Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 263, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 November 1918 — MESSAGE SENT INDIANIANS [ARTICLE]

MESSAGE SENT INDIANIANS

Attorney Carries Governor’s Greetings to Boys Overseas. Indianapolis, Ind. —Governor James P. Goodrich has sent the following message to the Indiana boys at th® front. The Governor’s message expresses the pride of the people of the state in their fighters and pledges their ceaseless effort in sustaining the men who are battling for civilization. Cass Connaway, an Indianapolis, Ind., attorney, will carry the greetings over~eas. Connaway adjourned his law practice for the perlpd of the war to don the Y. M. C. A. uniform and follow in the wake of his two soldier sons. He will visit the huts, hotels, shelters and dugouts of the Y. M. C. A., the Y. W. C. A., the War Camp Community Service, National Catholic War Council (K. of C.), the Jewish Welfare Board, American Library Association and Salvation Army the seven accredited welfare agencies that have joined in a United War Work Campaign, November 11-18, to raise 1170,500,000 to carry ot their work for soldiers, sailors and marines at home and abroad. Wherever he comes across a man from Indiana Connaway will give him the home folks’ greeting'. Governor Goodrich’s message reads: “I want you to tell the boys again that we are with them heart and soul; that the people of Indiana are giving their time, their money and whatever else they scan to support the boys who have gone over the seas to fight the battles of America. “We are doing our best but we all feel that even our best is but a paltry sacrifice when compared to that of the young men of oiir state and nation who have gone forth leaving their dearest friends and all material ® on ‘ sideration behind, to offer their lives in defense of their country. "I want you to tell the boys that our hearts go out to them every day and although we are always anxious abput their welfare we have no fear of |he future. For we know they are in flesh and spirit the sons of the heroes of by-gone days and that they will not fail their country in the hour of need. “The flag of the United States has never been lowered in defeat and it thrills us with pride to know that it has never been defended by better men than our soldters of today. “It is, ‘ therefore, mindful of their great sacrifice, but with utmost confidence in the future that we send them a message of love and good wilL Some of these days they are going to return to us, heroes of the great war of 1917. Until that day comes their image will be ever in the minds and In the hearts of their countryman."