Letter on stationary
Hostess House
National Young
Women's Christian Associations
Headquarters: 600
Lexington Ave., New York
Camp Lewis Branch
Camp Lewis Wash.
Sept 10, 1918
Dear Folks,
The old life goes on very much the same as usual. New men are coming in so thick and fast that
we can hardly take care of them in the depot Brigade.
They are filling up the new Division of the Northwest and
it sure takes some men.
I am a real honest to gosh corporal now and am wearing
two chevrons or stripes on my sleeve, it means six dollars a month more pay and
the enjoyment of a good many special privileges that the ordinary private
doesn't have. They tell me I am in line
for the Officer's Training School but I probably won't get in on that for some
time yet.
Elda is still working here at the Hostess House and is
getting along fine.
Saw Ole the other night. He has been transferred to 37th
Machine Gun Battalion, Co. A. I read your letter and enjoyed it very much. This is sure some mix up about old car. I'm afraid it will be the death of you yet.
I have found several old Albion students here this
time. Three of them came to the same
company.
Comments:
This letter had no envelope and ended here with no
signature. Probably there was another
page that is missing.
His brother Ole is now also at Camp Lewis.
Elda is working at the Hostess House - where he got the
stationary.
His father has a car of some sort - the first family mention of such a vehicle.
His father has a car of some sort - the first family mention of such a vehicle.
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