TRANSCRIBED FROM THE LAFAYETTE COUNTY DEMOCRAT SEPTEMBER 20, 1918 P. 5
Camp Mills, N. Y.
Aug. 28th, 1018.
Dear Folks:
Your letter of the 24th came last night. But from the reading you must have wrote one before, which I haven’t received. Perhaps it will come today, and if it doesn’t it will follow me just the same.
I was up town again last night. I met a sailor kid the first time I was in town and we are pals now, we have had quite a little fun together. I guess you all wonder how I go to town so much on so little money, but its like this; two bucks will go father here than five in Alexandria. You can ride all over town for a nickle, and all excursion boats and Ferrys are free of charge to the men in uniform. We can eat at the Red Cross eating houses where everything is sold at cost. The work is done by the Red Cross ladies and with the exception of the cooks salary, there is no expense attached to the price of the food.
You will never know what a wonderful work the Red Cross is doing. They meet all troop trains and ferry boats, with coffee and all kinds of eats.
By the way you can tell any body that Monroe La. Is the best place place we went thru, as far as hospitality is concerned, but Alex didn’t offer one thing.
We are not leaving very soon. Perhaps a long time. But write as usual until I tell you to change.
As I did not get the first letter with the news, write me all the news again. Write about every thing, as a person wants all the news from home he can get when he gets to the other side. I will always write about every thing that will not be of military value, and as you know the censor will see to that, but I don’t want to write anything that would be of benefit to the enemy. We are fighting them and not furnishing them with means to kill our own men.
Be sure to put some moth balls in my trunk, because I may need some clothes some time.
I will go and write again tomorrow.
I might say that when you feel like giving anything to the Red Cross, you can be sure of it being spent for the benefit of the Soldiers and Sailors.
As ever,
Hugh B, Robinson.
NOTES: Hugh B. Robinson was born on November 18, 1893 and died in August 1977 at Shreveport, Louisiana. His draft registration described him as being of medium height and build with brown eyes and dark hair.
TRANSCRIBED BY CAROLYN YANCEY KENT
Camp Mills, N. Y.
Aug. 28th, 1018.
Dear Folks:
Your letter of the 24th came last night. But from the reading you must have wrote one before, which I haven’t received. Perhaps it will come today, and if it doesn’t it will follow me just the same.
I was up town again last night. I met a sailor kid the first time I was in town and we are pals now, we have had quite a little fun together. I guess you all wonder how I go to town so much on so little money, but its like this; two bucks will go father here than five in Alexandria. You can ride all over town for a nickle, and all excursion boats and Ferrys are free of charge to the men in uniform. We can eat at the Red Cross eating houses where everything is sold at cost. The work is done by the Red Cross ladies and with the exception of the cooks salary, there is no expense attached to the price of the food.
You will never know what a wonderful work the Red Cross is doing. They meet all troop trains and ferry boats, with coffee and all kinds of eats.
By the way you can tell any body that Monroe La. Is the best place place we went thru, as far as hospitality is concerned, but Alex didn’t offer one thing.
We are not leaving very soon. Perhaps a long time. But write as usual until I tell you to change.
As I did not get the first letter with the news, write me all the news again. Write about every thing, as a person wants all the news from home he can get when he gets to the other side. I will always write about every thing that will not be of military value, and as you know the censor will see to that, but I don’t want to write anything that would be of benefit to the enemy. We are fighting them and not furnishing them with means to kill our own men.
Be sure to put some moth balls in my trunk, because I may need some clothes some time.
I will go and write again tomorrow.
I might say that when you feel like giving anything to the Red Cross, you can be sure of it being spent for the benefit of the Soldiers and Sailors.
As ever,
Hugh B, Robinson.
NOTES: Hugh B. Robinson was born on November 18, 1893 and died in August 1977 at Shreveport, Louisiana. His draft registration described him as being of medium height and build with brown eyes and dark hair.
TRANSCRIBED BY CAROLYN YANCEY KENT