TRANSCRIBED FROM THE SPRINGDALE NEWS DECEMBER 6, 1918 P. 3
Camp Pike, Ark., Oct. 28, 1918
Editor News:
Recived the News today. Just got through reading the soldier’s letters, five of them were from my friends, which I certainly do enjoy reading. So many of my friends back home requested me to write them and after trying and finding that I haven’t time to write them all I am going to ask the Editor for a little space in the News, in order that I may tell my friends how army life has served me. Arrived at Camp Pike Aug. 26th 1918, was there and then assigned to a tent which I called my home, stayed there seven weeks and was then transferr3d to the barracks, as which quarters I am now located. I am a company cook, cooking for my company of three hundred men. I like cooking fine, a fellow had just as well like what he is assigned to in the army, for that is all he will get. My company is a receiving company. They don’t drill much. I haven’t drilled but one day. There is a great many man leaving here now. Seven train loads in two days. I have been under quarantine ever since arriving---here with the exception of ten days. We are quarantined at present against measles. There isn’t so much influenza as there was for a while. For a while they had to use several of the barracks for hospitals. I was lucky enough to not take it although one man out of my unit had it. _________day in the base hospital fore pare of September. Have met a number of Washington and Benton County boys down here. Saw Lawerence Searcy this afternoon.
There is a number of Y.M.C.A. halls here in camp. The Y men do everything they can to entertain the soldiers, of which the boys certainly do appreciate. They have picture shows, singing and religious services, writing material all free. A Y man is a soldiers friend where ever a soldier finds him. Don’t know whether I will ever see France or not, from all reports I don’t see how this terrible war can last much longer. I am longing for that bright day to come when we soldier boys can all return home. Ed.—Please tell Newt Harris that I am going to write him in a few days. Hoping to be in Springdale Christmas, will close for this time, will write more when I have time.
Sincerely,
Edward A. Morrison
85 Co. 22 Rec. Bn. Camp Pike, Little Rock, Ark.
NOTES: Edward Arthur Morrison was born on November 4, 1890 and died on January 26, 1977. He is buried in the Elm Springs Cemetery in Elm Springs, Arkansas.
TRANSCRIBED BY MIKE POLSTON
Camp Pike, Ark., Oct. 28, 1918
Editor News:
Recived the News today. Just got through reading the soldier’s letters, five of them were from my friends, which I certainly do enjoy reading. So many of my friends back home requested me to write them and after trying and finding that I haven’t time to write them all I am going to ask the Editor for a little space in the News, in order that I may tell my friends how army life has served me. Arrived at Camp Pike Aug. 26th 1918, was there and then assigned to a tent which I called my home, stayed there seven weeks and was then transferr3d to the barracks, as which quarters I am now located. I am a company cook, cooking for my company of three hundred men. I like cooking fine, a fellow had just as well like what he is assigned to in the army, for that is all he will get. My company is a receiving company. They don’t drill much. I haven’t drilled but one day. There is a great many man leaving here now. Seven train loads in two days. I have been under quarantine ever since arriving---here with the exception of ten days. We are quarantined at present against measles. There isn’t so much influenza as there was for a while. For a while they had to use several of the barracks for hospitals. I was lucky enough to not take it although one man out of my unit had it. _________day in the base hospital fore pare of September. Have met a number of Washington and Benton County boys down here. Saw Lawerence Searcy this afternoon.
There is a number of Y.M.C.A. halls here in camp. The Y men do everything they can to entertain the soldiers, of which the boys certainly do appreciate. They have picture shows, singing and religious services, writing material all free. A Y man is a soldiers friend where ever a soldier finds him. Don’t know whether I will ever see France or not, from all reports I don’t see how this terrible war can last much longer. I am longing for that bright day to come when we soldier boys can all return home. Ed.—Please tell Newt Harris that I am going to write him in a few days. Hoping to be in Springdale Christmas, will close for this time, will write more when I have time.
Sincerely,
Edward A. Morrison
85 Co. 22 Rec. Bn. Camp Pike, Little Rock, Ark.
NOTES: Edward Arthur Morrison was born on November 4, 1890 and died on January 26, 1977. He is buried in the Elm Springs Cemetery in Elm Springs, Arkansas.
TRANSCRIBED BY MIKE POLSTON