Howard Lyford

for any amount under 10,000 I want to. I claim with my other $1000 that I am worth a whole lot more dead than I am alive. Tell Papa to pass his opinion on it and tell me what he thinks of it. when you write. You will receive the policy as I told the Lieut. to send it home.

Next month I am going to allot half of my pay home and I want it "sunk" in the bank for me. (I am not going crazy) so I can check on it should I have to have the neccessaries.

I haven't heard any more about Christmas, but you tell Percy I want him to have ten dollars in readiness if I should happend to wire or write for it. in case I do get off. I will pay

him back on my next pay day or he can take it right out of the allottment, when it arrives. The round trip on the Saint and coming back on the Angel will be $22.40 Christmas. The regular fare is $33.60. As I said before I do not know whether I will get off or not, but if any body in the Co. does I will, so I am getting prepared if the unexpected should happen.

We received notice yesterday that our Wednesday afternoon liberty was going to be descontinued. It certainly was not very pleasant news as we do not get very much

up with the band after we ran up on the side walk and would wind back and forth accross the streets. We had a good time as a result. Here's what hurts though the 159th were defeated 58-0. We were champions of the camp up to that time. The Utah bunch is made up entirely of University of Utah men and believe me they can play football.

How is mama and papa getting along? I hope they are both well by now. Give my love to Aunt Addie if she is still there.

I have told you every thing I can think of so will call this quits.

Love to all "Duke"

M Co 159th Infantry Camp Kearny

Dearest Lela: -

Today is Sunday so thought I had better write while I have time and let you know I arrived O.K.

When we got in camp Wednesday morning we were met by a sentry and informed that we were in quarantine on account of scarlet fever. Co I is the worst off, as there are over seventy cases in that one company alone. I dont think M. Co has over five or eight although we have one entire tent under quarantine. It consists entirely of mexicans. At the time they were placed under quarantine there were twelve men in the tent which goes to show that most of the sickness in the camps is caused by overcrowding. They put up more tents yesterday and when they get through they expect

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to out the number of men in a tent dorm from eight to five. Eight men isn't so bad, but ten makes it too crowded. We will have room enough for a dance when they finally get it down to five.

Six men from the company are going to the officers training school tomorrow. The include the first sergeants and five duty sergeants. That means there will have to be some more sergeants made, although they will include the old corporals so that will leave me out.

The Y.M.C.A. gave a morning picture show at building #1 for the benefit of the 159th last night. They had sentries all around the building so nobody but our regiment could get in. It is the first time we have been able