The Raymer enterprise., 1918-03-28
TWO LETTERS FROM
TWO SLIDER BOYS
San Diego. Cal. March IA.

Dear Folks:
Well, | thought 1t was about time
for ne to wrie you few lines to let
you know how We are getting along.
We are feeling fine and hope to hear
the same from all OF you.
Hank had that bunch cut OF his
eye, but it has not AL healed yet. He
sure looks funny running around
here with his eye tied up. Expect he
VIII be all o. K now in few days.
&c can see out Of II fine now, but
il WIS swelled up so he could not see
for 9 few days.
Well We will get our rating the
fret CT April. as we both passed o.
X in f,rai examinations. My final
was So pef cent and Hanks was So
per cent. SO sou see we did not do
so bad at that. Shorty and l took
the by trip last Saturday, and had
nice time. and saw good many
things OF u terest We were outside
OF the three mile limit. SO | can say
that have been outside OF the Unit
ed States for once. 1t was sure great
when we got on the ocean proper
The. roll OF the big drink
sure made the boat 60 up and down,
just like riding on the ocean wave
at the county fair. On our way out
OF the bay there was a sand bar, be-
ing low tide. and there were about
twenty or thirty seals summing
themselves. II was a great sight, but
the finest that we saw were the air
planes that went over to the review
at Camp Kearney. There were twen-
tiy-five in the bunch that went over,
ana you ought to have seen the way
the started up in two's until the
twenty-five wee In the air, then cir
cled around North Island once and
started for Camp Kearney. We had
good view OF them as we were just
short distance from where they
made their start, and they all came
over us.
There are quite number Of fel-
lows here now from Cheyenne, so 1t
is not quite SO lonesome as 1t was.
Leo Martin is here. guess you know
him. don't you pa? And you remem-
Der Burt Hellor, from over south Of
us. He is here. We ran into him
the other day.
Have not seen anyone from Camp
Kearney for good while. expect
to go over again pretty soon and see
some Of the boys.
Expect we will be over to North
Island now in couple OF days to
get our beach experience and we will
be glad when we do, as do not like
this place little bit We will have
lockers to put our clothes in there,
and have 1t good deal nicer In a
great many ways. North Island is
out in the bay about a quarter Of a
mile We have to take boat out
there.
Don't know when we will get a
chance to come home, as they are
not giving out any furloughs now.
but will probably get one before long.
At least | hope so.
Hank and have saved enough
money to get eailor made jumper or
blouse, and they sure look good.
They cost $11.00 a. piece and next
we are going to get pair Of pants,
which will cost s14.00 pair. As
soon as we get our rating we will
have our picture taken. We are 60
ing to have some good ones taken.
Say, wish you people would
write little oftener, as 1t is lone
same here when we don't hear from
home at least once a week, and |
will try and write little often my
self. With love to all, from
Walt.
p. s. Next time you see Charlie
Scott tell him to join the aviation
navy, as when he gets his rating he
will get $500 per month, and hear
we get an increase to $62.50 per
month the first Of June.