Soldiers From Home Need Friends Through Letters And Visits
The Home Folks column in San Antonio urges soldiers to receive visitors from their native towns as quarantine eases. Civilians may visit camps with no credentials required. a letter linking soldier and host aids introductions and eases camp monotony. The service is free and open to all states and cities listed in reader replies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Sean
Home Folks
Ontario
Meridian
Miss
Syracuse
N. X
the Onondagas
Montana
Pleasant
Vernon Center
Minn
Miller School
Charlottesville
Richmond
Cheyene
Wyo
Clintonville
Amsterdam
Schenectady
N._Y
Paterson
N. J
Kansas City
Timmonsville
Florence County
N. C
Redfield
8. D
Xalobusha County
Greely
Colo
Hutchinson
Kansas
Auburn
N. Y
Marathon
Greenville
Taneagter
Wis
Epsom
N. H
Utica
Rome
Queida
Camden
Seneca Falls
Ithaca
Red Springs
Okolona
Prescott and Arkadelphia
Ark
Ontario Province
Canada
Birmingham
Alu
Milwaukee
BAN ON TRANSFERS OF ENLISTED MEN SOON EXPECTED
War Department to issue an order prohibiting transfers of enlisted men except for cogent reasons. Southern Department confirms receipt of the notice. Enlisted men forbidden to apply for transfers. officers may not request transfers by name unless justified. Commanders will scrutinize all applications and forward only those with unmistakable merit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Department
Southern Department
Emer
Officers Organize Club For Third Battalion
The officers of the Third Battalion Sth Infantry have organized an officers club. The club will be located in the regimental area and dinners smokers and staff entertainments will be given there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sth Infantry
Instant Relief For Stomach Upset Claim
An advertisement promises instant relief from sour stomachs, gas, indigestion pain, and headaches after meals with a remedy that alleviates bloating and discomfort. The copy emphasizes quick relief rather than medical detail.
Campaign to Save Fruit Pits for Gas Mask Carbon
The gas defense division requests the American public to collect dried fruit pits and nut shells to produce carbon for gas masks. Only named varieties are usable, and a 200 pit or seven pounds of shells yields enough carbon for one mask. Red Cross coordinates drive with local business and civic groups, including schools and clubs, to gather supplies before the war ends. Overseas instructors arrive. Texas Eastern Star convention set in Houston. New York soldiers in Camp Travis to vote in November.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gas Defense Division
Chemical Welfare Service
United States
Red Cross
Italy
Red Crossa
Red Crossp
Joske
Commerce
Alamo
Girls’ Auxiliary
Bexar County
Council of National Defense
Pauling Warris
Eleanor Collier
Margaret Witting
Isadore Ayl
New York
Travis
Motor Class Recess at Fort Sam Houston
Quarantine against Spanish influenza forces a temporary halt to the women motor drivers class at the Fort Sam Houston motor repair shops. Maj. Ned Horton announced the shutdown, noting no flu among students, with work moved to covered quarters and to resume when the quarantine is lifted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Sam Houston
Ned Horton
Red Cross
H. §. Mulliken
Motor Corps
Jesson
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