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Dec. 24, 1917. '
Christmas Greeting From
112th’s Commander
BY COLONEL GEORGE C. RICKARDS.
Distance is no interpreter of feeling, and
I trust the hearts of the 112th boys are as
close to home this Christmas day as on
any other in years gone by. The fathers,
mothers, sisters and sweethearts are
there, and though a thousand or more
miles intervene between them and the
soldier boy they love, each is thinking
of the other—hopefully and confidently
looking forward to that day when Amer
ica’s soldiers will return home victorious
and the spirit of “Peace on earth, good
will toward men.” shall be world-wide.
To some it has been the fortune to
spend the last two Christmases In the
service of their country, and it may be
part of the fortunes of war they will be
called upon to spend another Christmas
away from home. But no matter how
long they are called upon to put forth
their best patriotism, to light and bear the
burdens of war with a spirit of which a
state and a nation may well be proud, I
sincerely hope the ties that hold them
close to the home thej’ love will never be
weaker than tha brave arid unfaltering
spirit which prompted them to enlist.
As commanding officer of the 112th In
fantry, I feel I have a pardonable pride
in the splendid type of young men who
compose the command, the boys from
Northwestern and South Central Penn
sylvania. The manner in which they
have already acquitted themselves has
shown that they are good soldiers of the
nation—faithful, obedient, quick to grasp
the full meaning of the work upon which
we are now engaged. No one knows how
long it will be until these men are called
upon to take their places in the trenches
of France. With full confidence. I feel
they will firmly uphold those principles
for which their forefathers fought, fight
ing as true Americans, giving their lives,
if need be. in defense of this great cause
and the country of their birth or adoption.
Fervently I hope and earnestly I pray,
as one whose heart is alike with the men
and with the loved ones at home,_that the
loyal soldiers of the 112th Infantry will
come home on some other Christmas day,
having proved for all time that de
mocracy and America are safe and that
there does exist that Christian spirit, of
which much is said, yet so little believed
in these trying times —that fraternity and
love among nations for which men are
now laying down their lives and which is.
MOTHERS, SISTERS. SWEETHEARTS
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TRENCH AND CAMP
so well expressed in that beautiful epi
gram. “Peace on earth, good will toward
men.”
Courage born of love for home and
country knows no conquest, and though
we shall be called upon to make sacri
fices, far, perhaps, beyond our expecta
tions, I am fully confident that the 112th
Infantry will bear its part with honor
and devotion, helping to attain that vic
tory which will acclaim the dawning of
the brighter days to come.
GEORGE C. RICKARDS,
Colonel 112th Infantry.
THE STAR AT
CHRISTMAS
In this dread hour when the nations
wait,
Shaken with hatred, at' Thy judg
ment bai\
When’ all seems chaos ruled by fren
zied Fate,
God, show us the star.
When Might, the only gospel that we
know,
Builds altar jriles that flame against
the sky,
When states wage warfare, blow on
quivering blow,
Gocl, teach us to die.
In this high moment, big with Destiny,
Ere empires crumble and old things
decay,
When wild War travels for the Yet-to
be,
God, teach us to pray.
The battle blinds. Should we forget to
fear,
Forgive us, Lord, though we should
wander far.
Thy ways are long, Thy truth may
yet appear—
Show us the star, the star!
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