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Dear Mrs. Williard:-
The day here is ideal and the first Sun. we haven't had to work. The
drills are easing up now because we are on our way again and there is lots
of packing to do. We are asked not to reveal anything that pertains to
troop movements. But I will tell you that we will be nearer home before we
sail, so don't worry for a while. I had a break of luck when they put me
over here, since I haven’t done anything yet and the grub is coming better
that at the other company. Last night Hump, Fratz, Bob Ramsey & I went out
to Burn's home to welcome the bridal couple home. Art & Marguerite were
spliced you know. We surely had a fine time. Both families of the couple
were down. Ed Kennedy was here from D.C. with his uniform on and in fact
the only two without olive drab were Mr. Burns and Mr. Kennedy. Hump
didn't want to go because he didn't know anyone and later Mrs. Burns told
him she went to school with his father and mother. Mary Kennedy and Vangy
Burns sure do have the latest in dress on here and are right up with the
southern belles. They are going to stay till the boys leave "if it's six
months" they say. They have a lovely place here and surely welcome you in.
We were lying in the hut this afternoon when who came hunting us but J.R.
He was all alone and talked a bit of how he had roughed it and then he
called Hump & I back of the hut and wanted to know how we were for money.
We told him we were all to the money and had enough & do you know that he
absolutely insisted we take ten dollars apiece from him. He said that in
case we were called away in a hurry we might need it. We wouldn't accept
of course, & thanked him and told him
we would be taken care of. But we could hardly get away without it. He
said that we all looked alike to him and that he had known our people
before we did and was going to see to it that all the boys were taken care
of before he left. Can you beat that for a big heart. He walked out here
by himself for no other reason that to see all the boys he knew. He said
he would stay till we left and if we saw we were going to be pinched to
come on a double to him. He didn't do it in a boastful way either. Surely
is a prince. Don't tell Aunt Annie any of this because you know she don't
like these "dirty Miks."
Surely was a relief too to sit in an easy chair on a big porch and talk to
a girl once more. Mary was the first girl I had talked to since I left
Scottdale. We are to call any time. Last night it was eleven o'clock
before we even went up there from downtown. Also this morning I met
Deleina Ragor and her husband in Camp. She looks fine and has a
good-looking man. I forget his name. I suppose you hate to see the twenty
sixth coming. You'll have a chance now Sis, to do your bit and you must
brace up and keep smiling. Thousands are in the same boat. I mean hundreds
of thousands. I hear that the next quota of draft goes to Kentucky, is
that so? Tell mother & father that I am thinking more of how good they are
and also can see better what they must have known all along. I guess we're
all coming to it.
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