Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-06-27
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Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Goodhart of Az
gusta recently received the following
letter from their son who is at Camp
Greene, Charlotte, North Carolina.
Camp Greene. y. c.
June &c. 1918.
Dear MotheS and Father:-1 received
your letter this morning and you said
you have not heard from me. Well
write at least once every week and
sometimes l write more. / am we'll and
everything is fine. For dinner today
we had, ! guess / had better start with
breakfast. For breakfast we had oat-
meal and fried eggs and bread and but
ter and coffee What do you think OF
that? And for dinner we had chicken
with all the filings, raisin pie with
chocolate ice cream and bread and but
ter and iced grape juice. and for supper
we had a light supper, beef tongue
sliced with pickles and cranberry
sauce, bread and iced tea and plain
vanilla cake, and we feed about like
chicken every day. Uncle Sans army.
could be worse than it is.
We are going to play game Of ball
tomorrow (Monday) night with the
4th Company NJ. NJ. We have been
practicing about all day today for the
big event.
It has not been so hot for the last day
or two. for which we are thankful 1t is
light here until 3 O'Clock. ! went down
/ to Charlotte last night and had a swim
ana then / went to the pictures and
then | came back to camp. Right III
back Of our intirmary they have built
an amphitheater and they have boxing
and wrestling and free moving pictures
and every Sunday night they have sing
ing They are singing as | write this
letter.
/ | guess | will have to close for this
/ time as ! have 4 large washing to do
| tonight Lots Of love to you all, from
your loving son.
! Sgt. Audrey L. Goodhart,
! Med. Dept.
Eth Motor Mechanic l.. c..
Camp Greene. y. G.
North Augusta; directed to Mrs. Har-
riet Knowles, secretary:
Somewhere in France,
May 10, 1915.
Dear Mrs Knowles:
Today 4 little scrap-ho was given
me in a hospital over here" To show
my appreciation | am sending this let
ter to thank you; perhaps you have
been thanked before, but here goes
mine
! Four books were given out in this
! ward | am in, / drew the one with
your name on the back cover: pictures
and jokes are fine. All the fellows are
Nld TO exchange books with each other.
! Every few days we receive tobacco
and cigarettes through the Red Cross
| The Red Cross work is wonderful; they
do an awful lot of work and good, also
the Y. NJ. c. A and Salvation Army.
All Of the boys over here have great
deal to be thankful FOR and every ons
| appreciates the kindness extended 20
/ them.
! Thanking YOU again for your good
work, | remain,
Respectfully,
Leonard W. Faye"
Pvt. L. W. Faye
GO. G. 1o2 Machine Gun Bait.
Am. Ex Forces, France
Received by DO Your Bit Club"
Mrs Mabel Brunette. President:
Co. N, l0od L. s. Inf. A. E.. r,
May Il, 1918.
Dear Friend:
| Please pardon the liberty am taking
| in writing TO you but l wish to thank
you and your do Your Bit Club" for
the story books. Laying here in a hos
! pital makes a fellow mighty lonesome
sometimes and your little book made
things little more cheerful and MOTTO
ing your name in 1t thought I would
write YOU
Would like to tell you something
/ about our life over here. only there is
very little that would pass the censor
We have been in the trenches now for
, three months or more. Most of that
time right in the front line. No doubt
you have seen pictures of trenches
! well. YOU ought to see the real thing.
Ours are nothing but shell holes con
nected by sand bags and full OF mud
up to Your ears almost. The Company
was nearly wiped out in March by gas
and then almost finished last month in
repelllng an attack. but outside of that
everything is o. K. See quite a few air
! RAIDS. only this morning two Boohe
! planes were brought down near here;
we could see it from the window.
Have been in the hospital now about
two weeks and believe me can't get
back to the Company any too soon.
! We are having fine weather just about
now and everything is beginning to
look nice and cheerful.
Would be glad to hear from you any
time. Meanwhile, / will remain. as
ever,
Your friend,
Pvt Wesley E. Mills,
Co. NJ, 1929 L. s. INIT, A. E. F.