Monday, February 18, 1918

Made pies and cookies and had much to do. Had some pleasant incidents. Miss Van Harden went to the General’s for dinner. The Gen. came to see us twice. Then the newspaper man came out and took pictures. Then Cadet and Miss Van Harden went to visit the Y.M. Had a pleasant and busy … Continue reading Monday, February 18, 1918

Sunday, February 17, 1918

Made cookies, 21 hundred. Then Cadet and I went to the infirmary, and it sure was a funny place. Saw a few men but had no meeting because Miss Van Harden was entertaining Capt. Clark, Segt. Barr, and many others. Went to see the boys in the next town. A very strange Sunday. More Information … Continue reading Sunday, February 17, 1918

Saturday, February 16, 1918

Had a visitor. Gen. Dunken came while we were eating breakfast, had hot cakes. I made pies and it was a very busy day. The stories one hears about the front are most interesting. One of the men from the Intelligent Co. was killed. Had a very quiet evening. More Information The following section … Continue reading Saturday, February 16, 1918

Wednesday, February 6, 1918

A good day. The sergeant came to work. He put up the field range and oh, it was just fine. We had cocoa for the men and they did enjoy it so much. One man told me of how the French take grass and wire and make a screen to keep the Germans from seeing … Continue reading Wednesday, February 6, 1918

Friday, February 15, 1918

Made 21 hundred cookies, and Cadet served at the canteen. Boss made life interesting. There was a lot of excitement. An officer killed himself. Heavy bombardment. More Information The following section provides historical context and is not part of the original diary entry. Likely location: Near Menaucourt, Meuse, France 📍 View this location on Google … Continue reading Friday, February 15, 1918

Thursday, February 14, 1918

Busy. Made 2 thousand donuts and forty pies. All gone before seven o’clock. Many to the trenches. Miss Van Harden went to do some shopping. Lt. Grett and Segt. Barr came and had pie and a Lt. stood at the door and watched us making donuts. It was a very pretty and busy evening. More … Continue reading Thursday, February 14, 1918

Wednesday, February 13, 1918

No baking but a very busy day. Plenty of heavy firing ,and in the evening we had Lt. Brown and Sergeant Barr. More Information The following section provides historical context and is not part of the original diary entry. Likely location: Near Menaucourt, Meuse, France 📍 View this location on Google Maps In February 1918, … Continue reading Wednesday, February 13, 1918

Tuesday, February 12, 1918

Busy. There was heavy firing the whole night and day, and in the evening there was a raid. The French lost. One thousand men killed, wounded .and prisoners. Fifty of our men killed and wounded. Saw the fight between four planes and the Germans came down. Made forty pies and 2 thousand … Continue reading Tuesday, February 12, 1918

Monday, February 11, 1918

John was sick, but we got a man who cut a lot of wood. Cadet and I got the water, and I made 15 pies with the butter one of the men brought because we had no lard. Sent five to the first line trenches and one to the heavy field men. We were kept … Continue reading Monday, February 11, 1918

Sunday, February 10, 1918

Made 2 thousand cookies and had the best luck. Had a wonderful meeting, and the hut was crowded; the men seemed interested and God came near. The guns roared and the house shook. The Chaplain told of having just put seven of our boys in their graves; all were young. One had such a … Continue reading Sunday, February 10, 1918