Dr. Everett Powers letter to Marian Powers - Nov. 16, 1918
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[Y.M.C.A. letterhead] 3 30 P.M. [November] 16th 1918. MyDarling Marian : - This has been a dismal day. Sprinkling rain and pouring rain by turns. It is sloppy around Camp Nothing doing in Our work. We were Excused about 1 30 this afternoon. Have written a letter to Curtis and thought Iwould start another to you as it has been sometime since Iwrote to you. Think that Iwill go in town after supper with Lt. Dye and go to the Empress tonight. Have now been here over two and one half months and haven’t been to a theater so guess it will not hurt me to go once. Unless we get busy hope wont have to stay here long. Had a letter from Dr. Burch today which Iwill sendyou soon. One from Dr. West yesterday wanting to Know about what time Ithought we would be released. Had a
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letter from Miss House enclosing tax receipt from Texas and a letter from W.H. Thompson. Joplin. Is Still Making some Collections. We did not not have the picture taken this afternoon on account of the rain. Wish you and Nira Could have heard the Concert last night. Ido not Know how she is rated. Later Your letter Came this afternoon. so that Ihave not been without a day for sometime now. Am afraid with your Music that you are overdoing. You seem to be disappointed that Idid not have more to say about the Celebration at the time of the signing of the Armistice. Ihave marked an article in this weeks Camp Dodger, which tells how the News was heralded here. None of us in these barracks heard any of it. The first we Knew of it was about 5 30 A.M. when the band began playing, “ There will be a hot town Etc” Then in a short time a News boy Crying “The War is Over”. They had a big time in [Des Moines] just as you did in [Carthage] ,
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[Page 2] we were on duty during the day and I did not go in at Night as we would have to go in on the Interurban and be in the street jam. so Iwent to a picture show on the hill instead. awful wasn’t it? Not to have any more Curiosity. It was a foregone Conclusion when the Kaiser abdicated that the Armistice would be signed and there wasn’t much excitement in Camp. You did not say how the turnips had developed. are they any larger than the one I pulled. Itasted that for a day. Am glad that you find the vacuum Cleaner so satisfactory. Thought you said there wasn’t any bean in the lima bean pods. Sunday 8 30 A.M. We had planned to go over to [Fort Des Moines] this morning, but is a very disagreeable morning, raining with the wind in the North West. Is a perfect Mud puddle around here. We went in to the Empress Theatre last night. was a fair show of the
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Kind, but not very attractive to me. Lt. Dye said that it was a better bill that the Orpheum. So Iam not sorry that Idid not go to Orhpeum. Was Mostly singing and dancing. One Man had a very good voice. Is raining to beat the band out now, Will be mighty glad when they turn me loose and let me wind my way homeward. Presume that you will read the demobilizing order in the paper there. As Iam on the Mustering out staff they May Keep me sometime. The D. Brigade Comes 7th in the list to demobilize. So if this is Carried out we will be here sometime. Inotice to all of this there is made an Exception to the Surgical end of service. The first time you see Mr. Tharp ask him what he can get you three loads of Manure for the East lot where the potatoes were. Ithink you said you paid 1.25 or 1.50 at this season would prefer the unrotted. and they say it is Cheaper, however, if you Can get it for this price better do so. Am Enclosing an ad – Isn’t it a Corker? Will stop for this letter and Mail. Just lots of love. Devotedly Everett.
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| Title | Dr. Everett Powers letter to Marian Powers - Nov. 16, 1918 |
| Creator | Powers, Everett |
| Source | Powers, Everett. Letter to Marian Powers. 16 Nov. 1918. Dr. Everett Powers Collection. AR Box 1918. Powers Museum, Carthage, Missouri. |
| Description | Dr. Everett Powers wrote to his wife, Marian Powers, from Camp Dodge, Iowa on November 16, 1918. Dr. Powers served in the Medical Corps as a physician at Camp Dodge. In this letter, he discussed the demobilization effort, the armistice celebrations in Des Moines, and various other topics. |
| Subject LCSH | World War, 1914-1918--Medical care--United States; Camp Dodge (Iowa); World War, 1914-1918--Armistices |
| Subject Local | Medical Corps; World War I; Celebrations |
| Site Accession Number | AR Box 1918 |
| Contributing Institution | Powers Museum |
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| Date Original | November 16, 1918 |
| Language | English |