Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1918-12-26
Letter From Sergeant Snyder.
lust After Dinner,

think that is the way every man in the
company feels. We had a truly won.
dertul dinner, and the cooks tried them.
selves to the limit. The chief thin,
was turkey; of course, then We had the
usual dressing, With cranberry sauce
roast potatoes stewed corn, creameo
cabbage, creamed turnips, cornbread
apple pie and coffee with plenty OF
sugar and milk in it. Then as the mer
passed out OF the dining-room they
were each handed 4 bar of chocolate
candy and packages Of cigarettes. The
candy was issued by the government
and the cigarettes were Donation from
the Red Cross. About a month age
we got busy and wrote to the Red Cross
TO lind out ii there were any loose
cigarettes around and the other day
we got an order on Red Cross ware
house for twenty-five thousand ciga
retteS. Yesterday We got car anG
drove to the warehouse and got
them, and today we gave them to The
men. AS result we had a complete
dinner, and | think everyone was salts
lied.
The celebration in the camp today is
big one and perhaps will be one OF the
best ever held over here. This morn.
ing the Thanksgiving service was held
in monster balloon shed, which was
fixed UP to seat five thousand men, ano
a DR.. Mccullough, from Pittsburg, was
the chief speaker. Rodeheaver, Billy
Sundays song leader, sang at the ser.
vice, and he was a big attraction. There
were two bands to make music and they
went marching through the camp anc
distributed music all along. This after:
noon there is to be football game, and
that also promises to be interesting, FOL
We are up against the team that claims
the championship of the "A. E. F. So
far this season our goal line has not
been crossed, and We have peach OF {
team. Last Sunday our team went &c
Paris and beat the best team there
The opposing teams goal line had not
been crossed before that game either
but in the first two minutes Of play oul
team scored touchdown. After that il
was walkover for us. The game will
probably be the biggest event of the
day. Tonight in the balloon shed tn.
are to be boxing and wrestling matches
galore and more band concerts. The
the big event of the night is a bait.
royal between seven real Georgia neg
roeS, and the prize is five hundred
francs, or very close to one hundred
dollars. Now maybe you think the.
won't be some battle. 1t is to a finish
and the man who stays up the longest
gets the money. 1t will probably be
some fight, and the fellows are looking
forward to that event with keen antici-
patton.
We fellows over here sure have lots
to be thankful for, and | think that every
man in the A. E. F. feels mighty thank
ful that the war is over and that soon
We will be on our way home. There
are many rumors regarding when we
Will be coming home, but so far there
has been no real dope for US. OF
course there are orders to get every
thing in shape to be ready for the move
when the order does come, and we
have been getting affairs in order and
could move the company in two
three days. Already the American
troops are leaving for home, and in thi.
camp a number of organizations have
gone to the ports of embarkation an,
will soon be on their way over. | hop,
that we will not be among the last TO
leave, for we were among the first
three hundred thousand over here, and
we feel like We would want to be among
the first home. Perhaps by the time
you get this letter We may have Made
the start, and | hope that is the case.
The regiment will probably mobilize at
some base port and sail from there. A
number of the companies of this regi-
ment have been working under the
French government and these organi-
cations have been relieved and have
been returned to the u. S. government
and they are now doing nothing but
eating and sleeping. That makes ms
figure that We won't be here so very
long, for these organizations are the
most expensive the army has, as the
men are all non-commissioned officers
and that means lot of money TO keep
them going. Since there is no further
need for us, why should they keep IL
over here when they don't need us a
We are such heavy expense? But W
should worry so long as the work is
slack and payday comes regularly
We are all anxious to get home though
and there will be no time lost when the
order comes to move, for we will gather
ourselves together in a big hurry and
make break for the coast. / am no;
looking forward with pleasure to thai
rip across the ocean in mid-winter, and
am not the only one who is having
doubts as to whether or not We will
get sick. 1t will sure be a grand and
glorious day when We do hit the u
s., and one that will live forever in the
of the men who have beer
over here any length of time. We are
getting pretty well fed up on Francs
and being away from home, and this
will be one happy bunch when the-word
6 given to move on. Let's 90.
THE NEXT DAY.
stopped my letter at this point and
went 10 the FOOTBALL game, anu II was
/ good one-we beat the visitors $50.
Dur goal line is still uncrossed. The
game was slow, for it had rained near.
y all day and was raining all during
he game, and while the field was not
muddy it was mighty heavy and the 20
ng was hard. 1t was good game
Ind some four or FIVE thousand soldiers
stood out there in the rain and cheercd
he team to victory. Then last night J
vent to the balloon hangar to see the
I'm there. Two bands were in attend
ance, and while the crowd gathered
hey did their best to outplay cash other
BY seven-thirty the balloon shed was
packed to the doors, and men had
climbed up into the iron trusses and
we're sitting above the big doors and