Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-07-25
From Seattle Navy Training Camp.

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Dear Homef0lks-The call will come
"chow" 10 . few minutes, but l
will at least get a letter started.
UChow" call 10 quite welcome to the
average sailor. We will more than
likely have something pretty good
to-day, Is this is Sunday.
We always have Sundays to our
selves. We can wash clothes, read,
write letters, or do anything we like,
except leave detention camp. We will
be out OF 1t in . day or so now and
then we will rate liberty each week,
Then we ian 60 into Seattle and do
most anything. OF course we can
only get OF at certain times.
Well "chow" call did come. We
had pretty good eats. Had stewed
chicken, potatoes, corn, and gravy.
We also had a taste Of ice cream on
the last. feel quite sure that every
one had enough. or course things
weren't cooked as good as they are
at home. The potatoes were't mash
ed thoroughly and the chicken wasn't
tender.
We all attended services this morn.
ing in the armory. The Chaplain leads
the services. He is a minister OF
some denomination. No n knows
what he is, I don't suppose. His SER
vices are cf q general nature such
that anyone can enter into them. He
holds services every Sunday morning.
always enjoy them and believe ev-
eryone else does. The Chaplain is a
commissioned officer. His duty is to
give advice, instruction and any other
help that . sailor may need.
Things r rather strict around
here. OF course that is something
that always must be observed around
a camp. We drill or work most OF the
time. There are about two hun
dred picks and shovels that must al
ways be kept busy. All trash must
be picked up around the tents, garb'
age cans emptied and a hundred other
things. We have been clearing out
strip of timber near by here making
it ready for an aviation field. There
are 90 many of US here that no one
has to hurt himself at it.
Ihave been in the mess hall thu
most Of this week. We had abou'
three hours off out of thirteen. W.
had to wait tables and keep the mes
hall clean. 1t had to be swept on
after each meal, and scrubbed
c each day. surely got used tt
dish water. The job wasn't so hard a
it was combining. 1t seemed rather
hard to be shut up all day. Mes
duty, and guard duty are something
that everyone must take his turn at
Ihave had both now and won't b.
apt to have to do either again fol
some time. 1 didn't have to stay II
the mess hall as long as they common
" have to. Two weeks is the regula
time but / got out in four days.
guess you remember the wisdom
tooth Ihave been having trouble witt
Well, it started to swell my jaw U
again, went to the dentist here t
have it treated. He strongly urge
that | have it extracted. He dldn
say l had to, but showed me so clear
" that I should, that let him do 1t.
had crooked roots and after tire
bulls he managed to get it. 1t didn
feel very good but didn't grunt.
heard him tell his assistant that 1t WI
bad one. Hepulled it about 4 o'cloc'
From then until I got to sleep th'
night was torture. That was the on
time since I have been here that
felt slight touch Of homesicknes
Nv mouth is almost we'll now. Aft
YOU get in the Army or Navy you q
no longer "handled with care" INT
takefor granted you can stand an!
thing any other average man can. !
said before I was on mess duty
that time, but after that l got relic
cd from duty.
did a good sized washing betwe
"chow" and taps last evening. l m.
also wash a suit this afternoon. '
wear white suits and must keep cle'
SO you see that q good deal OF "
must be taken for washing. l 40
mind 1t 90 very much.
NY sun burns have oil pealed
and I am brown. You know ap'
how brown l can get. Well ! am
that way now. On account 0. the
air the sun burns pretty badly,
still the Thermometer doesn't reg''
over 70 degrees and at night ! "
49, L,fnvknta and AOm0t1m8