The Yale expositor., 1918-07-18

am getting along fine here, we are
fed good, not oYerworked and we sleep
in tents, which all tend to make one
healthy and feel fine.
| send my regards and best wishes to
the members of the Sunday school and
may it grow and prosper, | am
Respectfully yours,
Harvey +. Sayles,
Great Lakes, ILL.,
$50
Camp Custer, July 9, 1918
James Menzies,
Dear Sir:-I wish to thank you for
sending the Expositor to me. 1t seems
good to get the Yale news over here.
don't expect to be here more than
ten days. We are already to leave on
about six hours notice. When | get
across L will send my address to you
because sure do want to get the Ex-
position.
lam in the Medical Dept of the 340th
Infantry and like it fine. My work
is mostly first aid work on the battle
field and in the trenches. l was in the
infantry for two weeks and l will say
they did work us poor fellows to catch
up with the rest of the old men.
Thanking you again for your kind
ness, remain Sincerely yours,
James b. loft.
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Camp Custer, July 2, 1918
Mr.. Bert Mcdonald,
Yale, Mich,
Dear Sir:-I received your check that
you gave mother some time ago and l
thank you very much. l should haYe
written to you before, but it seemed as
though could not find time. We are
drilling pretty hard now, and we are
kept awfully busy.
Thursday, the 4th of July, will be a
holiday here, of course. There will be
lot of entertainment. / don't think
any of us boys will get home unless
orders change.
1t has been awfully dry lately, but
Sunday we had q big rain. The dust
is beginning to fly again. 1t doesn't
take long to dry out in this sand.
We go on an all day hike once week
and that keeps US interested this hot
weather. We carry full pack and our
rifles. That is much different than
walking around the streets Of Yale or
shoeing horses. But nevertheless l do
enjoy it. There ia lot to learn and we
have only short time to learn 1t in, 80
we haye to get busy and take an extra
interest in the work. The sooner we
get it learned and get into action and
win the war the sooner we will get back
to Yale.
Will close, again thanking you for
the check, remain,
Sincerely yours,
Co. A, 337th Inf. Will Shaw.
Harold Phelps, a former Yale boy
and for many months employed at the
Mcdonald hotel in this city, arrived
here Monday on furlough from Great
Lakes, ILL.,, training station. He has
just finished successful examination
and will leave on the 18th inst fol
Harvard where he will spend -four
months in studying special work. Mr.
Phelps is looking fine and states he il
well pleased with life in camp San
dusky Tribune.
Lawrence Menerey, who has beer
stationed at Great Lakes for the pas
few weeks is home on a ten day fur
Tough. Lawrence is in the wireless
branch and has completed his work a
that station. He leaves for HarvarC
next week to take up a l7.week cours'
which will fit him for bis work.
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Il Word has reached Yale that Lieut.
Frank w. Sheehy has been given tn
commission of Captain at Camp Custe
and possibly will 60 with the S5tl
division overseas. Franks has man,
warm friends in Yale all of whom will
be pleased to learn of his advancement
Thos. q. Kerney dropped off the Stl
j. Pierpont Morgan at Port Hurol
while enroute for Sault Ste Marie am
spent day or two at his home in Yal
with his father and friends. He join
ed the boat on which he is now station
ed at the 500.
Corporal VIII Beers, of the ssst