Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-08
Mayor Desmond's First Meeting.

it's the boys in the trenches who de- serve every bit of credit; but they are splendid and are crazy to get back at the Huns again. One regiment has been in the village for a week resting. They are restless now and eager to get back again. They never forget the Salvation Army at the front. No mat ter how bad the weather or what the time of night, the Salvation Army peo- pie always have coffee and hot dough-
 nuts. I f you pass them in Norwich,
 Mother, will you put an extra quarter in for me? They They do wonderful
 work up where they are needed most.
 Their services are given and the boys pay if they have the money. but get the foot just the same if they have no money Every single boy is loud and sincere in his praises of their good 1 work. Home made doughnuts and pie mean great deal to those boys.
 There are not many French people
 here One little girl about three years old is very fond of one of the lieu ] tenants in the village. His eyes filled
 with tears when he told me about her. 1 The only English she can say is Kiss me quickly"
 A letter came from Albert Cullen i this week It doesn't seem possible 1 that he is really over here. I don't l like to have the boys wounded very 1 badly, as we only keep very severe
 cases. I should like very much to see
 some boys that I know, but travelling
 is very hard up here and it is rather 1 hard to find just where they are sta tioned. 1 did meet some boys from l Hartford. Some of their sisters I
 knew while in training.
 l got a nice long letter from Harriet | cha coI111Y1't cpn6 r11v
 out signed slip. I think you can send
 parcels now without a slip. Will you have Lucy send me six medium brown 1 cap hair nets. without elastic. This is
 8 very windy hill and my hair doesn't | stay tidy very long. She can send
 them right with her letter. am cov-
 cred with freckles and my neck is very brown, but I feel so well and love it
 up here so much. l It's been a wonderful eight months and I have certainly enjoyed it.
 haven't had a leave yet. Of course
 want to spend it in England, but haven't heard yet whether or not can go. This is no time to think oi leaves, as we are very busy. Our hil
 is going to look very nice when al l the tents are up, and I do hope to dc my very best for the boys. The woods are beautiful, the trees are very greer and the most beautiful foWers-the wild lilies of the valley are very love
 ly, and yesterday the chef brought us
 a lovely bunch of lilacs. I thought O.
 our lovely bush at our old house 1T
 Providence street. Have you man!
 flowers growing now? I never hay,
 seen such beautiful ones as these ove1 here are, and how you would low
 them We have planted ivy, mornin; glories and nasturtiums around tn,
 tents and when they come up they , will look very pretty, At the entranc, I to our hospital there is an immens . red cross on a white backgrounds the Huns fly over they can't mistak, it. The weeds: are quite plentiful il ,, the white part, and we had a grea time yesterday picking the weeds out , At the end of an hour my back ache quite a little. I am long distanc , from the ground. get the papers al : right and we all enjoy the funny pape that Papa always eneloses.
 My love to all at home. From GRACE. . Brief Mention.
 John Dougherty of Fort Terry i home on short furlough.
 John Bazinet has accepted a positio in the local plant of the J. B. Marti company.
 Term examinations were held for tn \ | seventh and ei2hth grades at the We