Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 140, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 June 1917 — Major Healey Puzzled. [ARTICLE]

Major Healey Puzzled.

One of Jasper county’s single young men came to Rensselaer Thursday with the intention of offering his services to his country by enlisting in Company tlf of this city. As is necessary the young man was asked a great many question as his blank application was being made out. All of these he answered without hesitation until he came to the question “In case of accident who do you want notified?” The~young man hesitated. The major suggested that the proper person to notify would be his father or mother. This did not seem to be satisfactory to the patriotic young fellow. The major questioned to find out if there was some difference of opinion between him and his parents and he said there was none. The major then insisted that either the name of the father or mother be written in the space on the application, but the young man would not stand for it. The major then asked the young man if nis parents objected to his joining the army and he said that they did not. Finally after pushing the matter almost equal to the third degree of a Chicago police court the young man suggested that if the prefix of “Mrs. was added to his own name and the balance of her address was added it would reach the one who should be notified should anything happen to him while on his way to Berlin to see the kaiser.