Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-09-28

Sept. 10th 3rd, Ohio Field Hospital,
Camp Sheridan, Montgomery Ala.
Dear Folks at home:-
How are you all today? This is
a characteristic clear day for Ala
bama. The sun shines bright and is
quite hot Yesterday was the hottest
day that we have had but will show
you the table of temp. so you can
see how hot it was. 1t seems quite
hot to US but l enjoy it very much
because l am feeling so well. We
have one and two cold showers every
day. They have an abundance of
water SO we can bathe frequently as
it is very dry one needs a bath fire.
quently. The water is much better to
drink than that at Toledo was. 1t
tastes slightly alkaline. There is no
large body of water near except the
Alabama river which is about one
mile away. There is a large mound
built by the Cherokee Indians.
We are being we'll fed now Most
Of the boys are we'll satisfied and l
am sure that | am. The skies are
wonderful for their clearness. l have
never seen any better sunrises or sum
sets It is much drier than that at
home altho some dew falls at night
you need have no worries about me
because l am very well satisfied
don't know whether am to easily sat
isfed or not but one might better be
we'll satisfied as l am than to be dis
contented Thursday night I went
down town and as l walked along ]
noticed the Pythian Castle and ]
walked in. l received a royal vel
come into this buildin0 which is the
most beautiful edifice which I have
ever seen without exception. 1t cost
100000 and is the meeting place of
two local lodges of Montgomery. II
also contains the meeting chamber OF
the Grand Lodge of Alabama. One
of the persons whom I met here was
Chas. Garman and we went up tc
Lodge together. 1t was a grand op-
portunity to meet some of the big
men of the town. I have an invita-
ton to go with a bunch of them on q
possum hunt some niuht and I sure
will go if I get the chance. They
expect to have sweet potato and pos
sum feed for X. of P's about Thanks
giving. Thew had ice cream and cake
for us the other night. There will
be social at the hall next Tuesday
night and l think that I shall go.
All the people are very hospitable
and show US every kindness. l fee,
that it is not put on because it is sc
genuine that 1 do not think that il
could be acquired in so short time
You cannot know how important this
mingling of Northern and southern
people is ooing to be. The spirit OF
the Civil War DAYS has not entirely
died away and / think the fighting OF
all the men in one great cause will
have a wonderful effect. The very
inscriptions on monuments show how
firmly they were convinced that theil
cause was right.
Yesterday afternoon Chas. Garmar
and | went through the capitol build
ing. 1t is not as magnificent as many
of our public buildings of the north
but it is filled with relics of the con
federates. Here is where the frs
constitution of the confederacy wa:
formed. A large brass star on the
steps of the capitol building marks
the place where Jeff Davis took th'
oath as President.
This a. m. Earnest and l went for ;
walk together. We went through th
oldest cemetery in the city. Yo7
might think that a queer place to g
but it's just about as lively there a
it is down town 1t is beautiful
located on a hill or small mountal
overlooking the surrounding countr
for a distance of probably five mile:
The view from here is wonderful. es
pecially the pine forests. Here W
saw the monument of Brig. Gen
Oates of confederate and also Spar
ish-American war fame. We ais
met a confederate soldier who was
, member of the Ku Klux Klan. d