The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-02-04
Miss Clara Brunette Again
Near London After Hard
Work at Front.
WAS NEAR SALONICA
Red Cross Worker Prepares
Now for Service in
France.

Miss Clara Brunette, a nurse who left
: Missoula early in 1915 to do Red Cross
work overseas. has returned to Eng
land after arduous service in the east,
out Of Salonica, according to letters
received here
Miss Ellen f. Sterling. another for
mer Missoula nurse. sends from Camp
Cody. N. NJ, letter written by Miss
Brunette from hospital in Hamp-
shire. England, where she is now as
signed to comparatively easy duty
nfter her strenuous experience at the
eastern front. Miss Brunette the let
ter indicates. Is preparing now to go
to France for more active duty. Elk
cerpts from her letter follow:
Homesick for Peace.
i get awfully homesick now and
then tfor what. don't know-peace
and good will on earth, I guess.) Oh!
] am so stirred up with this war. and
It looks as II we were still far away
from our goal. We are building great
hopes on America now. Russia has let
us down. We will have to have mil
Hons of your boys to finish this Job
and you may be sent over any day.
Pray for End by 1890.
Yes. I am coming back when 1t Is
over. Last year we thought it would
be 1918: now we pray that it may be
1920. But IL I can hold out here, I'll
stay till peace Is a sure and certain
thing. Oh. you would laugh and cry
as we do II you could hear us some
times. when we get together and talk
about what we will do when the grea
day comes. AS for me 1t brings big
lump and laugh to hide the tears. for
when think OF what 1t means to the
millions all over the world I simply
have to cry for minute.
Have you heard the song. DO You
Want usito Lose the War" It's very
popular over here. very funny and al
ways raises laugh. We are not going
to lose the war. but it Is going to be
long. long road to travel yet
Was sorry to hear of poor DR..
Buckley. As ! had not heard from
Missoula for over a year, 1t was all
new to me.
In Big English Hospital.
u am in England at present and OK
pect to be here for few months. Am
IN a big military hospital in Hamp-
shtre. We have a very nice time as we
are only an hours run from London
and we get to Winchester and Sails
bury on our half days. It is such a
treat to be able to take a train again
you wanted to know what you
could send me. A few tins of Wash
tngton coffee and cocoa, then pair OF
bandage scissors-mine were stolen
out In Salonica. l can't get a pair
fere. the steel Is poor on account OF
all that material going to munitions
We still get a fair amount OF sugar and
milk and some fruit, but we are very
meek. We no longer go into store
or cafe and order--we merely ask
What may we have:' We have al
the food we need but only certain
things. never cared for candy, but
when we have it now 1t Is q treat 70,
the gods. We got a far greater variet.
In the east. in a way. but oh, 1t is good
to be back in England.
Hospital Five Years Building.
This place is very large. It is sup.
posed to hold 5000 patients when fin
ished 1t is still in the hands of the
builders and has been for five years
and Is far from finished yet.
Had Il four week leave when we
reached England the first I have hat
since the summer of 1915, and | Ger.
tainly needed it. Went off and rested
! was so played out. Now I feel fine
and hope to be ready for France be.
fore long"
Miss Sterling who forwarded Miss
Brunelie's letter to Missoula writes
that she left Letterman hospital onI,
a few days after Miss lola NJ CLARK
had arrived there from Missoula.