Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 284, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 December 1918 — LETTER FROM HARVEY PHILLIPS [ARTICLE]

LETTER FROM HARVEY PHILLIPS

U. S. Naval Air Station, L’aber Wrach, France, •November 17, 1918. Dear Mother and AM: — We are enjoying the best of weather since peace was declared. Hasn’t rained since, but it has been cold. Just nice, snappy weather. It’s rather cool riding all day, but it beats rain seven ways. 4 Don’t know when we will be sent home, but expect to leave here about the first of next month. The station will be turned over to the French. I suppose there was one grand time when news of peace reached Ithej States. All work was knocked off and general liberty was granted. AM the church bells rang for two or three days. . In B they had a big time for two days. Bands played and everything lighted at night. They fired the national salute of twenty-one guns to start the whole Show. There is a slight possibility of all the aviation stations being closed and all the sailors in the aviation being returned home before Xmas. At the latest it will be February. We can get no furloughs, so I suppose I will not get to see Paris. We had a big dinner today, baked chicken, celery, baked sweet potatoes, green peas, gravy, apricot pie, bread, butter and coffee. How is that for a war-time feed? Had oranges for breakfast and apples for supper, so all ih all it 'has been a fine day. I suppose most all the work is about done at home. Give my best regards to everyone. Love to ail. Your son,

HARVEY.

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