All but fifty of the boys left for practice to be gone for five days. So we got busy and cleaned up. We scrubbed the tables and benches and cleaned up generally. In the afternoon Carles came and with him was Ens. Perrince, but best of all he had seven boxes from the U.S.A. for me. Two from Col. Tania from Adgie and one from Headquarters and four from Mrs. Anderson. They were all filled with good things. Cookies and candy. Tea and coffee and gum. Oh my, what a treat for all. The tea was the most appreciated. We all enjoyed it.
The men have all gone away to maneuvers and so we decided to visit the hospital. We thought that homemade treats would go good in the hospital, so I made a box with some of the things that Mrs. A. sent. There were about ten men in the hospital. All were lying on cots without sheets or pillows. They used their coats for pillows. They had all their clothes on. There was no fire and it was very cold. But our prayers and singing and good things and the American ladies made a bright cloud in the day for them.
Man should always pray and faint not.
Then we went home and it was chow time. Carles and Howard went and brought some deep sea fish and we had supper. Then we wrote letters and tried to keep warm till bedtime. Went home at nine and to bed. I was very glad I had been to see the Mothers’ boys and had tried to cheer them.
Diary of a World War I Donut Girl 