TRANSCRIBED FROM THE MALVERN TIMES JOURNAL MARCH 7, 1918 P. 4
Feb. 8 1918.
Dear Sister:
I received your letter today as very glad to hear from you, but sorry Alfred was sick, hope he is alright now. I am as fat as a pig. I weigh 183 pounds.
How does Bud Scott seem to like army life. I had a letter from Ellis. Guess sometime ago he is in Greenville, S. C., you didn’t know him.
How does Papa like his work. I hope it continues good.
You ask if we had much sickness here, not any at all it is the healthiest place I ever saw.
I’m glad to know of being married that is the first I knew of it, that is one of Roy Van Dusan’s own make. I have not yet seen a real pretty girl, he is always telling something.
We are having the finest weather I ever saw for the time of year.
I hardly feel like writing after eating such a supper, we had beefsteak, cream spud’s, Doughnuts an other things.
Say I have told you of the girl I had at Washington, D. C., will I got some package from her today, it had one pound box of fine chocolates, a half dozen handkerchief, a tooth brush, paste, shaving cream, toilet soap and several other things, she sure is a queen.
Well I will close by asking you to inform the public I am not married YET.
I remain your Brother,
Roy.
NOTES: This letter is written by Roy Colston to his sister, Miss Olive Colston.
TRANSCRIBED BY KAREN PITTMAN
Feb. 8 1918.
Dear Sister:
I received your letter today as very glad to hear from you, but sorry Alfred was sick, hope he is alright now. I am as fat as a pig. I weigh 183 pounds.
How does Bud Scott seem to like army life. I had a letter from Ellis. Guess sometime ago he is in Greenville, S. C., you didn’t know him.
How does Papa like his work. I hope it continues good.
You ask if we had much sickness here, not any at all it is the healthiest place I ever saw.
I’m glad to know of being married that is the first I knew of it, that is one of Roy Van Dusan’s own make. I have not yet seen a real pretty girl, he is always telling something.
We are having the finest weather I ever saw for the time of year.
I hardly feel like writing after eating such a supper, we had beefsteak, cream spud’s, Doughnuts an other things.
Say I have told you of the girl I had at Washington, D. C., will I got some package from her today, it had one pound box of fine chocolates, a half dozen handkerchief, a tooth brush, paste, shaving cream, toilet soap and several other things, she sure is a queen.
Well I will close by asking you to inform the public I am not married YET.
I remain your Brother,
Roy.
NOTES: This letter is written by Roy Colston to his sister, Miss Olive Colston.
TRANSCRIBED BY KAREN PITTMAN