Transcribed letter from Charles A. Palmer to Letter from Laurence L. Doggett (January 21, 1917)

A two-page transcription of a letter from Charles A. Palmer to Letter from Laurence L. Doggett dated January 21, 1917. In the letter Palmer tells Doggett about the Christmas packages that he just got and all the memories that they brought him of his fellow students, alumni and faculty from Springfield college.Charles A. Palmer grew up in Ottawa, Ontario, and graduated from the Silver Bay Summer School in 1909. He served as the physical director and then general secretary for the St. Johnsbury YMCA (Vermont). Palmer then traveled back to Canada, where he attended the Quebec Provisional Military School. After graduating with a captain's commission, he served as captain and adjutant to the Highland Cadet Battalion. It appears that Palmer graduated from Springfield College in 1916, before he was called to fight with the 5th Pioneers, Overseas Battalion. During the war, he was promoted to captain. After the war, Palmer taught physical education and coached at Stadium High School in Tacoma, Washington. His swimming team and tennis team both won several state championships. During this time, he also coached the Tacoma YMCA team on to win several Pacific Northwest championships. He died on June 25, 1945