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-
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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
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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. Lowden of Illinois, as their
choice for thev republican nomina
tion for 1920. ,
The Individuality of'Cole's
Advanced Designs Is
an Inspiration
ways been to me a great spur and
stimulus. ,
"What memories come rushing
forward to be recorded 1 It was at
Colonel Huse's school, nbw called
'The Rocks,' I believe with splendid
old Caleb (Colonel Caleb Huse;
principal of the military prep' school
where General Pershing prepared
for West Point) at its head, that
several of us got the first idea oft
what we were really in for. Deshon,
Frier, Winn, Andrews, Clayton, Bil
ly Wright, Stevens, Legare (class
mates) and the rest of us at Caleb's
used to fly-speck page after page of
stuff that we forgot completely be
fore plebe camp was over."
(Continued Tomorrow.)
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