Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 273, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 November 1916 — SHOULD NOT FORGET THE SOLDIER BOYS [ARTICLE]

SHOULD NOT FORGET THE SOLDIER BOYS

A Box Filled With Good Things to Eat Should Be Sent Company M For Thanksgiving Day.

As Thanksgiving day draws nearer, the thoughts of Rensselaer people should turn to the members of Company M, who have been giving their services to the United States on the Mexican border for the past several months. Thanksgiving comes on the last day of the month and there are only about two weeks left in which to do something for the boys from Rensselaer. It has been suggested to us that the members of Company M be remembered on this day with a box laden with good things to eat from home. Of course the United States government will provide her soldiers with something extra on this day, but what soldier would not rather have something from home, accompanied with love and good cheer, to eat on this day? How much more he would relish' this food than that provided by the government. For many it will be the first experience»of eating Thanksgiving dinner away from home, which will make it doubly hard and we feel that a box provided by the community for the boys would not be out of place on this day. A young fellow was in The Republican office this morning, who is a former member of Company M, and he is preparing a box to send. The time is growing short in which to take action in this matter and something should be done immediately in order that the food may reach the soldiers in time for Thanksgiving.