Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 222, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 September 1919 — SAYS CITY SHOULD BE PROUD OF BOY SCOUTS. [ARTICLE]

SAYS CITY SHOULD BE PROUD OF BOY SCOUTS.

War Department, office of the assistant to the secretary. Washington, D. C., Sept. 10, 1919. Scoot Master, — Boy Scouts of America, Troop No. 1, Rensselaer, Indiana. My Dear Sir: Unfortunately I have not the names of the scoutmasters who have so enthusiastically taken up the suggestion of Mr. West and Colonel Woods for the big campaign of the Boy Scouts of America for oGr citation. However, I hope this note of thanks from me, at the request of Colonel Woods, will reach you. I am writing to say that today there came from you the two envelopes with a complete set of applications for the citation from the . merchants of Rensselaer, Ind. * It is | the first to come in correctly filled . out and one for every boy. There have been several scattering returns of one of two citations and several improperly filled out, but youre is the first of all to come through absolutely 100 per cent correct. Please accept from me my personal congratulations as being the one who is in charge here in Washington for Colonel Woods. Will you tell your boys that we "appreciate their very workmanlike j performance more than a letter can convey. They were too young to go to war themselves but they have done this for the soldiers just at the time when they need assistance most. You must have a corking good troop and your city should be proud of them. I also wish to take this opportunity to thank the employers of your town for their very apparent sympathy with our returned fighting men. It looks as if no soldier had to go without work in Rensselaer. With kindest regards, Yours very truly, R. L. FOOTER, Col. Infantry, U. S. A.