j Letter From Ward Hale Of U. SNavy. *V 1 **'• ' '*'■ f' t ’ * ' i *A A** A , j! *£**% '»J , •» Y **£• ‘ •■.»•’ I- | lt;• ‘ V\V!January 22, 19ISTo members of the Red Cross so- '. • ■* Cf •-■ ' • nety of Purdin, Mo., j Dear Friends\ |j I have received a sweater, pairf socks and a comfort kit from he Red Cross society, through2JP.1 e Navy Relief - Society her*! Hie grey sweater and socks at*! great in this northern climatlt; do not kno \y what material yo« uaoe in the kits from Purdin, hut he one 1 received contained a ful!upp!y in modern household equipcut. It ciflitained twenty four tides that we, soldiers Heed 7_* cry day. Over twenty thous nd .boy* here received the same ad Cross trtieW 1- did. Every •tide is absolutely free to us.* f*e Red Cross is doing n greatcork and every boy who 'has re eived your work ii grateful to*u. 1 for myself and flt;*r the«-^«W4laUim -a.-**; '¥■ $*••■ -•*? ya’'■' Y'-i ’ V- / ’p-c vjllhousands who Lave received Red [Cross comfort thank you a thoumd times for^your patriotic wonIf Ward Eugene Hale,Compauy B. 4th Regiment, Camp Perry, Great Lakes, 111.g m.ii i hh j nn .i.ii[#♦ ^ , 'f__Ward Eugene Hal© is a son of •ohn J. Hale, who lives one mile vest of Purdin, Mo., and who enisled in the navy last November.Aard v\ as formerly a student inthe Lhmeus Hsgh School and hasmany friends here.