The Glenwood post., 1919-04-05
RALPH MOORE AaAug
WHITES From YnAuOH

RALPH MOORE AGAIN
WHITES From Y1AN0s
The following letter, written to his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. q. Hoons Of
this city, from Relph Moore in France,
win prove interesting to his friends:
Hyeres, France, Feb. 4, 1919.
Dear Folks.
Well, I am writing from a place I
never expected to be or to see anything
like it in France. It is on the coast
of the MEDITERRANEAN sea about half
way between Nice and Marseille. II
is almost like California here, the big
palms and ferns and flowers and warm
weather with very little rain.
A very agreeable change after being
in the snow and cold up around Toul
and Nancy. have been here about
ten days now and will probably stay
about month longer. From here e1-
pect to 60 home, but I don't know
about that yet.
I suppose you are wondering how I
came to be here. Well, was sent to
hospital with little fever while
was at Toul and after a while there 7
was sent down here for rest before
going back to duty. never mentioned
it Sefore because I knew I wouldn y be
in the hospital very long.
7 T.. AZ,
I was there and told them to forward
my mail, but I left before it got there
so told fellow there to send to you
any mail that should come there for me,
I haven It been paid for some time, but
I don't mind that nearly as much as i
do the mail-four months without a
letter.
Well, to tell you little more about
this place: The government has rented
all Of the big hotels in the town and
fixed them for us. We have our ROOMS,
several in each, and our dining room
down stairs and little park in front
Of the hotel. Inside there is q pool
room and card and reading room and
also there is tennis court just out
side. We have been most wonderfully
taken care of by the RED CROSS, who
give us candy, cigarettes, jam, cocoa,
and shows, movies and about every
thing possible to make us comfortable,
except our mail and if they could We
would get that too. They arc the
greatest organization ever got together.
Besides eating sleeping and cleaning
our rooms we can enjoy ourselves to our
best ability without wondering when
the next formation will be.
Well, must close now, hoping to bs
with you before a great while. Love
to all.
Pvt. Ralph u. Moore,
Co. A, 9th Inf,
A. E. F.
P. g. I know I have not been writ
ing you as often as I should, Mother
dear, but it is harder to write regular
when do not get even one Of the
many letters there are in France for
me, but I hope to be with you before
q great while and will tell you all
about it.
The following little verse expresses
my feeling about not getting my mail,
but not the reason why don't get It.
Nothing like that to worry me.
RALPH.
Only . Line Prom You
I'm lonesome and I'm homesick
And I'm feeling mighty blue,
Cause it's been four whole long
months now
Since got line from You.
I've written and I've written,
I've made the censor stew.
Still, I'm lonesome and I'm homesick
Cause amt got word from you.
I don't know just what's the matter,
don't know just what to do
To get the mail man in the way
To bring line from you.
It don't do no good to cuss him,
1t don't do no good to stow,
Cause it amt the poor old mail man 5
fault
I don't get line from You.