“Thanking you for your helpful message,”
“Miss Evangeline Booth:
“Of the many cards of condolence received by our family upon the death of my dear brother, none touched us more deeply than the one sent by you.
“We do indeed appreciate your thoughtfulness in sending words of comfort to people who are utter strangers to you.
“Accept again, the gratitude of my parents as well as the other members of our family, including myself.
“May our Heavenly Father bless you all and glorify your good works.”
Miss Evangeline Booth,
Commander of the Salvation Army, New York City,
N. Y.
Dear Miss Booth:
I beg of you to pardon me for writing you this letter, but I feel that I must. On the 17th day of March I received a letter from my boy in France, and it reads as follows: