Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1918-09-15 | Page 38 | Draftee Dad Makes Peace With His Son

DRAFTEE DAD MAKES PEACE WITH HIS SON 1 Salt Laker taker V Writes rites Jestingly Humble Letter to Corporal Corporal Cor Cor- Overseas Possibilities of or a 61 clash between parental parental par par- par par-I and military discipline are lore being weighed b by fathers In these these lays days of or universal military service ser Many a astern astern astern stern parent whoso whose son has prece preceded eol him Into the service ser and now wears the stripes of ot a corporal or sergeant Is looking forward orward dubiously dubious to the tho kitchen dut duty which may be assigned to him hini should the young o Jn noncom suddenly suddenly sud sud- 1 denly enly remember some Borne instance of or pa paternal paternal paternal pa- pa strap p wielding for Utah fathers in man many Instances can see before them thorn the prospect of or ser in serving In tho the same sameI military units In which their sons dons hold I I places of authority i How Hos' somo some fathers arc preparing Corsuch for Cor such contingencies Is Illustrated it by the following letter addressed b by RichardB Richard lUchard B B. B Thurman to his ills son Jam James s. s a n corporal cor car In the American c expeditionary Pc I IMy force My 01 Dear Son Jim Since writing 1 I you ou this morning I want to isk sk sk your I forgiveness for or all nIl har harsh h words i ever said to you the m meaning of or which I you dl did not at the time comprehend I also want to a ask k your our forgiveness for spanking you OU when you ou were a a. L small child If Ir I ever did Since re registering this morning and again reading your our letter Jetter of ot August 10 10 wherein sherein you stated you ou had been promoted pro iro I feel teel that I may rny yet b be bf under your command and for i I fully ully realize that perhaps a father should think at least twice berre before speaking or acting In chastisement of oC a son t on Should I perchance happen to be under your our command treat me kindly as you are familiar with my infirmities and know that I cannot endure ere severe corporal punishment so bear with me Lovingly Lo DAD