The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-04-02

There is no place to go and very
little reading matter here, so we try
TO go up to Toul twice week to see
the plays put on by a group of Ameri-
can actors who are over here enter
tanning the A. Z. F." wrote Howard
Smelser of the Supply Company, Sec.
ond Army Replacement Depot, near
Toul, France, in a recent letter to
his family here.
Last Sunday" he continued, II went
up to Toul and saw a very good show
in the second army theatre. The X. Of
c. players put on this show, and there
| were about thirty-five in the cast and
a twelve-piece orchestra. There were
five different parts of the program,
the first being something on the min
strel order; the next one-act playlet
by a very clever magician; sword
throwing by a champion swordsman,
and the last act in which the entire
company took part. On the whole it
was very good.
During the last week there has
been a three-act play called Kick
H." put on by the American actors.
The bill changes on Sunday and We'd
nesday.
"T have been thinking if I should
have to stay here for some time 1
would apply for a leave and take n
little trip. The A. E. F. is granting
seven-day leaves to soldiers upon ap-
plication, and the seven days is ex-
elusive Of the time spent in travelling.
All ones expenses both ways are paid
by the government, too. The United
States has certain leave areas, and
has recently opened up new area at
Southampton, England. I would
surely like to spend a week there.
However, l would rather come home
than do anything else. The work here
is getting very slack and such large
personnel is not needed. / would not
be surprised if our outfit was moved
to another camp one of these days.
"This is Sunday afternoon and
beautiful day. Yesterday was also
fine. 1t seems that spring is surely
here Yesterday the sun shone bright
ly and it was warm, just the kind OF
a day that would make a fellow wish
he were home"
Harry Morrow, who has been over
seas for more than year, has arrived
at Camp Merritt, n J. He is the son
of Mr.. and Mrs. William Morrow of
Chester
"The Albertville." the first vessel
from Belgian Congo to reach port in
Belgium for five years, locked the
other day at Anvers, and on the quay
stood a Richmond boy, Corporal How
ard Drummer, of Co. E, 309th Engin-
GERS, who happened to be in Anvers
with a Canadian sightseeing party.
Corporal Drummer, who is the son OF
Mr. and Mrs. J. Drummer of 123a
South Eleventh street, describes 1t as
follows:
with some Canadian. British and
Australian soldiers we left Brussels
about $50 O'Clock, arriving in An
vers about II o'clock. First We walk
ed up the street past the castle OF
Leopold II, past the house in which
Reuben, the great artist lived, and on
through the finest cathedral in Bel
GUM, which contains Reuben's mas
terpieces. We went through the mu-
seums, the geological gardens, picture
galleries, etc.
1--WE went to the quay about o'clock
as we were told the first vessel to
arrive from Belgian Congo in five
yers was due to dock about that time.
There was a great crowd down to
meet 1.-THE Albertville.
I'VE are going to arrive at Brussels
tonight about 7:30 o'clock, and / want
to take a look at the palace of King
Albert, go through the museum and
then to bed.
II went to a skating rink last night
with a British soldier from Cape Town
South Africa. The Jocks (Scottisni
certainly tickled me skating around
in their short kits"
Captain Charles T. Wiley, who has
been overseas for several months with
an electrical engineering corps. has
arrived at Camp Upton, and is ex-
pected to come to Richmond in few
days.