Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-07-12

ings, aud good-byes and best wishes,
etc. When we would stop at a place,
| the people wond congregate and talk
to us. And, gee, the prettiest girls |
| ever saw. And all Of them wants to
talk to a soldier boy. One Sunday
evening We came through place and
stopped awhile and all the civilian
boys who had girls around the depot
were left aside, ha, ha! They would
want our address. We stopped on
side near a silk factory in town in
New York state for awhile one even
ing and think the whole works must
have shut down, for every window
in it was jammed full of girls and We
got volley of kisses "ired" at us. A
great many OF the boys dropped their
addresses off and have already gotten
letters from.them. ] didn't drop mine
off as didn't care to write to them,
though Pm sure they we're some very
fine girls. read letter from one of
them this morning and IL was excel.
lent.
Mother, hope you got my cards all
right. l mailed three along at differ
ent places. We were on the road eight
days. Had nice tourist cars to travel
in. There we're six train loads of Is
cars each. And sent my medal, let
ter and handkerchief home from
Douglas the day left. Hope you got
them 0. X. We got papa's letter all
right. Was sure glad to hear from
him. And we got the incest letters
from aunt Grace! / think lots of her
and would sure like to see her. Had
card from Carr saying they would
leave Georgia soon. Do wish we
could have stayed together.
No, sweet little sis, I guess it would
be useless to send us any popcorn.
Bless your little heart! We get lots
of fruit and good things to eat, honey.
so you just eat the popcorn for US and
it will do us lot more good. We got
Louise's card to-day. Was sure glad
to hear from her. Have heard from
a great many at town. Would like to
write to everybody but we can hardly
get a chance to write much. We're
nearly always busy or moving Would
like to write piece for the REGISTER,
too, if ] get a chance. Maybe III have
time OH the trip. Now II you folks
don't hear from us for month don't
be uneasy for it takes letter a long
time to reach it's destination through
foreign mails and all OF 1t is inspected,
too, so you see it takes time. III try
and write often though. l am send.
ing you some clippings | got out OF
the Elpaso Herald. wonder II Jesse
Jackson was at Mineral Point?
Give our best regards to Tuts and
tell her I'll write to her when get
time. And say, Sissy, wish you
would write to Miss Wheeler, Cape
Girardeau, Mo-, Normal School, and
tell her I wish to renew my applica.
tion for work during coming spring
and summer terms. She will under.
stand all II you just drop a card to
that effect.
They are working on our boat day
and night. It's sure q stout old fel.
low. They are loading 1t up and fix.
ing the deck and sleeping quarters,
mounting guns and getting 1t In fine
shape. There are thirteen ships Of
Us. l hear there will be ten warships !
accompany us besides submarine
chasers. We can look out across the
harbor and see New York City.
Would like to 60 over but don't guess
III have q chance. We can 80 out on
the dock any time and watch the ships
land. We are at the dock loading.
It's sure q sight to see 90 many chips.
We have seen no ocean liners yet,
but there are lots Of freight ships.
Say, | met Jim Tslley here this even