Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-11-19
LETTER FROM MR.. INGRAHAM.

Mr.. G. H. Ingraham writes from
France under date of Oct. 10. as fol-
lows:
My last letter stopped just about
the time l arrived here. 1t has been
busy time. L have worked in the
canteen and have been getting ac-
quainted with the boys.
This place suits me pretty well.
They have 40 piece band with a
young director, only % years old. He
is doing fine and help him with sug-
gestlons. L had eight band arrange
ments in my trunk, so two Captains
ana l drove down to get them for the
boys. They had nothing but French
music and were just sick for some
American tunes.
Yesterday, l was down town and
went into the A. P. o. to post letter
when Y man came in and asked me
II l could tell him where he could
find man named Ingfaham. He
had just been sent up here to report
to me and just happened to strike me
first. He proved to be Stanley Hawk
ins, one of the great song leaders of
the U. S. You remember we saw his
picture in the Association magazine
He is very fine man and will stay
a few days with us.
On the 18th the French are going to
turn over, for our use, fine large new
building all fitted up as an Opera
House, nice large stage, scenery,
movie machine, electric lights, ETC.,
and when we get that the fun will be-
| gin.
Last night we made two runs for
the safety trenches, and of course I
fell into one. 1t just happened to be
at the very end and 1 struck my leg
on the opposite side. 1t wasn't very
deep, so it just made sore spot, but
after this l shall crawl into them.
The Huns were lowering around us
again this morning, but didn't stay
long.
Have made arrangements with a
maiden fair to exchange talk lessons
with her. I had made the same ar
! rangements with one at my head
qarters but never got the chance to
"parlez" any with her.
In the new building, which the
French are just completing and in
which we are to be given a room for
a canteen and nice large reading
room, they have also given us room
about 10 IL for a sleeping room
and we will have a stove. There is
a big wood pile just outside, so you
see if 1 stay here this winter, I'll not
| freeze. The weather so far, is about
like ours-mornings are sharp but il
warns up and is beautiful in the after
noon.
| October 18th.
Didn't get time to write any yester-
day.
The day I started this, three men
entertainers, came here to give al
entrtainmnt. They were with me il
| New York, so we had quite a reunion
| Hawkins, one of the fellows, and
| took walk this afternoon. Tht
| weather was fine and the scenery
beautiful. We came to house where
| they sold home made wine, so w
went in and bought bottle of ''Vil
| Banc" and sat out in the yard neaI
| the beautiful Moselle river, and enjoy
ed the view and grape juice. While
we sat there a Boche plane went over
about $4,000 feet high and we could
see shells from the anti-air craft guns
break all around it, but they didn't dc
any damage. Today is Columbus Da!
and is a holiday. They had games
ETC., down town, but l didn't go.
Sunday afternoon.
Visitors were talking so much last
night l didn't finish my letter.
We got word this morning through
| the French daily that Germany had
acceded to President Wilson's peace
terms and that means the beginning
of the end, but 1 don't think / can be
home before next spring any way.
1 am going to try to get to AK les
| Baines, before / return, as they say 1t
is the most beautiful place in France.
It ought to be time for some letters
to show up, but it takes a long time
over here to get mail.