Word: getting
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...will feel the loss of friends too keenly to enter into the usual Yuletide spirit. For whether the war has directly affected our family or not, the thought of its existence is enough to make Christian enthusiasm wane a little. This will be Christmas when we can and must get away from thoughtless amusement, from that kind of jollity which is concerned only with personal pleasures. It will be more like that first Holiday nearly 20 centuries ago, when a small group of a great race rejoiced that the Messiah had come to lead them out of their troubles...
...absence from the camp. This action has been prompted by the fact that many of the men have no acquaintances in New York and would have no place to go and make themselves comfortable. In this way the men will have some place to meet, and a source to get information about the city...
...Perhaps a few words about myself will get me 'oriented,' and give me a bit of framework to build upon. I got my commission in the United States Marines without any trouble, thanks to yours and other letters, and a long lanky frame. Darrah Kelly was under-weight, and no amount of argument and pleading could make up for the deficiency. I felt extremely sorry, but was powerless to do anything. After a few months at Quantico, Va., we got off in the early part of September. As I stood a regular turn in the submarine watch...
...through membership; and all those who by reason of sex, age or physical disability, are prevented from going to the front are being urged to join during the Christmas membership campaign starting December 16 and ending Christmas Eve. In that week the Red Cross hopes-- and confidently expects--to get ten million new members--at least...
...object of this drive is merely to gain as many memberships as possible, and no attempt will be made to get large contributions. The price of membership will be $1, and no one will be asked to give more than this nominal fee. Anyone who has not subscribed since October 1 is expected to join or renew, since this membership is for the year 1918 and does not expire until December, 1918. A receipt and a button will be given for all dollar membership fees paid to the canvassers...