
Alma Brookmyer
Mary Bowman
Vielet Lisker
St. James Emthoran
Thera
Hinora Smith
Pauline Aubrecht
Esther
Pauline Rubrecht
Alice Smith
Ruth Weicker
H. S. Dissinger
Lititz
Sui Sac
O.N.T
Richardson
Philadelphia Underselling Co
N. Broad Street
Army and Navy Notes
Germany
Paul Bemmy
Hitchen
Meade
Rance
Cerman
Paul Moun
Polprin
Crown Prince's Garden
Carrie
Sumafier
Luxemburg
Pest
Lititz Clothing and Shoe Store
Penna
Trimmer
Long
England
Franke
Pu My Stables
Ephra Garlord
Lebanon County
Geo. S
ConEpe Fery
Vwarelease
Jol
Rane
Ameistilutthal Prerrie
Monroe Shue
Uw Hill
Momrog Shue
Sata
Frank Henise
Ultewest
Warwick
Lexington
Norman Kauffinen
Wi K
Piments
Artios R. Oberlolizer
Duesday
Kissel
Felker
V. Meh
Abram L. Kreider
Kisser
Ensaile
Bronnerville
Susan G Risser
T Bill
Kuchts Null
Liity
Lin
Abram L. Keider
Atire
AGM
Millersville
Isaac Lorah Ball
Manheim
Penryn
Mifflin Co
Wit Wil Lehers Sale Ant Tata
Public & Hauge Stables i
Mifflin County
M. B.S
Zanuar
Iowa
Illinois
Boda Slegil
Mor ‘Sun
Fyes
Jake Siegel
Ohio
Tisoi
Wwe and Toole
Henry Plose
Ottawa
Sue
E. C
Henry Pieso
H. D. Pieso Co
Jos. W. Baker
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