Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-01-31

ing Ledger on file at 10 Queen
Anne's Gate. The paper is sent reg
ularly and it is placed there for your
convenience. diff
Shields Moore, son of DR.. and Mrs.
]. G. Moore, of this city, writes home
from the U. S. Aviation School at the
Georgia Institute Of Technology, At
lanta, that ne is greatly pleased with
his course.
The following are a few paragraphs
taken from a letter mailed home last
Saturday. Shields is making a spleu-
did record and his many Mexico
friends are delighted with what he
has already accomplished.
81 had intended to write you yes
terday, but wa in no condition to do
so. We are supposed to be free from
Saturday noon until Monday morn
ing, but right after dinner Satur-
day we were lined up and they gave
us a shot of typhoid serum and also
va~ceinated us for smallpox. 1t made
me rather sick last night, but | am
all ok. now.
81 will give you a schedule Of my
work as nearly as possible. We get up
at $50 a.. m. Have 80 minutes to
dress, clean up and assemble at six
o'clock. Then from 30 to IS minutes
we have setting up exercises. We take
these exercises in trousers and under
shirts and the weather is cold that
early in the morning, usually about 10
or 10 above zero. However, after
they have given US a quarter of a mile
around the track at double time we
are all well warmed up.
at sure is good for you, though.
| thought at first it would kill me. |
have picked up five pounds in weight
and my chest expansion has increased
one inch. | never felt better in my
life and eat like a hog.
"At 7 o'clock we have breakfast.
| At 8 o'clock we have drill until $50;
classes until noon. At 1890 we have
dinner. AT one we have either stu
dies or class work. At three we have
drill again until 5 p. m. Supper at 6
p. H.. Study until $3.50 and lights out
at 10 p. m.
Besides three and a half hours
drill per day | have eight studies
duties of a supply officer, Radio,
Transportation, Machine Gun, Court
Martial, Hygeiune, Aeroplane Parts
and Gas Engine. So you see, | have
enough to do to keep US out of mis-
chief.
"We are quartered four in a room.
Have a little coal stove to furnish
heat and everything is comfortable.
The work is hard, but | like it and
would not leave here unless / had 70.
We are being trained for Supply Off
GERS and when we get our Commits
sions at the end Of eight weeks, we
will be placed in charge of depots of
aviation supplies. No n knows for
sure, but the general opinion is that
we will be sent across at once. The
need of supply officers is very great.
The fact that we are making il
through so fast seems to indicate that
we will be over there as soon as pos
sible. This course was originally a
twelve weeks one
81 topped my class of $50 men in
two subjects last week-gas engines
and machine guns. Received 100 on
engine and came within one-half a
minute of the highest record made
here for dismanteling and assembling
a machine gun" L
Kirk Roberts, Of this city, who is
attending the U. S. Aeronautical
School at the University of Illinois,
Champaign, writes the Ledger that
If he completed his work in the next
five weeks as he expected, he hopes
to be home for a few days before de-
parting for the front.
He is making a good showing in his
studies and the following letter from
him will interest his many friends who
are watching his success with much
interest.
Master John Anthony Badarracco,
8 years old, gave the Ledger fifteen
pennies and a dime this week to buy
smokes for the soldiers. The money
is what John has been saving with a
view, most likely, to purchase some
thing for himself, but when he
thought about our soldiers in the
trenches, perhaps with out anything
to so smoke, he decided he would help
them instead Of helping himself.
John Anthony is showing the proper
spirit. Some soldier boy in the
trenches lover there will enjoy his
smokes from his little American CON-
patriot.
If YOU haven't donated to the Led
gers Tobacco Fund better follow
John Anthony's example today.
Harry Rose, son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
William Rose, of this city, is home