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Dear friem■ Luuiae:

ED Everybn■} has tha "Flu" at Eagkell? I wiah t6

ga■■nes■ miss Kaek and ■re. Mai; mania gai it an■ ■ie witi

it. Really, it wuuld be such 5 gno■ rid■anaa, and ■at much

199: eithar I £5 man; as ED peapla ■ie aver; ■ax heru

with iha "Flu". E■l■i■rE tam, are ■ying by thn ■amens. En

far, Felicity, G. Zane, an■ I are tha unlg BREE nf the In■ian

girls ■ha have nut na■ it. We ee;Lminly c■n■i■ar aurEelvaE

lanky tam, helieva ma:Eath■rina an■ I juat raiurna■ laet

Eun■■y evening fr■m Camp Humphrags "Snmawhwr in Virginia"

whaia we valunteere■ ta help nurse scl■iar■ 513% with tl■

I■fluensa. We were thare at the Gamn ten ■aye amnng same 0?

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the Very worse c5535 an■ yet ma ■ié Hat cantr■ct it. Ta 93

inten■p■ Ft■fi■? mnc1 langar than we iii, but the war? was

entirwli 10a har■ Tar us, 336 mnwwuy thw enliierE were all

getting better, 30 we came tame ta I■Et up a hit. 3% w■re

■ag ERIEEE aw■ gtatinne■ in the ■ificer‘e barracks Iur six

■■g■ a■i than tran■ferrei tn the Priv■ie‘a hurracta a:

h■Eyit&1 an■ ware there fun: ■ags hefura we Gam■ b'ckq All

nurses wara requira■ to mark twelva h■■FE 5 ■ay--wa warkw■

frnm Bevan in the marwing until EEVED at ■i“h■‘ with aulg a

Ehart timt far lu■uhaon En■ ■ianar.

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Belieee me. we were elee;e glee when eight eeme heeeuee we

eere ■ie get tire■. He he■ the ■etuel ?eeetiee1 nereing Le

■e——juet like the ether eureee tee. en■ were given F eertein

nenhee ef wer■e eith three er fear yetieete in eeeh ef them te

leek after. Der ehief ■utiee were te give me■ieieee te the

eetieete. teke tempereteree, fix iee eeehe, feed them et

"eetie; time", ruh their heck er eheet with eemvheretee eeeet

nil. eeke egganege, ehe a whale etring ef ether thinge I een't

begin te heme. I lihe■ the were aeet fine, hut ii eee tee

here, net heine need te it. When I wee in the foieer'e

herreeke, feur ef the effieere ef whem I he■ eherget ■ied.

Ewe ef tlem were merriee ee■ eelled fef their rite heerly all

the time. It wee eure piiifel te eee thena■ie. I wee right

in the wer■e eleee with them eeeh time, eh“ Eh: Ehe firet

ene that eiea enre unnerved me-_L he■ te ge ie the hureee‘

quertere en■ ere it eat. The ether three were net ee he■.

Reelly, LeniEe, Greerliee eerrie■ the ■ee■ eel■iere eet en

etretehere et the rete ef twe every three heere fer the firet

twe ■eye were th■l■. Tee German eeiee, peeing ee deetele,

were eeught giving these Influenee germe te tie eel■iere Eve

the: were ehet leet Setureey mernine et eunriee. It is Eueh

e herrihle thing, it ie ter■ te believe, eed get eeeh th;:ge

hejaee elmeet ever? ■ew in TESLineteh.II l:- .

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Eapested 3311? name frum ‘im Had Graze fhr :ursea La

an distyict EDIE right hare in E. G. I valunteare■ a■■iwi

hut SE yet I have ■Dt been cajle■ an■ am waiting. Really.

th'y are EETtEi■lE "hard up" far HHIEEF~-E?EH me BEE Tuln■tear

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a5 & EU?EE in 3 eam■ ■r in WaELingtDn. T■ere are ahnut

■■■ Eal■iar: E■ytiane■ at Patam■c EEIE light bar in D. 0.

