The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-10-23
publish this one, which tells. of her
work in most interesting way.
Sept. %, 1918.

publish this one, which tells. of her
work in a most interesting way.
Sept %, 1918.
Dear Mabel:
Your letter was very pleasant sur.
prise, and who do you think / heard
from the same day.. Bernice Bonney.
had not heard from her for years.
1t surely pays to come to France. Your
letter was SO newsy that it was a
great pleasure to read it and think
can find time to write to an old class
mate.
Perhaps you would like to know
something about our hospital. AS
you notice it is a mobile hospital and
| it seems like we mobile most of the
time. Most Of the time our hospital
is in wooden tents, occasionally in
barracks. From the time we land in
a place we can set up the equipment
and be ready to operate in twenty
four hours, which is quite wonderful,
think. We follow the line and we
surely have some time following since
the Germans began to run. The pa
tients are taken from the field in am
balances to the first aid dressing. sta
tons and then brought here or some
other nearby hospital where they get
the next necessary immediate atten-
ton. patients started to come in last
night and had to stop, and am sit
ting up in bed writing now, as can't
sleep.) AS soon as patient is enter
ed on the books he is sent to a ward
where his clothes are usually cut off
and his face and hands are washed if
things are not too busy. If he needs
immediate attention he gets it and if
he does not he waits his turn and in
due time is taken to the X-ray room
where they locate, the foreign body
and then to the operating room where
the same is removed if possible.
Sometimes they are in such a place
that it is better to let them alone.
From the operating room they are
taken back to the ward where they
stay until it is safe to transfer them
to base hospital. They leave here
in an ambulance again and go to
Red Cross train, which is quite COM
plete hospital and quite comfortable.
Sometimes they are a few hours and
sometimes many on the way to base.
The morale of our troops is won
derful. Once in while you will
find mothers baby, but not often.
They are great boys and it is not 60
ing to take them long to get the kais-
er. VI r4. f..rl. =
We are all looking forward to the
time when we get home. 1t will be
lovely to have more than teaspoon
full Of water to take a bath in and a
few feet of space in which to dress,
and have some light at night and coy
corner to read in. The nurses all live
in one large tent, about thirty more
than we had when we started, and
you can imagine one person having
about six feet of space. In that space
we have to get our trunk, cot and suit
cases. Our clothes racks are i1inpro-
vised sometimes of branches of trees
and often of pieces of lumber picked
up. store everything am not using
constantly in my trunk and use the,
tray for a dressing table. There is
rumor aftoat now, that our trunks are
to be sent back to Paris as they are
too much to carry around. 1t will be
quite inconvenient, but there is no
great loss without some small gain,
and it will be that much less to pack
each time we move, and we. can stand
anything.
The Red Cross is wonderful to the
boys and nurses both. A great many
Of the supplies we use come from the
Red Cross, such as gauze, pajamas and
all the things they have been making
in the states, besides candy, gum,
chocolate cookies and many other
things. These things are all given
to. us.
Paris you know is France to most
of the Americans. It really is the on
~ lively bright spot have seen. 9th
er parts of France do not appeal to.
the ordinary American.
Well, Mabel, could go on and write
about France and many different
things, but will not tire you this time.
Remember me. to all my friends and
to your mother in particular. Write
again.
Love to you,