Georgia Hays Meyron to Champ Clark

San Francisco.

I am asking Mr. Cannon to give you this letter. I am going to ask a great favor of you, first, because I know you have great influence with the President and second, because I am a Missouri girl and I am in great trouble or rather my husband is.

I do not know either your son or your daughter but we have many mutual friends and after you have read this I want you to think of your own daughter if she were in my place. I was teaching in Honolulu, married 1st Lieut Carl P. Meyron of the National Army in December and in January he was placed under arrest for embezzlement of Post Exchange funds. He was Post Exchange Officer at Fort Armstrong Honolulu.

Do not put him down as a criminal. He is not that altho he has erred.

I had a nervous breakdown and had to come up to San Francisco to get well again.

His court-martial took place in Honolulu last week and they tell me that his Sentence has to be passed on by Mr. Wilson before the verdict is known.Mr. Clark will you see the President for me and ask him to be lenient. Dont let both of our lives be ruined.

He has been punished more than anything that can be done to him, punished by conscience and suffering. He has become a Christian too since this trouble. He is young only twenty six, has a brilliant mind and so much good in him. He came in the Army to serve his country and has been a loyal Officer. I cannot stand the thought of prison or dismissal from the Army.

The shortage has been made good.

Let his Commission be taken away from him but let him go to France as a Private and die if need be for his country.

But let him to be given a chance to redeem himself to come back to the world a man.

He will, if he has a chance. I will do my part because I know that he can be a power for good.

For my sake and the sake of his parents and for the sake of the good name that each family bears will you help me?May we never have to bow our heads in shame when his name is mentioned.

If you can help I will be grateful to you as soon long as I live. I feel certain that you will help me.

Rayon D'or Apartments,
715 Leavenworth Ave.
San Francisco.