Just a sh■rt ■iEtE■■E fr■m tha Interiur bUil■ing whare I

mark, aq■ thiF m■rning's ■■y■r E■i■ tb■t the ■attka at

thiE Park waie incrateing, EU if furtu■a EEVD;E me, I m■y

If Lhawe hef■re the week 15 en■e■. I have uIf}:fin■ $35

vary ■earE■l■ier

Eriend wh■ is Etati■ne■ there—nLieut.

Gentril by gang. “Twa■ E■ funny haw we firgt met.

I was ■ampletely laEt in St. L■uia at tha U■i■■ statiun

[■nmy way ta 3. 3.} an■ Eimplg h'■ ■■ idea WhUlE I Wag

gniug*ajuat wan■EEi■g arnuu■ the ■■■tign ■n 0&5? away my

3% hrg- here waiting for Hg train. Finally, I_thou§ht

uf ean■ing ■dila a talag-am ED she caul■ ha at the Et■ti■J

to meet ma. I want ta ■ta‘Puatal affine right tia?a in tha

Etatian ELLEE ‘uhi■ foal-■ier Fta■■ing? thm-e martin-'3 t0 Rana

in tel■gram t■■. I waited, waite■, 511 naita■ a.■ cuui■ nut

get in in Eeni ans. an I piak■é up 3; suit cage and traveling

.■rtei tawar■■ tha La■iaa‘ ■aiti■g ran”. Insteada“ *TI

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of +fFi■§ my awa i15?■li■■ h$■, I left mine en■ piekc■ my

thiE E■l■ier'■ hag. They ware as much alike at twa FEES, an■

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I W■■ EU tir■■ I n9?$r took special n■■ica, but I thguéhL I

ha■ my own hag. When I apened it ta get out my :mmh an■

Ehpn■dar-—bahnl■i Thaie WEE a kitn■ag f■lly eiuipa■ Ln 3

Enittei Ewegter in it, plus a few nthar trinketf'. I k■■w

than, whmga 553 I hm■, s9 chaaka■ my auit case au■ thrttd ou■

tn lnai for tELE Emldier ■n■ ezehange ■ags. EE‘I thaught ha

had mi■e. after walkingEr■und £5 mi■■tEE I ha a; tu

■a■gair af a?er fin■ing him and Etbrta■ hack ta t■a L■■i■■

rgam an■ I came upnn him ■itiing in une GGFHEI. I racaguiae■

my E35 right away a■■ WE■t ta exchange. Ha W■E Simply so

tickled ta get big bag back he almoat Eauaeze■ the life amt

0f my h■■■ when he shack it. I ha■ my sari Ln■ ■eEtimatiDn

tacta■ 03 the han■ja fa my bag. E■ he faun■ nut where

I WEE gning withaut telling him--an■ a3 fate maul■ have it——

he WEE going to D. E. ton, EU we travele■ tLa res■ of the

way tagathar; He 1? a parfeat gentlama■, gn■ sure treatei

ma nice an the may. EiJ■■ Iam located heIE. ha hag he■■

■a■u tn Eur h■usa twice in BEE me Einc■ I came hb■k fTDm

■amP Hum■hrey■. and ha aura wanta me ta came ■■wn ta Eatamaa

Park as a nurae. HE 15 ■at ■hat qua waul■ Ball $h§n■E■ma“,

but ha 15 mrtainlyEmma-l■akiug.

an■ an ta; 3f all that--

ha ia a GATEDLIG. Ears like it far myaelf tau. All the

girls have E■l■iEIE hare-“In■ian girlE alsa. Emma 0f the

girls have a■ldiara and sailurs tum. Th5 anE are

particularly crazy ■h■ut the In■ia■ girls. Th3; tell HE that

the In■ian girls are Eat Ea "easy" 35 the white giris, E■

I guess maybe ■h;t'■ their reasan.

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Washington ie eerteinly e beautiful Elena. ThETE 1e

En much tn he Eeid in fete: ef it. that if I eterted, I ■eet

believe I eheul■ ever get threughe ■■ile en■ I ■eve te puee

by the Eeyitel, the Unien Etetien, the Tar B■y■-tm■■t, the

Peneinn El■g.. en■ thrnngh the neted Lineelh perk every

morning te enr wey te werk. The Heehingten Henument

f■■■it. high]E within walking dietenee of the Interior

Department {wherewe

eerk} en■ we eelke■ there leet evening

after were, It eerteinly ie high en■ we ere planning tn ee

up in the eleveter eene tine teleee

ever the eitg. We

were geing leet evening, but the eleee ie eleee■

tempererilg,

en eeeennt of this“Fink.

