TRANSCRIBED FROM THE DAILY ARKANSAS GAZETTE AUGUST 18,1918 P. 11
Base Hospital No.40 is in England now, but we do not know whether the arrangement is temporary or permanent. We are occupying an old manor house, which is situated on a beautiful estate, in a picturesque part of England. The American Red Cross bought it and turned it over to the government. Here we can enjoy boating, swimming and riding. The American Red Cross has given six, new bicycles to our until we can return triumphant. Our court. We have good food, plenty of it, and time for sleep. We are glad to be over here and we wish to stay util we can return triumphant. Our American soldiers look so vigorous and physically fit, we are very proud of them.
NOTES: Vivian Pope Coy, nurse, was writing to a group of women she had been instructing in surgical dressings and home care of the sick, in Little Rock, Arkansas. She was born on June 8, 1884 in Coneyville, Kentucky and died on June 29, 1963 in Washington D. C. She is buried in Arlington National Cemetery. Her military headstone identifies her as a Kentucky Nurse serving in the Army Nurse Corps during World War I. While living in Little Rock she volunteered for the Army Nurse Corps Unit No. 40 being organized in Kentucky and sailed for England onboard the Olympic on July 12, 1918.
TRANSCRIBED BY CAROLYN YANCEY KENT
Base Hospital No.40 is in England now, but we do not know whether the arrangement is temporary or permanent. We are occupying an old manor house, which is situated on a beautiful estate, in a picturesque part of England. The American Red Cross bought it and turned it over to the government. Here we can enjoy boating, swimming and riding. The American Red Cross has given six, new bicycles to our until we can return triumphant. Our court. We have good food, plenty of it, and time for sleep. We are glad to be over here and we wish to stay util we can return triumphant. Our American soldiers look so vigorous and physically fit, we are very proud of them.
NOTES: Vivian Pope Coy, nurse, was writing to a group of women she had been instructing in surgical dressings and home care of the sick, in Little Rock, Arkansas. She was born on June 8, 1884 in Coneyville, Kentucky and died on June 29, 1963 in Washington D. C. She is buried in Arlington National Cemetery. Her military headstone identifies her as a Kentucky Nurse serving in the Army Nurse Corps during World War I. While living in Little Rock she volunteered for the Army Nurse Corps Unit No. 40 being organized in Kentucky and sailed for England onboard the Olympic on July 12, 1918.
TRANSCRIBED BY CAROLYN YANCEY KENT