The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-01-11
YNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS TENT
IS BEST OF ALL SAYS SCALLY
WRITING TO BRIDGEPORT CHUM

with palm trees and novelty stores are
the leaders in number. Pay-as-you-
enter cars, taxis and a regular up to
cate New York city aspect in general
Inc first night 1 was in town with
Jewish fellow, who comes from a
very wealthy family and is a prosper
Gus fur dealer in New York city, and
we sure'did have some time. The End
night I was in town with a fellow from
Portland, Oregon and the other from
iowa city, Iowa, both fine chaps, and
had lots of run for when they saluted
officers they would laugh as though
their hearts would break and we were
doing, right squads and detach to the
rear and flank to the rear.
Anyone will never realize how GOOD
It is to get to a city of real people
CRY those that have seen nothing but
blue-drab color day in and day out
and we acted like new born kids and
it was like starting out anew when
VIC arose in camp the next a. m. at
reVtlle. No wonder Joe liked the life
here, 1 don't blame him. l am meet
ing Bridgeport boys every day and
there were a battalion of 5000 men
came in yesterday morning and 500
last night and 1000 this a. m. and SO
OF every day. That is the reason why
we are being shipped out for it is get
ting crowded and they are intending
IT, make this a strictly draft camp and
they are pouring men in here like oats
from a thresher and It's a sight and
marvellous thing to feed that bunch
and take it from me there is not one
bat fro<7
&C nmodation.
II you are by the store ask Willie or
Charlie to let you gee that poem 1
sent home about the Poor Recruit"
Il was edited by some poor unfortun-
ate draft man who seemed to fall in
for more than his share. You see, of
course, a certain amount of fatigue is
expected from each man but they
have a system here Of taking them
out in alphabetical order and as mine
is S, why there are so many before
me that 1 have been fortunate, as you
know a squadron consists of $50 men
land ] think the editor of that poem
must have been in the AS Or Bs.
I certainly will be glad when I am
permanently located so can receive
mail for you see I am on the go all
the time. 1t Is 6 day and night
ride from here to Mount Clemens,
Michigan. a short distance across ono
ot the Great Lakes to Detroit. To that
place may go or if they ship us tc
J Mineola I'll get a furlough home OF
6 days so want to surprise the folks
, 1 bought an Aviation Corps ring Oh
sterling silver in San Antonio and II
J sure is a beaut 1t has a pair OF
wings and propeller engraved on il
and it is quite nifty. 1 am the only
one in the squadron having one sc
far and it is very popular. I have
been nickamned Shorty and '20-24
the latter L obtained because 1 SLEPT
SO much and they figured I got 2(
hours out of "a sleep.
I smoke considerably and have rur
out of the Can of P. A. / brought with
ne. left those two cans of tobacco
at Davidson's and he said he'd for.
ward them to me if L notified him Of
my post, but darn it don't know
where am myself. We get paid the
9Th of January,
Gambling is 4 popular diversion
here but doesn't interest me in the
least. / have seen some crap games
where fellows have lost their whole
bank accounts. 1t sure makes gOoG
business for the pawn brokers in Saf
Antonio and there are plenty of then
to take care of the poor boobs. Las
Knight they were doing a flourishins
business ard the night before, too.
Well Mac are you pleased with m5
epistls of news? 1 wish 1 had a Rem
ington, L would write all night Ions
and then some. l wonder how every.
body is. How is Tom getting along,
wonder? And has anything in dear ole
bridge town happened and ha:
the declaration of war on Austris
made the Huns in town any more
: harmful. I bet it will keep the hons
guard worried. 1 hope if anything
} arises they will take good care of tbs
situation.
I hear they are taking back bunch
of Camp Devens boys to work in thE
Remington Arms. Lucky boys they
: are to be near home, anyway. Wei
: Mae, I guess I'll qBench this chatter
as 1 have told my 101 series of very
important mail to issue yet to BOB
YOU understand 1 must not neglae1
that She certainly was good to ms
while at Fort Slecum. A letter anC
all the papers every day and am sure
it is hard on her not to be able tG
: send any more things. Give my re
CARDS to the folks.