Saturday, January 11, 1919

Had a blowout. Bill had gone on ahead. Dan followed him for five miles to get some tools, came back, and found he could not fix John up good enough to go over those bad roads so send John back to Verdon. We started out to get Bill and return to Verdun, but on finding … Continue reading Saturday, January 11, 1919

Sunday, January 5, 1919

I did not get up until noon and went to dinner and read all afternoon. Then had supper and wrote some letters. It was a very cold and rainy day. We had a good meeting at night, and there were some of the soldiers from the hospital there. It was a farewell for some of … Continue reading Sunday, January 5, 1919

November 1918

Written at a later date: November 1st is another date I will never forget. It was on this day that the big drive started. The evening before, we had given a Halloween party for the boys, and the fun was just at its height when the command came “Lights out,” a visit from “Jerry” again. … Continue reading November 1918

Sunday, July 7, 1918

Went to church but did not stay long as we could not understand. It was a poor church. It was a very pretty day and we had our place under the tree. More Information The following section provides historical context and is not part of the original diary entry. Likely location: Marne sector, France 📍 … Continue reading Sunday, July 7, 1918

Sunday, May 5, 1918

Had a very interesting time. The French band gave a program and we had a man speak. Rev. Ferdick from N.Y. At seven we had our own meeting and 22 raised their hands for prayer and 18 got saved. A fine time. At night all the trucks took men from the 26th and 28th to … Continue reading Sunday, May 5, 1918

Sunday, April 21, 1918

Had a pleasant but cold day. Stayed home all morning. After dinner I took a hike to the next town, Chaument. A wonderful village. It is built around a hill. Saw the church that is 16 hundred years old. It is built on a hill and there are about six dozen steps to walk up. … Continue reading Sunday, April 21, 1918

Sunday, March 31, 1918

The boys got ready to go. Had a good meeting. About ten raised their hands for prayer. One man sat on the bench with Capt. She played and it was fine. How the boys can sing. More Information The following section provides historical context and is not part of the original diary entry. Likely location: … Continue reading Sunday, March 31, 1918

Sunday, March 24, 1918

It was one fine day. We cleaned up and had dinner then Capt. and Lt. went away. Capt. and I kept house. Bell came to see us and was a welcome visitor. Hickie came and brought supplies and stayed for supper. We had a wonderful meeting. The hut was crowded and the men enjoyed the … Continue reading Sunday, March 24, 1918

Wednesday, January 23, 1918

A wonderful day. Adj. is making aprons for the cook. Corp. Seldom put warm sweet oil in my ear because it hurt. In the afternoon we had our pictures taken and the men came in and we had another family gathering, singing and playing. Cadet Young played the piano. At six thirty we had meeting. … Continue reading Wednesday, January 23, 1918

Tuesday, January 22, 1918

Got up at seven and had breakfast in the kitchen. Then we went to the store room and saw the hand grenades and all kinds of such things. Then dinner in the hut. One of the men brought it; they like to wait on us. One of the men put up the stove, his name … Continue reading Tuesday, January 22, 1918