Scrapbook page 16
Title
Scrapbook page 16
Creator
Grasty, Charles H.
Identifier
T100487
Date
1918 March 27
Description
Letter reporting Adolph S. Ochs Jr. as hard at work and surprised to hear his letters had not arrived at home.
Source
Gift of Rev. Shelby Ochs Owen
Subject
Correspondence
World War, 1914-1918
Contributor
Rachel Dark
Language
English
Is Part Of
Ochs Collection Scrapbook
Text
March 27, 1918
Dear Mr Ochs:
When I went to see Adolph yesterday he was hard at work in his office No 1 Rue des Italiens, about eight blocks from here. He was surprised to hear that the family hadn’t been receiving his letters and cables. Something is wrong with the mails. I saw the U.S. Official in charge of the mails at General Persing’s house this morning. Secretary Baker had sent for him to discuss the question of expediting the mail service between the front and home. He said that dispatches were made regularly and he couldn’t account for delays. I told him about Adolph and also about young Dan Willard whose father had been cabling me for news. He had heard nothing since early in January.
James arrived, went to the American “front” and is already making a vigorous appeal to leave there & go to the livelier British front. I am glad that Selden is coming. It will be a pleasure to work alongside of such a good newspaper man & fine fellow.
With kind regards,
Sincerely yours
Charles H. Grasty
Adolph S. Ochs, Esq.
Dear Mr Ochs:
When I went to see Adolph yesterday he was hard at work in his office No 1 Rue des Italiens, about eight blocks from here. He was surprised to hear that the family hadn’t been receiving his letters and cables. Something is wrong with the mails. I saw the U.S. Official in charge of the mails at General Persing’s house this morning. Secretary Baker had sent for him to discuss the question of expediting the mail service between the front and home. He said that dispatches were made regularly and he couldn’t account for delays. I told him about Adolph and also about young Dan Willard whose father had been cabling me for news. He had heard nothing since early in January.
James arrived, went to the American “front” and is already making a vigorous appeal to leave there & go to the livelier British front. I am glad that Selden is coming. It will be a pleasure to work alongside of such a good newspaper man & fine fellow.
With kind regards,
Sincerely yours
Charles H. Grasty
Adolph S. Ochs, Esq.
Original Format
Letter
To
Ochs, Milton Barlow, 1869-1955
Files
Collection
Citation
Grasty, Charles H., “Scrapbook page 16,” 1918 March 27, T100487, Adolph S. Ochs Jr. Collection, Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library & Museum, Staunton, Virginia.