Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 124, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 June 1918 — TWO LETTERS FROM ROSS BENJAMIN. [ARTICLE]

TWO LETTERS FROM ROSS BENJAMIN.

United States Army Postal Service, May 5, 1918. Dear Mother: It has been so long since I wrote to you I suppose you think I have forgotten you, but I have been too busy to write. I have moved from where I was and am now the postmaster at a new officer, A. P. 0., 731-A. I have a nice little office here and a nice place to room but not a very good place to eat. These French restaurants in these ’ small towns are awful. Will try and make some different arrangements as soon as I get settled. I hated to leave headquarters for there was a fine bunch of fellows there and I had a nice place to live, and here I am alone in the office. The army men I have met here are all mighty nice to me tho, and I think I will like it fine. Nice high country, almost in the mountains and the most beautiful country I have ever seen. , I haven’t had any mail for two weeks now and had but a few since I have .been here. I should have a lot of it pretty soon. Address my mail to Supt. A. P. 0., 731-A and I will get it a little sooner. I haven’t heard from Bess at all but I suppose I will soon. Haven’t time to write any more now. Lovingly, ROSS. May 12, 1918. Dear Mother: This is Mother’s day. Not a very cheerful day for mother’s day but we have lots of them like this here. Rained very hard last night and is cloudy and cold today and the wind is blowing hard. Nearly everyone has left the place but me. Not much to do now but I expect there will be plenty When the mother’s letters begin coming in this evening. Had a lots of them this a. m. but the mail has gone out now and nothing out until 12:50 tomorrow. A little over a week ago I sent a package to you containing a French helmet. When you get it, if you ever do, just put it away until I come home. It was worn by the father of two little French girts before he was killed. These two little girls, Anne Marie and Jeanne Bourier, were adopted by the men in the postoffice down at headquarters before I left. They are about the nicest little things I have seen in a long time. One is 4% years old and the other is 3. We all had our pictures taken together with the two children and when I get them I wall send them to you. Had a letter from you day before yesterday, the first for a long time. Also had one from Ross and Jess and one from Wilda Littlefield. I suppose some so the boys have left by this time. Wilda said that Mike Wagner had already gone and Emmett and Floyd Myers would probably go April 26. Hate to see them go but still am glad because they are needed over here. Don’t get much news Of the war up here and hardly know what is going on. Will not try to write any more now but be of good cheer and don’t worry about me as I am in a perfectly safe place and well. With love this Mother’s Day, ROSS. Send me some papers.