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get farther east. When we went thru Kansas City, Cleveland Buffalo and a number of other large cities they blew whistles and everything else they could think of. In the smaller cities we were certainly treated royal. We went thru Ariz, Texas, Kansas, Missouri Illinois Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania New Jersey and New York. That is all the states I can remember. We got off twice a day for exercise, and sometimes to take a plunge. We went swimming ni the Wabash river one afternoon. In Hutchison Kansas they had automobiles out to meet us and took us all over the city. We had ice cream and cake there to. Coming thru Arizona the heat was pretty bad but only lasted for

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[Imprint: AMERICAN YMCA ON ACTIVE SERVICE WITH THE AMERICAN EXPEDITIONARY FORCE]

to return to America. Tres bein. Compece?

It has turned cold again. This morning there was a heavy frost on the ground again. I hope it gets warm again soon as I do not like cold weather at all.

Mrs. Adams wrote and told me they had a Buick. Believe me I am figuring on a few rides when I get home. Tell Marcella I said to keep the good work up and she may get a job running street cars in England.

An argument just started here and one of these birds is trying to convince somebody that Pennsylvania