Pershine Writes From Heart About "Olden GROII AND WEAVER Golden Days" as Young West Point Cadet VILL: MAINTAIN "Life Meant So Mbch to Us Then, X)ld Boys, Our Souls Filled With Ambition, and. the World Brigfy With Promise;' He Wrote tq. Classmates . at Annual Dinner At Time of Writing He Was N Military Governor in the Philippines. There Is aiyther rnan in Wa-Srffrtg-ton who can tell of Jack Pershing, cadet The rnan is Maj. Gen. Frank Mclntyre. assistant chief of He was a classmate of Jack Persh ing one of, the class of '86 and he, too, once roomed with him there, in the days when it was tMac" and Jack. I talked with General Mcln tyre in his office in the State, War and Navy building. Roomed With Pershing. "Pershing and I roomed together for a short time when we- were yea'r " lings," General Mclntyre said to me. "Pershing was Older than most of the boys. He was very popular, as shown by thq fact he was our choice j. , tor class president ajid "has been eves since. , "In West Point he was chosen, to be senior corporal, then first ser geant then senior cadet captain. He 1 stood in about the middle of his ) class. Bute was-a military man, and the tactical officers appointed him to those officers, not because of his stimding in, the class, but be cause of his military standing and his military bearing. General Wal . cutt wars Pershing's particular , chum." ' -' - Later I talked with General r- Newcomer. He corroborated the story of Jack Pershing's election Jo I ' the class- presidency. ' - General Pershing's Letter. Vears after his cadet days", at the time of the 25th reunion of his class , at West Point and when he was Brigadier General Pershing in command of the Department pf Mindanao and,; -governor of Moro province in the Philippine Islands, General Pershing wrote a wonder ful letter of those days, a letter rich in reminiscences. ' I found the letter, thanks to Sid - ney F. Cuthbertson, genial clerk of the West Point Hotel, and Arthur Ostrander, assistant librarian of the West Point library. It was writ - ten by General Pershing in 1911 upon the occasion of the 25th re union of his class the class of '86 held in West Point. It is a letter of greeting to the class from him as president of the class. A Human Document. A more human document was never indited.., Une reads it and loves the man who wrote it, the great leader of America's army in France. ' v The, letter follows: , "Headquarters Department of Mindanao, Zamboanga, Philippine Islands, March 15, 1911. . "To Jthe Class of 1886, 'United States Military Academy, "West Point, New York. "Dear Classmates: "The announcement in the circu lar sent out by your committee, pay ing I should write a letter of greet ing to be read at the class reunion, imposes upon me a very pleasant obligation, It gives me an -opportunity as' class president to write you collectively, and to say many things I would like to say' if I were writing each individual. Above all, however, I ani thus permitted to feel myself a real part of the re union. ' ...... Under Side of World.. ''This Jetter shall be a heartfelt and sincere word of greeting from the opposite side of the world. I shall try to iniagine myself among you around the banquet table, or perhaps again in the old tower room, first floor, first division, or familiarly even in the 'usual place.' Witt, tUim T Bt ,!ca a wait, lilts gictllug 3UU staft. wotd of explanation for my absence. a tew lines ot , reminiscence ana competitiors. An old friend of the family happened to be in Trenton that day, and, passing on the op posite side of the street, called to me and said:4 "'John, I hear you passed with flying colors.' ' "In all seriousness, feeling the great importance of my success, I naively replied in a loud voice: "'Yes, I did,' feeling assured nb one had ever quite passed such a fine examination as I had. "The next red-letter day was when I was elected president of the class of 1ft I didn't know much the makes (West Point slang for appointment to cadet officerships) were read on graduation day in June, 1885. I Little Eddie Gayle (a tactical officV.or 'tac as the cadets term them) smiled when I reported five minutes later with a. pair of captain's chevrons pinned on my sleeves. (General Pershing, had been appointed senior cadet captain.) No honor oah ever come equal to that. I looks upon it in the very same light today as I did then. What Memories Arise. "Some way those days stand out and the recollection of them has al- If IC- , !. 7, . vk, I , S few, w0! 