The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-12-06
CAMP NEWeAND
FOREIGN LETTER
HOllICE JENNINGS GIVES NEWSY
ACCOUNT OF FLIGHTS IN
BALLOON PRACTICE
NEWS FROM CAMP MILLS, NEW YORK
Extracts From Letters From Walter
Reeves OF Hospital Work On
French Front

Walter Reeves is sending some
more letters home and we have re-
ceived the following excerpts through
the kindness of Mr.. and Mrs. H.. H.
Reeves, of Santa Ana, Calf. The fol-
lowing are taken from the last three
letters they have received:
Back to the wards for me-" says
the letter of October 20. Il was ak
en- out of the operating room three
days ago and put back in another sur
gical ward. l was disappointed, as l
was told the job in the operating
room would be permanent. However,
will probably get another chance in
there sooner or later.
Things are going about the same
as usual. was down to the little
French cafe l have mentioned before,
for supper last evening. They serve
some great meals. 1t would seem
pretty hard if we were not able to re-
sort to such a place once in awhile for
"a clear bite
THE report of an air raid on this
camp seems to have caused consider
able excitement. Do not take any
stock in that rumor."
In a letter of October "a, Walter
writes that he has bought a Liberty
Bond, which he is sending home for
safe keeping.
Seven men were appointed male
nurses, effective October 10. with SO
truly was m of the seven.
Il see by the papers that four Yep
pelins were brought down on French
soil a few nights ago. l wish one had
been brought down near this place.
The weather is beginning to get
pretty cold and disagreeable. i'm
agine it will be very much like that
they have in ST. Louis-wet and slop-
by, with the coldness due more to the
penetrating dampness than to low
temperature. We were issued wooden
underwear Monday, and I find 1t feels
pretty good.
1--WE are still living in tents and
find it pretty cold mornings and even
ings. A few have scraped together
enough boxes and miscellaneous
pieces Of wood to build small huts.
There is quite a Heterogeneous collec-
ton of such huts scattered about
camp with such designations as The
White House or The Little Palace
on them. Severy and a friend of his
own one such hut and l have so sue
cessfully exploited my friendship that
| am practically a continuous visitor
by their friendly fireside. have
most of the advantages of a hut with
out any of the disadvantages, such
as 'shagging' wood, etc. l am in the
hut now with a candle for light and
a fine little fire in the corner of the
hut. We are going to have 4 little
bridge party when the boys come off
duty, and a feed a~fterward. / am fix
ing up a little baked salmon, like
mother used to make for the eats
now"
The letter of October 26, has the
following:
81 had an afternoon off yesterday
and was down in the city for a little
while. There is not much to do after
one goes down town, especially in
such rainy, disagreeable weather as
we are having. There are a couple
of theaters open. but the shows are
never any good, so l do not care to
go. Moving pictures, or cinenlas, as
they are called on this side o: the
water, are pretty popular, but | have
not seen many since my arrival.
Practically all the pictures are made
by United States firms. American
made goods over hree are more
sought after than ~German-made goods
used to be in America.
"The streets are always crowded
with soldiers and civilians. and one
sees sights as good as the average
show by walking around the streets
or in the shops. The French are great
dressers, without a doubt. Their chill
dren are always fixed up so smart. l
noticed yesterday that even in the
very chilly weather the French kid
dies wear stockings which come be-
low the knees, and the little girls wear
dresses which do not reach to their
knees. 1t must be pretty cold for
Thorn hut thew all look mighty cute.