Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-12-03
SUNSET BOYS 4
ElaJ0Y LITTLE /
Old N E ! YORK l|I
North Dakotans Had Fine
Entertainment on Last
Holiday.
Ready and Anxious When
Word Comes to Embark
For "Over There"
stan Correspondent Of The Herald
with thH%Sunset Division.

stan Correspondent Of The Herald
with thes#$Sunset Division.
Camp Mills,s L. Little Old New
York, noted for its big times for the
chap who has money and is willing to
spendstt, but equally as noted as being
the most lonesome burg in the world
Tor the boy who's broke or friendless,
has redeemed itself In the eyes-and
let's add to the stomachs-of the boys
in the khaki and the navy blue.
For Little Old New York from
Hampstead to Brooklyn and the Bronx
to Oyster Bay, every borough of old
ing the boys Of Uncle SANS army on
Thanksgiving day. Homes of all
kinds from the most luxurious to the
lowly were opened to them. Dozens
Of instances are told about the camp
Of splendid hospitality,
In many cases9the entertainers paid
the fares. OF. their soldier or. sailor
guests from Hampstead, Mineola, or
the other camps g the city,; many
others called for the boys in cars: and
there were hundreds OF theater par
ties in which the boys were the guests
Of honor. 81
.Happy-Then Homesick.
And i was q welcome relief for the
AAVA4 " law lO0VA. "AVOAAN
in mud up to their knees, figuratively
speaking, but actually over shoe tops
on most company streets. The very
opportunity to once more come into
close contact with the home napery.
the cleaning silver and cut glass. del
icate china; or in other homes Of less
means the best that the family afford
ed; to be seated once more at a holt-
day feast with all its bravery Of table
setting and good cheer came as a won
derful boon to each boy.
also had heartaches for such scene
could not but recall the vacant chair
at the family table back home. Dad,
for instance, insisting IN standing up
to carve the turkey. and the familiar
homely little insistances that guests
plates be relied again and again; the
little squabbles over who would have
the wishbone. Yes, it all came back,
and with the pang Of homesickness
came the thought OF the hundreds
upon thousands in the family circles
who are in uniform, cover here" or
cover there"
And there you have the eternal ques-
ton as to who is here or there
When do we go? And then there, te
the same old answer. Whoever does
know isn't telling.
Every Protection by Uncle Sam.
However the folks back home may
r~estsassured Of one thing-the govern
mont 40 taking every precaution' to
safeguard the transportation of troops;
evety exigencX IL prepared for, unless
the Boehes' spring some new surprises
in submarine. warfare. OF course there
is always that eventuality. However
everything IS a the touch" in this
present-war game and 1t is a remark.
able fact that. the boys, even though
they. face a long hard winter In
France, are. anxious to move and
would IL orders to the contrary were
not decidedly strict, welcome with
tremendous cheers the order to pack
There you have about the limit o.
information possible. at least under
theEyoluntary censorship rules. It ha.
came to the knowledge of the officer.
Of the ''Sunset" division that men OF
various commands have written let
ters homo and misguided parents OF