Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 117, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 May 1919 — LIEUT THOMAS AND WIFE HERE [ARTICLE]

LIEUT THOMAS AND WIFE HERE

Lieut. Gwin Thomas and wife arrived in Rensselaer Sunday and are now the guests of Mrs. Thomas’ parents, Mr. and Mrs. Abraham Halleck, of this' city. They made the trip from Monticello to Rensselaer by automobile and were accompanied here by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Thenyls, l ; In honor of the return of the soldiers, the following were dinner guests Sunday at the Halleck home: Mr. and Mrs. George Thomas, of Monticello, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Gwin and daughter, Ellen, of this city. Lieut. Thomas and wife will spend a month with relatives here and at Monticello. After the expiration of this leave they will return to the Walter Reed hospital in Washington, D. C.. where Lieut. Thomas will undergo an operation which will no douht fully overcome the effects of his severe wound received last August while driving the Huns back toward Berlin.