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range. I got 197 points, and a 185 qualifies. It is rumored that we leave Saturday morning for flying school.
Friday May 24 '18
I had the post at the depot from 8:30 until 12:45. Took some pictures around Conclaux Barracks with Frank Grady. Took in the Chinese show at the Y. M. in the evening.
Saturday May 25 '18
Had a pass to Niort, but stayed at home and wrote letters. -- Had a fine meal with a French family. George Evelith, Skip Davies, and Lee Emery were there. Spent the evening in the gardens in back of the cafe drinking. Got to feeling pretty happy.
Sunday May 26 '18
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Rained all day. Played quoits with Frank Grady in the Y.M. for five francs a game. I won ten francs from Frank, but lost it and five more to Tony Manley.
Monday May 27 '18.
At last our baggage has arrived. We leave in the morning. Grady and I spent the afternoon rolling dice with two girls at the Hotel Commerce Cafe. Put in the evening playing chess with Lt. Springer.
Tuesday May 28 '18.
Left St. Maxient at 8:30 Had some farewell drinks with the boys, that are going to Voves instead of Tours. They leave tonight. They gave us a fine send off. We stayed in
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Portiers from 10 A.M. until 3:15. Herb and I had one grand time and proceeded to drink much wine. Arrived at Tours at 6:30. Got out to the field about eight o'clock. We found a lot of the old St. M. boys here. Some of them have their commissions. My first impression of the place leads me to believe that I will like it here very much. The quarters are crowded, but the food is splendid. There are French girls to wait on the table. No more washing of our own dishes, and no more K.P.
Wednesday May 29 '18.
I got up at 4:45 as the fellows made so much noise
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that I gave up all hopes of trying to sleep, so I got breakfast which I would have otherwise lost out on. It was worth getting up for. We had honest to God oat meal and milk. This was the second time that I have had mush since I left the U.S. Went out and watched the boys fly. Took in the movies at the Y.M. in the evening, and saw the first good picture that I have seen since since I left home. The picture was Douglas Fairbanks in the "Habit of Happiness." The Huns are raising Hell on the Aisne. They have taken Vailly, and Fismes.
Thursday May 30, '18.
A holiday, no flying. The
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cadets peraded in the Declaration Day perade down town. I didn't march as I am on guard. Corporal of the guard. It is not bad, as I get eight hours at a stretch and then I am through. Schrieber arrived with 60 cadets from Italy last night. We are laying off for a few days until the Italy fellows get a little work on these machines, as they were flying Farmens and these are Caudrons. The Boche have Soissons and we are as far back as Loupeign. Poor old Jouaignes. I hope the Devils sleep well in the barracks we built for them. -- Pete Peterson just