The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1918-07-25
Interesting Letter From Miss
June Meek.
Camp Dix. July IS, 1915.

l
/ Just one month ago today. l said
goodbye to dear old Iuka and the
scenes of my childhood" and on
the New York Special l sped back
to the great city where / had been
called by the War Department to
report for duty in the Army Nurse
Corps. in which / am enlisted.
Soon after arriving there my or
ders came to report as soon as pos
sibls to the U. s. Base Hospital,
Camp Dix, New Jersey.
Hurried farewells were said to
friends in New York snd | was soon
speeding away to my post of duty,
Arriving at camp at six in the af-
ternoon, it seemed to me the whole
world had turned to khaki clad SOL
oilers, for as | stepped from the train
that was all / could see in every di-
rection.
At the Travellers Information desk
/ was directed to the Hospital which
was such distance away, the Mil
tary Police had to call camp taxi
and let me go in that.
AT last / reached the office of the
Chief Nurse and registered, and my
life as an army nurse began.
The hospital is very wonderful
one. though only frame buildings.
as are all camp buildings of any
kind. There are fifty wards, accom-
modating two thousand patients,
barracks for the Orderlies and Ward
Masters, four large buildings for
nurses quarters and equally as many
for medical officers quarters, Y.
M. G.. A. for convalescent patients,
a canteen, and very large laborato-
ry. besides numbers of other depart
ments, the entire hospital compris-
ing at least one hundred and fifty
buildings, all being connected by
closed porches extending along the
rear of the buildings.
Just here, dear people, let me say
for your comfort, your loved ones
in the service are WELL taken care
of when i'll, every attention possible
being shown them and everything
known to medical science being used
to restore them to health and vigor.
A very beautiful Hostess House
takes splendid care of all visitors to
the camp, and is always open and
the Red Cross ladies there are more
than glad to be OF service to every
body.
The main part of the camp where
our sixty thousand boys are domi-
ciled is quite a distance away and
is beautiful city in itself. Laid
off in streets and avenues all mark
ed so no one has trouble finding
given location. There are enormous
power houses, ice plants, fire depart
ments and all city institutions of all
kinds, also churches and theatres
and movies"
The Y. M. c. A. central building
seats three thousand and is open all
the time offering all kinds of men
tai, spiritual and social diversion
and uplift for the men.
Before / close lei me tell you,
that all our convalescent patients
enjoy all kinds of games, and the
victrolas that have been given are
source of never ending pleasure and
comfort to them, so when you can,
give those things to some camp
hospital and be sure they will be
appreciated. BE sure also the VIC
trola records are bright, funny ones.
know I've written entirely too
much and doubtless Mr.. Sparks will
have to leave out much of this, but
| just long to share all my interest
ing experiences with all you dear
people there at home.
Everybody write to me some time
for as a Florida negro said to me
in the ward the other day, Letters
from home am sho sweet to me
since | been in de army"
Best regards to all from YOUR
nurse in the service.
JUNE MEEK, r. N.
Army Nurse Corps,
Base Hospital U. s. A.
Camp Dix, New Jersey.