TRANSCRIBED FROM THE POINSETT MODERN NEWS MARCH 7, 1919 P. 1
Bourges, France. A. P. O. 902.
February 4, 1919.
Editor Modern News, Harrisburg, Ark.
Sir:
Just a line from a friend with a desire to read a home paper and you no doubt wish my desire, and will see that I get one, several has been mailed to me but have failed to get them. It seems as though the mail is congested some way, but I guess no one is to blame as everybody have going home too sweet on their minds and I think are hurrying things up. How is everything at home? Guess quite a few changes are being made. But considering everything, lets hope it to be the best. Just noticing in the paper last night where they are contemplating sending sending home about 700,000 a month. If so I don’t think it will be long before my time will come; every body over here are in fine spirits. We have quite a large camp here, called C. R. O. Central Records Office, also Military Postal Express Service and about 500 members W. A. A. C. S. there are quite a few soldiers here in this camp and everybody busy especially myself. I hear that quite a few of the boys have come home that did not have the pleasure of coming over. We have lots of fun over here some times. They probably have had a touch of it back in camps over there, but nothing compared with this.
As for our eats we seem to have plenty of army grub, in other words better known as Slum; we have very good barracks to sleep in. It has rained a little bit over here but has not been very cold. We go to work at 7:00 and quit at 4:30 then we have night passes up town good till 9:45. This is a pretty good sized town, all buildings being concrete or brick, about three hours ride on the train to Paris; have not been there yet but hope to be before I return. Guess you hear from other boys over here which are in a better position to tell you more about the section and location they are in. You will have to excuse writing as I have no desk, and am writing on foot of bunk. Give my regards to everyone and mail me a paper, first class in envelope, then I may get it. Gen. Pershing is expected to visit this camp soon. I saw President Wilson when he landed in Brest. We were camped there two months; this is a far better place than there; this experience has been great to us boys, but think the anticipation is much greater. I wish you a Happy New Year and hope to receive paper. Best wishes.
Sergt. Manning M. Moody,
Service Park Unit, 448, M. T. C.,
A. P. O. 902
Bourges, France.
NOTES: Manning Morris Moody (sometimes listed as Morris Manning) was born on August 19, 1888 in Adamsville, Tennessee and died in 1965. He is buried in the Elmwood Cemetery in Memphis, Tennessee. His headstone lists his name as Morris Manning. When the war started he was a drugstore clerk in Harrisburg, Arkansas. He departed from Brest, France onboard the Orizaba on September 17, 1919 and arrived in Hoboken, NJ on October 6, 1919.
TRANSCRIBED BY LINDA MATTHEWS
Bourges, France. A. P. O. 902.
February 4, 1919.
Editor Modern News, Harrisburg, Ark.
Sir:
Just a line from a friend with a desire to read a home paper and you no doubt wish my desire, and will see that I get one, several has been mailed to me but have failed to get them. It seems as though the mail is congested some way, but I guess no one is to blame as everybody have going home too sweet on their minds and I think are hurrying things up. How is everything at home? Guess quite a few changes are being made. But considering everything, lets hope it to be the best. Just noticing in the paper last night where they are contemplating sending sending home about 700,000 a month. If so I don’t think it will be long before my time will come; every body over here are in fine spirits. We have quite a large camp here, called C. R. O. Central Records Office, also Military Postal Express Service and about 500 members W. A. A. C. S. there are quite a few soldiers here in this camp and everybody busy especially myself. I hear that quite a few of the boys have come home that did not have the pleasure of coming over. We have lots of fun over here some times. They probably have had a touch of it back in camps over there, but nothing compared with this.
As for our eats we seem to have plenty of army grub, in other words better known as Slum; we have very good barracks to sleep in. It has rained a little bit over here but has not been very cold. We go to work at 7:00 and quit at 4:30 then we have night passes up town good till 9:45. This is a pretty good sized town, all buildings being concrete or brick, about three hours ride on the train to Paris; have not been there yet but hope to be before I return. Guess you hear from other boys over here which are in a better position to tell you more about the section and location they are in. You will have to excuse writing as I have no desk, and am writing on foot of bunk. Give my regards to everyone and mail me a paper, first class in envelope, then I may get it. Gen. Pershing is expected to visit this camp soon. I saw President Wilson when he landed in Brest. We were camped there two months; this is a far better place than there; this experience has been great to us boys, but think the anticipation is much greater. I wish you a Happy New Year and hope to receive paper. Best wishes.
Sergt. Manning M. Moody,
Service Park Unit, 448, M. T. C.,
A. P. O. 902
Bourges, France.
NOTES: Manning Morris Moody (sometimes listed as Morris Manning) was born on August 19, 1888 in Adamsville, Tennessee and died in 1965. He is buried in the Elmwood Cemetery in Memphis, Tennessee. His headstone lists his name as Morris Manning. When the war started he was a drugstore clerk in Harrisburg, Arkansas. He departed from Brest, France onboard the Orizaba on September 17, 1919 and arrived in Hoboken, NJ on October 6, 1919.
TRANSCRIBED BY LINDA MATTHEWS