TRANSCRIBED FROM THE ARKANSAS GAZETTE AUGUST 1, 1918 P 8
Monday of this week we moved to this place, about 20 miles away from the other camp. It seems we are permanently located here and it is quite lucky for us to be in such a beautiful place. It’s an old mansion some 40 rooms, I believe, with all modern conveniences and I never could describe the beauty of the place and grounds. There is a wonderful garden, both of flowers and vegetables. Next wek, I understand, we are to begin to put up fruit for the winter. They have wonderful strawberries here. You can judge how much later spring is here than at home.
One thing that seems so funny to us is that it doesn’t get dark until after 10 o’clock and it’s breaking day at 2:30 a.m., so usually we are in bed before dark, as taps sounds at 10 o’clock and we have long twilights.
We are on a little river not far from Southhampton’s waters and not far from Southhampton. We may go over and visit the place tomorrow. We have had several nice dances. We gave one ourselves and we were entertained at another camp with a dance. They sent a big truck for us. We dressed in our raincoats and hats, as it was raining. We landed in a camp of good Americans who had not seen an American woman in six months and very few of them had had an opportunity to dance, so you can guess what kind of reception we received there.
NOTES: This partial letter was written by nurse Mary Sands, married name Thompson, to her sister, Mrs. H. W. Hunter. She was born on March 23, 1884 in Kansas and died on June 29, 1960 at Little Rock, Arkansas She is buried in the Little Rock National Cemetery. Her headstone identifies her as an Arkansas Nurse, Army Nurse Corp during World War I, wife of, SGT R T Thompson. She volunteered for Arkansas Unit T from Little Rock. Her unit moved after this letter to Red Cross Hospital No 4, Mossley Hill, Liverpool, England, where they stayed until they returned to the U.S.
TRANSCRIBED BY CAROLYN YANCEY KENT.
Monday of this week we moved to this place, about 20 miles away from the other camp. It seems we are permanently located here and it is quite lucky for us to be in such a beautiful place. It’s an old mansion some 40 rooms, I believe, with all modern conveniences and I never could describe the beauty of the place and grounds. There is a wonderful garden, both of flowers and vegetables. Next wek, I understand, we are to begin to put up fruit for the winter. They have wonderful strawberries here. You can judge how much later spring is here than at home.
One thing that seems so funny to us is that it doesn’t get dark until after 10 o’clock and it’s breaking day at 2:30 a.m., so usually we are in bed before dark, as taps sounds at 10 o’clock and we have long twilights.
We are on a little river not far from Southhampton’s waters and not far from Southhampton. We may go over and visit the place tomorrow. We have had several nice dances. We gave one ourselves and we were entertained at another camp with a dance. They sent a big truck for us. We dressed in our raincoats and hats, as it was raining. We landed in a camp of good Americans who had not seen an American woman in six months and very few of them had had an opportunity to dance, so you can guess what kind of reception we received there.
NOTES: This partial letter was written by nurse Mary Sands, married name Thompson, to her sister, Mrs. H. W. Hunter. She was born on March 23, 1884 in Kansas and died on June 29, 1960 at Little Rock, Arkansas She is buried in the Little Rock National Cemetery. Her headstone identifies her as an Arkansas Nurse, Army Nurse Corp during World War I, wife of, SGT R T Thompson. She volunteered for Arkansas Unit T from Little Rock. Her unit moved after this letter to Red Cross Hospital No 4, Mossley Hill, Liverpool, England, where they stayed until they returned to the U.S.
TRANSCRIBED BY CAROLYN YANCEY KENT.