Letter to Mother
August 21, 1918
I sent a green envelope yesterday. I hope you receive souvenirs all right.
These letters are organized in chronological order beginning at the start of the year.
August 21, 1918
I sent a green envelope yesterday. I hope you receive souvenirs all right.
August 23, 1918
I must write some today to get caught up with my corespondence, I don't want to put it off untill after I get out of the line entirely,
August 27, 1918
I want to write a few lines this A.M. by the camp fire at my bivouac door. It is a dandy cool A.M. just fine for work or march or any thing.
September 7, 1918
I am feeling fine today, I had some X RAY– pictures taken of my hand today so I will see tomorrow likely, what the bones look like that are fractured.
September 10, 1918
It is about 4 P.M. again and have spent the most of the day reading. I sent a letter to you yesterday.
September 13, 1918
I received a telegram yesterday saying that you had been wounded in right hand.
September 29, 1918
I took in the Church service this A.M. in theater there is a pipe organ as well as piano the stage is just the modern size for any play the sermon was surely fine and the Chaplain was a fine built man very tall I suppose 6 ft 3 inch any way.
October 2, 1918
I was out for a walk today and our sister bought a few of us tickets to the Matinee so I took in the play and I guess it was what most people would call good, but it is not in my line at all
October 6, 1918
It is sunday evening again and I have enjoyed the day. I went out this and walked about an hour and a half before I went in to the service in the Congregational church at 11
October 11, 1918
This has been an ideal day so I spent a large part of it out strolling up and down the hills and past the nicest streams. The trees are very nice now as they are changing color.
October 12, 1918
I am writing for the first today with my right hand The bandage bothers some
October 13, 1918
This is a beautiful Sunday you know how nice the fall days can be out there, well they have proved the last three days that they can be as nice here.
October 16, 1918
Yesterday I spent in getting ready to go on leave I went down and drew ten pounds then I bot a few things I felt I needed to make myself feel more at home when walking around the cities.
October 17, 1918
I have a little time to write tonight before going to bed, I spent last night in Manchester, at a Y.M.C.A. no charge for bed, or checking articles
October 18, 1918
After I finished writing last night at 10 I booked a bed, and found a very pleasant man in the room helping sort us out to our right beds and seeing that boys do not come in who have not paid there 6¢ after we talked a few minuites and he did every thing in his power to help me get into bed
October 18, 1918
I have hit another rainy day but I am carrying on, I got my hand dressed and got back to my club at about 11 A.M.
October 20, 1918
This is a better day and sunday at that. I got up at 7.30 had breakfast at 8.30 after we talked a while I went to the hospital and Mr Anderson went to his Sunday school. at 12.25 I am at the Club I missed church by getting my hand taken care of
October 22, 1918
This is a nice day a little insipid sunshine, rain and cloudy, but on the hole rather nice for fall.
October 23, 1918
I have a letter parcially written in my little red cross bag but it is checked now so I will get it out in the A.M.
October 29, 1918
I neglected writing to you yesterday, but an other lad and I had a cupple of good walks and each got a book at the library then at night we came down and read and then the lights went out and the picture came on.
October 30, 1918
I spent a good day, and it was a monday to. I went for an hour and a halfs walk about 8.45 then I read untill noon, after dinner I went thru the musium and a cave about a quarter of a mile long or deep and there is close to 300 feet of earth over it
November 1, 1918
It is now 6,55 P.M. and I am getting acquanted in a new Hospital, I arrived about 3 P.M. Had a good supper and have just fooled around ever since. I went and looked out now that it is dark to see what the city looked like
November 3, 1918
I took in the tea and entertainment that was given last evening by the munition girls at St Catherines Hall.
November 5, 1918
I did not put my name down for any of the entertainment that was offered for the boys in blue this A.M. so the consequence is I that I have an evening to spend around the Hosp. or else out in the city.
November 7, 1918
On Tuesday night I was saying to one of the lads in the canteen won't the boys jump and holler when they see the Germans coming over with the white flag