Bennett Champ Clark letter to Champ Clark - March 13, 1918
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[Fort Sam Houston], [Texas] March 13, 1918 Dear Little Things: Genevieve was down to see me for a couple of days and left last night to return to her own fire side and husband and young son. She has grown into a lovely woman and I never saw anybody whose fine character stood out more in their looks. She seems to be as happily married as anyone ever was and as for Son Manny, according to his mother he is a paragon of all the virtues and a most precious young man. I enjoyed her visit very much and hated to see her go. I wish I could have been there on your birthday Dad. You seem to have been bearing your blushing honors thick upon you. I sent you a few books as
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[page 2] a little birthday present which were about all that could be obtained down here that I thought would interest you. I enjoyed Martin Dies’ speech very much. It was one of the funniest and one of the most cruel performances that I ever read and very well deserved by the Fuller. His references to you were fine. I received the glasses and thank you very much. They are an absolute necessity for an officer in active service and can be obtained only through the government but the government is so far behind in its supply that orders cannot be filled for a year or so. So that was the only way I could possibly have got them.
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[page 3] Genevieve says that the baby can now say “Champ Clark” quite distinctly and responds readily when addressed by that name. She says that if ever a young boy had the mannerisms of a man, he is his grandfather over again, when he don’t want to do anything he says “No, no” just like Dad says “Too cold, too cold.” We will leave here about the first of April and return to our commands. The regular who has our regiment temporarily seems to be handling it very well as the reports are that it is generally recognized as the best regiment in the Division. A good many of the excess officers in the different divisions are being sent to command
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[page 4] “corps troops” that is troops which are attached to an Army corps but not part of any division such as regiments of pioneers, signal troops etc. I feel well and am getting along all right but will be glad to get away and get back to my own outfit. I’m tired of this town. I had dinner with Norman Mack while he was here. He seems to regard himself as a great Clark man. He is a very pleasant man. Very much to my surprise he claims to be a pure Leotchman when I had always supposed he was as Irish as Biddy McGee’s pig. Genevieve and I had our pictures taken together to send you
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[page 5] but they were so poor that we concluded to have some more taken in New Orleans if I can go that way when we leave here. Norman Mack told me a fact which is astounding if true – that Hearst and Roger Sullivan are now thick as thieves and that Roger says Hearst is a fine fellow if you know how to take him. What do you think of that? Take good care of yourselves, Dear Little Things. Bill and I wished for you a great deal while she was here with lots of love. Your devoted son, Bennett.
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| Title | Bennett Champ Clark letter to Champ Clark - March 13, 1918 |
| Creator | Clark, Bennett Champ |
| Source | Clark, Bennett Champ. Letter to Champ Clark. 13 March 1918. Clark, Champ (1850-1921) and Bennett Champ (1890-1954), Papers, 1853-1973. C0666. The State Historical Society of Missouri, Columbia, MO. |
| Description | In this March 13, 1918 letter to his parents, Bennett Clark discussed a visit from his sister and nephew. Champ Clark, a long-time resident of Bowling Green, Missouri, was a politician in the Democratic Party. He served as a representative of Missouri from 1893 to 1895 and from 1897 to 1921. From 1911 to 1919 he served as the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives. Bennett Clark served as a Colonel during World War I and was Missouri State Senator from 1933 to 1945. |
| Subject LCSH | Clark, Champ, 1850-1921; Clark, Bennett Champ, 1890-1954; Missouri. National Guard; Fort Sam Houston (Tex.) |
| Subject Local | WWI; World War I |
| Site Accession Number | C0666 |
| Contributing Institution | The State Historical Society of Missouri |
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| Date Original | March 13, 1918 |
| Language | English |