Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-04-03
RAYMOND HJERLEID
WRITES GOOD LETTER
Spent Day i'm Portland, Oregon,
Called on Mr.. and Mrs. n. l..
Bailey, Whose Hearts
Are Still With
DEBORAH.
300 SOLDIERS GUESTS
APOLLO SINGING CLUB
Been Getting up at $3.50 a. m. and
Handed Bouquet i'm Shape of
. Shovel and Put to Work.
Van Couyer, Washington,
SATURDAY. March %. 1918.

} Van Couver, Washington,
3 Saturday March %, 1918.
,Dear Editor:
/ Somewhere this morning smart
lily dressed business man will be
Ialighting from his car right along
side of a dinner pail man who is
earning his honest living by his two
worn hands and both will go into
the postoffice but they have probably
the same object in view. What is it?
1t is a letter from their boys who
are working shoulder to shoulder
we all must sleep in the same Kind
of bed, eat at the same table and
wear the same kind of clothes. The
time flies though when one is kept
busy. Lately we have been getting
up around $50 and are handed
little bouquet in the shape of
shovel and put to work. Or again
one might be set at making road
or pantoon bridges. AS the weather
is getting nice now we are contin-
ually on the move from morning
till evening. In the afternoon we
have been learning ntw drills right
along as we have new major and
will say that he knows his business.
One wants to learn every little de-
tail as he goes, so when the men
higher up ask you different steps
|you will know it. Right here 1 am
sorry to say that he mas a1reaoy
caught Captains on things they
tshould have known.
Well, let's get on to something
nd
Sunday had the pleasure OF calling
on two former DEBORAH citizens,
Mr.. and Mrs. N l.. Bailey, and
spent a very nice afternoon with
them and also were given a good
dinner. AS they have moved away
from DEBORAH now their hearts are
still with you, which is always the
case Of everyone of us.
Wednesday night about 300 of us
soldiers were invited to Portland
via a special train to be the honored
guests of the apollo Singing Club
of Portland. They are about 90 in
humber and are all business men,
| but one would think that singing
was their vocation. They are sure
fine and probably the best l have
ever heard. The mayor, whose
name happens to be Baker also gave
| a little talk and told us to make
Portland our home and we will al
ways be greeted with open arms.
What do you think of this for 10y
lalty? They had their 100 per cent
Iuuota before the first man was draft
ed. Portland has both times over
subscribed for Liberty Bonds De-
sides forming Y. M. c. A. funds and
Having Sailors and Soldiers CluD
land a knights of Columbus Hail..
THE soldiers are sure strong Tor
Portland and spend all their spare
time there. / guess they have an
attraction to draw them. On the
girls will fiirt with the boys in uni
form. The roses have started "a
bloom here now and when they all
come out, l imagine 1t will look
magnificent. l am going to write
about the ship building industry
lsome of these days when ] get a
little more of the inside and see
ihow that will strike you. When
write / have to get in everything TO
I'm out the pages. Well We haven't
Forgotten our Easter or that they
turn back the clocks yet anyway !
must close and wish you our best
wishes from Harold and Claire Nc
kinney and myself.
Yours as ever,
= y RAYMOND G. HJEaLElD.