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Show WAR MOTHERS HOLDMEETING The Milford Chapter of the War mothers of Utah, held their first;' meeting of the month of January at the Utah Theatre, January 30th. The hall was beautifully decorated with the national colors and many large flags, among them the large service flag filled with stars for the boys who went from Milford and a large sign of "Welcome Home" to the soldier sol-dier boys that are returning from the front and many training camps in the United States. The room was filled with many happy mothers, sisters sis-ters and wives, rejoicing, in the thought that many boys are home and many more soon to come. The returned soldier boys were guests of honor and it seemed: good to see their dear 'faces. The meeting was called to order by Mrs. P. J. Adams, president of the Chapter and the following program pro-gram was given: 'Music Mrs. Harris . Roll Call ........Mrs. Alice Pitchforth. ' 'Address Mr. Sam Hanks Vocal Sel.. ....Rose of Noman's Land . Mrs. Dobson - '- . 'Reading' Miss Johnson Talk -,- Geo. Atkin 'Vocal Music, Miss Delia Cottrell .sang "Little Mother of Mine" ac- uumpiuueu oy rroi. Morris. Prof. Morris said that the little song was written especially for .the War mothers of Utah. " Coronet Solo ....'Home Sweet Home'" , Geo. Atkin . ' ' Several interesting souvenirs from 'e hovs in France, were on dis- , nlay. One German Helmetsent by-Kent by-Kent Smith, to his' sister Leah, .who. is with the 91st Division .and .has ,. been with the army of occupation. - Another was a vase sent t oMrs.. Wm. Hardy by her son. Elmer Har-, . dy. who is with the 1st Bat, B. Antl Aircraft. It was made from a high . explosive shell shot by the, Germans. : An address was p-'"- by Mr Sam , . Hanks, in which -lie paid rVoti. non- .. ,. " or to the War mothers of Utah, say- . ' . ing that he felt it a personal honor -being asked to address such an pr- , ganization. He told, ina .very inter-. osting manner, the many sacrifices made by our boys who left home a-' all that was dear to them, for the . purpose of serving their country, that we might have freedom in which, to live. " ....... He spoke of the sacrifices that had, , . been made at home, saving to buy . .. Liberty Bonds and War Savings 'stamps, but said such were. not. a sacrifice, for we will get that back but the greatest sacrifice made at home was by the mothers, sisters, and wives.who sacrificed their loved lov-ed ones, sending them away with tearjless eyes that it might make the struggle much easier for them. Then he spoke of the fathers, saying that although it was hard for them, they could stand the separation much 'easier because they are stronger ' He felt great reverence for the mother who has looked on her son for the last time and was thankful that the war was over and that the . 'boys were returning, with sympathy deep in our hearts for those bereft of their loved ones. Then there is the thought of rejoicing for the freedom which they havewon, and they that have fallen are our heros; also that the returning boys would have given giv-en their lives they too are heros and we welcome them. George Atkin, son of Mr. and Mrs. George Atkin, has Just returned from France with the 145th Field Artillery, was asked to give a little lit-tle talk, and he gave a very Interesting Inter-esting account of what had occurred occur-red since he enlisted. He said he wanted to go and thought it would be nice to get into a band, that it would be an easy job, but found out afterward that he was mistaken, for in the training train-ing camps, they were put through the same stunts the other soldiers were, and then the boys in the band . whether tired or not, had to play for the entertainment of the other soldiers. After training for some time, they were sent to Camp Mills for a rest of a few days before leaving leav-ing for France. It was not much of (Continued to page five) J WAR MOTHERS I I : a rest for accommodations were very poor. They had left their blankets to be sent to them and found only hard bunks filled with 'hay to sleep In with no blankets. i The first night it rained all night and the water ran into the tents so badly that some soldiers hollered "Ship Ahoy, thinking they were real Iy started on their vtiyage across the ocean. They were sent to Ho-:.oken. Ho-:.oken. New Jersey, and boarded a transport with the band playing the Star Spangled Banner. They lay In port all night, leaving early in the morning with several destroyers, a large balloon and two ari ships acting act-ing as convoys. He said it was a grand sight. A few miles out of 'port they were left with the destroyer destroy-er to cross the great Atlantic. When they were within two days voyage or reaching England, they were met by 25 English destroyers, that escorted es-corted to Liverpool, England, where they landed for a few days. He said you might call It a rest if you thot it a rest, to sleep In tnts with bunks 1 feet in diameter, filled with wot hav and twenty in a bunk, and everybody every-body had to serve his turn at K. P. : From there tbey were taken on an English railroad to South Hampton, arriving at 'S in the evening and noon the next day, had dinner and went to the dock to get ready for embarkment accross the English Channel. After two or three days travel they arrived at LaHarve an old, old city in France. The worst camp they had ever been in, having hav-ing to sleep in bunks 10x10 in diameter, dia-meter, 10 boys in a bunk. Their next mode of transportation was in cattle- ears, 30 in a car, for two days and nights, arriving at the little town of Vonille. They were stationed at several small camps and the band played at the different hospitals, which brought much joy and comfort to the sick and wound- i ed boys. They were finally sent to Camp DeSouge, near Bordeaux, where they were thrown Into quarantine" quar-antine" for the flu. There were ov- er one hundred cases and thirteen deaths, but in spite of the quarantine, quaran-tine, they had their daily training. They were, banded in small squads. Their regiment was due to move 'into the battle lines within ten days when the armistice was signed. After Af-ter the quarantine was lifted, the band made several trips to Bordeaux i iu piay ior me y. m. C. A. and the j French people were very much delighted de-lighted with their music. The night the armistice was signed, they were ordered out for parade. Every body was so glad they seemed nearly near-ly crazy for joy and not only one night did they celebrate, but several sever-al nights and days. Early In December Decem-ber they were sent to Camn I.onl-eart. I.onl-eart. the port of embarkation. Dee-ember Dee-ember 24th. Ifl 19. they sailed dovn the river Gironde Into the P,nv n' Pisenv. The boat wss not very Ure-e and the water verv rough nnd a great number of the hovs were 'ceifiplf Thfp h-ot-p lntq rtf rrrA thirds, to eat. but not many wanted them. TTe snld that thev had a lively trin. landtne at New York. January Janu-ary 4th. entne dtreet to camn Mer-''t Mer-''t whfeb is a fine place, with ev-" ev-" moHern convenience. After, onendini? a week at Camn Logan.! where they were welcomed with "nfn arms,. ! Tn i0f nn week's time he was mnn- ! fered out and left for Salt Lake, "-here he snrnt a day or two. then returned to Milford arriving Sun-: dnv ntehf. Januarv ?S. Here T nm iml tinkled to be here. j 1 1 |