The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1919-01-24
JOE BARNARD WRITES
SENTIN NEL EDITOR
Former Grenada Barrister In
Legal Department Of "Y"'
In Paris

| never half appreciated what
wnderful paper the Sentinel was un-
Ill yesterday. l received package
of back numbers, from Sept. to Nov,
from our mutual friend Newsom.
Please thank him for them, if this
letter reaches you bafore my thanks
TO him arrives
1t As certainly pleasure to read
the papers, but, with that pleasure
came sadness, for, almost every is-
sue told of the death of africnl.
Grenada has been hit hard
will be located in Paris in the
Legal Department of the "I". You
may think that much desired posi-
ton, but would prefer getting out
into the camps, for there is where
you mix with the boys and the pleas
ure of this wrk is coming into con-
tact with the boys. However, this is
the Mecca for all and never a day
goes by that l have not talked with
dozens.
At present / am busy with Xmas
decorations etc. am assigned to
the Paris Division until Jan. 1st,
when l report back to the Legal De-
partment. We are planning to have
Christmas trees in each bGrrack in
the city. have five assigned to
me and it is my duty to confer with
some one ct each barrack, to furnish
them with XmaS trees, holly and all
kinds of decorations. and assist in
getting them up-detail an American
Y pirl or girls to go out with me and
many boys are at each barrack and
report so that Christmas box con-
taing candy, cake, cigarettes, etc,
will be sent for each boy. 1t will
only be that little touch of home the
boys cannot get Xmas, for in every
other way they will be looked after
Every organization is arranging dane
es and many other forms of enter
tainment.
have not seen Mrs. Barnard-she
is o>ated at Tours, about 100 miles
from Paris | have talked with her
once over the phone, and can reach
her by letter in one day. Hope to
get down there Sunday after Xmas
She writes that she never enjoyed
anything so much as her work over
here.
Met our old friend Jud Jennings
on. the streets 4 few days ago. Knew
| would meet Jud if anyone. He
oks natural and talks interestingly
of his experiences in the Argonne
Forest fght-said he has not heard
from home since Sept.
Also received letter yesterday
from Capt. Blount, in which he says
he is due to leave on Jan. 7th, and
Will be in Paris. Says that all of
the Grenada boys are doing fine and
sent regards. He is located only
40 miles out-nOne CT his men ever
actually got into the fighting.
This is "a wonderful city. but it
rains all the time-have had but
two whole pretty days since | came.
the President arrived and believe me
thy gave him some Broad
way OH celebration night-wherc |
also was lucky to be-was laid in the
shade. | will bet Wilson would like
to have about two days off in Paris
as private citizen-1t must be awful
to be a resident in Paris-etc, ETC.,
All the crowned heads have come,
paraded and gone. Of course l was
on the street with neck crancd to
see them ALL
! have not been, out of Paris-no
one can leave the City without a
permit, which is very hard to get
without actual urgent business-but
lhope before very long to find that
business for l must see Chateau
Thierry, Verdun and some Of the
other places made famous.
| understand that after Christmas
will have to be out a great deal, as
large part of the legal works out
side of the City. For instance, we
sent man to Nice few DAYS ago
to rent and take over one of the big
hotels at that place to be used as
"Y" headquarters for the men on
leave at Nice-trips like that would
be very pleasant.
could write pages about the in
teresting and wonderful things have
seen but guess each boy from old