Show j i former park city boy praised the following letter was published in a recent issue of the cripple creek times and victor dally record anil and Is from james A mahuran son ot of mr and mrs wm win mahurin former residents ot of this city but now of victor colorado mrs mahurin is ig the he daughter ot of mrs jacob of this city one of 0 the forty men alluded to t b sailor boy Mahurin and who did dia such excellent work Is russel kidder son of mr and mrs sam kidder of this city the letter follows I 1 red cross emergency hospital civic center san francisco cal I 1 dear father and mother received bills letter today and am taking this occasion to answer it it is raining like the devil here and I 1 never did feel like working on a rainy day like this Is so I 1 passed the word to the men to do just enough work to properly police the hospital and then take it easy I 1 have quite a job here now I 1 was I 1 put in charge charge of a draft of forty men at mare island and sent to san francisco i to put in emergency hospital in I 1 commission to care for influenza patients we brought along our bags hammocks tents oil stoves and com 1 outfit and pitched out camp in the civic center of san the lawn of 0 the city library I 1 suppose you received the picture 11 I 1 sent it was taken when we put pat the hospital in commission the flag was hoisted with full honors bugle blow I 1 ing forty men lined up at attention arid and a large crowd ot of civilians standing with heads uncovered there was not a man in the crowd who could watch the scene wi without tou a thrill we have about a hundred children in the hospital ranging from three to eight years ot of age it would do your aheart heart good to see the sailors taking care of them giving baths washing hands and faces and combing hair 1 I saw ono one sallo sailo spend about two hours combing the hair of a little girl about five years ot of age her father and mother had aoth oth died of in and her hair had not been I 1 combed for a week or two and it was ta in an awful mess mesa but he went right I 1 after it I 1 these letters I 1 sent show what the kids here think thinly whenever I 1 go in a ward they start stait crying here comes my doctor unit I 1 am beginning to think I 1 am callad chief by the nurses and patients as well hell as the hospital corpsmen corps men we have handled I 1 dont know how many patients and have only had one leath death that thai speaks pretty well vell tor for the boys doing the nursing these letters I 1 send show what the I 1 people of san francisco think of 0 this unit I 1 am beginning to think I 1 am pretty well liked in the navy the boys I 1 had on the great northern presented me with that leather suitcase I 1 had with me when I 1 was home and the boys here gave me a silver smoking set the part I 1 like and value most is the inscription they sent with it to the best chief in the united states nivy ni vy well this is a long letter for me so I 1 will close with all ray my love to everyone at home the following letter leter was rece received tied by the mayor of san francica ioco ja in appreciation for services ran rendered dered by mr mahuran mayors office san francisco to james jamea A mahurin C ph M united states navy san francisco hospital my dear friend you and lour associates socia ao clates tes in the united states navy hospital that have been serving at the san francisco hospital during the spanish influenza epidemic which p plague I 1 ague yo you u have helped to terminate have rendered a noble service to this city for which all san francisco will ever be grateful your devotion to your work your never failing sympathy tor for those who lay sick or dying in your charge have earned san Francis Frands cos thanks and her affectionate regard which I 1 as mayor take pleasure in expressing to you the city is especially grateful to you owing to the tact fact that you were wera in charge of BO 60 great a number ot of nurses and hospital corpsmen corps men who helped at the san francisco hospital in the almost superhuman fight against influenza hand handeli handl liag li our men with cor commendable and admirable efficiency fici ency wt will sincere appreciation JAMES JR mayor |