The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1919-03-20
HOME BOY LANDS
ON NATIVE SOIL
GLENN MATSoN HAS ARRIVED IN
NEW YORK AND IS NOW AT
HOSPITAL. THERE
EXPECT THAT HE SOON WILL Be HOME
Nothing But Praise For The Condi-
tons Here In America As Com.
pared With France

Charles Glenn Matson, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Albert Matson, arrived last
week in New York on the transport
Mt. Vernon and is now at General
Hospital No. /, ward SIS, in New York
City. He is improving finely and
when the red tape of release can be
broken his friends can expect to see
him again on the streets of Brook
ings. The following letters have just
been received from him:
New York, March 18th, 1918.-Dear
Folks: Arrived in New York safely
this morning on board the Mt. Yer
non. The trip lasted seven days and
| enjoyed it all except the first day
when l was pretty sea sick. Had a
nervous spell on account of the things
| had went through in France, and
so on reaching New York the doctor
sent me to the hospital where | now
am. That makes it pretty hard as
l guess | would have reached home
in a few days, but as it is will prob
ably make a few weeks difference.
h place is a paradise in compar-
ison to the places | have been in up
to this time. Soon | expect to be
sent to a hospital nearer home IS
this is only an evacuation hospital
and patients do not stay here long.
Perhaps I'll go some place in Mime
sofa or Illinois and then you could
come to see me if | did not get out
right away, which | expect to be real
soon. Am anxious to know how you
all are as the last time l heard from
you, all of you had the influenza. The
letter was dated October. Don't wor-
ry about me as | am in good health
excepting that my nerves are pretty
well shot but that will soon be rem
-a,ad % the good care and living con.
ditions of the hospitals over here.
Write me as soon as you can so l can
find out how you'a all are as have been
pretty worried about you. Will close
for this time. Love to all. Glenn.
P. S.-Address is on the envelope
and letter will reach me before | leave
here if you mail one as soon as you
get this.
March 18th, 1919.-Dear Folks:
This makes my third day on u. S.
soil and am feeling lots better. The
meals we get here are wonderful COM
pared to what have been getting i'll
France. This morning | had all of my
souvenirs sent to you excepting a few
1;+t1n fhinuC I'll 40 -rx With NM ,,rtiI
l arrive. The package had in it, an
Austrian helmet, a silk scarf, two silk
aprons, a money belt with French
coins in it, and a few other small
souvenirs. Let me know if you re-
ceive all of them. The medical corp
men in the hospital are an honest
bunch but still would like to know
whether You receive it all in good
shape.
Went out this morning and played
with medicine ball. Am feeling fine.
But the red tape of getting out of a
hospital will have to be all gone over
again. l do not think, however, that
I will be very long in hospital this
time. Will write again soon. Love
to all, Glen.
Mr.. Matson received on Tuesday
a telegram from Adds Bartlett of this
city, who is studying dramatic art in
New York City. that greatly allays all
fear that Glenn is not as well as could
expected. The telegram was as
follows:
New York City, March 18th.
Albert Matson, Brookings, S. d.
Glenn is fine. He attended big
theater party of soldiers yesterday.
fine and will be discharged
Don't worry about him, was
only nervous from the trip. ,
Bartlett. &,
THINK IN /.