Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-07-13
A WAR NURSE STORY
One Of Our Hospital Heroine.
Gives Graphic Details
OF EXPERIENCES IN FRANCE
The following letter has just been re-
ceived by DR.. and Mrs. H. B. Mellow
ell from their daughter, Miss Louise,
who is one Of the many brave .Ameri-
can girls now nursing IN France:
FRANCE,
June 16, 1918
Dear Family:


I can only think of one change in ou1
day and am sure you will smile wher
] tell you what it is, A clean napkin
for breakfast and for lunch a small but.
ter ball and either radishes or sardines
extra !-otherwise you wouldn't know
Sunday was arrived" as the French
put it. We evacuated all, most all OF
our patients last week so | had an
afternoon on Tuesday and all day We'd
aesday. Mag had day Tuesday and !
met her at the Metropolitan and we
went together out to Auteil to see Eli.
nor and found her very busy, with two
new wards full of patients. How good
it was to talk to those American boys,
such nice lads and so young, they
weren't "grands blesses" Il mean not
very severely wounded). as they are
not sent to AuteiI. Most of them were
marines from Chateau Thierry. l talk
ed with one boy who was from German
town, g cousin Of Dr.. Rrapson's, aAd h.
f9ll zoe haw they charged without any
5arrage or artillery, and they stopped
the Boche, but fear at a great cost.
One boy said if the 9th Battalion didu' t
come away soon the rest could come
down in one Ford ambulance; they had
nothing to eat for Gays they said; it
was open war fair entlrel', of course,
10 trenches. One boy tod ME they
round the koei,e Oh 'ined TO their can
Ions and another s lid they hold up
fheir hands and say ts'Kamarad.
Paris has simply been full of Ameri-
gan wounded at the Ambulance and DR..
Hperated day and night for four days,
sa,,,II. dastor working II hosl.o anil four
IN each pRe,sting ,t;6on., all tie ttms. |
tan scarcely Eait 70 get wita the
americans, they need us SO badly and
its dreadful to think of our boys not
getting all the ettention they need..
Mag end | put in onr reaignatioa fns
July lbth, 50 we will hasu andther
month here. Ycu haai better send my
mail in care Of the American Express
al they vii! forward it. As | told you
we evacuated almost ali OF Our patients
and all Of Dr. Wyant's we're moved to
the first floor, so Thursday we only had
IS left, but during the day and night
we got in 68, thirty-fve of which came
I. 4s. Hr: Ya!d!es, four nice little
PHILIPPINE, 'dactsrj, was away lar s4
hours; there were only three Of US an
the ward, we had 10 operations and q
generally busy tins. Some are awfuily
Dad cases but things are Strengthening
out now. This 10 funny place these
last few weeks; there is some new
rumors every day, think Mr.. Reckitt
il an awful ''PH" to keep the place on.
Er. Wyant and Or. Valdies are leaving
\. is Weel!! ithe3 ..rer.t fenswiat .aAy
i,ti..pEiiss bscSuse eey sat thSy <d:h..t
Know how long tie pfae1 Will cohtinl,e-
and so it gees. I'm sick af it al. hut
we are getting good experience and the
"blesses" are nice, although get ''fed
up" with them too.
Elinor, Mag and | had tea with Miss
Miel last Wednesday, then We had din
ner at the Pension Galilee where Ellnor
STAYS. Its under the direction of the
Red Cross and 80 well run. Had god
.i:.nsr which we enjoyed. The meals
:,ie mise: aLls Lers ard we are always
atungry these days. fn the eae..ing We
went to a. movie and saw an American
play, they always play wild western
pictures and we often wonder what the
Erspch' idea of America is. No wonder
flsy always nsf if Ypp hre from New
5nly Iyf ;rlsily 5i yitiiized ~ kali: M4c Si;sysd
I'll night too, but she 'hsd.tq came Lael
q. FL IL, j., IN tho Innrn;nr 7 slant late s;,ch
luxury and had coffee, bread and butter
ri tsh, then went shopping, had lot
gf things to est: had lnnch st The
HLo'vre. zone of the big department
storss). My everything is high and al
most everything has ten per cent.
war tax:
/ went out to see Elmer again and
we sat in the Bois, (the hospital is |
,hiak ! t9l1 you, on the race course at
nnee Pari; "a M n5atil 1n3l ii sLe lad e &c tatk
IN 3aty' and had to make my train. !, :;
"''i started this letter yesterday and
have w;1fitten some Of it today, but
ppoMss J must 60 back on duty, SO III
;1iIi ln,s:: j. ts-n;gkt t0P u. In alre:gdy
= beI anl Waht a4q 2 fSW tii..e:: y,
nv letter before turning il.
" ! tried on my new Red Cross suit to-
night, but tia coat isn't right, so ~
have to take it back - the Bon Marche;
Am having al afternoon tsrH,drrsw aHdl
Nag will 20 with me to talk ''putch.'
to the man In French. it's suetT nul-
sance to have to go again. Our new
"carnet rouge" from the Red Cross
gives US military rates on the railroad,
fare, 90 it is quite help.
Just thiak en- the 10th it will be a
year since | left New York, | wonder
how long before will get back
had letter from Howard the other
day. he said he supposed l had read
where an American regiment had
rterHed and taken Cantigny, and ne
E4d "v3': tIar Was VS., t::sy W ~
;,hs Thick tf It {tts LAD reEs' - l.sii
q the @,Aensiye in italy Tim afraid
Of TIE itaIapp, ! medn Of their morale:
Here svefy day there is a Icing article
on the front page af the paper about
the Americans what they hays lsha
and all they are going to do, suppose
i, try to keep up the courage Of tbs
rssph, but the Spirit of the soldiers j.
Wonderful and the American boys
speak of thar, in the highest pralss d:
ways. Some Of our new ones are such
nice looking boys, 10 and 20; one lad
sings quite well, was in the "Opers
Comique.
It's time l was hearing from you.
FLe letters seem very scattered. I'm
tprJ sleepy So Viii say goodnight o.
yjR5n. soir. boojnns i,ait,; pas de laau AZ
reye" as the 'blesses" tell yoA Wita
love to you all.
IAuISE.