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On Active Service
WITH THE AMERICAN EXPEDITIONARY FORCE

France Oct. 21nd 1917

Dear Ma:

Everything is fine here, we are
having the weather made to order
for us. It is cold and frosty dur-
ing the night and early morning,
but when the sun comes up it
is fine.

There are three of us having a little
party to-night. It consists of toast,
butter, swiss cheese and pastry.
We have a fire on the ground in
one of our huts and we are
toasting bread over it. The loaves
of bread are about a yard long
and a foot wide. We are getting all
we want to eat at our own mess
but we have to have these little
parties as a side issue. We have
some good times at night here
when the fellows get started. Friday
night they held a mock revival