Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-02-15
CAMP MERRITT, n. j.
Jan. SO, 1913

Jan. 50, 1919.
Dear Miss F.:
Your letter was received the day ae
left Camp Hancock and was glad to
get it and to hear that you ali are
well al home
This is much better camp than
Ga no more South for me ! We ale
living 10 tents no more, have good
barracks, q good mess hall and ev-
erything is more homelike here. ]
have So roommates, they are all nice
boys and we get along fine together
We can't go to New York City un
less we have relatives within radius
OF Is miles of the city, so l am out f
1t. would like to see the city but if
the commanding officer says "no" I
must stay here or take an A. w. 0
I. which I will not do for I want to
keep my record clear; that is more to
me than seeing all the cities in the
world.
Yes, have bought three $50 bonds
and l pay IS on each per mouth, so
you see have quite q long time to
pay on them yet. finish in August, |
think.
After I am through paying for. the
bonds the Government will keep half
of my pay until the war is over and
then give 1t to me. | think that is q
good idea. some of the boys don't
like it, but | don't mind 1t a bit, for 1
want something when come home fo-
a start. I am not pinched for mo ey
now and don't think that l will be for
pay day is coming close. will get
an increase in pay and more legul;l-
ly after This. | have all the articles
that need now and l can't go to the
icity and so will save that.
1 don't know where I am the most
needed, at home or here, but for my
part am glad that am in the service
OF Uncle Sam l would always feel
Stacker if was at home now. I want
to stand my part OF the hardships OF
the war as we'll as the other fellow
don't mind being drafted man
at all. The regulars call US all sorts
of names but when they do so they
are sure to stay out of our reach !
am sure that tie mem bers of the Ma
| tional Army are going 70 give good
account of themselves when they go
to the front and will not stand for
any insulting talk from anybody.
The people of old Cedar Greek have
taken hold of the Red Gross
work in the right spirit and | am glad
to hear of my home folks putting their
hearts in the work. 1t means a lot
more work for them but when they
think of the comfort and pleasure they
are giving the boys who are far from
home and doing their all, to losing
their lives even, for their country.
know they will not falter. | know
some things the Red Cross has done
for us and we all appreciate it. Tell
the people what l said and also tell
them that | am in a position to know.
If l could only expand on the subject,
| could write page after page but nv
voca bulary is limited. The young
women of our country are to be com
mended too for the work they are do
ing, crowding in to take the places of
the men who are in the army.
l can't tell how short OF supplies
the army is, all that | know is that L
have plenty of warm clothes to wear,
and the sweater is superior to many
of the sweaters that the boys have,
lots Of them wanted to know what /
would take for it, but | tell them that
it is not for sale, that | intend to
keep it as long as there is piece of it.
l know you are tired studying this
Chinese puzzle so 1 will close.
Love to all and hoping you are all
well.
Yours,
PAUL O,
Motor Mechanics Co. Is, Reg. l,
Signal Corps.
N. B.-The sweater mentioned is
one of those for which the u D. C
supplied the wool, so again thanks to
them.