Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1918-09-18
LIKES ARMY LIFE FINE.
John Arness, of Fork, Takes in the
Sights Of Washington, D. c.,
and Alexandria, Va.

and Alexandria, Va.
II At Barracks, Sept. 5, 1918.
Editor Sheaf @
I have received two copies Of the
Sheaf since I've gotten out here and
believe me those copies look good to me.
Three weeks tonight since we arrived
at. these camps and like army life bet
ter all the while plenty to do, plenty
to eat, and occasionally a full nights
rest makes a man feel @. X. = -.1@,
At present we average two trips
week to Baltimore, for supplies Cloth
ing, food, etc., Each trip requires
about two days.
In going to, and coming from Balti-
more we pass through Alexandria and
Washington.
Last Sunday. and Monday, we were
off on pass. Several other guys and
myself went into Alexandria Sunday
morning, we hiked all the way in
(about fourteen miles from Camp
Hump)
We started out rather late and did
not arrive at Alexandria until about
one o'clock. Soon as possible we got
into restaurant and had good "fill
,~up'' This did not take little bit as
we all surely did have our appetites.
After lunch we went over to Wash
ington's old church (Christ church)
and had the honor of sitting in Gen.
Washington's and Gen. Lees pews.
From the church we went to the
army and navy club rooms; here we
had some refreshments, wrote, read,
etc. We didn't leave the club till time
to go to supper.
Supper ended 1--WE didn't rush, no
bugle, no "fall in'), we took in the
sights about the city for a while then
went to church again. This time we
went to the Methodist. After services
we met Rev. White, who after little
sociable chat offered to take us into
Washington Monday morning.
Monday morning Labor Day., we
got up at seven o'clock, washed up and
went to breakfast; after lunch we went
to meet Mr.. White, met him and soon
set started for Washington. Mrs.
White accompanied us in.
At Washington we autoed around
the Washington monument and boule-
ward; also around the White House
and Capitol. grounds. Rev. White was
going to hold services in or near Wash
ington, so Mr. and Mrs. White left us.
The guy with me and I then went
over to the new museum it was closed
so we went to the old museum and art
oi,,1v no
sights Of our lives.
Some of the things which most i'm
pressed me were: The first locomotive
built by Robert Louis Stevenson and
shipped here from England in 1880.
Models Of the great cruisers, sub
marines, torpedoes, aeroplanes, etc, of
all types and shapes.
Saw samples of all the different
coins used in the past and at present
in the United States and foreign coun.
tries.
Saw wax figures and models repre-
senting every United States presidents
wife, showing change in costume from
generation to generation. &c. Wv
wy
Saw naSS, War-WOru, ldlteieu AIT
torn from Revolutionary to the pres
--efft time.
Saw uniforms, rifles, helmets, sabers
and swords carried by the creates
officers Some Of the helmets. had golt
stats set with jewels, on the staff
were mounted magnificent plume
white ostrich or some other exception
ally pretty bird). Some Of the swords
too, had handles or hits inlaid will
gold and set with diamonds and othel
precious jewels. T.
This I saw at the art gallery with .
thousand and one other things; TO-