The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-01-11

eeived from Ed SCally formerly OF this
city and now of the aviation training
quarters at Camp Kelly. Scally says
that the Y. NJ. c. A, and Y. M. h A
quarters are simply fine but that the
home spirit of the knights of Column
bus buildings are the best ever. The
letter follows:
Camp Kelly,
Dec IA, 1917.
Dear friend Mac:
/ am feeling better now than was
when in quarantine and since 1 have
been here l have not done a tap of
work only on guard "a hours as I
mentioned in my other letter.
It is nearly three weeks 1 have been
here My routine for everyday is
Arise at 6:15 for Reville and am free
until Retreat at APO and then I am
free until IL bells 1 have made it
practice to be in before 900 p. m.
ry-night and am sure pleased with
II
am stfn situated in a tent with
z other buddies All are like brothers
to one another; a corporal is assigned
to each tent but is as one of US and
very liberal. We have line sergeant
who is a prince and the officer over
Us all ~ like our father and also is a
prince OF all princes I think this
game'4s not bad at all; If it wasn't for
that lonesomeness stuff, but to be
frank and candid, they do everything
in their power to overcome that feel
ing and they certainly succeed to a
great extent
For instance, there Is a canteen
store for every two lines where we
can purchase anything money can buy
and than there are Y. n G. A tents
for entertainments and a hundred Ia
Ibles and all the writing material de-
sired at our disposal, and then there is
the main Y M c. A building where
they have taken in vaudeville that
Polls would have to pay an exorbi-
tant price for regular Palace stuff, 2
DtageA 2 pianos. Victro1a and every
soldier that can play a piano the least
little BIT is as welcome as the end of
the war. We have from 200 to 500
records of'the latest pieces, and maya
11neE. books, games speeches, very in
teresting ones too by very eminent
speakers. reading of poetry by the
very best authors, camp fire meetings
and sorne Of the yarns are corkers.
There is no end of T11oEfng pictures,
the very latest obtainab1e, singing and
dancing and that is what becomes of
the smallest contribution of persons
from the outside.
Then there is the Y. M. H. A, a
great institution for the Jews,
But the best of all of them is this
p1ace, the Knfgh1S, where you can
nd Ia F~SSa1f n 1nT1A
every extent and comfort, but for the
absence of our beloved ones at home.
You can tell the boys at the club that
this institution is g. Godsend to the
Catholic boys. We have a priest here
who is a king. We can consult him as
we would our mother and it is sure a
great and gorgeous thing. He is GER
tsinly all d father can be to US fell
lows. And take it from me, everyone
of the 400 boys now at the writing
tables, Jew or Gentle, love and adore
him, for he is as cordial to one as he
is to the otheE and the same may be
said of the Y. M. c. A.
If 1 had known, I could have my
mail sent to either this or the Y. M
c. A. and been assured prompt and
accurate delivery. 1t is a very large
ard commodious building, one story
affair, but it affords the facilities OF
a ten story structure.
We have q very large fireplace al
which a hundred fellows sit and dis
cuss the days news acquired from ev-
cry paper and magazine in the u. S
A., London and France.
In the day it is opened at 900 a.
m. and a continual string of fully ap-
precistive soldier boys take refuge and
il is located between the two flying
fields, overlooking, on either side
three miles of the leveIest ground
Imaginable and one can seee the as
cent and descent of all the planes and
at times there are from SO to rs
planes in the air,
I have seen two fail from height
of 500 feet to the ground but none OF
the fliers were seriously injured, the
moment plane is seen to be in dis
tress an ambulance is at the spot be-
fore it reaches ground as they are OF
the lookout DeEpetHally. We have 9
good infiFmaEy and hospital and Isl
Aid Red Cross Station and no matter
where anyone is injured or sick in this
vast place, of over 10000 acres, he
will soon be picked up.
Then there is the city of San An
tonic 6 miles distant; the greatest at
traction of the whole outfit. We have
the use of the army trucks and the
generosity of the private car owners
the trolley and the jitneys. None of u:
require pass, only that exception i.
made when squadFons are outgoing
and then they have "a hours notice tC
wander away from our quarters
which is agreeable to all concerned
The most popular mode of conveyance
is the jHney and they charge Use eaef
way, it takes Is minutes to get to The
city. We travel in Cadiiiacs Mitehei1s
Chalmers and all of the latest model
of cars and they take us from the Y
M C. A. or Knights and right to tn
Alamo a famous fort noted and mad
famous by DaIey Crockett in tn
great Mexican war of some years age
have made the city twice and ex
pect to make it again tomorrow nigh
with pass. We are allowed to g
after rereat at .4:20 p. IA. and sta,
until IL bells at taps. Mac, San An
tonio is some city to miss seeing;
Is the brightest liveliest city 1 hav
ever set foot in. At night it is ablaz
ana three-fouFths Of the city is sol
disrS and the rest is civilian and
Keeps fellow busy saiuting. I wa
in the Gunther Hotel, the SWEETEST i
town and a sight 1 shall never forge
met my eyes. Officers, lieutenant:
majors, captains, eorpeFals, sergeant:
recruits, pFirates and fatigue men an
one or two civilian men crowded tina
hotsi to its doors. 1 had a great mea
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