The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1917-12-13
APPRECIATES GIFTS.

ed by Yale Chapter No. GA, o. E.
S. from Harry Campbell, who is
a member of the order:
18th Field Artillery,
Camp Fort Bliss, Texas,
/ Nov. 18, 1917
Dear Sisters:
| One of the biggest and happiest
surprises of my life came few
days ago when | found your big
package of goodies" in my box at
Headquarters. could not imagine
what it was or where it was from.
And when | opened the upper box
and found the little card telling
where it came from it actually
brought tears to my eyes to think
that | had not been forgotten altho
far from home, that back where is
my home are some people who are
glad to spend little time and eff
fort that an absent brother may
be made happy. It's grand to have
such spirit carried beyond the
walks of our lodge room. And it
really did make me happy-pleased
me thru and thru. These goodies"
were appreciated more than al
most anything you could have sent
because | always feel when anyone
makes something for me with her
own hands she puts part of her.
self, a part Of her own heart and
soul into the gift. Those are the
things that make this a pretty
good world after all. 1t will soon
be Thanksgiving and among
other things I'm going to be thank
full that | have friends at home
who are thinking of me and anx-
ious about my welfare
i invited some of my brother Of
ficers in to treat them to some
really good things to eat. One,
whose home is in Louisiana, said,
write back to the Eastern Star
! and tell them you love every one
of them" He didn't realize how
truly he had spoken.
{ Just a word as 50 our life here.
You will be more interested in
the provisions in camp for our
comfort than in the technical side
( OF our work. I'm sure. There are
J perhaps $4,000 men stationed
! near FL Paso, a city about the size
l of Lansing, five miles from our
1 camp, and every man is as we'll
provided for as tho he were in his
J own home. Of course things are
: not quite so convenient. We all
get plenty of food of the best
4 quality, we'll cooked plenty of
( variety, and the Thanksgiving
dinner every soldier gets will be
! ahead of those in half the Ameri-
Z can households. Every tent wood
J not canvas, has a stove and every
man has plenty of clothes. 1t has
\ been very hot here until quite
recently and now the nights are
Y beginning to get cool enough for
fires. In every regiment we have
! an amusement hall where moving
I pictures and vaudeville shows are
\ put on for the soldiers. The Off
GERS have little one room house
\ for each two men, and each one
4 is fixed up cozy as can be with
windows on all sides, wallpaper,
y stove and screened porch. Every
one has access to hot and cold
I shower baths. We are as comfort
able as can be. Any more so and
Z we couldn't call it camp.
Y The climate is as healthy as
= can be, far more so than Michigan
4 The air is very thin, dry, and al
y times very hot. Every day is ex.
y actly the same as the ONE before
3 it as regards sunshine. 1t has
4 rained twice / think since I've
q been here, nearly three months.
I'll We probably won't be going
Y across the sea until about the
3 winter, or early spring because
= we have not yet all our officers
4 men or equipment. At the same
y time our orders to move may come
y tomorrow.
\ There is no one else here in the
Il 18th from Michigan that l know
8 of except a Lieut.. Vevia from Mus
y kegon who was a classmate Of
q mine at M. A. c.
! Let me thank you once NOR,
n from the bottom of my heart, anC
s. thanks seems such a small thin,
2 to give in return for such low
= ing remembrance. / am,
\ Most sincerely and fraternally
< Yours,
81 Lieut.. H. L. Campbell.
q p. S-One of the boxes of can
Il DIV was clear full with one SOLE