Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1918-07-05
Letters from the Bows

Peter Gander, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Walter Gander, is now on the last lap
of his training for Uncle Sans pho
Biography corps, having been trans
ferred to the u. S. A. School of Aerial
Photography, Rochester, n. T., this
! week. Since enlisting in April he
had been in training at Madison Bar
racks, N. Y. The letter published
below tells of his trip and new work.
Kodak Park,
Rochester. NY.
Dear Mother just few lines to-
let you know that we are really in
Rochester and ready to go at the real
Photographic work in this city the
home of the kodak.
We arrived here at o'clock Sunday
afternoon and we have been pretty
busy getting located ready for school
in the morning.
Must tell you about the trip down.
We left Madison Barracks at 7:30 this
morning and got on the train at Sack
ett's Harbor at 500. Tt was wonder
full trip through dozens of small
places, each as pretty as a picture.
Pulled into Syracuse at lao where
we detrained and marched to the
heart Of z city. Here at the Red
Cross canteen the ladies served US a
lunch that surely was appreciated. 1t
was all free and consisted Of coffee
and sandwiches, coakies, ice cream
and cake, gum, cigarettes, stamped
postal cards and lemonade. The Red
Cross is mighty institution right
here in this country, to say nothing
of it's magnificent work in the war
area. There is no better way to help
the men in service than a liberal sup
port of the Red Cross. am pleased
to hear that Eagle Rivers Fourth is
| to be all for the Red Cross. II the
!. folks back home could have enjoyed
it's hospitality and generosity as much
i as have since being in the service,
they'd feel amply repaid for their
efforts. But I'm getting away from
/ my trip.
i We took train again at lao and
travelled through very scenic section
/ of the state until we reached the
school. Ard it is some school. Be
yond that / cannot say more because
Uncle Sam isn't telling the world
what he is doing in the Photographic
line. All our mail, in and out, is
strictly censored.
/ Our first supper here consisted of
cold roast beef, poaato salad, hot bis
cults with real butter, and bread and
butter, ice cream, chocolate cake and
cocoa All the meals are great. Don't
send any more eats. It's against the
rules and we really don't need them.
But there is no ban on smokes
Must close now. Best love,
A PETE.
New Address Co. 2, Dorm. Is, U. S.
A., S. A. p, Kodak Park, Rochester,
n. Y
The letter published below is from
VIM. Davies, son of Rev. and Mrs.
w. J. Davies, now at Hampton Roads,
Va, in naval service. The letter to
Mrs. p. D. Walsh follows:
U. S. Naval Operating Base,
Hampton Roads, Va.
Dear Auntie-I know you'll never
forgive me for not writing, but [ am
very busy and have only one day a
week to write letters. That day is
Sunday I'm all in but my shoestrings
now. Haven't had any good rest for
two nights. l had sentinel duty from
10 to 2 at night. Saturday night |
played for dance at the Armory. To
day | went up town to church right
after breakfast It's nine miles and l
started to walk but someone with an
auto picked me up. On my return
the same thing happened.
I've gotten over my inconsistencies
but I haven't forgotten home. We're
too busy to be homesick. The next
sickness III have will be seasickness.
My old company went to sea last week
and it made me feel bad to be left be-
bind.
There are bunch of Australians