Had breakfast at 7. Col. was there and playing and talking a while we decided to stay at Headquarters for a day so got busy. Did some mending and got some things out of my trunk. Adj. B. told me to take a locker and put my extra clothes in it, so I did, and then Fred took it upstairs to the attic for storage. Then we packed and wrapped figs all day until dinner time.
There was Mrs. Capt. Riley, Cadet Ruth Russel, Cadet Florence Tirkington, Cadet L. Young Fred Stillwell, Capt. Charles, Dan Andrews, Adj. Hamond, and Carl.
That was the party. Had a pleasant evening talking about the different camps and how things were going until bedtime, then we all retired.
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Likely location: Meuse department, near Demange-aux-Eaux, France
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January 1918 was a period of continued training and preparation. The AEF was growing as new American divisions arrived in France. Margaret continued her work at the Salvation Army hut, serving soldiers in the cold winter conditions of the Meuse department.
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