The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-07-25
OKLAHOMA CITY
NURSE IN FRANCE
IS ENTHUSIASTIC
VeSta Hoyt Finds "a Little
Bit of Heaven" Near Front,

Wrapping matches in waxed paper
stamping post cards and painting the
Red Cross canteen shield on tobacco
cans, proved to be pleasant werk yes
terday morning, for the busy Red Cross
cantcen workers had the pleasure OF
listening at the same time 10 the read
ing of letter from Miss Vesta G..
HoH, an Oklahoma City girl who IS
now Red Cross nurse in France
Serves In Hospital.
Decoration day had the afternoon
of and was obliged to tell several OF
my co-workers Rood-by, for they were
off for the front" wrote Miss Hoyt. 81
had a hard time swallowing the lump
in my throat wanted to go, too. SO
badly About 9 o'clock Miss Phelan.
my chief nurse. came in and said | was
to report at the military hospital the
next morning Then ! began feeling a
little shaky for | haven't been in a
hospital for so long, but on arriving |
found needn't have worried, for there
was so much to do
"My first job was 10 get the boys of
OF Stretchers on 10 comfortable beds,
and how they did sleep Then ! was
put "a another floor much larger Here
| stayed two days and was glad |
didn't have to 60 back and see those
empty beds, for the boys were to be
evacuated You learn to think so much
of them-they are all so brave. They
tell you of their experiences and il sim
ply thrills you-makes you want to 60
and help them fight They are all
anxious to get back to the front and
Oh they are so glad to see American
girls. Really il gets to be an old story.
Soldiers Welcome Girls.
Every man will say, outside OF
Paris, There, an honest to Coodnes,
American girl Sometimes they ven
ture like this. They clear their throats
several times, then say, Are YOU Amer
lean girls5'-looklng rather as II they
expected US TO say something in French,
then next What part OF the States are
you from" Then you are on the way
to lengthy conilab about the war, and
most Of all about home
81 did not see such had cases, mostly
gas and minor injuries. spent three
days at this hospital and when fin
shed Sunday | was more tired than
/ have been since ! came to France but
| must say it was the best feeling
kind OF that well done feeling
Monday went back to the district
| had ruthlessly left it with my poor
aid and the doctor, but they had made
a very good working plan and | rather
think felt rather badly when | came
back. But | found that they did not
understand the clerical work, so |
caught it up to date and was teaching
my aid all the ins and outs the next
morning, when they came post haste
for me TO pack Immediately and report
at the office.
AT 2 80 that afternoon we started for
the front--l find the front, for us. means
several miles back in a heavenly cha
tcau most always out Of danger, except
for an occasional bomb The trip out
here was delightful As | have said
before, practically all Of France is
beautiful and as we left Paris we came
to gorgeous fields OF red poppies and
wonderful big white daiscs-daisies
like We pay great deal Of money for
at home - growing wild in such
abundance.
Goes Down to Front
"Our first excitement OF the afternoon
was a blow out, and while passing away
the time we saw two airplancs land
Before we were ont of the car an air