The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1918-07-12

u. s. Naval Radio School.
Harvard University. Cambridge,
Massachusetts,,

July Let. 1918.
Editor of Aberdeen Weekly:
Four months have elapsed now
since / entered the service Of Uncle
Sam. During that time several cop
les OF The Weekly have reached me
containing interesting letters from
the fellows over there" and from
those who are preparing to go, but
so far / have seen very few letters
from Monroe county hoys who are
in the navy. So may l tell through
the columns Of your paper sOmeth-
ing about the navy and about the
phase of service in which / am en-
deavoring to do my bit during this
supreme time in the history of our
country. Doubtless you have been
keeping up with the great naval pro-
gram which is being carried out on
such a large scale as never before
dreamed of. Every effort, az you
know, is being put forth to make
the navy of the United States second
to none in the world. Ship yards
are running to the tune of the ham,
mers of workmen seeking to keap
well past the tonnage sent down by
submarines. Training stations are
being enlarged TO receive the thou
sands of young Americans seeking
a chance to fight the enemy on the
seas.
On February 23rd | enlisted in
the radio department of navy. For
eleven weeks | was stationed in
radio school there. at close of that
time was transferred to school here.
There are 5000 boys here represent
ing every state in the union. They
are an enthusiastic bunch and are
bending every effort toward making
wireless operators in order that they
may render more efficient service
upon going aboard ship. From re-
veille at $50 3. m. to taps at 10 p.
M, they are on the go.
There are several marked charac-
teristics about the vavy; first clean
liness'' is the watchword; you would
know just what that statement
means if you could see the fellows
handling the wash tub and board"
l am an expert at the business now
and it seems natural to fall in line
wash day."
Second. Uncle Sans navy is a
jolly navy. sailors are always happy
and at home in a way anywhere they
stop. Third. the navy is ready and
on the job to defend the Stars and
Stripes on the high seas, and when
that anticipated battle on the sea
comes of. Uncle Sans navy will be
right there.
Along with the other boys | can
not give too much praise to the Y.
M. C.. A. and Red Cross; without
these organizations the boys would
miss much that is essential to their
welfare and comfort, and to you who
haye given of your money, time and
labor, rest assured that your efforts
are not in vain. Without such sup
port from those back at home VIC |
tory would be most impossible: so |
after all upon the spirit which per-
meates every American home rests
the final outcome of the struggle |
which we are engaged. We who
have answered the call and those
who will answer from time to time
have no fears for we know the folks |
at home are standing solidly behind
us and will provide necessities Ior
US wherever we are.
Now / want to tell you something
about Cambridge. You know it is a
historical city; around Boston and |
Cambridge the struggle for Ameri-
can independence first began. It
was here in Cambridge that Wash
ington took command of the CONT
mental troops. The old elm tree un-
der which he took the command is
still standing; 143 years ago twelve
hundred continental troops assem-
bled here and marched to Bunker
Hill; here drums rumbled and bugles
and the tramp Of marching
feet was heard century and half
ago over the ground where our drums
and bugles are heard today.
Since coming here / have had the
privilege OF making trip to historic