TRANSCRIBED FROM THE SPRINGDALE NEWS OCTOBER 26, 1918 P. 3
October 13, 1918.
Dear Mother:
How are you all? I am feeling fairly good, but it seems like it takes a fellow a long time to get over this influenza. I think most of the Washington County boys are feeling pretty good by now. The men who have been sick don’t have to do anything but lay around, sleep and eat, those who feel like eating. Some how my appetite hasn’t come back to me like I would like for it to. I think though that the whole camp is feeling better except for the pneumonia cases. There has been several deaths in the camp, but I understand they had pneumonia. I hope this disease won’t reach home for I would hate for you people to take it.
Well I am sorry to say but the Doctor made me throw my cake away. It sure looked good. I only tasted it once. He was afraid for me to eat it.
The mess hall begins to look natural again. For awhile there was not many that could eat, but now they are beginning to come back.
Well we got our money yesterday. It sure came in good time for me, for I was about broke. I think school will begin again about day after tomorrow. Our Lieutenant told us yesterday evening that we would leave here in about two weeks. We have to finish our schooling first. When we move I am going to try to get a furlough if I can. We have a lot of new officers, about six Lieutenants to each company. They have come to drill us, but we have not been doing much on account of the sickness.
The Y.M.C.A. people are awfully good to us. They come around once or twice a day and bring us paper, stamps and envelopes. The paper and envelopes do not cost us anything.
Well I will close for this time, hoping you are all well. Write often for I sure do love to hear from home.
With love to all,
Your son,
Homer Wasson
Co. 17, S. A. M. Camp Mabry, Texas.
NOTES: Homer is writing from motor school near Austin, Texas to his parents Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Watson.
TRANSCRIBED BY DAVID COLLINS
October 13, 1918.
Dear Mother:
How are you all? I am feeling fairly good, but it seems like it takes a fellow a long time to get over this influenza. I think most of the Washington County boys are feeling pretty good by now. The men who have been sick don’t have to do anything but lay around, sleep and eat, those who feel like eating. Some how my appetite hasn’t come back to me like I would like for it to. I think though that the whole camp is feeling better except for the pneumonia cases. There has been several deaths in the camp, but I understand they had pneumonia. I hope this disease won’t reach home for I would hate for you people to take it.
Well I am sorry to say but the Doctor made me throw my cake away. It sure looked good. I only tasted it once. He was afraid for me to eat it.
The mess hall begins to look natural again. For awhile there was not many that could eat, but now they are beginning to come back.
Well we got our money yesterday. It sure came in good time for me, for I was about broke. I think school will begin again about day after tomorrow. Our Lieutenant told us yesterday evening that we would leave here in about two weeks. We have to finish our schooling first. When we move I am going to try to get a furlough if I can. We have a lot of new officers, about six Lieutenants to each company. They have come to drill us, but we have not been doing much on account of the sickness.
The Y.M.C.A. people are awfully good to us. They come around once or twice a day and bring us paper, stamps and envelopes. The paper and envelopes do not cost us anything.
Well I will close for this time, hoping you are all well. Write often for I sure do love to hear from home.
With love to all,
Your son,
Homer Wasson
Co. 17, S. A. M. Camp Mabry, Texas.
NOTES: Homer is writing from motor school near Austin, Texas to his parents Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Watson.
TRANSCRIBED BY DAVID COLLINS