7s (- mm'. ? J By JACK VEITOCK. : ' International New Sport Editor. New York, Sept. 20. White Sox bugs will tell you that Buck Weaver will put more pep into the coming worlcKs series than any other, player. L "Not so -in Cincinnati. , The fans of Redville have a candidate of their own forMbe title of "original pepper box kid" and the strange part of it - nouses -'-nYi''''- 11 Pershing (in center) as commandant at the University of Nebraska, were captains in 1891 ofthe university battalion. of affection and friendship, i about class presidents until the eve ning or our meeting to eltect class that a Around him are the boys who pages all recorded at random. "It is unfortunate, indeed, for me that higher authority has concluded that I should not leave my post just at this time. This is a great disap pointment to me. There is nothing that could ' equal the pleasure of meeting once more with old "86 companions of my youth, the friend ship for whom is, above all others, the dearest and most lasting. "Oh, for the Olden Days "To be again for a few hours, as in the olden days at West Point, with those who stood shoulder-to-shoulder with me, and I, with them, through four years, would be worth great sacrifice. . 1 would gladly go back into the corps (although, of course, it has gone entirely to the dogs since we were cadets) and gladly (in spite of this) go through the whole course from beginning to end to be with you all as we were then. The Proudest Days. "Life meant so much to us prob ably more than it ever has since when the soul was filled to the ut most with ambition and the world was full of promise. "The proudest days of my life, with one exception, havff come to me in connection with West Point days that stand out clear and dis tinct from all others. The first of these days was the day I won my appointment at Trenton, Mo., in a competitive examination with 17 Salvation Army Story Teller' Will Be in Omaha This Week Miss Betsy Blodgett, Who Made Record as War Worker, Now Tour- ing Nebraska. . "Please tell us a story." Wounded soldiers in ward A of the hospital at Gondrecourt like eager childrenmade this plea 'each Sunday afternoon when the "Fairy Story Lady" came to visit them. "Once upon a time a little boy lived on a high hill and " the story would begin. I ' Miss Betsy Blodgett of Chicago, the Salvation Army lassie, was the "Fairy Story Lady." Convalescent boys became little children again ' and listened attentvely to her stories of which there seemed to be no end. Little. did Miss Blodgett think , when she was telling fairy stories to children at the playgrounds at Oak Park, she would some day be tell ing these same stories to grownup lads in faraway France. Miss Blodgett, who is in Nebras- ka talking on her war experiences during the Salvation Army home service drive, and who will be in Omaha this week, could have gone over at a big salary for one of the welfare organizations better financed than the Salvation Army. She was a student at the University of Chicago and was a graduate of the University of Wisconsin, but she wanted to be near and to help the boys at the front and to assist the army lassies in their heroic work. Eighty-eighth division boys will remember MrsTBlodgett. They have eaten "beaucoup" doughnuts and pies she madejat the'hut in Gondre court which she opened. Illiterate colored boys appealed to Miss Blodgett to write or read letters. Determined they should learn while they were waiting home orders, she opened a night school and her moonlight school was ex ceedingly popular. This college girl, who is a fa mous cook, taught the French how' to make delicious ice cream while at Bordeaux. - . Washwoman Probably Got $346 Planted In Stocking Dayton, 0., Sept 20.Another "national bank" has failed. Mrs. Bessie Graver of Akron says ' she' had $346 all stored awav in a. silk stocking and that the money is4 gone, she believes that she threw the stocking "into the dirty clothes" and that it werrt to the, washerwom an. At any rate she has asked the recovery of the mpney.,' She isn't worried about what became of the "bank." Thief Hooks Trousers in Open Window",, Gets $80 Rockford, Sept.. 19. With $80 tucked snugly in his trousers pock- ets Lee Woodruff slept soundly in a room over his garage. The night was hot and a window in the room stood wide open. Nearby - on a chair reposed the pants. Some body adept at fishing and full of unlawful ideas heard .Woodruff snore. The person evidently knew there was fruit in the pantaloons, for he secured a stick and, with a bent nail, performed as nic liule feat of magic in causing the