The Glenwood post., 1919-09-27
John Jordon Recites in Inter.
esdng Manner Of His Trip
to the Homeland
he WILL SOON Be FREE

Camp Merritt, N. J., Sept. 10, 1919.
Mr.. NJ. ]. Mayes,
Dear Friend.
Will drop you a few lines tonight
while I have time, to let you know
that 1 am still alive and well and hope
yourself and family are the same. We
arrived in the good old U. 8. A. on
Sept. Z, on the good ship 8. 8. Princess
Matioka, with about 800 soldiers and
800 sailors, two Y. W. G. A. women
and about so dogs as mascots, pets or
for sausage, l know not. Or perhaps
some of the fellows thought there was
dog shortage over here on account
of the amount of canned wenies they
fed us around Brest. 1 was sure glad
to leave Brest. It had rained for a
solid week that we were there end the
heaviest rain that I saw in France
fell while we were marching the three
or four miles to the boat. But we were
too glad to be leaving to let little
rain trouble us. We had a pleasant
trip across, and the nine days voyage
passed very quickly. The sailors band
gave a concert twice day, trap shoot
ing Of the PROV end Of the boat in
the afternoons and moving pictures at
night. Several welfare organizations
met us on the docks and filled us up
with ice cream and pie, candy and
c'garettes. We then came to Camp
Merritt the sams day. Have been
moved around here several times, doing
detail work every day, which, by the
way, have found out since being in
the army, they never run out of eide
tails" It's going to be different in
the next war, as l won't accept any
thing in the military service short of
a major. Was on K. P. today and Tho
best 1 could do was to eat about II
eggs and two Tlbone steaks. I don 7
know who / beat to those steaks, but
up until today 1 had begun to believe
that HTlbones" and "Short Cuts y
were a lost art in cattle.
Well, yesterday after walking about
SO kilos trying to locate place
where / could find place to change q
pair Of 10 sise hob-nail shoes for
a pair about half that size, at last
found bird in supply room that
was half way intelligent and agreed
to let me try on a pair, providing I
didn't make a kick and make him ex
ert himself, which was very agreeable
to me, - he was the first supply
Sgt. had been close enough to to tell
him what size 1 wore. While trying
on the shoes, who did / meet but Lieut.
Earl Rice, at one time a resident Of
Glenwood. His father, whom you
probably know quite well, is still liv
ing at Glenwood. Well, we had long
talk together about Glenwood and
some of the fellows we had gone to
school with, such as John Schultz
Earl Maupin. Chas. Dewitt and others
He Is the first fellow have met from
Glenwood for good many months.
The bunch I came over with is all
split up now. We were run through
the decootizer the first night here
and all had our clothes unused up and
new clothes issued for what we were
short. And finally, and best of all
lost my three-ton pack, which alto
gether I had carried on my back 9,
o27 1894 miles And will probably walk
lop-sided for some time to come unit
get used to the change. Am al
present in casual company of IN
men and officers, all California men
We leave here tomorrow for Preside
California. may have gotten into &
bunch going to . camp closer to Colo
RADIO, but from where enlisted
would have had . lot Of red tape to q
through, and lost quite little time
So thought It best to 60 whore wa
sent and then make arrangement
from there. Would like to 60 ovel
the RIO Grande to the coast, but hav,
been unable to find out what route w
are going. Have written mother SOW
eral times the past week. 30 II
travel over ths asaads viii telegraph
her from Dssvsr Or sons peink, -