The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1918-09-13
LETTERS FROM PRI-
VATE GREENE

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FENBY LEADS RELIGIOUS SERVICE
LUTHER BANKARD AND MARION
TAYLOR N PRIVATE GREENE'S COM
PANY.
Somewhere in France. August 5, 1918
\ MY dear Sis: Work is over Co.
another day have just finished a
letter to mother, 10 shall write tO you
n You cant imagine how glad wa
to receive ~ first batch Of letters
\ from the States Saturday evening
Got four in all, among which was
\ yours and one from home I'm sure
n Ar did mot rejoice alone, for many of
the hOys we're also just as fortunate,
and believe am safe tO say, just a.
happy as Al. we we're all sitting
around talking (for Az wa late in the
EVENING" when someone announced
that TIM mail had come There was
one mad scamper in the direction of
v the report with TIM result tine pOstman
was almost sWamped when he finally
appeared. I imagine there was ~
most as much cOmmOtiOn NaS the mails
" used tO cause in the States when they
\ were received refer Ato the time
when they were carried only about
once month. |
Of course it iS needless for nla tO
tell you enjoyed your letter Tt was
Eather late when received i'll, sO had
tO put it away after "A hasty reading
on account of the darkness. but the
next day took my good old time,
and read and reread it
You probably did mot know how
much you were doing when you en-
closed those clippings NO sooner
did The Carroll boys find out had a
part of home paper when they came
for it- Well, they went like hot
cakes, /" It certainly was amusing the
way the news few
WI You did a wise thing NV guessing
my overseas address never would
have thought of that; Merrill did the
same thing a 5
The boys are all fine and in good
spirits At believe more cheerful
bunch af fellows never Ieft Camp
Meade than ours Yes. Marion TAy-
lor and Luther Bankara Gre with ua.
but W. left Frank Walsh in hoSpI-
CT AIT Camp Meade.
Yes. have My abhMlH WTtHh fHNHH
Have been reading the Ne~ rTesta-
ment by books Last Sunday week
Al read all Of First Corinthians and
yesterday all of First GaIatfons. mo
one but myself knows how much
that little book has meant tn me and
still means tO nae I could mot get
along without it. I also landed the
NJ! mirror in France. but am sorry to
tell you it was in srnithereens.
I Would say more, but It'd il Quite
dark I'd shall close Write soon
With my love To you, remain,
Your brother,
PVT ALBERT HARLAND GREENE
MI GO D. 311th M C.. B.. A. H.. M
Nh Somewhere in France, July 90. 1918.
M MY dear Mother and All: I have "A
few moments to myself I'd am going
to write you. Am glad to tell YOU #
am feeling just fine and have been
NJ all along That's one or tine MANY
things am thankful for. Ever
since I've been in the army. INV
health has been the very best. Have
not felt sick even one day. The life
i seems to agree with me. 20 rar It
surely has been q healthful way of
living good food plenty OF exercise,
fresh ar and sufficient sleep, all
keep person in good trim Uncle
Sam + d good to VI - he can b..
" Al am no longer where I was when
Ar wrote you last week Like nay new
home very much. Shortly after ar-
irving here w. found straw and filed
our bed-ticks- It was in the evening
\ and w. were tired and how We did
sleep! never woke once during the
night and when reveille was sounded
didn't want to get up then. we get
up rather early these days, too. You
probably know that the time here is
\ five hours faster than in the States.
n 70 when you are eating supper ALI five
\ I am going To bed; and when I ana
getting up, you folks are still in the
Land of Nod
\ Last Sunday W. had a religious
service that was all our own. In the
absence of Y M o.. "a. man, Tracy
Fenby was asked to preside and did
very capably- It was the first time ri
had heard him speak since We at-
tended school together. His talk,
while brief, was very appropriate
and contained many good things we
held our service in the open under
some trees, and had good atten-
dance. FavOrite hymns were sung,
among which was America, To b.
sure Can you imagine how Ill must
feel to sing that song in foreign
land? Rest assured it was sung
heartily I sure do appreciate these
little services they're something I'd
different from our weekly routine.
Saw pretty sight the other day.
You know that in the States w. drive
our focks of sheep. Of course that
Tis not the way thu real shepherds dO.
Well, never saw sheep follow IA
shepherd till then, and Id was an
impressive sight to go 4 flock of
about fifty sheep with a young girl
leading them They followed her
just II Tot of little chicks would
follow their mother. The shepherdess
was leading a dog but the sheep
seemed not the leaHt bit afraid I |
Immediately though uf the tenth
chapter of St- JohnN It has a new
meaning I'd me noWN
The people here re still harvest