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Show "With the Colon" From Mrs. J. M. Graham-of Castledale Dr. Graham said that you told him if he would let you know where he is ye would send him the Progress. He has been at the base hospital at Camp Meade now for three weeks but has no idea how long he Will' be there. He likes the work quite well, has charge of a ward of 30 patients. They have 1000 patients in the hospital and about 100 doctors. I have a room in this little town (Odenton, Md.) just outside the reservation. reser-vation. He gets down to see us about twice a week for a little while. They keep them quite busy Up there, however, how-ever, and they don't have much spare ime. We have been, having lots of rain ind stormy weather which we are not njoying much. Kindly remember us to Mrs. Williams and Lois. Dr. Gra-iam Gra-iam and I too will enjoy seeing the paper again. With best wishes, I am, sincerely'yoiirs, ELIZA B. GRAHAM Lt. J. M. Graham, M.- R. C, Base Hospital, Camp Meade, Md. - '. F rom Sergt, Lloyd Nelson of Forron Dear Dave: ' ' ' I am taking this opportunity to rhank you for sending me the Progress md I need not say how welcome the little paper is for it reminds me of . friends (and home) whom I have neglected neg-lected to write to. I am very busy I down here and sometimes get negli- I gent, but when I do just send me a note and I assure you that you will have my immediate attention. This camp has almost been cleared of enlisted men and fs being prepared for the draftees. Mess halls have taken the places of the old field kitchens kit-chens and bath houses have been built n great numbers. The Y. M. C. A. has built homes for the boys all over the field. The' Red Triangle is the savior of the boys in khaki. Everywhere you; go you will find the smiling faces of, the Red Triangle Tri-angle men who are doing their bit for the best welfare of America's young , manhood. . . ! I just wrote a letter to Ray Herring who is now in Hosbrough, N. Y., a-waiting a-waiting orders. I received a letter from him two weeks ago stating that he was being transferred to some other Island nearby. , I will be glad when I get my orders to pack up and be ready to move. Texas is a wonderful place, however, : especially when the wind blows or when it rains. This is "Carnival of Flowers" week, which compares with May day at home. The streets and buildings in San Antonio are literally covered with flags of America and our allies a sight I shall not soon forget. Last week I visited some of the old missions and the old Alamo. While inside the Alamo I experienced the same feeling that one feels when attending at-tending religious services a sacred-ness sacred-ness that seems to penetrate to the depths of one's heart. The old Alamo has been turned Into a museum now and thee are numerous numer-ous old weapons of warfare that were used by the Texans to defend the Alamo against the muderous Mexicans under the leadership of Santa Anna. I must close and go to mess, sincerely. sin-cerely. SERGT. LLOYD NELSON 1st Training Brigade, Gen. Del., Kelly Kel-ly Field No. 1, San Antonio, Texas. From Cloil Cox of Fcrron 1 just received :i letter 'from my son Clell and am .sending you a few notes from it. It was a very brief letter, lie said he wasn't permitted to write much. Caid he landed all O. K. and sent a picture of himself and seven others of his comrades in his company that landed the same time he did. They are all big husky-looking fellows. Said Uncle Sam was sure getting some men over seas and they were going to show the Germans what kind of stuff they were made of. Said one single American took 40 Germans prisoner, so what the rest them can do may be imagined. You bet they were going to give it to them hot and heavy. He says a French soldier asked a German prisoner what the Germans thought of the war, the prisoner replying, re-plying, "Well, you see we have God on our side and you have the Americans on your side." Generally speaking, Clell seems to be quite encouraged in the war situation situa-tion saying that "over there" they claimed the war would be over by July, but I guess we will have to wait and see. Clell and his company are located in England in the forestry work and wishes to be remembered to all of his friends. F. W. COX From Leslie Anderson of Cleveland I take the liberty of addressing this letter to you to show how the soldier boys from the home county feel about the Third Liberty loan. If you have bought or will buy a fifty-dollar bond it will help win the war and bring all the boys home a-gain. a-gain. A hundred and fifty dollar bond will clothe and equip a soldier for over-seas service. Three hundred-dollar hundred-dollar bonds will keep him in France for one year. Some subscriber to Liberty Loan bonds may be glad to know that ne has made the above possible, -j Why not let it be you. If you have purchased, pur-chased, to the greatest possible extent, pass this on to someone else. Everyone Every-one of us needs someone behind providing pro-viding the money and the tools. We are going across you come across and buy the bonds. Yours very truly, LESLIE ANDERSON I Co. C, F. S. B., Camp Meade, Md. |