trous ers to disappear as Keller himself could have done. Then he removed the aforesaid $80 and returned the pants to the tuneful melody of Woodruff's .nasal vibrations. Tried to Solve Problem By Stealing a Cook Dallas, Tex.. Sept. 20. The de mands for cooks make upon those who are financially able to employ one, has developed a new species of crime in this city. Stealing cooks is the very latest method adopted in Dallas for solving the servant problem. Elzie Smith was the. first one to attempt to steal a cook. He was unsuccessful, and as a result is charged with another offense. One might "recently-, so the cook says, Smith crept up from the back porch, made his way into the kitch en, pointed a pistol at her and told her to come with him, where she would do cooking in the future. She screamed and the family -ran into the kitchen. Smith went . away without the cook and the following day was charged with carrying a pistol. The cook in question is a uegress, ' organization. Tp realize body of men for whom I had such an affectionate regard should honor me in this way was about all my equilibrium would stand. "Another important day was when 1 made' a cold max (West Point slang for maximum, or best' mark possible) in Phil (philosophy), at June examination, under dear old Pete (Peter Michie, professor of philosophy), with Arthur Murray as instructor. This was the only max 1 ever made in anything. I fairly floated out of the library and back to the barracks. "The climax of -days came when CLUBS MORALE Two lifen.Are Idols of Fans In . 'Respective Cities Will , Star In World's Series. is that Cihcy's candidate wilt be Weaver's deadly rival in the big cash classic in the matter of the third basing.' ' s Heinie Groh is the lad Heinie is the captain of the Reds and Pat Moran says he has all other players IU WilCII 41 limits lu Keep Img a ball club in good spirits and arousing its fighting instincts' when a ball game is hanging in the bal ance. ' ! t Groh Is Wonder. "Groh is one of the best fellows to "nave on a ball club that have ever seen in all of my experience in baseball," said Sir Patrick recently to the writer. "Why, that fellow hasn't got a grouchy bone in his body, i He has a lively sense of humor and a ready tongue. He can pull the infield out of the dumps with a sentence and many a time a word from Heinie has changed the attitude of the 5?hole team when we were scrapping for the victory in a tight game." v v But the same goes for-- Weaver. The White, Sox third sacker, with twinkling eyes, protruding jaw and a busy tongue keeps up a line of chatter that "puts Kid Grayson's infield on its toes and keeps the players (fighting, no matter what the score may be. Weaver It Mainstay. Weaver and Collins of course, are the mainstays of the Sox inner cor don of defense, and as a day in and a day out inspiration to the team because of spectacular playing Weaver has nothing on his famous teammate. But the zip and the ginger that keeps Weaver chatter ing away at the hot corner, sticking out of his jaw and-encouraging his mates is the thing that shows up. Their Base it Pivot , In the matter f keeping up the morale of their respective teams Groh and Weaver will stage quite a contest when the Reds tangle with the Sox, but they will also stage a contest around third ba& that will be interesting to watch, for they are among the very best thjrd base men in the game. Groh, for in stance has no equal in his own league. He is the class of the hot corner sentinels in the national. Weaver has a very worthy rival in Frank Baker of the Yanks, but it is a toss-up between them in every V ' thing but hitting, at which Baker has an edge. , " ,, The work of these two players has stood out prominently in the suc cess of their- respective clubs. Weaver has been playing the best base ball of. his career this season. He has been staging a neck and neck rkce with Eddie Collins for honors in batting and fielding, and has also been doing his share on the bases. Groh is one of the reasons why McGraw sometimes looks backward and regrets deals made in other years, for their isn't any player just like him in the National league. His hitting and fielding has been a revelation to Cincinnati. "Lowden for President" Club-Formed In Kansas Abilene, Kan. Sept 20. The first "Lowden for President" ctub in the state of Kansas and one of the few outside of Illinois has been formed here. One hundred voters have signed the charter declaring them selves in favor of Governor Frank O. 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