Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-08-15

we had some treat. The lady we ate
dinner with was there and she intro
duced me to several Of those high
toned ladies. You know the kind
that have those eyeglasses on sticks,
and l thought Of Ross and how he
would act and make fun Of it. One
of them started out to hunt her
daughter for me to meet but some
other guy had got her I guess and
l was rather glad of it too because
I am not very well up on this society
here, but believe me I am going to
take on all their eats that I can
society or no society.
It has rained here all day and it
is some wet, but just as soon as
the sun comes out it is all over here,
because you can walk for miles on
rock, nothing but rock and some
scrub timber.
l wonder several times day what
you are all doing and also what is
the reason you never write. sup
pose you are all too busy threshing
and maybe plowing by now. wash
ed all the afternoon in the rain and
/ sure had some wash too-two suits
of underwear pair of pants and 5
pair of socks, 8 handkerchiefs and
3 towels. am looking to get trans
fered to another platoon about the
LIST and am glad Of it because 1 am
in a place now where they help
themselves too much. / lost blank
ct yesterday and some one is con-
tinually losing something. Well 1
am happy. They just posted a list
for tomorrow and I am not on it so
me for another big feed if this rain
stops.
Well / guess have told you about
all for this time about myself so will
quit.
Now I wish you would all write,
because worry and get lonesome
when I never hear from any of you,
so please write.
/ am feeling fine and getting
stronger all the time.
Well I am looking for letters every
day but have been disappointed for
4 Love to all.
1913.
Dear Hugh and Lizzie:-.
/ got your letter some time ago
and l sure was glad to get it too and
l feel ashamed to think have not
answered it before this but l will
try and see what can do now.
l am feeling fine and standing the
army life fine and can say like it
all but the fatigue duty, such as US
ing pick and shovel. But the drill
ing and training is sure man max
er. Every morning we have 45 min
utes physical drill and it is fine for
a man. If there is muscle in your
body they don't stretch they don't
know where it is.
They treat us pretty good. We
have inspection on Saturday morning
and at noon we are off until Monday
morning. The majority go to Scran-
ton or New York and have a fine
time. was to Scranton last Satur-
day and Sunday and they sure treat
a soldier fine. 1 can tell you that
you people don't realize what the Y.
M. G. A. or the Red Cross really is.
All the time I was in Scranton
did not spend a dollar. They simply
make you at home and the "Y" keeps
you clean and sleeps you and the Red
Cross has canteen and they feed
you and then the people ask you out
to their homes and insist that you
make yourself at home.
I'd like to hear some of the old
dubbs that l have heard run off at
the head around there talk now. ]
think could tell them a few things
that would open their eyes.
When we were coming up here
when we would go by some of these
high class resorts the air would be
full! of cigarettes, cigars and candy
and everything you could think of.
don't know how long we will be
here but hope not long. They are
going to start the schools soon now
There are several English officers
here as instructors and they were out
this morning at inspection and they
sure are nifty looking bunch. Such
remnants and rigging they have or
even the English private is all de,
corated up. There was a bunch Of
us out the other night and we met
one and gave him the salute then he
told us what he was. One of the
| Majors that is here has been wound
ed five times and is not over his last
one yet. He gave us a fine talk the
other day. I'd like to tell you about
lit but / don't dare to. But l car
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