Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 163, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 July 1917 — Speaks Highly of Y. M. C. A. And the Red Cross. [ARTICLE]

Speaks Highly of Y. M. C. A. And the Red Cross.

In writing to his parents here, Fred H. Hamilton, who has been in the trenches much of the time since January Ist this year, has the following to say about the Young Men’s Christian Association and the Red Cross: “Regarding the Y. M. C. A., there is nothing like it. You will find the Y. M. C. A. little dug-outs in all parts of the line from the front trenches to the well —England. Back of the line they have moving picture shows and reading and writing tents, also canteens. They give the stationery away. The Y. M. C. A. has proven to be one of the soldiers’ best friends out here. “The Canadian Red Cross Societies sent out shirts and sox, etc., to the boys, which are certainly appreciated by all. When they ‘dish out’ a new shirt and your old shirt crawls away from you with the lice and you get under a shower bath—well, you can imagine how we appreciate the kindness of the “other sex,” who are doing their bit at home. Just a little tip for the boys, bring along a little lice powder, as they say we read the latest news of advancement from ‘our shirts.’ “I surely hope the boys from Rensselaer will soon be over here. I would certainly love to see them. Good luck to thme.”