The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-08-22
News of Kenosha County
WILMOT.

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25 Juliet, 1918, Nevers, Nievre, France.
Usapo 708, A-E.F.
The Alumni, Wilmot Union Free High
School,
Wilmot, Wisconsin, U.s.A.
Friends, Countrymen, and Fellowgra-
Acknowledging receipt of the Will
mot Union Free High School Alumni
Banquet Table Greetings, July 81, 1918,
Nevre, France.
The novelty, or stunt phase, of that
form of remembrance may have be-
come ordinary procedure with semi
social fraternities at home, but the
scratch-letter' just received from you
is the first Of Is kind that I have
been favored with. 1t may not be as
well appreciated by those who are
away from home and still in the U.S.A.
but | am certain that it will be given
plenty Of reminiscent thought by
those who are over here or get here
before their copy reaches them in the
states. [ can conscientiously say that
it gave me the largest Brown Study
that | have had for quite some time,
and | am great on the pensive thought
/ want to thank all who participated
in the jottings. 1t was absolutely the
most complete method of remembrance
possible, each individual Endorsement
being a portrayal of the present pre-
vailing spirit Of the writer, and the
aggregate, viewed upon conclusion,
sows the one thought uppermost in
the minds of all, wherever we are, 10y
Hoch der Kaiser-not.' That is a
much used phrase over here.
AS predicted, I have been commits
stoned. 1t certainly was not expected,
by the time that it arrived. Of course,
/ studied, and made all possible pre-
parationt but just prior to my going
up for exam, three of our best men
from this station appeared and failed
to pass the board. IF my experience
had been entirely in the A.E.F, would
have met the same sad story. This
is the first time that / have actual
proof that the eleven long months that
/ spent in Mexico were ever to bear
fruit. That period Of service, coupled
with what little that had prior to
that, and the short time after the
withdrawal of the Punitive Expedition,
had whole lot to do with what L
actually know right now. That old
teacher, experience, is still graduating
some who benefit by the course.
AS it is, whether the experience, ma
tural luck, or just my old good looks
did the trick,I have the promotion. In
addition to that, by individual man
euvers, more commonly know as mana
cement, | have been assigned to the
same office that have presided over
as chief clerk for the past four months.
Makes the war that much more tran
quill. Inasmuch as I have handled all
Of the work Of the Office in that time,
it is no great effort right now to main
tain a general idea of what has trans
pired. Just what [ wanted for a nice
easy start. Later, / may wander, but
not soon.
Note the town name given in the
heading, - made. permissible BY
very late order. This is the burg that
landed in August nth. Outside of
my trip to Tours for the exam, have
not been out of town, that is, not to
another town. Have made several
trips to the country on Sunday after
moons, but always got back the same
day.
am entitled to pass any time
that / care to take it, Have missed
one already. We are given seven days
every four months, if we care to 90
anywhere, and the transportation faci-
lities are O. K. When my first vaca-
lion was due, was too busy to realize
1t, and when the second came around.
was getting all excited over this
commission business, and I missed that
one, BY the time you read this, I will
have third one due. Am waiting
now for Edward HI. Boulder to get his
drst four months in, and / will trv to
connect with bim. He is only $50
miles away from me at our respective
stations When everyone else is SO
far away 7 Feel 40 +houoh SO l11