France
June 20, 1918
Dear Sister –
Don’t get a chance to write very often and when I do, I write to Mother most of the time. Haven’t heard from you in quite some time. Wish you would write often. I sent Mother a letter yesterday. Did you receive the handkerchief I sent to Mother for you? I wrote a letter to Aunt Bess a week or two ago. I received the letter Mother took a chance in sending. We have traveled about all over France. First, we were in the northern part and now we are in the southern. We traveled two days inside door Pullmans and hiked for about eight days to get here. Most of our traveling was done at night. We have seen about all the representatives of the allied army and also, we have seen German and Austrian prisoners. By the time you get this, we will be in the line, I think. We are in an American Y.M.C.A., the first one we saw since we were in France and last night we had an entertainment which consisted of a woman playing an Irish harp (classical music) and a Scotchman playing a violin and singing popular music also springing Scotch jokes. He is a very good entertainer. The last two days we have spent in resting but expect to move shortly. I received a kit of tobacco from Mrs. Cochran, Elkins, Arkansas set by the “Little Rock Gazette”. We are not connected with the British division anymore. We are back with our own division. My address is the same except to leave off the B.E.F. Is Ivan still in the Home Guards? How does he like it? How is Dr. Stahl? Aunt Bess wrote and told me he was seriously ill. How are you and the children? Haven’t been paid in nearly two months and am nearly broke but expect it soon. We have a fellow in our company by the name of Frank Rowley. He lives on Elm Street. You know his sisters, I think. Well, this is all I have to say for this time.
George
