Show WORD FROM THE SOLDIER BOYS carlip camp grant 11 J jan in 17 1918 1018 my ily dear bishop wood I 1 feel almost hamed of myself when I 1 realize how w long it has been yince the of your very weltion coined letter it aad d that my 3 of it Is proportional to my promptness prompt nes in ns it for I 1 ns as sure you yon bish wood that I 1 always enjoy your let letters rs the months ave gone by very rapidly since 0 our r arrival out here in tins this camp J until the la last st few weeks we have been having vi vigorous w 0 ous drilling and exercising for it altis is quite a process to make inake a civilian into a soldier the first lesson het aust learn Is to obey and nd to respect la a very valuable lesson I 1 ij massure assure you for every on one of us lit in lire the government sees to it that every one Is ma made do elvelena elV elent physically so he will be able t to withstand itasta nd the hardships ot of war every very morning therefore we take 1 long ong likes through all kinds ot of weather r however r since the big snowstorms snow storms f the past week or so much of our tr has been abaid boned for a faw days fill all the roads were practically impassable the keavy snows which this country have together with tie the prairie winds make good combination tor for miserable winter weather the road leading into rockford Rock tord resembles the cemented part ot of the canal tot fo i the snow had to be shoveled horeled hove led out and thrown upon the tides sides I 1 since our arrival here our utah boys have given ivery good goed account of themselves and I 1 j have established a good record boenin bolln the camp and city only recently ae the mayor remarked that he wish alt alf the ambulance companies here werf were as prepared to go as s we the pea people ale in th the e city have treated us foynoy roy aly especially have the dais count county hoys boys been fortunate in making the a of many prominent families families famili gs liere here they have had us ua into dinners and evenings all of t which lias has indeed made camp life touch more pleasant pleasant pleasS nt A fow few of tile the bavis county people were out here during tile the holidays ln lit eluding mrs gabaer sirs mrs strong and T harry St wile wl C wife lieutenant gardner is ve vcr well and making mi all excellent office i ns as also Is lieutenant whitlock v lo 10 io lias has been sent by the government 0 a special school of 0 surgery in abic 0 tile the government is s doing a great deal of work in I 1 r electing tile the men net a the great n v L rat iral plague which r so invariably lurks after such bodies of inon the mod niad at al department in its endeavor to s re e the alie men from that willell is woi e i than death by far is distributing tree ree of 0 charge a great mass of liter lure dealing with the terrible dang ei ot of vin ercal diseases and also upp app als to the man of f the soldier I 1 un enclosing a small pamphlet which eh is of tile littlie arture given aw away ay little story appealed to we me and find tins has set good many of the fellow thinking it if only the men the army roade made part of their lives 1 t I 1 1 l it lofty standard of morals glien ghen us 1 by L the gospel how and had families jhc lie has about much better would tl y be capable of representing the call canue e of honor and righteousness tor for wh it we we are fight lighting I 1 look 1001 back with wilh pa blaisure sure upon our many happy together and with gratitude upon th help you hae given bishop wood dui duang ng the many pas past t years and I 1 haveN arned to re et and admire you for your convictions vict ions ious ot of righteousness and truth and earnest desire to cejp help your fellow ruen I 1 hope that hint in ali the critical years we have before so that I 1 shall have the pleasure of your association association in letter it if not in person I 1 think often of the people at home give them nil all my best regards and wishes fort fora a year of prosperity with sincere food good wishes to you and the family I 1 I 1 remain your brother JESSE 3 BARLOW address t JESSE D V ambulance co po 0 o sanitary train camp grant 11 |