The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-09-11

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ever, the prisoners we see now are
very young boys. ] envy our boys
who are dying for the cause they
know is right, but | wish these graves
might remain untitled a few years
longer. So the quicker we get the
Huns on the run, the better it will be
And then we will be going home,
Home reminds me, | had a letter
from DR.. Butler on the 18th, saying
he expected to see me in few days
as his pass was daily expected. 1t
is now the 9Th and not word from
him | wired to him on End but not an
answer to that The telegraph sys-
| TEN here does not equal ours.
Just here, in the signal corps here
in St Nazaire is a very nice girl
Miss Anderson from New York Her
mother and father are from Fayette-
vile. And her aunt married Aunt
Julia WIS brother She knows Gladys
". very we'll Her first cousin--a
lIuske boy-is Tom De VS. Chum.
she and | have great gab-fests once
in a while.
Well, | was in. the parade yester-
day a. M. The nurses in ambulances
fell i'll behind the Hospital corps men
the Red Cross workers, behind us
and the Y M. C's. All of us were
behind the regulars, the Engineers,
and the Navy. All st, Nazaire turn
ed out to see us, and we were review
cd by the General of Base Section,
the French Navy Commandant, and
Il few lesser lights. The nurses re-
.teiVed more clapping and loud hur-
rahs of give TAmerique" | per
sonally had wonderful time-ap-
preciated the feelings of Mrs. Wood
row Wh5fn when she smiles and
bows and thusly acknowledges the
homage OF the people. Every now
ana then I'd catch the eye of some
oHr | kne w,quite a few French PEG
pie, or cXpailCnls 40 'Gavbe officers
| had danced with Then | had re
newed greetings. The two goldbars
! have on my sleeve showed that
had been here year. Every one
thinks that is fine, so we are all
happy
The night Of the 3rd we gave a pa
Seant on the lawn at Hospital Miss
Gordon, the Y. w. lady, wrote all the
parts. The idea was that of the pres
ent crisis. Miss Morris, a very hand
some young woman, came down from
Paris to represent Democracy. Two
of the officers We're Autocracy and
Germany Several nurses took the
parts of the Allies of Democracy
Liberty, Sacrifice, Humanity. Reve-
renee, Vision, Beauty and JOY They
were beautiful The costumes were
perfect. A woman came down from
Nantes to bring them and to drape
the girls Greek costumes, for ge-
nerations her people have been cos
tuners, and | never expect to see
such artistic work. The first one on
Germany's right was a very pretty
nurse, brunette, dressed as Bride
The head piece was a bandeau of tall
peacock feathers spread like gor-
geous blue and green spangled af-
lair with court train. She indeed
looked the part. OF course the eli
max showed the downfall of the enc
my. At the end. company of
French soldiers marched up to the
front followed by L. S men. then a
company of sailors All lead a
grand march back of stage a
Regimental band played all evening
md a French prima-donna represent
I'd France and sang the Marsellaise
The L. S. and British girls were
'ovely too. They had quite long
peeches, but they were splendid
and every one pronounced it per
feet success
Saturday afternoon and evening
of last week | had a glOrolus time.
One of our officers chaporoned nine
OF us nurses on a little visit to navy
station We had perfect ride
over. The road ran close to the sea
all way never saw sea more
blue and the view was all one could
desire. The stone wall low and
close to the road on the left. then
beds of yellow gorse. a touch OF
green. then the blue sea as far as
The eye could reach. To the right
were the dear little houses and
farms. all a perfect pastoral scene.
worthy any artist. We were shown
great many interesting things.
and then We sat down to a most de
lectable dinner-lS at table. Every
thing was the simple food we have
every day. but cooked and served
by French woman. and Oh. so
good! Our hosts were very young.
but so courteous and gracious. /
appreciated my invitation very
much thought myself fortunate. TO
have been included. You see there
are about 81 nurses here. But |
had chatted the real host for an
hour one day while he waited for
nurse who was on duty. He has
never forgotten my hospitality. and
| have been more than repaid