Ogden Daily Standard | 1918-04-09 | Page 6 | Vincent Sexton Writes to Elks

VINCENT SEXTON WES TO ELKS There are now forty-seven members or Ogden lodge No 719, B P. O. Elks, on the club's honor roll of men who have joined Lhe service of Uncle Sam and are on active duty, according to the latest issue of the Boosterette " published today. There are eight more names to be added to the list. The members remaining at home are keeping up (he dues of these members mem-bers in trie service and a red, white and blue card, telling them that lh ir dues are paid up until the "end of the war," has been mailed to t-ach man A letter received recently by the rcn tan of the club from Vincent Sexton, former newspaperman on th' 'M ol the Standard, who now is at Camp Kearny with the hospital division, divi-sion, tells how the men there are anxious to go. it follows "Dear Bill: Just a line to thank you for the little red, while and blur card informing me that my dues in Ogden lodge were paid up until 'the end of the war.' Drawing down the princely stipend or thirty-three seeds a month it is needless to state that the paid-up paid-up card was most acceptable. Have not yet received my order? to report to the aviation school for training, although about three weeks ago I was notitled by the chief signal olfici i at Wa. bington to make my final application for transfer, etc-, having hav-ing been thoroughly successful. If the little old war only lasts six or eight months longer I have no doubt but that I II set my chance ai the Peutsch planes. "The boys are about "fed up' on training and are 'rarin' to go.' Here's one chicken who'll not be sorry. "When I'll see you again is problematical, proble-matical, but, in the words of the advertisement, ad-vertisement, it's sure to be 'EventualU if not sooner.' For the present, adlos. As ever. "VINCENT SEXTON." nrt I