Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-09-20
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Vincent Runyon.

Dear Folks:
| It is after chow Sunday evening.
Some are playing baseball. some foot
| ball, some volley ball, some cards.
some reading some writing TO their
| wives, mothers, daughters or sweet
| hearts in America. I am doing the,
latter. It is six hours difference inl
time so perhaps you are now eating
Sunday dinner and Harry and Parkerl
out In Idaho are Just pulling out OF
their beds. :
I slept a little longer this morning.
1t being Sunday. The band over TO-
yonder artillery camp woke me up
nevertheless. Still / didn't are as
the music was worth while listening
to as 1t fioated through the baimy air
of the morning. 1t fills n with en-
thusiasm as those patriotic airs OF
the world wal echo forth.
T. A sight that looked good to me the
other day was 10 see an artillery COM
pany leaving for the front in full or
NOR with horses galore. guns large
and small, camp kitchen and all fol-
lowing In procession.
have Just recently been made
transportation clerk (motor vehiclesl
of the company, which job / think I
will like very much. The company
carpenter has made me a nice little
table desk with a drawer and a bench
clOOl OQL VI IVA WOOas "S04
very scarce over here. The forests
are slim. 1t seems hat a tree is not
chopped down at the trunk but only
the branches 50 that in some sections
you see limbs sprouting out all along
the trunk. The country is Just food
ed with blackberries and COW paths
for miles around. You should be
here and gather some for supper.
Yesterday ] went for a bath with q
fellow by the name OF Minor. who 10
one of our medics. He took me up
to the hospital, which is a peach. To
comprises several huge white stone.
buildings, h~reproof 1t appeared to the
extreme. That I suppose is due TO
the scarcity OF wood too. as practi-
cally every building in the big camp.
is OF wood, even the harrecka We
fellows, thank the lord. are living in.
tents although i don't know whether
1t viii be so pleasant this winter. In<
E1ured fellows from the front are
brought to his hospital TO recuper-
ate. It sure Is a swell looking place.
I have been fortunate in getting
two baths a week lately and that's
pretty good IN war times. They are
In ice cold water. It is fun though. Z
don't mind 1t a bit They r shower
baths.
A bunch OF mail came over from
the states on Monday and brought
me a half q dozen copies OF the
NEWS. Some were over a month old
but they were rs good as those COM
ing right ID the press. A couple hal
gone all the way to Nebraska before
going 20 Virginia. then sailed cross
the pond and up here. I have got
but one letter from home since I have
been here although I don't doubt
there a r several on the way. ] have
been trying my best to write as Of
ten as possible lately but I don't know
how lucky they are to catch a boat
Never worry about me fer there Is no
happier boy In b land b me md
the funny part OF Il Is because I am
here yet. / am crazy to see Anaeri-
can soil again. We are put In such
an unusual crisis that I am proud to
be taking part IN IT, Really, I thing
this old war Will make n lot Of men
appreciate the stars and Stripes mere
than ever before for she surely leads
some Of the older nations on the con~
tinent n moro ways than one.
! would a q magazine once IN :
while Life would go good. T1eFe
is a monthly pictorial magazine At
four bits . year. That b pretty COED
too. Fun OF war pictures or fha
weekly New York Times pietoraIs
With Q 70 All tht family.