Show From U Jack O Gi GiU dley U u. S. S Naval Karat Training Camp Seattle Wash Oct 10 1918 Dear ear Dad I- I Your most mOlt welcome letter reedy received ed today and of ot course was wall glad to hear from you ou It certainly makes a difference In a place like this when one gets geta mall mail and when he dont don't I Iwas Iwas Iwas was lucky today I got gol four letters and of wool BOX sox and last week I got a dandy sweater and a box of ot made home-made cookies and believe bellevo me me they were sure good but didn't last very long because I have tea to many friends and they were all In my tent t nt be before foro 1 I could get the string off oft the package Noticed In Tho The Record that Selina had gone to the hospital and am glad to hear that she Is getting along so sowell sowell well welt It Is tough on oft George all aU right but of course It is something that thai cant can't bo be helped and the only thing to todo todo do is hope for the best I Well Dad concerning the tho watch I 1 think the best way to send It would be by b Parcel Post lo t insured that will willbe willbe willbe be the safest way of it getting here bere Dad I thank you very much for offering to send me mo money mOMY but 1 J dont don't need it as I get ten ton dollars every two weeks and I make that do About the only thing I spend it for now is eats eats- when we go out on liberty liberty lib lib lib- erty which Is on Saturdays and Sundays Sundays Sundays Sun Sun- days we always manage to eat as much as we can because the eats In camp is mostly b beans ane has and stew Today we got hash for breakfast and ad dinner and then stew And to tell the truth the fellows have a big Ismile smile on their faces face's when we have beans because are good Well I am very careful and so tar jar tarI jarI I haven't been sick a day since I I been in the navy There Is a lot lotof of of Influenza in Seattle Was Wash and the whole town is quarantined No o amusements of ot any kind are open and we are restricted of liberty u until i l. l the epidemic is ls over but our camp camp isn't quarantined as there is very very little I influenza in camp There has been about six deaths They have got It checked pretty well They have found something now that they think will keep others from getting it They give four shots of or it in the arm and andI I think th that t is why they have it t checked so well The men are getting better right alo along g. g I I always keep dressed good and warm Had a letter from from Nellie yesterday and she said Dillie Billie Was filling out his question ire I really dont don't on think many men mes of the the last draft will be b called at all and wh what I can cau find and o out f we will be e In this camp all winter and when we are sent out we will l be used as land and forc forces s somewhere I dont don't think we will see Bee much sea service I sent you a picture of the company company com com- pany I am In and am enclosing a apost apost apost post card picture of ot myself mys lf taken with a couple of Boise Daise fellows It isn't tant very good 80 so I didn't get only a couple of them Well Dad there isn't much news and it is time to pipe down and go goto goto goto to bed so will close hoping to hear from you soon JACK |