Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-05-01

here | sure made good use of that
sweater that you knit for me. Tell
that to the rest of the ladies who
helped in making up my outfit.
| have had use for the comfort kit
a good many times The helmet and
wrislets | have sent home as the
navy furnishes us with so much cloth
ing that / didn't have room for them
in my sea bag. Will have them sent
me when cold weather comes again.
We sleep in hammocks about 8
feet from the floor. Sometimes the
boys fall out of them and, as rule,
they sleep on cot in the Hospital
or Sick Bay for. a while after one of
these landings on the floor.
We were in the Detention Barracks
l8 days when we were moved to a
place called "Piney Grove" to make
room for new recruits.
In the Detention Barracks we had
the hammocks. but here we have cots
with two wool blankets for cover.
There are two men to tent and |
think there are nearly 200 tents here,
but they are not all full.
Piney Grove is an isolation camp
where a company is sent while in
detention should measles or mumps
break out
We are in what is called the "Ship's
Company" All of us are on special
detail work. Some do guard duty,
others do orderly work of all sorts.
This training station is called the
Receiving Ship Charleston" Every
thing is ship style. An auto truck or
street car would be called a boat
If you god down town - miles by
street car. you are ION shore leave. =
1t is somewhat hard to get used to
this life, after having been at liberty
all on's life to room at will But it is
real good training.
|, We are fed three good meals day
and get just enough exercise to have
good appetite.
The land around here is rather
sandy, the southern yellow pines grow
in abundance.
Farming lis done on the one horse
scale and mostly by the negroes, who
make up the working class.
Well, | must close as the sand fleas
- S. Cardinals only home product -
are beginning to bite and | fear they
will do so the rest of the night.
Your nephew
r. w. Kirschman,
L. S. n, Piney Grove Camp,
Charleston, s. Ca.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. S. Sollied, who
have been visiting at the c. NJ. Han
son home, left Friday noon for their
! home at Kyleville. Sask., Canada.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thos. Moe and sons
Orestus and John autoed to Elmore,
Mimi, Saturday. Orestus will remain
there and work on the X. B. Griffith
farm.
Mrs. S. L. Gardanier, sons Levi.
Eli Bert and Darwin Werhan autoed
to McIntire. Iowa, Thursday to visit
their son and brother Ed, who re-
Gently had the misfortune to break
his leg. This was the first time the
five brothers had been together for
many years.
The Junior Red Cross met with
Lavahn Schuetz Saturday afternoon
Miss Anna Evans is captain of the
unit and the girls thoroughly enjoy
their work. They are making gar
ments for the Belgium babies.
Allen Butt. Orville Allen. and Lii
liam and Mable Kuntz autoed to Glen
wood Friday night. Laurette Kuntz,
who 1t teaching school there, returned
with them for an "over Sunday" visit
with home folks.
Miss jeanette Qualey, who has
been sick for the past 2 months with
rheumatism. went to Prairie du Chen
last Saturday where she will take
treatments at the Santarum.
Hazel Morton left Saturday morn
ing for Worthington, Mimi, where
she will visit her cousin, Lottie Nor
ton, for a couple of weeks.
Lloyd Fosse returned home We'd
Fnesday from La Parte City where he
has been visiting his brother, c. A.
Fosse.
Chas Boucher left Thursday for
Prairie du Chen, where he will take
treatments at the Sanitorium and also
undergo an operation for the removal
of his tonsils.
On Tuesday evening, April 23I an
informal banquet was held in honor
of the Third Liberty Loan Commit
tees at Hopperstad & Brekke's Hall.
Elmer Ringoen, chairman of the COM
mlttee, told in a very interesting
manner how Lincoln township had
gone "over the top" with the Third
Liberty Loan and how very pleasing
it was for all to be patriots and
back" our boys at the front. Rev.
ID. c. Jordahl and Hon. w. H.
Klemme were called upon to give
addresses and Rev. Shoemaker, ]. G..
Kirchman, c. W.. Brinkman, Otto
Arneson, Chris Trytten, r. c. Baker
and others very interesting toasts.
The Ridgeway Orchestra also fur
nished music. and while all this was
in progress Mesdames B. c. Baker.
c. S. Trytten, O. b. Ringoen and
Chas. Boucher had prepared refresh
ments, consisting of ice cream, cake,
and coffee, which everyone thoroughly
enjoyed. Everyone departed feeling
highly elated over Lincoln townships
patriotism
NORTH MADISON.