The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1918-07-26
From Bandmaster Thomas

ot0uSCo oOiuSCAiiCo AOASS oo W "AAeS
other than when we wish. We are
not in port all Of the time and our
Uncle Sam doesn't provide P. 0.
in mid ocean.
How l would like to see dear old
Kendrick and all the fellows again.
l say fellows but from all appear
ances fellow would nearly suffice.
Our local organ of public gossip,
the which receive regularly, with
many thanks to We kind editor and
his efficient staff, report the scarcity
of the younger male population,
owing to war over in Europe and
our close connection with the same.
From all appearances, were there,
four or five of the old crowd would
only be remaining. / think Kend-
rick has more than done herself
proud in the part she is playing in
this worlds crisis. How many
towns or even small cities can boast
of her quota in the service.
Harold and | had planned on
visiting the old town during fur
Tough but the furlough did not ma
terialize. Everyone on the ship ex-
cepting the band have been given
this leave. We had to stay to fur
nish music for the entertainment of
those on board, for parades and
other affairs where music was nec-
essary. We have a peach of an or
ganization-both band and orches-
ira. Twenty-six piece band and
ten piece jazz orchestra. When l
say jazz, l mean it, too.
notice by the Gazette that a
great deal of improvement is being
done in the little city. | am glad
to see this done. l should like to
see it paved also. l don't know
that it is necessary and it might in
crease taxes abnormally, but even
so l feel that the difference in the
satisfaction of having the improve
ments and the comforts gained
thereby. would more than Offset the
cost, to say nothing Of the enhanced
value of the property and the diff
erence in trade and traffic.
am glad to know that the band
is still intact and is progressing but
it must be rather short on member
ship. l received a picture from
Sis some time ago. taken, at the
time of the May Day Festival, and
it showed the band pumping away
on something. 1t looked like old
times to me and l actually got
homesick for the first time since
have been in the service. | woulC
have given great deal to have
spent the day there. Pictures we
had showed Wallace McKeever
Harry Davis, Dan Guy and Ernest
Roberts and views of the drills.
should like to tell you of oul
voyage-hardships encountered ane
excitements passed throughput
our censor regards all of thos.
things in a most skeptical manner
so it is bad form to say more thar
the very least. Only once did ge
in bad. l got too confidential con
cerning some of our movements ant
the letter was handed back with tn,
request to re-write, leaving out Ger
tain parts. had nothing else t.
do but comply.
The fact remains that we are a
sea most of the time, where as
rule, writing is impossible and ia
cilities for mailing few and far be
tween. We land perhaps once
month during which time we are s.
busy with other things and the LAM
looks so good after being at sea s.
long that we can hardly refrail
from getting over at every chance
Have just returned from seeing
the Red Sox beat the White Sox
To be explicit, one of the ship
where we are now, wanted the ban
to attend the game with them a
their guests and all as the guests O
the Red Sox. Of course, we ae
uuiesced, furnishing music and vel