Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-06-06
FRANK CnRISTEN
WRITES ABOUT ARMY
DEBORAH Boy Now Stationed at Fort
Sheridan in Hospital Corps
Tells About His
Experiences.
GETTING USED TO DRILLS
AND LIKES THE WORK
Assigned to Hospital Corps But Don't
Know What His Regular
Work is.
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us outdoors so we are sleeping in
tents now but that is fine; it is SO
nice and warm. There are eight
boys in our tent; our cots have a
tick, two big wooden blankets, pill
low, pillow-cases, and sheets on
them. / sleep real comfortably on
them. One Of the fellows had to
wake me this morning. They have
just built a new Y. M. C. A. here
and the opening is tonight. The ma
rine band is going to play. There
are benches all along the walls and
tables to write on They sell the
stamps, but give the paper and envel-
opes away. They surely use lots OF
it as there are about 100 boys writ
ing now and about that many wait
ing, while still others come and get
paper and write in their hunks. We
can leave our letters here and they
even mail them for us. l tell you the
Y. NJ. C. A. is a great comfort for the
boys.
May 27, 1917.
It's Sunday today and we are al
lowed to go any place we want to,
but if we leave the Post, we have
to get q pass. think I will go down
to some park this afternoon. We
each got two pair of trousers, one
coat, two flannel shirts. four changes
of underwear, six pair socks, one
pair shoes and a hat, and we can
draw clothes any time we want TO, as
we are allowed SAT AID some odd
cents for the first six months, and
seven cents day from that time on.
We are allowed 80 1-3 cents day
for food.
May 81. 1917.
Grip received, also cake, candy and
cookies all in good shape; thanks, as
they were fine and surely went to the
right spot. I was on special detail
squad today; we had to hang around
so if they had any work. we were
the ones that had to do it. didn't
have anything to do until six o'clock
when l had to take care of the ex-
animation room until nine. Just as
| was going to leave three others and
myself were sent to the officers re-
serve camp to get fellow that had
been hurt. We took the litter and
carried him to the hospital and put
him to bed, where the doctor attend
ed him. We don't drill with guns
yet but may do some drilling with
guns later on. We have foot drills
and the different facings; we will
have litter drill later on. We are
also going to start studying physiol-
ogy and first aid.
This being the last of the month,
we all signed the pay roll, and had
to stand inspection again. We are
examined real often. There is fell
low here by the name of Barnes that
/ am with a good deal Of the time. He
is a nephew of Mrs. Pike, formerly
of DEBORAH. l got box of candy
from Mrs. Jayne's class the day be-
fore | got yours, and, believe me, /
have eaten candy for awhile. 1t was
very good. l got a letter from Pea
chy Korsrud and he says it is very
hot in Nogales, Arizona. He wishes
/ was there to shake the sand and
snakes out of his boots. He has been
transferred to a gunman, and he said
the average life of gunman in bat
tie was 81 rounds, SO he wanted me
to write before he went into service.
Well, l must close for this time.