Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-10-03
NESTABURG ITEMS
BY Our Own Correspondent

DdHlel BOlllnYer mas been sent
from Camp Custer to GETTYSBURG,
Penn, and is TO be In the tank ser
vice.
The following are the newly cleo
ted Red Cross officers Of the Vesta-
burg chapter: Chairman, Charles
Nickerson; vice president. Mrs. C..
Noble; secretary, Mrs. Corley Stauf-
fer; treasurer, Stanley Geisel Mrs
Ida Mack is chairman Of the fnan-
cal committee, Mrs. Eva Beach is
chairman of surgical dressing com
mittee, Mrs Gutter, secretary and
Miss Helen Mel is chairman Of the
Junior Red Cross
DIR. Cawie of Mikado, Mich, ar
rived here Saturday evening to take
charge of DR.. NJ. c. Hubbard's prac-
tlce during his absence in the ser
wee and is located in the latter's of
flee at the drug store
Charles Schnepp Of Alma visited
his sister, Mrs. VIM. Nickerson Satur-
day.
Mrs. Martin Hartman returned
home Monday.
VIM. Carts was an Alma business
caller Monday
Mrs. Martha Walker and daughter,
Miss Martha, spent Wednesday in
Ferris at the home of Mrs. Frank
Colt
Mrs. Delbert Botsford and son, Ce-
ell, OF Lansing are here visiting her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Lewis.
Miss Clara Corder came home from
Detroit the latter part Of the week
Mrs. VIM. Carts and son. Audley,
visited relatives at Riverdale Satur-
day.
Mrs. Arthur Peck. daughter and
son were home from Alma over the
week end.
The c. W b. NJ. will meet at the
home Of Mrs. McDole Friday after
noon.
George Wood wife and daughter of
Alma spent over Sunday at the home
of their son, Myron.
Mr.. and Mrs. Casper Sutton and
sons and Oscar Phillips autoed near
Millbrook Sunday and visited the for.
mer's parents.
\ Liberty Loan speech was held al
the NJ. w. A. hall Friday night ana
some good speakers were present
Mrs Ethel Marlin has returned
from Mt Pleasant.
Mr. and Mrs David Sieferd and
daughters Of Alma spent the week
end at the home Of their daughter
Ms. Jake Towsley.
Mrs. Della Sutton spent from Mon
day until Saturday at Durand and
Detroit and returned home accom-
panied by her brother. Oscar Phillips.
who has enlisted in the tank service.
He Will remain here until he leaves
for service
Mrs. Arthur Peck and son. Paul.
and daughter Mrs. Celia Erase. of
Alma spent the week end here and
were callers Of Mrs Martha Walker.
Mrs. Ella Shores of Nestaburg has
received the following letter from
her son, Arthur, who enlisted in the
medical corps and went from Nesta-
burg at the age Of - years:
Somewhere in France.
September 3rd 1913.
Dear mother and all:
Il received your and Myrtle's let
ters yesterday VIII try TO answer
them now. | sent your other letters
to Flint so will have to tell you all
over about the voyage
We didn't stay long at Upton only
four days. We were on the ship eight
days. The first day or so out | was
a little seasick, but | soon got over
that. ] spent most of time on deck
but slept down below There were
boxing matches and the band played
IN the day time. There was Y NJ. +
{. a. man on board and he had lots
of good books with him.
At night there were moving pic {
lures IN the mess hall, that's the +
only place there was light at night.
All of the lights went out at sun
down.
I'VE were lucky Didn't connect
up with any submarines but passed a
few ships. We landed on a Sunday
and all of the French were out i'm
full dress 1t looked to us like a
masquerade party. Some of them
had wooden shoes and big plush
Merry Widow hats with streamers
down the back. About all the Eng
lish they can speak is Welcome
Hello and Goodbye They sell all
kinds Of things around the camps,
such as candy (Which is punk also
nuts, cookies, milk and boiled eggs.
We can get all kinds Of American
tobacco, candy and Jam at the COM I,
mlssary cheaper than it can be
bought in the States. Twice week
we get Bull Durham issued TO US
from the kitchen. These French
people around the camp are getting
rich. They charge the soldiers Just
to look at what they are selling. We
have pretty nice camp here; nice
level ground, and we sleep in tents.
This IS our third camp. We were i'm
the rest camp first, then in some bar
racks, now we are out here in tents.
we have the best of eats and drinks
and all we want Of it.
Il here's a nice little town near the
camp where the men go at night.
There's plenty of pretty girls but
they can't speak English. There's
plenty Of amusement at the Y. VI. c. II
A., boxing and wrestling matches,
movies and vaudeville shows. The
soldiers never had any shows here
until the Sind came here. Well.
am going to write to my girl and a
few more so will have TO cose. With |
love to all. From your loving son.
pvt. Arthur X. Shores,
"52nd Pioneer Inf. Med. Det
American +. +. in France"
Good for Biliousness
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