The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1918-04-04

The younger folks OF tnis nectDn
will be pleased to have an opportunity
to read the following letter from Setn
Stantial, who for number OF years
was an employe Of the Alexander
Freidenrich Co., and was known 70
most everyone in this section Setn
enlisted In the radio branch 0f the
service. and has been attending the
radio school established by the gov
eminent at Marc Island. The letter
was written on the 9th of March and
grand ball was given In honor OF
the students, and the opening remarks
of the letter are in reference to that
affair. Seth expects to enter active
service the latter part of this month:
It's all over with and / had the |
dandiest time ever. After the grand |
march, we massed, and had q flash
taken. I've ordered one and will send |
II when they come out. I'm next to !
the front rank, but didn't take good |
picture. l never will have another |
as good as the one Mr.. MiDpnahue
took. The girl to my right Of course
Is my pardner, neice or MI. Cole,
one of the instructors and an ensign
He introduced me for the grand march,
both to his wife and neice, and after L
had danced with them, Mrs. Coles
nelCe anu also very ucdI AAlOnu VI
their happened along and / met them
and danced with them.
The one in the picture Is the only
young one, about 81 ! should imagine,
but they are all swell dancers. This
one works in a bank at Vallejo and
, they all had to leave about ] 2. The
, rest live in Oakland and I have a
! very cordial invitation to come over
I Mr. Cole looked me up at school the
first thing Monday and extended me
= the invitation. Says his mother is an
. old Scotch lady and hugs over anyone
! in the service and they've been wish
!. ing they could find someone who would
like to come. They have a piano and
n a couple of small kids, and a spare
!. bed at any time. l told him l didn't
o go to town often but would certainly
Z enjoy visit there and he is going to
o give me the address. He asked me
first If l was down often, maybe as
"a feeler to see how strong to make the
. invitation, huh? Ha Ha. 1t sounds
4 good to me and they are all dandy
a fine people.
% The dance lasted until 2, and 1
danced nearly all the time. A good
.r many of the boys took girls and knew
" lots of others, so l never lacked for
10 people, tho some say 5000. About
10 every 80 minutes there was b vaude-
- vile act on the stage. They had the
AZ best from all the circuits in town, and
In they were all swell. Then a marine,
+. just lately from the OrpheuIn circuit
m gave some selections on the clarinet
I and saxaphOne. He Is supposed to be
the best sax player in the United
n States and he sure could play. AL
is kinds of runs and thrills and real
M music too.
N Saturday night, B. B. Smith, God
~ dard and l went to the Columbia to
In see johnnie Get Your Gun" We had
so cent seats in the second balcony anG
it was worth a dollar. / like to dice
laughing. 1t is one Of those real good
clean comedies and laugh from star
to finish and yet not foolish. It'll
well worth going to If it comes vi
there. The western cowboy movie &C
tor was great as the hero. That wa.
= the only show worth seeing in town
4 Last week was the Bird of Paradise
= and several other good ones, but not {
~ thing this week; l mean when w
n were there. We took in one picture
=, show Fighting Bob Russell" and Il
- was punk.
- Saturday, from noon till evening, B
- b. and l spent on hike out to Twil
20 Peaks in Golden Gate park and In tn,
~ park. Walked about miles altogethe
- and took about a dozen pictures The1
y. Sunday b. b., Goddard and l wen
20 down to Palo Alto and all thru Stan
- ford university grounds and museum
= It's a beautiful place there and the,
have a wonderful museum. 1t cos
10 us quarter apiece to go in think o
- that Everything else is free for n
", enlisted men. We took the rest of 9,
~ pictures there. / am waiting to sc,
how they turn out before ordering an
y but I'll send some when / can.
ne Palo Alto, you know, Is where tn
as Idaho boys expected to be sent iron
e. Boise, and l could have run down t
sn see them easy. Only takes 1 hour an
er 80 minutes and costs $1.03 round triI
big auto stage that holds about 3
re persons leaves every 20 minutes, an
Sunday they were packed to the brir
nd evry trip and had to refuse passenger
nd at every town along the road. Fror
I the rate they travelled | think 1t mus
&c be about 30 miles and there is quit
of a number of little towns along tn
no way.
re- | dropped in at the Defender clu
Ill for the first time while in Frisco thi
is time. Gee, they have a swell plac
ne A monster of a big room with bi
or tables, a lunch counter, two pianos
one player, 3 billiard and uool table,
I all KINDS or reading and writing table
ref ana a great big library besides a
ed magazines and daily papers. Dand
on thick rugs ON the floor and nice wome
,ar around keeping it clean and waitin
LOT ON the boys. They look after theI
NO just ike they were at home and II
~. so homy and coy. I'd stay RICH
,as there all the time If was closer
Is the Island.
of what do you think, found m
IN pen l lost before Xmas. Got ont m
suit of blues l wore to Vallejo III
night l went over to get the none
ny at Western union and here 1t was
IFS the pocket. I'll keep 1t now in cas-