The diamond drill., 1919-02-15
Well. my dears, I'll wish you
Merry Christmas and Happy New
Year.
From your loving son,
SIDNEY.
December 30. 1918.

FROM your loving son,
SIDNEY.
December 30. 1918.
We had "a big banquet yesterday
The company had a $500 mess fund
that was saved while in the United
States.
Day before yesterday an order camo
for thirty men to be sent out today.
Well, the $500 had to be spent, so all
OF them would get some benefit, so
the big time was arranged and our
dinner was at the Grand Hotel De
Messagairs, Perigueux.
After dinner one OF my buddles and
myself walked out TO a small town
on the way home and stopped and
danced until ten o'clock. When
came in the billet the nrst thing / saw
was the Christmas box. tore 1t open
and ate two-thirds of it before | could
stop 1t was so good. ] had more in
my package than the others. Some
sent socks, and of course. that was
foolish, because we have all the socks
We can carry.
We don't expect to be at the chateau
much longer. but we will be in France
about three months yet.
! sure do get lonesome for you, but
never show 1t, because the entire COM
pany would have the laugh on me IL
/ showed any signs OF being lonesome.
Many thanks for the Christmas pack
age
January 3, 1919.
/ forgot to thank you for. the tea.
II sure was good, and on Dec. 81 at IL
o'clock / had green tea made and
drank the old year out and the New
Year in with green tea.
Today we had surprise. The Red
Cross sent us some New Year socks.
One pair each with pound OF candy
and pound OF nuts. so cigarettes and
matches, package OF cookies, an
orange and two handkerchiefs. 1t was
a surprise because some one most al
ways knows about everything in ad-
vance and whether true or not IL al
ways goes the rounds.
Since we have moved into the bill
lets | have been in the conservatory,
where the prince used to grow his
flowers. We dug q kettle about 4 IT, in
diameter out OF the cookery and stood
IL up on its side and put grabs in IL.
There was about tons OF coke hid
away, so We just made nss OF IL. and
We have frs all night We have had
steady rain for he last month every
day.
Just ate the orange, the srst have
had since / have been in France and
Just to think, last year | was eating
all the oranges l could stun into my
face.
Every division has a name Ours is
the S4th division. called the Lincoln
division. We are entitled to wear
red axe on the left sleeve.
Chateau de Boulle.
January Is, 1919.
We left Chateau de la Roche the 18th
and arrived her at 10 o'clock. that is.
the company did | was on guard de-
tail and came out with the trucks. We
got stuck and went back for another
truck The next truck got down be-
side the first one. The drivers went
for still another, and in the meantime
the hospital truck finished up the Job.
This place was built by Louis XIV
and used by his successors. Louis Xxx
and Napoleon /, and Napoleon III. Con-
struction was begun in the latter part
OF the 18th century. 1t is surround
ed by acres and acres or vineyards
which belong to the estate. Have no
idea when we will be coming home.
We are about Is miles from Bordeaux.
Goodbye and God bless you,
SIDNEY S. yANDERPooL
333 Field Hospital, Camp Hos. 79.
APO 7O5, France