The Redwood gazette., 1919-04-02
Lieutenant Stevens
Now In Germany
NEIL ANTICIPATES GETTING
HOME BY NEXT SEPTEMBER
AT LEAST; READY TO COME.


Rheinbrohl, Germany, Mar. 9th, 1919
Dear Mumsie and Dad
/ am writing letter in the after
noon and weekday one, an accom-
phshment that has been well nigh i'm
possible heretofore. Our schedule
has been modified. Some one took
pity on US last week and struck off all
afternoon work except grooming. Tt
requires most important holiday and
several orders to forego that.
Riding school has "done gone by"
leaving me better horseman and plea
SAINT memories for all of us, but as we
had no examinations I do not know
how much better.
Of course knew how to ride horse
could not help but learn few things
about it in all the marching we have
done. And experience is fine teach
er. But riding without stirrups. atop
flat saddle the size of a postage
stamp which is, SO beautiful polished,
is another thing. Not to say I could
not do it. ! did it all the first morning
but to do it gracefully and with no
discomfort to certain parts of the hu-
man being is the object of the instruc-
ton.
The last two days were devoted to
bench warming at the Horse Show held
at NeWweid. While there | saw A. D.
4Who is now Division Athletic
officer. In other words he is enjoy
ing himself and working very rarely.
Since there are many nurses there and
dances enough to suit the most ener-
getic bebutantS | can readily account
for the happy and contented look he
wore on his face when I ran into him.
We had quite chat.
| Down there | also saw Jack w. a
New Yorker who was in the old Sec
ton SO with me. He told me of the
activities of many of that illustrious
twenty most of whom are in some
branch of the service doing very well
as he said. He is also a Lieutenant so
more than an old vocation kindled a
brotherly affection between us.
All in all the show was success
don't you think. Tomorrow comes the
Corps show in which the 1st, End and
32nd participate. I am willing to gam
| bic that the End wins the majority of
the blue ribbons and | expect to be
there, when it does this.
My long promised leave has been
postponed due to transfer of one of
the returning officers, rendering this
impossible in the eyes of our Colonel.
With all these travels and thoughts
of travel I found time to go to Cob
lentz for two days lover Sunday and
take trip up the Rhine to Mainz; at
least we got on two different boats,
read our Rhine booklets, looked at
the beautiful scenery also in the book
let and then got off, for neither boat
did more than to gently bump against
the wharf. On a. more auspicious oc-
casion and on boat not quite so in
disposed | hope to make the trip.
| was beginning to think that my
fortune had miscarried but your re-
cent letters dispersed these dark
thoughts, (this refers to remittance OF
$450.00 last December as he said "his
August, September and October pay
which had been so long in reaching
him that he had lost all desire to spenC
it and that it might come handy up
on his return to the states") / silent
ly apologize to the postal department
for the unpleasant compliments ex
pI0SSGu. IL Ddu puts IL dC COMPOUND
interest it is more than likely that i
will be enough to purchase BABY
Grand or Lake of the Isles home By
the time reach home. However tht
I! division is gazetted for return in July
(which means September. | would like
to return in the summer to enjoy {
well earned vacation
B lis not the only soldier
without a job now that the war is Over
and there are many more to be demo
bilized. | feel that way myself in due
time,
| About pictures-I will have some
| taken when go on leave. Ny Kodal
is not lost but might as we'll be. Il
is in my trunks at some A. E. F. stor.
Iage depot. 1t has yet to put in it's ap