1913

This is going to be a short column and a quick one. As a matter of fact, it was to be no column, because like a pair of rubbers—which are always at home when you want them at the office or at the office when you want them at home—my column file is in Philadelphia and I'm writing this at home. At home, because like brother "Red" Gristede, the Army is closing in and we had to take our blood test yesterday. Plenty of good company there, though, because the first person to meet my eyes was Charlie Briggs. It was almost like old times seeing him there waiting with his coat off and his sleeves rolled up. Made you think of the enrollment days in Hanover some (maybe we'd better skip it) years ago.

At any rate it was good to see him again. He looks fine and his main problem is getting the time to wind up his business before being called.

Another note from Capt. Ernie Moore who has been transferred again, this time up to Fort Custer, Mich. Ernie says it looks now as though he may end up in the Military Government department, which moves in on the countries as we free them from Nazi control. Should be interesting work and Ernie should be good at it.

Also a note from Arne Rich's father concerning a recent promotion of Arne's to a staff position of Donald Nelson's. This is one of the letters in Philadelphia, but I'll give you all the details next issue surely.

Christmas Eve Ed Studwell and I drove up home together. Ed's commission in the Navy had come through and he is now lieutenant (jg), and training at Fort Schuyler in the Bronx.

There's a lot more stuff and again my apologies for not having it for you in this issue.

AT MIAMI BEACH training school are the Rubins, Pfc. "Iz" '28, and Cpl. Sid '31. Both are in the Army Air Force.

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