Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-05-07

leads to the camp, which is about
quarters of mile long had 1873
cars on it at one time. No one is al
lowed into the camp unless they have
a pass signed by the Adjutant General,
Mr. Dando or myself, unless they have
a son or relative in the camp.
Last night we had another clever
moving picture show here, "Just Out
of College,"
Today is just grand spring day.
Nice and cool and still warm enough
to run around without a coat on.
Last week it rained every day. They
call them spring showers here, but
| know better, they were rains.
This evening big boxing contest
is scheduled to come off. There will
be about thirty participants. One OF
the lieutenants here will do the ref
ereeing.
The Galveston Commercial club
sent up an entertainment recently.
A Jewish club from Galveston put on
minstrel show, and it surely was
good.
I understand that I'm to have a day
off tomorrow, but l still have my
| doubts, because just before l get away
something will turn up to keep me
| here.
We are having fine weather here
now Just like July and August at
home, only that the salt breeze keeps
| it nice and cool at night
went up in a ship Tuesday after
noon. The first time in about two
weeks.
Last night we had big Boxing
show. The building was packed and
| everything went off just fine. We
didn't have time to run off the whole
! show, so we had to postpone the
I finals until next Saturday night.
The weather here now is ideal. Just
like June at home. It's warm but
gentle sea breeze keeps it from get
ting hot. The people down here say
that bathing will start about the mid
die of next month-then I'll get my
| first taste of surf bathing. There is
a fine outdoor swimming school in
] Galveston, where you can dive and
do other stunts.
This being Sunday, we had services
this morning and Bible class at ten
o'clock. We have our usual evening
service at 1880 o'clock tonight, at
which time DR.. Neible of Cincinnati
will speak and Mrs. Plunkett from
Houston will sing.
We have a new Battle Plane" here
on the field. It's used for bombing
and is over twice as large as the other
ships we have here. 1t carries five
passengers besides the pilot.
Went to Galveston yesterday on
business and pleasure trip. Left here
lin the morning at eight o'clock, taking
1.-THE interurban and got to Galveston
at 9:30 o'clock. Mr.. Anderson went
with ME. BY noon we had our busi-
mess all transacted, so in the afternoon
went to the beach and caught few
gulf catfish, which are about four
or five pounds a piece. Then we went
in bathing. That was my first salt
water bathing, also the first time l
lever went surf bathing. The water
was fine and the sun was shining,
so we had a very enjoyable time.
Later we had fish supper. We caught
the eight o'clock car in the evening
back for camp. We enjoyed the day
Immensely.
Today it is raining again, and when
it rains down here, it sure is dis
agreeable.
Last night the Texas "4" quintet
gave a grand concert out here. The
quintet includes five ladies from Texas
all fine singers-and they surely
gave fine concert. They go from army
camp to army camp and render SER
lvices to the "Y" for nothing.
Today | was to have a day OF, but
MIR. Dando was called to town to sup
lply the pulpit for one of the ministers,
; which of course, now means that
STAY right here and work. Just now
! 1.-THE "Shriner's Band" is having con-
! lcert outside, and so I'm taking this
! opportunity to write.
III Last night we had another very
/ | good concert out here Two grand
t iopera stars appeared on the
t evenings program. Tonight we
! have a picture show. The MINIS
| lare in bad shape, too, right now,
and expect it will take me nearly ali
A afternoon to patch them up, so as to
t do for tonight.
81 We have a fine "Y" force now. Mr.
iSkeggs is with us. Mr.. Shannon IL
e Inow our religious secretary. Mr.. An
5 derson, former Wyoming ranch fore
Imam. who broke wild horses in his
D lyouth. and a fine fellow, is our bust
e Iness secretary.
Ell Last Tuesday evening we had the
e Il Jewish Minstrels from Galveston uI
t there. There were twenty-six IN th'