The ntietien field ie enether Very intereeting gleee.

her. nir-pininee fly eter the city at e11 henre ef the ■e?

new, en■ eenetimee ee lee thet one een beer the neiee ef the

m■■til■h

Been■ee eeietere, we have nnn■re■e ef eel■iere, Eeilnre,

Enrinec. French "Blue Devile" en■ even the Hetienel hen■ ef

Italy her in Weeningten. Bangles Feirhenke en■ Gerel■ine

?errer ere here elee en the fenrth Liberty lien campaign

en■ I wee privilege■ tn tene e enenee te teen et tLen.

Jnet genterdeg. Dnuglteeel■ GEE HILLIGH BELLA“; W■■f■ 3F

E■■n■ §DE HASTI■■i■■. It wee rumoured thet ■eehingten eee

geing tn feil te reeeh ite gente in Liberty Een■e en eeeeunt

nf ■eeing en neny ■eetne E■■ eieL penple in the city, but

the may "Deng" is Belling ‘em, it ■eeen‘t seem Le if it will.

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e let ef the girls from the foiee here gezeut te sell hende

hut eeme ef them dent eehe much Bf e eueeeee. Due ef the

Indian girls, heme■ Eethryhe Weleh, went eet leet week to

eeli hee■e ee■ ehe eel■ ee meme thet ehe get eeeuee■ free

the Ofiiee fer the reet ef this week te ■e hethihg but Bell

heh■e. the is e very eretty girl——e high eeheel

gre■eete ee■ eee Fear nermel. Ehe hee tee brethere in the army

__ene is e Beetein end the ether e Sergeant. Heyhe gee

remember Seeing ■eet. Sueieleh'e pietere ih the K. 3. Eter-~

well “hat 15 her heather e21 he is "ever there" new.

£11 the eeheelei ehurehee, theetere, ■eneiu; helle, ete.,

ere eleee■ here Else} There ie e hill in the Seuzte

te■ee eutherieing all the eer-eerhere te he releeee■ free

werh fer the duretien ef thie epieemie. It hee net eeEeee

the heuee get, but I eeu't help but hege it ■eee. If it

■ees, Letient een fie■ plant} ef thihge et heme te hue;

hereelf with, er ehe eight eeeidentellg tehe a trip to

PetemEe Perk. He! He}

It ie peefeetlg alright eheet the eweeter. I ■eet

exeeet yen te he eble to get it exile yen ere inertihed, but

“t ee eeen 55m L!-

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luri-will

etillhe gle■ te heve it if yen eeh er=~

yen are eat of leertiee■. It ie rether eeld in WeEhingten,

but het eel■ eheugh te wee: winter eeete get, ehe my emit

eehi ie 5 little tee thin, em I figure■ met the e ewehter

weel■ he the thieg te hhee. Eemetimee it ie weld eeeu h to

weer e weep while we;hia;, hut ef BURIEB it ie eet ef uueetien

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t0 wark in a h3&vy winter cn■ti anever. ean■ it wlanmver

y■u fin■ it canveniant mu Jm as, and I will Battle %;ih 39E

ma prnm■ily g5 gassihla.

Hall Lnui■e, if gnu are nut dead tira■ rea■ing thiE

lattar, I'll write aaa■har like it EGMB ■th■r tima. There 13

still a lD'L I (301115 1311 3:011 ab■ut II. 6., but i'LL'E .■■iri■g

‘lu■ehtime aa■ I want tn be right

ther‘hnEEG ■at. as I always

am—-$u ha aura.

Write again whenever gnu fin■ it can?anient tn

■g ea——alwaya glad ta haar the H■EkEll newa from you.

Eincaraly yanr frian■.

I.f 9119-11 .LutiE-J‘LILIT

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A■draaa same a5 befure.