TRANSCRIBED FROM: THE MOUNTAIN ECHO July 19, 1918
Seattle, Wash, July 5, 1918.
Editor Echo:
Yellville, Arkansas
Dear Mr. Editor:
Our work being done for today and as I have nothing else to do I’ll try to write a few months to the good people of Marion County.
I am stationed at the Naval Training Camp, Seattle Washington. I like Navy life first rate. I suppose it would be rather hard for a boy that was not used to obeying orders, as that is one thing a fellow has to do.
The first thing that we have to do after we get up at 5:30 is to wash and clean out our cozy little home, assembly and roll call at 6 A. M. and mess call at 7:15. That is about the only Bugle Call that I know.
The camp is a very small one compared with others.
We also have an Aviation camp here, which will soon be made a very large one.
We are nicely located, being near the University of Washington, where the sailors are trained for several different branches of the service.
The climate here is rather cool, and it takes a good stout fellow to face the breeze at 5:30 of mornings.
We can see plenty of snow here on the Scascade Ranges. Here we receive enough light from the Northern Lights to read at 10 P. M. easily.
The 4 th was celebrated here with all kinds of military amusements, parades, and a number of very large ships launched, which was the greatest feature of the day.
As my letter is getting rather long and it is time to pipe down. I will close.
Hoping to get the Echo and to hear from any one from Marion County.
I remain yours truly,
Herbert Lindsey
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TRANSCRIBED BY ISAAC WOLTER
Seattle, Wash, July 5, 1918.
Editor Echo:
Yellville, Arkansas
Dear Mr. Editor:
Our work being done for today and as I have nothing else to do I’ll try to write a few months to the good people of Marion County.
I am stationed at the Naval Training Camp, Seattle Washington. I like Navy life first rate. I suppose it would be rather hard for a boy that was not used to obeying orders, as that is one thing a fellow has to do.
The first thing that we have to do after we get up at 5:30 is to wash and clean out our cozy little home, assembly and roll call at 6 A. M. and mess call at 7:15. That is about the only Bugle Call that I know.
The camp is a very small one compared with others.
We also have an Aviation camp here, which will soon be made a very large one.
We are nicely located, being near the University of Washington, where the sailors are trained for several different branches of the service.
The climate here is rather cool, and it takes a good stout fellow to face the breeze at 5:30 of mornings.
We can see plenty of snow here on the Scascade Ranges. Here we receive enough light from the Northern Lights to read at 10 P. M. easily.
The 4 th was celebrated here with all kinds of military amusements, parades, and a number of very large ships launched, which was the greatest feature of the day.
As my letter is getting rather long and it is time to pipe down. I will close.
Hoping to get the Echo and to hear from any one from Marion County.
I remain yours truly,
Herbert Lindsey
NOTES:
TRANSCRIBED BY ISAAC WOLTER