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LETTER FROM LLOYD BERGER.“F” Co., 22nd Engineers Ft. Benj. Harrison, Ind. Dear Mother:I received your letter and the boxes O. K. Everything was in good shape and sure was appreciated very much. I wasn't long in partaking of some of the cake and pie. It sure makes me feel good to think that the people thought of me at the “Home Coming” and sent some of the . good eatables. Of course we always have plenty to eat here, but we don’t have pie and cake very often. Before we were quarantined we could go over to the canteen and get ice cream, candy, and other nick-nacks, therefore wo didn’t miss pie and cake so much but now we havo to stick around our barracks so close that it tastes pretty good.The army life gets better every day. We are aiming to keep the good spirit up and get to France as soon as possible. You know if one goes at a thing with a good spirit h o will learn much faster. Our officers sure are good fellows and take lots of interest in us, consequently we aim to be on our toes ready to act when they speak. They sny as soon as we can hike all day and not loose any one we will be ready to go across.They took the company on about a ten mile hike last Friday. Say but some of them were * tired when they got back. They said they saw some of the country though. I had to stay in the office, thorefore I missed it. My time is coming though.I was out with the company all day today. We had mostly drill work.ternoon a while. Wo sure had a good time at that. Believe me they don’t play games here like they do at a country party. Tho more they can bump you around the better they feel about it. That’s the idea of playing games, get toughened up to the knocks. We no doubt will have to be used to the knocks when we get “over there.”Well it is nearly time to roll in. Tapps are at ten o’clock and if we aren’t in bed when tho bugle blows, wo have to suffer the consequences, that is, if they go through the barracks and see that we are gone. The consequences aron’t very severe if we come in pretty quick after tapp9 with a good excuse, but if one was to stay out about all night I would hate to be in his shoes the next morning.Wednesday Morning-Well how is everybody this morning? I’m feeling fine. Of course I will feel finer still after breakfast. I think we will have pan cakes for breakfast. Themess hall is next to the office and one of the cooks held up a pancake and asked me how I would like to have it. I tried to get him to bring it over, but nothing stirring. He’s a jolly good guy and a good cook.They just let tho boys in for mess. There sure is some rush when they say “come and get it.” Of course they go in single file, but don’t loose much time getting in line.Wc clerks take our turns going to meals. I’m lucky this morning, I go last, Ila.Well I must close and get ready for sjck call. They havo a sick call every morning and we have to get the names of the sick and put them on record. You might know about how many there are about every morning when they will get a good work out. There sure was a bunch after the enoc-calation Saturday.Hoping this will find you all well, I remainYour son,Lloyd II. Berger.P. S. Be sure and tell those who sent the cake and other eatables that I am more than pleased with them and that it sure tastes good. How is Ivan Dowald? I hopo ho is better.Lloyd.RECEIVED APPOINTMENT A8 UNDERTAKER.In a letter just received by his mother, Mrs. Ben Cloud, of Peru, Kenneth Piper, a former Denver boy, who went to Camp Taylor aWe playecTgaines this af- £Camp Sheridan, Montgomery, Ala., and has now received an appointment as undertaker and sail for France in the near future.y^He is in Co. 145 Hospital Camp. During the past two years Kenneth has been with his uncle, George Piper, of Tacoma, Wash., who is a very efficient undertaker engaged in the undertaking business in his home city, and it was while with his undo that ho up this work which enables now to hold this position.tookhimLADIES’ AID MEETINQ.On Wednesday, June 5th, the Ladies’ Aid Society of the Methodist Church, will meet with Mrs. M. M. Dukes instead of Mrs. Clint Grimes ns printed in the program. The change was made necessary on account of the illness of Mrs. Grimes. Mrs. Dukes’ assistants are Mrs. N. B. Hunt, Mrs. C. L. Booher aud Mrs. John Donaldson.
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Denver Tribune
Denver, Indiana, US
Thu, May 30, 1918
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