The weather is as usual, very hot. The evening was cool though.

We had hot cakes with syrup for breakfast, along with bread and coffee and half an orange. For lunch I ate beans, bread with jam, water, and pudding. At supper there was stew, cold tea, cornbread, and peach cobbler.

I was up at 6:15 and had breakfast at the usual time. I finished Mother’s letter and sent it. I think she will be home by this time. She was in Waterloo, but was going to Clayton. They are pretty busy up there at this time of year. The harvest and thrashing are on full blast. I hear harvest “hands” are getting as high as five dollars a day. Men who cultivate the corn are asking as much as three dollars a day. That is a lot of money for such work.

I worked in the corrals this morning as usual and then this evening I worked in the corrals. The “TOP” gave us all a lecture about asking for a transfer from one unit of the remount to another and another. He said is was useless to bother him with requests for transfer. He has tried to get one himself and failed to obtain it. I don’t know why they are so hard on the men that way. We can not ever ask for a transfer from detail to detail here in the camp. We have to be satisfied with our present jobs & be glad we have it. (Or make believe we are glad to have it any how.)

I wrote to Aunt Francis tonight, and Honey Girl, too. Dear Girl. I had a dream last night about her. I thought I had lost her & I went mad. Then I woke up from the anguish of it. Thank God it was just a dream & she is not taken from me yet.

God is very good to me. I am not worthy of the least of His mercies.

Weather: hot

At breakfast I had scrambled eggs, bread, and coffee. For lunch I ate chicken stew, spuds, bread, and water. I also had a coke. Supper was good, chicken and cabbage slaw, and cocoa cookies.

I was up rather late, but in time for reveille. Last evening I went to town (Waco) and spend $5.50, too much to spend. And this evening I spend $2.05. I bought a service flag for Honey Girl & a book on non-commissioned officers’ duties for myself. I don’t know if I will get a warrant or not, but if I do have the chance for an examination I want to be ready for it. Continue reading My Grandfather’s Words: Sunday July 28, 1918 →

Weather is hot and clear. For breakfast I ate 2 little peaches, fried spuds, coffee, bread, and grape-nuts. For lunch we had beans, meat, bread, spuds, and water. At supper we had apples, sliced boiled beef, bread, water, and peas.

Up at 6:15. Skipped my bath. Had to report to the doctor. I told him I thought I was fine for work. He grinned and said, “Alright. Try it anyhow.” I went out and told Sergeant Hitgler to give me a light job as I had a cracked rib. So he set me to watching the horses. I was to keep them from running from one side of the corral to the other while they were cleaning the corral. They would push the stock from one side to the other. They set several men to watch them.

This evening I helped push the water cart around. Then I went into Waco. I met with George –. I got to talking to him and I told him about the Lord Jesus. He professed to be saved. He is a member of a church they call “Of the Apostolic Faith.” I can hardly make him out as he seems to believe in faith healing and many other things that I interpret differently. He is married and his wife is with him here in Waco.

I went to the soldier’s club and to the canteen. There I got into a conversation with one of the ladies who is in charge. I inquired about work for nurses there & also about rooms to let. In her opinion there was plenty of work for nurses here. I then went up to the Amicable Bldg to interview some of the doctors there regarding the same thing. Only saw one doctor, but he spoke very favorably regarding the need for nurses there.