Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1918-06-14


from the other side of the stree, I.
ran up to the party I was with
and said Didn't | see you 10
----last Novem ber'', naming
one of the large ports of entry.
The Y. worker said you might,
| was there The fellow said
"Oh yes, I'd never forget you.
You gave US cup Of hot choco-
late and an apple, as we got off
the transport. / thought Of the
Scripture about the cup of cold
water 1t is remarkable the PEG
pie you meet over here and how
you meet them. The next day
after went to camp, a big tall
youngster was introduced to me
by the name of Hurt. Said he
heard / was from Kentucky, that
| might know his father, Judge
Hurt of the Court Of Appeals.
One day while in Paris, two sold
iers we're eating across the table
One a very small fellow, looked
just like boy. I got to talking
to them and after a while the
larger one who vas from New
York; told me that the other
was "Kid Richards" the Chicago
motor racer. The day before l
left Paris 1 went down to the y.
M. c. A. to get my railroad
ticket and mo-ing orders. The
girl who gave them to me ask
me if l would bring little pack
age to lady here. I assured
her that l would be glad to do 50.
She han led it to me and I nearly
fell down the stairway 1t was
addressed to Mrs. Ella Wheeler
Wilcox. took care to deliver
the package in person and had a
half hour conversation with her.
I have'<es<Tes~seve1ai times
since She gave me a copy of
one Of her poems.
On April Both the Division
Secretary sent tor me to come in
to headquarters. He took me
back into his office and told me
be had very delicate PROPOSE.
ton to handle and ask me if |
would be willing to take charge
OF a Y. M. G. A. Tent for colored
troops. I told him l came over
here to do anything there was
to do. He said be knew that but
insisted ?p knowing how I really
fslt4kjut it and when I, ssapredI
him -shatSI was perfectly willing
to do it. the matter was settled.
When l talked further. l found
that the tent was to take
charge of was still out in
the headquarters warehouse and
had to be put up at the camp
some miles away, so one other
Y. man and started out to get
1t up. We tried to get detail
of soldiers to help but none were
We tried to hire
French help but failed, so We
Just went after it ourselves and
after fonr days of Stake driving.
rope pulling and ditch digging,
we have 1t about up and will
open the first of the week. The
ent will be pretty wei. equipped;
having a canteen, moving pic
lures, monograph and piano and
SO on. l am really figuring on
having a great time. as soon as |
get use to the aeroplanes. Since
my Paris experience, it makes
me a little shaky to see one and
they pass over this camp con.
to and from the front
You have queer feelings when
those fellows sail away towards
the battle line and you wonder
now many of them are coming
back. Sometimes they are OBJ
servation planes and again war
planes, carrying bombs and ma
chine guns. You always wish
hem success as they go and
are always glad to see them as
they come back usually flying
low, like a bird after a long, !
Iiresome journey. Yesterday
saw "a strange one coming. l
made sure it was Boche
and fixed to run, but a little
French boy managed to tell
me that it was an Italian
plane.
must tell of my expert
ence today and then / will close
this long letter. went over to
the American hospital near here