Deming graphic., 1918-01-18

inc Following letter has JUST been
received hy Mr.. and Mrs. ]. B. Woa-
yer from their son Carl.
Thanksgiving Day, 1917.
Somewhere In France.
NY dear Mother and all
Just few words home on this
biz day, SO that you may know that
home Is not forgotten, even though
we are thousands Of miles away. The
fact is, have thought Of home more
today than usual. and altho the day
has been crowded so full Of many
pleasant things, and it is already bed
time, still ! want to write word
HOME to make the day complete.
Even tho we are so many miles apart,
we have many things 10 be thankful
Tor, and / for one feel that ] have
more than my share-especially
when we stop to realize al the suf-
fering and misery and sorrow which
this war is causing all over the world.
Well, it is 0 p. m. here, and allow
ing for the difference in time, | am
thinking that you are probably just
sitting down to the dinner which
means so much and has become So
popular all over the country
Thanksgiving dinner. can Just
close my eyes and imngine that
am sitting down with YOU, and Of
course sister would have 10 sit on
enc side Of me and Harold on the
other, and Daddy at the head Of the
table with q biz knife and biz
smile, and Mother by his side with
. happy, satisfied look on her iace
because the meal is n big succ ciss.
Well, that is as much lime as have
10 dream. Now | must open my eyes,
fol the Y NJ. c. A. people are wait
M for us fellows to get ont Of here
So they can lock up.
viii Just drop brief outline Vi
our dav Of Thanksgiving in France
First Of all, in spite Of our being
extremely busy-with lots Of work
that must be done at once-we were
allowed n full holiday This morn
ing We featured n BIG football cana
between one Of the aero squadrons
and the Engineers here. the Aeros
winning 10 TO 0. Tton the next bic
feature Was the event Of the day
dinner All the roast turkey and pic
and-well, I haven't time to put il
all down, but WIKI dinner snl sup
Ter am suffering in The mos' pleas
art manner. Stie, dinner the Y
VI. c. A. had a program OF boxing
and wrestling all fi,cd up Which, ",
all enjoyed except q few boys ehC
got the worst Of il After that We
staged another football game between
TIE squadron and another one here
but We had a little had luck ou. sid,
losing 10 0. II was great spor
anyway, and that was what We wcr,
after. Then after Z plenteous sumei
the Y. N. c. A, had another program
speaking, singing, etc from ooys ID
the different squndrons. rhcll on,
cf the "Y" men gave fine talk
winch was great. We all eaioyel it
and felt better afterwards. llc e ,
told us that befors 10 left Ohio, his
home state, to come to- Frame. "a,
people made up a small pur.s for
him TO help defray expenses. and that
hc had taken part Of the money m,
lcueht some apples for rs. SO w
II! finished up the Program WITH al
apple feast. So YOU see ,g3 hay,
not only spent a pleasant holiday
but have derived all the pleasure ant
happiness that was possible in d
camp such as ours, and have mad,
this Thanksgiving day one that W,
shall all remember
received a letter from Albert
Green the other day. and another
from a kid in Fl Paso--the only two
letters have received since We have
been in France. Our mail was
brought over from headquarters IN
On aeroplanc, so YOU see We are pret
" up 10 date here after all. even tha