Newport daily independent., 1918-08-03

SaS. 1 aSkQ aDOuL the lag anu tuey | told me it was about worn out.
 I saw Edmund Taylor, Owen Pet tet, James Wallace, Ray Brown, who had just been made sergeant, Byron Bursott, Will Childers and few oth- CTS whose names do not now re- call. Others for whom inquired were on duty, or away from camp at the time, so failed to see them. The time for visitors in camp was limited.
 We went all over and through the base hospital, which was in many re- spects the most wonderful feature of the whole camp. Ward after ward we visited-every bed spotless, every pa tient seeming to have all possible care. It extends over great area and is built something like an irreg- ular Wall of Troy, having on one side of the buildings an open gallery which is, of course, enclosed with wire screen. One can traverse the entire building without stepping on the ground or going from under cov- CT. A complete X-Ray department and laboratory and a supply building in which we were informed that the drugs, surgical instruments and va rious appliances represented cost of three millions of dollars.
 
 Then in the culinary department we were very much surprised by the vastness of the scale on which Uncle Sam does things. A new steam range with all connecting boilers had just been installed at cost of thir- ty thousand dollars Great boilers in which five bushels of potatoes at one time, could be cooked in twenty minutes; similar boilers divided in- to compartments for the cooking of meats and the different kinds of vegetables; great copper tanks for coffee all the cooking being done by steam.
 Then in the cold storage we saw the men cutting up meat-a thousand pounds of veal!- and more beauti- ful meat never saw In an adjoin- ing room where the temperature was even lower was kept great cans of milk, cream, butter, eggs, fresh fruit and vegetables. Then in the pantry we were shown the stores of other things, soup, cereals, jello, the coffee, sugar, etc, looking like a wholesale grocery.
 We were much interested also in visiting the convalescent camp, and talking with the men, in seeing the new Red Cross hotel in course of building near the nurses home. Here diers may be entertained at much less expense than at the hotels in town. While speaking of hotels let me express my appreciation of the Hotel Bentley where we spent four days, and where we found the utmost
 
 consideration and attention. The manager, the clerks, the attractive, polite, patient and long-suffering young lady at the telephone, and all the employees seemed anxious to do everything for the comfort of their guests, though it was hard, for the bn+o1 woe oroyudod
 Since I began writing several mothers have called up to ask about my trip and I am so glad to be able to tell you even little. Some of you may say I have told nothing but the pleasant side. Really and truly I am telling you only what I saw. Of course though we know there have been long, long hours of hard work, there have been weary drills and hikes. I saw them shooting on the rifle range, lying in the dust, with the hot sun heaming on them-but the results being what have t.ld you. Isn't it worth the cost?
 And now let, me give you my last impressions: On Monday and Tuesr day visitors, except they have special passes, were not admitted to the camp until o'clock in the evening. Soon after we got there Tuesday ev- ening quite little storm came up, and a good shower Just after it ceased, the bugle sounded retreat" Captain Hurt and one other officer were in the tent with us, and as we stood saluting the invisible flag, down every company street saw the men standing in close formation in perfect silence, each right hand raised-and so they stood while the band played "The Star Spangled Banner" and I thought, "This is the Soldiers An