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LY TRIBUNE, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY1f13:Begin Active Work In a FewDa%Hadful Trip.OTHER UMTS ARE AT WORKIn Same Village—Describes thePeople. Customs, Rations,Mode of Living.Mi*» Birda Hunt, the Kokomo no rew twent to France w 1th th© L*iljIh spital of Indianapolis, fca*written two Interesting letters to her *aunts hero, Mrs. Georg* Gibbs nr.iMrs M:ke Keck. The letters followIIiGet Thir fMISS HI It DA HUNT.!Somewhere in France. Dear Aunt and Uncle.—Again 1 will write and see if you get this one too. There is so little that we can write that I fear my letters will not he very interestingWe all enjoyed the trip across France very much. Where we went or where we are I am not at liberty to say, as it is for our own protection and for the protection of others that might come over later that we do not tellthese things.two pianos and a victrola on boat. We had several dances on deck also and I sure enjoyed them all. I enjoyed every day crossing. I didn't miss a meal nor , did I lose one. Some of the girls were 'oh, so sick and some of the doctors and officers w'ere just as sick us thenurses.Where we are to be located Is a very picturesque place and typical of, We have been treated splendidly by French villages. The scenery is won- the French people. We derful and we know It will be the pret-summerlikeanylooirow'tiest spot In France when comes. All the buildings are cement or somethingcement and nowhere have we seen wooden buildings. The roads all good and most of them have a of trees on either side. The people are surely well protected from accidents on R. R. crossings as the roads either go over or under the R. R. tracks and if they cross the tracks atall there is a gate on both sides of the track so they are always safe.The people hear mostly wear wooden shoes and they sure look queer. The boysTup to about 13 or 15 years of age wear frocks aprons. The little boys that are well dressed have their knees showing. Just yesterday we saw a bunch of little boys and their trousers j came just above their knees and their I stockings three or four inches below' !are very com- ; fortably situated and have plenty to t eat and drink. We have meat, pota-in France toes, fruit. Jam. butter and once andthat looks awhile white bread. The whole-wheatbread is very good and I really like it. but it’s only natural bread better.to like whitetheir knees. I do feel sorry for them with their bare knees shining.You can see snow everywhere. Wedidn’t see snow while at Ellis Island:We haven't had our Christmas yet nor our New Years but every day w-e expect mail and our Christmas boxes. We will enjoy them all the more when they do come.How are you now* Aunt Kate and every one. Please write me a long letter and tell me about everything and everybody. What you all did Christmas and New’ Years and what Santa brough all of you. Is Uncle Mike all O. K.,—Rea and the baby? Tell Hazel and family I said hello and sent them my best regards.Where we are located is a very pretty place. Now’ there is snow everywhere. The cold isn’t any more intense than that of the U. S. as I canOf course we are all dressed with woolen hose and under-iI]see.w a rmbut there is plenty here. It isn't near- ,thought it would be!cIothcs- etc anfi are ll^n* [x] a 1argehotel. Of course w*e haven t steamly as cold as we and we ore very, very comfortable. Every other room where we are located has a stove in it so you see we are good and warm. Our eats are wonderful. We have meats, vegetables, potatoes, fruit, bread and butter, and it is well prepared.The poor people have a public washing place and it sure looks pitiful to see them washing their clothes in ice water with soap and a scrub brush. I saw a tread mill the other dav. The first I have ever seen. It was run bything, walk, walk.*lPoora horse.W’alk.Of course our wheat bread but good. We don’t It is such funbread Is the whole it sure tastes mighty mind it at all. buying of the French people. They are as pleased as we are when they learn one of our w'ords and vice versa. The money was the hardest for me to get In my mind. But I don't think anyone could cheat me 1 now* for I have learned it.We haven’t had any Christmas as yet. We are hoping every day to get some mail from home and maybe some Christmas packages. It really doesn’t seem possible that Christmas has passed and that it is the dawning of a New* Year.There are pages and pages that I could write if we had the permission but as It is this is all for this time.Will write again soon.With love to you all,BIRDA.P. S. Be sure and write me all the news. What everybody did on Christmas and New Years day and what Santa Claus brought you all.( Somewhere In France, 1§18.| Dear Aunt Kate, Uncle Mike, Beatrice and Katherine:—What a wonderful trip I have had and howr 1 did enjoy it. I wish I could tell It to you as it happened daily but we are forbidden to do so. Every day brought something new* and I am sure I had a new thrill every day. When 1 I get home I will talk a month or two to you and tell you all about everything. I am sure I could write volumes if permitted. But you see it’s for our own safety and for the safety of others who might come over that we don't tell anything.We had such a lovely time on the boat. We were privileged to promenade with officers and ate in the offi-heat and running cold and hot water in our rooms, but we do have stoves in almost every other room and all the i water we want and it doesn’t take longto heat some. It is so much better than I really expected that I haven't one w’ord of complaint to make.We haven't started to work yet but hope to be busy soon. There are three other units located near us and one of them in the same town with us. One unit is busy but we aren’t busy as yet. My pal has been detailed for duty in a city near here but will be recalled as soon as we start business.There are so many beautiful trees and a great deal of holly and mistletoe. You could sure do some gr*at decorations for Christmas over here. We attended one Christmas service of the French soldiers. It didn't compare in any way whatsoever to any of our Christmas services. But of coursefour years of hard war makes a very ] big difference. But I have a feeling that before many months we w’ill all be home again and peace will have • been declared. I just know that Iwill be home for next Christmas.There is so much I can’t say and so little that I can that it makes it hard to write letters. Anyway I am well, still as fat as ever and very happy.I would love to hear from you all and I will w*rite as often as possible. ' Tt is possible that you won’t get all my letters, but here is hoping you get j a few of them.Lovingly, your niece,BIRDA.Birda R. Hunt, A. N. C. U. S. Base Hospital No. 32. A. E. F. New YorkCity, N. Y.iWedding Presents fn Hungary.Wedding presents in Hungary are given only to poor couples to help them to get their home together. The girl friends of the bride show attention by making cakes of various kinds to be partaken of at the wedding feast. There is no wedding cake, as we understand it, but each guest receives a kind of sweet cake of thesubstance of cracknel biscuits made inthe form of a ring about ten inches indiameter.Dance at Labor Templeleers' dining: room. Most every night ^ .'a musical concert* They had StUrdy Hlgilt.
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Kokomo Daily Tribune
Kokomo, Indiana, US
Sat, Feb 09, 1918
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