World War I Collection

One year ago today the M.C. unit sailed from New York. After a fine fast run from Chaumont we arrived at Tours at 9:30 Left Tours at 11 o'clock for St. Pierre, left St. Pierre at 12 o'clock on the Bordeaux express for Portiers. Got into Portiers at 1:45 after a schorching hot ride and had to stand up all the way. Had a wonderful time in Portiers. Bummed around with Percy Brown.

Monday May 20 '18. Left Portiers at 7:17 for St. Maxient. Arrived at 9 o'clock. All the boys that were still left there greeted us with open arms. St. Maxient is a most beautiful place now, with

New York. -- After a fine fast run from Chaumont we arrived at Tours at 9:50. Left Tours at 11 o'clock for St. Pierre, left St. Pierre at 12 o'clock on the Bordeaux express for Partiers. Got into Partiers at 1:45. Had a wonderful time there. Bummed around with Perc Brown.

Monday May 29, '18.

Left Partiers at 7:17 for St. Maxient. Arrived at 9 o'clock. All the boys that were left greeted us with open arms. The place is beautiful. A real transformation has taken place while we were gone. All the shade trees are covered with leaves, everything is green. The new Y.M.C.A. is completed, and it is a dandy. One bad feature is that Capt. Velsey is our C.O. But I am fortunate enough to get away from him by getting on the M.P. force along with eleven others of our fourty eight fellows that returned from Gondrecourt.

Had a funny trick played on me in a cafe this afternoon. The girl made a mistake and gave