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Newspaper
Plainfield Record
Location
Plainfield, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1917
Page
7
A soldier diary reveals the dangers faced by ambulance crews on French front lines. The writer Clemence describes near misses with shellfire, German planes, and brutal weather while detailing missions, hospital visits, and moments of camaraderie with peers and American volunteers.
Journal fragment records sporadic July entries describing meals at various houses, car washing, visits to aviation and military sites, a section fete, a parade or drive with a French lieutenant, a rain interrupted gathering at a hotel, and a reference to an English individual and a bouquet. The language is garbled with incomplete thoughts and place names.
At the enoush meeting Monday night Court Watchung Daughters of Isabella elected officers Grand regent Mrs Katherine Keenan vice grand regent Miss Helen Regan prophetess Miss Margaret Connolly historian Mrs Eleanor McCarthy financial secretary Miss Muriel Hepner healer emeritus Ming Helen Casey treasurer Miss Mary Wilson monitor Mrs Rae Reports from committees show the organization in excellent condition It has been active in relief work and plans to aid Plainfield's poor during Christmas time
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