The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-23
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Private Edward Ward writes as fol.
lows to his motheri

Private Edward Ward writes as fol
lows To his mother;
January "a, 1918.
Mother Dear: The letter containing
the picture you sent arrived and you
don't know how pleased | was TO get It
for il certainly looked very natural but
then thought how far away you were
and that seemed to make IL worse than
ever. Mrs 5. sent me several and same
as yours ! wear them in my coat every
day.
This finds me sitting in the V NJ {. A,
waiting for the pictures to start. Just
finished letter TO Mrs. $. Thought there
was To be u vaudeville, so finished hers,
but the band struck up instead.
Well, guess spring has come To France,
as the sun was very warm to-day and
dried most of the mud caused by the
rain that fell last night. The sun shin.
ing, the green grass and the birds sing
ing. all combined make il seem very
much like the first of May at home.
Have you heard from Forrest or Dad
since Christmas II Forrest doesn't
know my address please send it to him
and tell him to write. ! have often
wondered how they make il there this
NlHttTs INtNt lltiu
from those quarters that provisions We're
very scarce, sugar being one article that
could hardly be found. Hope il doesn't
last long.
Most everybody who has written me
said they had sent me package; and
one from Morttown friends is the only
one that has shown up.
Do you get many letters from me? II
L. Il,
time.
Have Just got back from "Y" and the
pictures were very good. There is to he
n show up there soon. I'll attend that
If it is possible thing. understand there
is not much of anything going on at
home for excitement.
The other boys of my room Just an
nounced that we were to have big feed
of beans, bread, jam, cake and
so I'll have to stop for that
and it will give you rest
All done Was very good. Now must
finish this and 90 to bed as first call has
already sounded. Must write to Carrie
soon and also to Joie. Willie hasn't yet
been heard from but no doubt he has
written Frank Mayo wrote me a dandy
etter and shall have to answer that.
Plenty of letters to write but not much ,
lime.
Well must close for this time If any
hing should happen that you don't hear
rom me often, write just as often as /,
nee a week anyway, for the convent
noes ] have may not be very good. Trust
o hear from you soon. Heaps of love. ,,
Eddie.
The following excerpts are taken from :
ptters recently received by Mrs. Lee !,
,etchum from her son, Charles, who is
\ the navy on board the L. S. s. Wyom
lg on foreign service: 4,
December %, 1917 =
Dear Mother: | will try to write you
few lines tonight to let you know
nat ! am well and hope you all are the
ame. I<had a happy Christmas and
ope you folks did too. We had lot L
} eat and got package from the Red
ross. | will tell you the list of things
lat we had for dinner: Cream of celery ;,
,up, crackers, pickles, celery, young :,
,ast turkey, dressing, mashed potatoes, :,
blet gravy, creamed peas, spiced ham, 10
lrrant jelly, combination salad, pump 4,
in pie, apple pie, vanilla ice cream, =,
locolate layer cake, apples, oranges, n,
lisins and nuts, candy, coffee, cigars r.
I'D cigarettes. +,
| hope you have got my other letters n
lat | have sent you. | suppose all of =
lie kids got lot of things Christmas 9
~, | got letter from Hugh the ed .
December and he sent it the Goth of =
ovember 1t takes quite while for n
lie mail TO get over here. | have got d
me things for you that | will send u,
~ some day, but we can't send any =,
ing from here. r.
Well have been ashore and have had ~
good time but will be glad when | get ~ ~
ck to New York again. | haven't re Ae
ived any letter from you folks since |
We been here.
Can't think of any more so will close ~
I this time, hoping to hear from you 80
soon Charlie. Se
January "a, 1918.
Dear Mother: / received your letter ~
e 23d of January and was pleased to -,
ar from you all. / am well and hope Pi'
IL are the same.
Well how is the old cold winter in e i
rmont this year? i bet it is pretty va
d there. | know that / haven't been 'ol
" cold and haven't have any cold to ""