East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-06-01
UMAPINE BOY LIKES
LIFE N U. 5. NAVY
CLIFFORD WARD WRITES AN IN
TERESTING LETTER To
HIS PATIENTS.
CEast oregonlan speclaI.l

UMAPINE, May 31.-Hr. AMI
Mrs. RIO Ward this week received
the following letter from their son
| Clifford Ward who enlisted abouI
three weeks ago from Umapine in
the r. s. navy. Dear Mother: / o
your letter this morning and was sure
glad to hear from you. You said you
had not received my Letters yet. !
don't believe you had given them
time TO get there yet. We are getting
along fine and this work will max
men of us. L must quit for a while
and go and get a shot in the arm
We have already been vaccinated and
now get two shots more but we get
"a hours' rest after that. Mother.
this is certainly the finest country |
ever saw. The old oak trees and
fields of grain as far as you can see.
But don't let Dad think of coming
down here for il is a rich mans
country. You spoke of it raining
there. We have had no rail- but the
sea breeze blows all day to keep off
the neat and then at night it gets
beastIy cold. We are getting along
fine in our drills. We have a fine
sergeant and two corporais. They
are trying their best to make US the
best section here. The way they
swear at us. you would think they
were going to eat US up but they are
sure whipping us into line and we are
already better than some of the sec
tons that have been drilling longer
than we They have a band here OF
AZ pieces and are increasing it to 90
for Decoration day. They sure can
--g-k = mas. ranl ana1tnh fn
play with them. We nave every ac-
commodation; electric lights in our
tents and oil stoves Miss Helen
Gould made all the marines a pres
ent each of a hair brush. comb. razor,
tooth brush. scissors. needles and
pins. Well. must close now and
get this off on the mail. Be sure and
write often as that is the only way
We have of getting n news. We
have met some boys from Walla
walla but none that we knew. when
you write be sure and tell us all the
news. CLIFF.
Marine Barracks. Mare Island, Calf.
MAY %. 1917.
f Ward made a business trip to
during the week. !
Mr.. and Mrs. viii F~ernbacher Of
I.owden. Wash. visited with A. F.
Fernhacher and family on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dan J. Kirk who at
tended Grand lodge of the 7. o. o. F.
at Eugene during the last week re-
turned home sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charlie Records and
and Mrs. Roy Ward returned
home from an auto "trip to spokane
IN Saturday. They had a delightful
trip but export frightful roads and
4 cold. wet. backward spring up in
he Palouse coSntrv.
ladies Aid Meets.
The Presbyterian Ladies' Aid met
his last week with MIS-. ]. u. Kelly
md enjoyed a delightfuI tea Those
present were Mesdames Ole Good
nan. Lane Hoon. c. Z. Simonds. Rob
ert wright Orlando Hodgen. F. r
-abadie. Orlando Hodgen. J. f.
Tones. Charlie Dixon, w. w. Philip
ii. Jim Kirk. r. f. Bean. p. Nell
John Allen. John Davidson. f
and Will Moore, J. Thirldksen.
Miss Neva Moore.
Mr.. and Mrs. Marquette schubert.
Who were married last week in Walla
valla. were the recipients OF a $500
heck from Mr.. Jacob Schubert.
rancher. who is the father Of
he groom.
Mrs. Hans Clodius and Miss Eoline
of MAYHEM. Wash. Mr..
,harlie wellman of Chewelah. Wash,
John Al wellman of Alberta
,anada. have returned to their homes
attending the funeral of their
the late Il. H.. Wellman.
visiting preacher lease
Rev. Lacey. a preacher from Eu-
enc. occupied the pufpit of the
'resbyteriau church here sunday and
leased his audience with his ser
Mr. Montell, county agent OF the /:
oregon Agricultural college of Cor
allis. was at umapine Friday over :
the club Svork of the pig :
which was organized in the :
pring. The pig industry is growing :
monr the boys OF the community :
nd this year there will be is enthu- :
owners OF swine at the indus
-ial fair i'm The fall. Competition q
ill be strong as Of the is pigs enter y
"A are of the pure bred Hamp-
hire breed. on June IL Mr.. Mon
Ell will be at Umapine again and or
the entire Industrial club.
Irene Hoon left saturday for White
.Iuffs Wash. where she will spend
-s.A- 49, ..HnH Mr. corn