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Thomas W. Messenger correspondence, 1917

1917-10-01 Thomas Messenger to N.H. Messenger Page 3

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for me too. If people at home knew what a great help the army Y.M.C.A. was to the soldier they would not hesitate a moment to give freely to its cause. Several fellows are playing checkers. Now for something about our trip down here. We left Grinnell Tuesday afternoon at four oclock on scheduled time and such a crowd as there was at the depot, I never such such a mob. The wreck we had that night proved to be nothing serious except that Troop D's baggage was scattered all around and their boxes broken
 
World War I Diaries and Letters