TRANSCRIBED FROM THE PINE BLUFF DAILY GRAPHIC JANUARY 2, 1919 P. 3
Monday, Dec. 16, 1918.
“Saxonia”
Dear Mother:
Here we are, on our way home, aboard the U.S. Hospital Carrier Saxonia, 1345 patients on board. A lot of them are stretcher cases, left Liverpool Wednesday p.m. 10:00 o’clock arrived in London at 3:30 p.m. Thursday. Headquarters didn’t know we were coming so there was no one to meet us.
There was a dance last night for the enlisted men and nurses. The sea was very smooth this a.m. and last night. Is now rough. Had a heavy fog about 3 hrs. this a.m. Then the sun came up but now we are in another fog. Santa Clause came to see all of us this a.m. Every one on board, crew included, got a sack. They contained candy, nuts, pipe, smoking tobacco, cigarettes, handkerchiefs, tobacco pouch and the odd sack. Between the concert and dance we had a bozanh. Sold pictures and dolls.
NOTES: Nurse Georgia Lyle was writing to her mother Mrs. J. M. Lyle of Star City, Arkansas. She was born June 17, 1888 at Garnett, Arkansas and died on September 12, 1957 at Little Rock. She is buried in the Holly Springs Cemetery at Garnett, Arkansas. Her military headstone identifies her as an Arkansas Nurse serving in the Army Nurse Corp during World War I. She enlisted in May 1918. She served in Liverpool with the Arkansas unit T hospital corps and was serving as a nurse when she returned on the “Saxonia.”
TRANSCRIBED BY CAROLYN YANCEY KENT
Monday, Dec. 16, 1918.
“Saxonia”
Dear Mother:
Here we are, on our way home, aboard the U.S. Hospital Carrier Saxonia, 1345 patients on board. A lot of them are stretcher cases, left Liverpool Wednesday p.m. 10:00 o’clock arrived in London at 3:30 p.m. Thursday. Headquarters didn’t know we were coming so there was no one to meet us.
There was a dance last night for the enlisted men and nurses. The sea was very smooth this a.m. and last night. Is now rough. Had a heavy fog about 3 hrs. this a.m. Then the sun came up but now we are in another fog. Santa Clause came to see all of us this a.m. Every one on board, crew included, got a sack. They contained candy, nuts, pipe, smoking tobacco, cigarettes, handkerchiefs, tobacco pouch and the odd sack. Between the concert and dance we had a bozanh. Sold pictures and dolls.
NOTES: Nurse Georgia Lyle was writing to her mother Mrs. J. M. Lyle of Star City, Arkansas. She was born June 17, 1888 at Garnett, Arkansas and died on September 12, 1957 at Little Rock. She is buried in the Holly Springs Cemetery at Garnett, Arkansas. Her military headstone identifies her as an Arkansas Nurse serving in the Army Nurse Corp during World War I. She enlisted in May 1918. She served in Liverpool with the Arkansas unit T hospital corps and was serving as a nurse when she returned on the “Saxonia.”
TRANSCRIBED BY CAROLYN YANCEY KENT