The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1918-10-03

as | saw II.
| am sure tired tonight, have been
on the go every since We arrived last
night Have lots of work TO do for
the next few days.
The Red Cross workers are wen
derful, they meet every troop train
with csudy, chicken, ham and other
sandwiches, hot coffee and cigarettes
| will explain later.
There are about fifty thousand
soldiers here and the airplanes are
thicker than blackbirds az home.
They are in the air day and night !
counted los machines this afternoon
and they sure do some stunts
Please see II you can get Van
LoEans address for me, also Mary III
kins, for | would like.to see them
some day while am in n. Y
don't know just when we VIII
sail. and if did could not tell ycu.
but dent think we will be here long.
| s-lt .he blanket hcme in my suit
case, also "a few other thing. En-
closed You viii find receipt for il,
please get them and you can do
What YOU want to with them. hat
ed to throw them away on account
Of the blanket belonging to Willie.
We are just forty minutes from
New Nor'. but you can aot tell when
you yet there rs everything is build
ings. have met lot Of woundd
soldiers that have been sert back 10
the hospitals On this side. they seen.
TO think that this war - good scs
some time yet.
am going to close this as am
about to fall asleep. Love to all.
and write ne at once. will have long
letter next time.
My address is l52 Field Hospital.
l13 Sanitary Train, 3Slh Division,
Camp Mills, Long Island, New York
Sergt. L. VI. Walter.
q. $ Tell everybody | am going over.
and an glad the time has come.
5, ncwhere in France"
sept. 1t. 1915.
Tea uucla and Aunt:
Just lire from Clyde t. bet YOU
al now am well To-duy he nr
sun 'ay, Eay, g few spare moment
thought would write you don't
AVE t.mc u write very often. have
written YOU folks two or three times
but haven't heard from you.
Believe me, We are some busy. bu
We cont care to d. anything that
We are a. g TO do, for We are an |
yi,ui 70 finish QUO task over here rs
so,n US ros.ihie AMI set sail for the !
20 old a. $ A.
rCN Homer | received his l.ttci -.
~. ayen't had time TO answer yet. /
Tell him III write him when re;
time
! would like to be there aid 30
fishing with you. but l don't think it
will be many months until | can be
in your home again.
| had a letter from Mother a few
days ago. She said she and father
had been up there to see you all
know they enjoyed their trip. We
boys that left Somerset together are
still together, and after our hard
work is over we always have time for
a little fun.
am sending you couple of pie
lures, keep one your self and give the
other to Mrs. McCackney They are
no good as You can see. Gregory
and | were down the street one after
noon and we ran across an old gen
tlemen making pictures. We had
on our old clothes and our hob-nail
shoes. but we decided to have some
made anyway, as it is very seldom We
have the opportunity of having pie
lures made over here
You folks must write me occasion
ally for am always anxious to get
a letter from anyone back there
Tell Harry hello will close,
hoping this finds everybody well and
happy. am,
Your nephew,
Clyde NJ. Folger,
Battery c., 1922 +. A. n. A.
American Tx. Forces via n. Y.
The following letter to his mother.
Mrs. Florence Grant, is one of much
interest to the numerous friends Of .
Lucien NJ, Grant, who is now aboard
the L. S. S. Stevens
~. s. S. Stevens, Base Six,
My dearest Mother:--
1t is the twelfth of September and /
still not word from you, big mail ,
from the States came today, but in
vain did | look over the Ward Room .
Officers mail for letter for myself. I
II will be month tomorrow since .
arrived here; it seems tho, that ! /.
must have been born in this part Of |
Ireland.
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