East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-06-07
Ukiah Boy Enjoys Guard
On Duty Receiving Ship
Il olregonIan specIaI.l

II -AAAh. 0re-s Hay 5t--tts n h1rS
one q Ukiah's boys In the naval SER
vice now stationed at Boston. writes
to his parents - follows;
Bosten. HAS. May IS. l9iS-
Dear Dad.
Well. how Is everything at home. !
am Tine. but haxe been quite busy
the last week ana stIiI In the
guards and hare = dandy post am
sEarEtng the WORKING brig II II new
1875 In the morning and / VIII be
on duty until o.elnck- / am locked
inside now and everyone Is asleep.
have a loaded revolver strapped on
me 50 feel pretty big.
s This is not the bread and water
Brig They have another guard and
he has to stand up. while I have a
chair and desk In the night but have
to stand up In the -iay time. This Is
my first watch al this post The
room IS about 50 feet square and the
prisoners are laying all over il sleep
ing
There Is chief among them and
he has been talking in his sleep. and
would just as soon he would keep
stfIl- II 1 should fan asleep here, /
would get at least two years Every
thing Is business here The petty Of
Gicer comes around every hour. I
have been to the beach twice and
sure had 2 dandy time. II IS onIs
about one hours ride over there
There is most everything over there
and took in shooting the shoots and
things like that am not going 70
say whether / was alone or not
There might have been a sailor with
me. You can't tell / have been very
busy and have not seen Henry Lay
man for two weeks He Is stil az
Harvard.
Today IS SATURDAY and get lib
eFty at 4 O'Clock and am off duty
until o'clock Monday morning /
viii not have 50 much liberty next
week as ear zs0Kk comes In buRehes-
One week hard and the next week
easy. 1 will sleep on the commons
Sunday while on liberty. We can
come in any time we care to and can
get a cot at the Y. N. C. A. for csc I
but I most always come hack to the
pier. as I would rather sleep in my |
hammeelS.
A few nights ago / was a long way !
out from the main part of the city. I
and everything was so nice and green
Such beautiful hills. rocks and trees
The first 1 have seen for long time
and they sure looked good TO me.
Was 1 alone2 I should say not
1 still drill. when not on guard I
Drill about three times a week Our I
company got in bad and we have to
drill more than the rest. Some of
our company would not keep stIH in 4
ranks. so you see the results
L received a fine cake from my girl /
yesterday. and she is a real girl l 4
sure enjoyed It. t't@B I
The people in Boston sure treat a
man fine who wears the uniform
We have all kinds Of chances to go
to parties and big dinners, but l
have never gone to any OF them yet,
as / have always had something else
in view.
Ny quarters are in the Y NJ. C.
A. and I stay there all the time when
not on duty a.
We have inspection every morning by
our chief, and BY ths, captain every4
to see IL our clothes are
cleaned and our shoes shlned. They
look at our unerclOthes and
We are always inspected before go
ing on liberty
We had bag inspection yesterday
and had to take Qua everything and
lay them on the deck We have this
quite often and everything must be
first class; and dirty clothes must
be rolled and tied with the names
1n, so it can be seen. Everything We
nave Is in the bag and IL we leave
anything out, some one will steal 1t
IT they will put II In the lock-bag.
received a Red Gross sweater the
,ther day. with a girls address on H.
She lives in Maine; wrote to her but
nave not heard from her yet
1 had great feed yesterday when
me of my friends got a big box OF
AXE and candy and he went $3.50
With me. We did not eat any dinner
afterwards
1 can go any place in the city but
bout all 1 care for is to spend the
venings and a few nickels.
1 am liable to leave any day. but +.
Frite to me here. and with love TO
II 1 remain your sailor hoy.
GUARD H II. kirk, J.,
seceiving Ship, Commonwealth Fer
Boston, Mass.
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