The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-08-07
MUST Be SEEN TO
REALIZE WORK
John SiIIetto, Of the Naval Reserve and
Located at Puget Sound, Says One
Must See in Order to Comprehend
THOUSANDS WORK DAY & NIGHT
Expects to Be Promoted and is Now
Working to That End-Now In
.... Commissary Department.

Mr.. and Mrs. John Silletto recently
received the following interesting let.
ter from their son, John, who Is in
the naval reserve and located at the
present at Puget Sound, Wash:
Dear Folks: "
Well, here goes for a letter, but /
may be three or four days finishing it,
for We are very busy and spare time
lis at a premium. | think | told you
that we wear white suits all the time
and it sure does take lot of wash
ing to keep clean.
I am still in the commissary depart
ment and like it fine, and am putting
on some weight and enjoying life.
You would open your eyes if you saw
the amount of rations we issue here.
Butter for every meal, sugar and milk
in coffee. The general mess is good,
and plenty of it, too.
/ often wish some Of you could make
"a visit here and go through the train
ing camps, dry dock and shipyards. If
you could see the army of shipyard
workers, working day and night, build
ing ships, submarines and destroyers,
you would realize to the fullest ex-
tent the gigantic preparations that
are going on, and this on only one of
numerous shipyards.
Dad, this is country | believe you
and mother would be content to spend
the rest of your lives in. 1t is plenty
warm enough, but never hot, and ev-
cry night you sleep under blankets.
There are no storms or wind and
when it rains it falls gently and is
soon over. There are lots of lakes,
pine trees and mountains, and seen.
cry you never tire of, and ferns of all
kinds grow wild, and roses and other
flowers.
The officer in charge has summer
camp on Lake Kitsap, and we often
go out there in the evening and get
a good sleep and return early in the
morning, in his car. Fishing is the
best in the world and in the fall there
is fine duck shooting. I have wit
messed the most wonderful sunsets
from the porch of this cottage at the
lake, and later watched the moon rise
over the sky line of pine trees and
cast it's reflection on the water and it
is a sight that makes a man feel that
life is worth living.
/ will be up for my rate as store
keeper next month. To get the first
rate is hardest but after that you can
go on up, which l am surely going to
try to do. Here am on ships COM
pany Irregular detaiD and do not have
to drill or stand guard or answer any
assembly calls. rate liberty every
other night and feel that I am very
fortunate to be so nicely situated.
l am planning to take a trip
through the Olympic mountains and
up Mt. Rainier soon, when I hope to
get four days leave. "A very good
friend of Lime from Des Moines was
motoring through to San Francisco
with his wife and they came around
this way to see me. We are plan
ming to take little trip this week
end with them, and we are going for
motor trip through. the mountains to
Mocliff on the Pacific coast. That will
be my first view Of the Pacific ocean,
for while we have salt water here in
Puget Sound I have never seen the
ocean yet.
l wish so many times that you
could all see the northwest and then
you would understand why people
rave so aboutit, and must say it is
wonderful place and people out here
surely enjoy life.
could write for hours but must
close and get this Off.
With love to all the folks at home,
am your affectionate son,
John A. Silletto,
Training Camp No. 2,
Puget Sound, Navy Yards,
Washington.