The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1919-01-10

invest much only want to get q
few things while here. They have
the most wonderful handsome made
lace, nearly everything is hand EN-.
broidered and it sure is pretty.
Wish you could see these stores,
from the window you would think
they were large, but step inside
and you can reach nearly every
thing from where you stand. And
such a time we had at first with
the French money. Everything is
priced in francs, a franc is worth
about 20 cents (fuctuates in value
according to the money market)
and no higher denomination and
things are anywhere from / to
1000 francs. OF course the only
way WI can compete value is by
dollars and cents and we price ali
article and then have to do some
mental arithmetic to know where
we are at. Some Of the money is
war time currency and what is
good in one department is worth
less in another. Their paper
money looks 80 cheap and we al
ways call the bills soap wrappers.
Well they have lots of queer COS
tunes but suppose ours would seem
rs strange to them. It's the fun
NEST place to get anything to eat,
and now Of course you can't buy
such a thing as candy or cake or
cookies. and very little fruit. We
spent a day in Neveis last week, a
city of 10000 population. Went to
the hotel for dime and it sure was
a Joke. Well we would die over
here if wasn't for the big bunch
OF Americans together. Everyone
knows everyone else whether you
have ever met or not and everyone
just takes things, as they come.
I've seen several whom | knew in
camp and. last week helped operate
on a lad | had taken. care Of in Ira
Wis. Somehow it don't seem very
far from home when you have ex-
p~eriences like that.
Tomorrow IS Thanksgiving and.
they are making big preparations
for it. They have French help in
the kitchen and dining room and
can't understand what kind IF day
it must be that so much depends on
the dinner and that we must have
turkey. The Red Cross said every
one should have turkey and they
would foot the bill.
Suppose you are pretty lonesome
these days with Afro and Willie
both gone, | think of you SO much
and hope it won't be long until they
will be back with you. My how
much we are going to appreciate
and home If we ever get
there again. Somehow trey have
been taken rather for grant
ed bat it takes an experience Of
kind to make us see different.
There was lot Of mail from the
today, and you should see
ward, such excitement, some of
the boys got five or six letters, it
just does your heart good to see
them enjoy them. There IS such a
nice crowd of boys here, really we
never known what our Ameri-
can boys were, but believe me we
know over here. They surely are
fine boys and You would think by
the way they hook out FOR the
nurses, that we were their sisters.
It's wonderful the feeling that
exists here, all of us in the same
boat and every American loves
every other American. Our work
is a good deal lighter, and the boys
help each, other. it has to be a
sick man who can't do some-
thing for the next fellow. The big
question, here is, When do we go
| am not worrying about
it; while / am not crazy about
France, | am almost crazy with the
rain and mud. the sun shines to.
day the FIRST time in three weeks.
yet they call it Sunny France.
In January | have ~ week fur
which | am going to spend i'm
Nice. They say its fine there. l
am expecting my next letter from
Reat to be written from Germany.
] am well and feeling fine. My
love to all who | know there, also
yourself.
Marjorie.