The Yale expositor., 1918-09-05
OUR SOLDIER BOYS.
Letters From and Items Concerning Yale
Boys Who are in the Service of
Their Country

some course. We have a lot Of
studying to do in thirteen weeks.
We are getting it awfully hard on
the go from daylight and supposed
to study until ten or eleven o'clock.
1t is great dope. If | complete this
course and get the Radio work
down pat, that will suit me fine
and shall be worth something after
the war is over.
People up here arereal friendly
it seems. / shall write real often
or as often as | can as this is the
first have had chance. | went
to K. of C. last night to get ac-
quainted. About out trip, we
started from Valparaiso at 3 A.
NJ. Thursday and landed here
about $3.50 Friday evening. Did not
tire a bit. The Red Cross sure did
treat us fine. Every place we
stopped they were there to meet
us. If it had not been for them we
would have starved because that
was the only arrangement made
for us to eat. Our first stop was
Fort Wayne, Indiana and we stop
ped beside large melting mill and
the girls all came rushing TO
windows, threw out magazines and
pieces of paper with their names
on them. Got into Cleveland at
IL: 80 travelled almost all through
the city on elevated railroad, the
Nickle Plate road, maybe Jack
knows where it is. We took the
back of seats and made beds of
them. Slept until about four
o'clock then up for the big day
and it was one shall never forget.
SO much excitement and good time.
| will say and believe that the Red
Cross is one of the greatest works
that the u. S. has for the comfort
of the Sammies and Jackies. We
got out of our hard old hunks
early Friday morning andarranged
our seats and took our turns l..
washing, also filling our tin cup
with water to dissolve our sand.
witches which had been packed in
our lunch the day before. About
this time we reached Buffalo.
Everything was laid aside to watch
the sights. Here we were met with
a surprise, treated with hot coffee
with plenty Of sugar and cream,
fresh sandwiches also two pack
ages of cigaretts to each of us.
This was done by the Red Cross.
We did not take in as good a
cheer as we did at Syracuse, N.
Y. because that big treat came in
an Red Cross ambulance. Landed
at Syracuse at IL 80, all marched
off with our little cups to be fill
ed again. This time we had about
fifty Red Cross nurses awaiting
to serve us which they sure did. A
bunch of the boys had some sore
arms. / being among them. Had
our arms done up in fresh gauze
by the nurses. We were served ice
cream, cake, coffee, sandwiches,
cigaretts, matches and chewing
gum. Stopped there about one
hour, sang songs, gave our state
yells, of course | have to shout for
Indiana as l am with the Indiana
boys, a real jolly bunch too. But
most of cheers went for Red Gross.
Then our commander blew the
whistle, we climbed on waving
and cheering to oEr home workers
as we moved away. We were treat
ed in this manner in every city
until we reached Burlington. Here
the whole city turned out welcom-
ing us to their city. Have been
keeping it up since.
A dance given in the High
School every Saturday evening for
soldiers only, and only young lady
graduates and students may at
tend. Went last Saturday evening.
The K. of c. have a large home
here, they welcome all Sammies
and Jackies. The Y. M. c. A. has
two large buildings. Some rich
live here and have beautiful homes
near the lake equipped to take care
of there victrolas, pianos, writ
ing paper and everything to make
them feel at home. | like it here
fine. We were glad to leave Val
paraiso. | was sick of it all back
there especially the last week as
they were only fixed to accommodate
500 soldiers and tere were about
1000. Some from Wisconsin and
Michigan. l met two boys from
Bad Axe | knew real we'll. Was
so glad to get away that / hardly
said goodbye to any one l knew. l
spent my last Sunday 1.-TWO weeks