Sunday, November 11, 1917

Had a very busy time serving coffee. Had a good meeting. Some of the officers came in and told us that The Salvation Army was doing a good work in all the camps but especially in Montiers. More Information The following section provides historical context and is not part of the original diary entry. Likely … Continue reading Sunday, November 11, 1917

Saturday, November 10, 1917

Made 26 pies and about 250 cookies. Served coffee all afternoon and evening and was too busy to think. Payday. Col. came and brought supplies and stayed all night. It rained and was a terrible night. More Information The following section provides historical context and is not part of the original diary entry. … Continue reading Saturday, November 10, 1917

Thursday, November 8, 1917

Made cakes and straitened my things. Meeting at night, and we had a very good meeting. About seven hundred boys were in. Had a rushing time with the coffee. More Information The following section provides historical context and is not part of the original diary entry. Likely location: Demange-aux-Eaux, Meuse, France 📍 View this … Continue reading Thursday, November 8, 1917

Wednesday, November 7, 1917

Raining. Baked 150 doughnuts and 22 pies. Col. came and brought supplies and stayed for dinner. Had a busy afternoon, and at night the hut was crowded and the men were glad for the coffee .Went to bed tired and happy. More Information The following section provides historical context and is not part of the … Continue reading Wednesday, November 7, 1917

Monday, November 12, 1917

Cleaning up day. Served 500 cups of coffee at night. More Information The following section provides historical context and is not part of the original diary entry. Likely location: Demange-aux-Eaux, Meuse, France 📍 View this location on Google Maps By November 1917, the AEF training zone was fully established. American soldiers were learning trench warfare … Continue reading Monday, November 12, 1917

Saturday, November 3, 1917

Cooking, made pies and donuts. Watched the French troops go by. It is interesting the way they hitch their horses, in tandem, one after the other, and the stoves on wheels. The poor men looked tired but cheerful. It was a long line of wagons, horses, and men on foot. Then the town crier came … Continue reading Saturday, November 3, 1917

Thursday, November 1, 1917

Some of the men slept in the barn and did their best at making a noise. A very busy day and a very busy night. The boys like pie, donuts, and coffee. One of the men from the front was telling me about a bomb that landed in front of his car, and … Continue reading Thursday, November 1, 1917

Sunday, October 28, 1917

Bread got into the coffee urn. When I tried to strain the coffee it would not run, so I looked and found that bread had been put in the urn to save. Scouring soap is scarce, and so we found a good substitute in a soft stone we found, and it worked fine. … Continue reading Sunday, October 28, 1917

Saturday, October 27, 1917

Raining. A great day. Made fudge and donuts, one hundred and sixty cooking seven at a time. They went in about one hour with about 12 gallons of coffee. Had a very pleasant visit from a Y.M.C.A. man called Mr. Porter, from California. He had lunch with us. His hut is in … Continue reading Saturday, October 27, 1917

Friday, October 26, 1917

Could hear heavy firing all day. Cleaned up our quarters and tried to make things more home like. Nothing new happened today. Had coffee at night. The men wait for it and certainly do enjoy it. More Information The following section provides historical context and is not part of the original diary entry. Likely … Continue reading Friday, October 26, 1917