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he said the work is needed there very much and was sorry that they were not getting more men like me for this division.  Marg. M. B. had written to him that I must be there about this time.  Yesterday I had lunch with them and then Mrs M. and another lady took me to the Hospital (American)  The women go every day, with ice cream, on a large towering can, and give the wounded as good a time as they can stand.  We had a good time with the boys.  They were very happy to see us in spite of the serious conditions of some of them.  Those that are getting well do not want to go back home untill they have had another chance.  Some of the poor boys look very badly wounded but they are doing fine.  Some of them had no cigarettes.  I promised them that I would come back today with a fellow by the name of Jim [[Hoffeld?]], and together we would have plenty to smoke.  You see there is quite a sharp line drawn between the red Cross & the Y.M.C.A. in Hospital work.  We can give ice cream but not cigarettes.  That is by the Package but we can go and smoke with them and those that have non [[none]] we can offer them a smoke.  The women are all working very hard here now.  This Hospital is being cleared out now.  Like Dr. B. is being prepared for the next drive as soon as they can.  Mrs Montgomery said the last drive 3 weeks ago every room was full in the Passage way and in the yard.  The strethers every body helped that could those that could not did not hang around in all the rush.  Mrs M. saw a french man stand for a few moments looking at this cort yard full of wounded Americans.  He could not say anything or do anything.  He went away.  A little later he came back and placed some flowers on every one of the stretchers.  The Hospital is at Neullie.  It was built by American long time ago for the French soldiers but now it has been turned over for the American soldiers.  I hope that every woman & man is doing their best in America.  We need all they can do in work & sympathy (but sincere sympathy.  This is a fine club we are stopping at.  It is full of soldiers all the time of cors always on the move by group.  Not many Americans, Canadians, New Zealand, Astralin.  They are a fine lot of me [[men]].  They have all been on the front some for five years without a leave.  Quite young men & middle age represents all divisions of the army and all grades.  Just around the corner is the America Navy Club where there are also movement of groups of men going on all the time.  I have not received any letter from you yet.  I am not worrying because I know there is some good letter for me on the way someplace 

lots of love & kisses to you all.  Solon