Day after Thanksgiving. Cooked a goose and we had a fine dinner. Two of the boys brought the bird and stayed for dinner. Their names are Mesers Wilson and Milton of Co. B. 1st Ammunition Train. They enjoyed the dinner and so did Maj. Anderson, Ens. Purviance, and Ens. Sheldon. More Information The following section … Continue reading Friday, November 30, 1917
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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
Tuesday, October 30, 1917
Heard that the French had lost 3 million men and that in the winter of 1915 sixty men were found frozen to death in one line of trenches; and at present they haven’t enough men to guard the front and keep a few men at different posts and change them at night to fool the … Continue reading Tuesday, October 30, 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
Friday, October 19, 1917
Heard the bombarding during the night. It was at a place called Nancy. Sixty soldiers and twenty others were killed and some hurt. A very pleasant day. Went to the tent and made applesauce and cleaned up. Made some coffee and was getting ready for dinner when Col., Major Anderson, Adj. Starber, and Ens. … Continue reading Friday, October 19, 1917
Tuesday, October 9, 1917
Still raining and cold as ever so Staff told us to have our breakfast at home, so we did. At dinner it was safer as the men were a little better. They have a very nice dog and he has made friends with us. This morning a man was found dead in the … Continue reading Tuesday, October 9, 1917
Wednesday, October 3, 1917
I did not enjoy my breakfast this morning. It rained, and as we did our regular work we nearly froze. And we had colds. Oh my! I can't remember ever having such bad colds before. We did our best trying to cheer our boys. Then we had supper and went to bed as we … Continue reading Wednesday, October 3, 1917
Saturday, September 29, 1917
We started about eight o’clock through some lonely country. One place we passed through had Americans scattered around. A spy had been captured the day before. He had pictures of the town and a wireless concealed on his person. A German airplane was brought down here also. The place is 15 miles behind the firing … Continue reading Saturday, September 29, 1917
Friday, September 28, 1917
Was a very busy day getting ready and helping to put things in order. Lunch at 2. Must be ready to start at four. We were to go to our appointment in a fine limousine. Just think, we had to hurry to get out of the city gates before six o’clock but made it. Then … Continue reading Friday, September 28, 1917
Diary of Margaret Sheldon’s Work in the World War
We left New York on the afternoon of Sept. 13, 1917. Each day on board was pleasant and interesting. Learning to speak French was great fun. Our teacher, Mr. S. Dequister, who was a salvationist about twelve years ago, was a very pleasant man. At present he is a Y.M.C.A. worker. The weather was … Continue reading Diary of Margaret Sheldon’s Work in the World War
Diary of a World War I Donut Girl 