Hide Article Text (OCR)
Lt. Gattermeyer, In New Guinea Writes Of Life Of Army NurseAn interest lug letter describing the life of a United States army 11111X0 has been sent to the Jour-nal-New» bv Mrs. l^awrenee Phil*w : ,_iil«, Newport, K. J. The letter j was written by Mix. Phillips' si-ter. Second Lieut. Marcella Gat-termever, an armv nurse in New jGuinea. Lieutenant Gattermevermis the daughter of Mr. and Mix. Leonard Gattermever, 2731 Pleas-ant avenue, Hamilton.Lieutenant Gattermever served in Australia for IS months, be-fore being transferred to New Guinea, where she has been stationed two mouths. She writes: •'1 have adapted myself very well to this new life. First of all. 1 am very happy here, and that means most to me. The sur-J rounding country is beautiful,with everything green and bright, not at all depressing.“The nights are beautiful, cool 'and bnlmv, but the days are ex-tremely warm.| # Work SteadilyI “Our hospital is composed tents, and we work steadily, we don’t mind because ouri'?. ® 'tients are most appreciativeany service we render. It makesits feel good that we aren’t working iu vain.“Probably one ret-on for the boys’ being so nice to us is thatwe are the only white women Around here. Our wearing apparel consists ot khaki slacks, long-•deeve shirts, ankle length shoes, and leggings, to protect us from I the tropical insects. This outfitis warm for the weather, but it is designed Jo keep lie well. .“Most of us live in one hut, which ha' a cement floor to help keep our personal belonging* high, dry, and clean. We becomevery muddy, since it rain* almost every day. We have one hut fora washroom, and can take ashower at certain hours each dav.1 Otherwise.w ashing,Guard Is Presentofhutpa-forwe use our helmets ioi“A teu-foot wall of canvas surrounds our hut for protection, and an armed guard is placed atboth, entrances. We never leave our quarters unless accompanied j by an armed escort. We may go to the movies three times a week or to a dance once a week, but since we are pretty well tired outat the end of the day, we usually stay home, read, knit, play the p h o n o g r a p h occasionally, and !spend much time cleaning ourclothes. Thi- requires « good bitof energy under the washing cir-cuinstances wc have.I he food ha* been good —mostly canned and dehydrated, but all can be cooked into a tastvI * *Lieutenant Gattermeyera* .described the natives ofGuinea, who are black but are fond of dyeing their blonde with peroxide.she says, wear flowers in their hair, and few can speak Fngliwh, some having been educated bymissionaries.thenNew w ho hairThe men.Buy War BondsTOU.i 1For Future Needs*—l.T. GATTERMEYERMILLVILLE*|i«*Hnl To loiirnnl-Nr^a,Millville,, April «. United Brethren church: Sunday school.P£jWt;V9:43; aerv ices, 10 ;J0.Millville Federated church:Sunday school, P.Jtt; Communion sprvieen, 10:43.Queen et Peace church: Faster mass, 8.The Ladies' Aid society of the United Brethren church met Wednesday.The Millville Civic dub will meet Thursday. Plans will be completed for the supper to heiven in honor of the Boy Scouts and Cubs of Troop 2'', April 20.Ka* P. T. A. will sponsor a datiee Friday, April 11, from 8:.‘»0until 12 o’clock in the Bo-- town 'hip school.Council MeetsA village council meeting wa-hcld at the village hall, Monday.Mr. and Mrs. Ray Jones enter tained Mr. and Mrs. Roy Smith, Vale, Mich.Mr«. Nora ( isle spent last weekin Minnie, Ind., with her sisterwho is ill.Mrs. MaiQurite Shaw visitedWHAT'S BETTERTHAN A CUP OFOLD RELIABLEANOTHER CUP!Alwme—alwayt GOOD I
Newspaper Details
Hamilton Daily News Journal
Hamilton, Ohio, US
Thu, Apr 06, 1944
Page 7
Full Page
Clipped by
Yiannis K.
NA, 16 May 2023
Other Publications Near Hamilton, Ohio
Hamilton Evening Democrat
Hamilton Daily Democrat
Hamilton Weekly Hamilton Telegraph
Daily Telegraph
Hamilton Guidon
