TRANSCRIBED FROM THE GRAVETTE NEWS HERALD JANUARY 18, 1918 P. 1
Dear Gravette Friends:
Being at liberty just now will write about Camp Funston. We have school three nights each week; French classes, lectures by French and English officers and part of the Battalion [sic] go to bayonet, boxing, grenades, automatic rifle and singing schools.
The Y. M. C. A. prepares services for Sunday; Bible school 9 a. m ; services 10 a. m., Army Christian Endeavor 6:30 p. m., services 7:30 p. m., Bible class Tuesday 8 p. m. The Endeavor started with six present; last night there were 35 present.
I was much surprised when Bert Steward walked in on me a week ago Sunday. I got to show him quite a bit of our camp and had a good visit. I took him to supper with me and he got a genuine army meal and pronounced it good chuck. He said we were a jolly bunch. Bert don’t look like he’d been starving, if he is living in Kansas.
There is an Armenian in our battalion; a fine fellow; came to the U.S. in 1909; his parents and brother were killed since the war began. He said if he could only cross the pond and die in the trenches he would be satisfied, but don’t want to go to the bottom of the ocean without getting to fight the Germans and Turks. He has no grudge against the people but says the Kaiser is responsible. I think when we realize what we are fighting for we should be glad to do something to bring Kaiser Bill to submission.
The weather is very changeable here; one day cold, warm the next. The Base Hospital has the Red Cross nurses in it now. I am looking for Abe Kohler and Price--- I know it won’t be long till they join the army.
T. H. Haywood,
4th Bn. Hq. 164th Depot Brigade.
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TRANSCRIBED BY LARAE SHURLEY
Dear Gravette Friends:
Being at liberty just now will write about Camp Funston. We have school three nights each week; French classes, lectures by French and English officers and part of the Battalion [sic] go to bayonet, boxing, grenades, automatic rifle and singing schools.
The Y. M. C. A. prepares services for Sunday; Bible school 9 a. m ; services 10 a. m., Army Christian Endeavor 6:30 p. m., services 7:30 p. m., Bible class Tuesday 8 p. m. The Endeavor started with six present; last night there were 35 present.
I was much surprised when Bert Steward walked in on me a week ago Sunday. I got to show him quite a bit of our camp and had a good visit. I took him to supper with me and he got a genuine army meal and pronounced it good chuck. He said we were a jolly bunch. Bert don’t look like he’d been starving, if he is living in Kansas.
There is an Armenian in our battalion; a fine fellow; came to the U.S. in 1909; his parents and brother were killed since the war began. He said if he could only cross the pond and die in the trenches he would be satisfied, but don’t want to go to the bottom of the ocean without getting to fight the Germans and Turks. He has no grudge against the people but says the Kaiser is responsible. I think when we realize what we are fighting for we should be glad to do something to bring Kaiser Bill to submission.
The weather is very changeable here; one day cold, warm the next. The Base Hospital has the Red Cross nurses in it now. I am looking for Abe Kohler and Price--- I know it won’t be long till they join the army.
T. H. Haywood,
4th Bn. Hq. 164th Depot Brigade.
NOTES:
TRANSCRIBED BY LARAE SHURLEY