Loyola University Maryland - Evergreen / Green and Gray Yearbook (Baltimore, MD)

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Anniston, Ala. Your letter of the 7th was reeeived last Sunday, News of dear Loyola is always weleoine and interesting. It was good to learn that so many from the old sehool are now in the serviee. We all know that if they earry out what was taught them there, there would he about 175 Napoleons in the army of Unele Sam, that is, from the military point of view. Sorry that the College haskethall team eould’nt “earry on.” “Carry on” is quite English, hut our ollieers love to use it. We had a rather fair team in our hattalion, witli Stan Cook, Jimmie Arthur, Steve Campbell and myself among the players, hut it was not like playing for Loyola, and I missed Seheurieh who used to he o])j)osite me at forward. Cheering to know that so many “fair ones” are knitting and sewing for us. We hope that no one of our hoys will have aii} use for the bandages, hut we are glad that they are being made and appreciate beyond words the spirit of the good ladies. We have no idea when we shall he sent across. “Call to Quarters” has just sounded, so I must he getting under the covers. Best regards to all at Loyola. Neil Cohcohan. Camp McClellan, Anniston, Ala. Many thanks. Father, for the Christmas greetings from you and the priests at Loj ola. Have been thinking of all of you and wanting to write but I hardly get time to get a line home. About half of our hattalion spent the night of Christmas Eve fight- ing a forest fire. We fared well at all the meals on Christmas Day. Stan Cook did himself jiroud. Hope you are well. Father, and I wish you a sincere Happy New Year. Neil Corcoran. Camp McClellan, Anniston, Ala. I believe I told you how much jileasure the letters you sent to all the old Loyola ho s afforded, and with so many of tliem in the com- panies of our hattalion one could scarcely go a yard on the Sunday they were received without the query “Did you get a letter from Father Fleming?” being ])ut to him. And because there are so many former Loyola students in this camj), it makes one feel a sort of delicacy in telling of soldier life and giving his jiersonal exj)eriences, for fear there will he such a sameness of the letters sent to you; tlien too, with so many 22

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more a] 30 ut it. Folks these days want to hear about guns and ])ullets in action. We handle them only in the making. Don’t know how long I will be here, but I believe that I am soon due to move. I will be in Baltimore in May, and will surely drop in to see you. Do give my kindest regards to all the Fathers, and asking to be remembered in your prayers, I am, Clarence G. Owincs. Caaip McClellan, I wish most heartily to thank the Faculty of my dear old Alma Mater and the Reverend Fathers of St. Ignatius’ Church for the welcome Christmas greetings which it was my pleasure to receive this year. It was indeed a joyful surprise to know that I was still remembered by the professors to whom I owe so much and have repaid so little. This token of their untiring care will l)e my l est companion during the trying days that are ahead. Memories of Loyola have always been sweet to me, growing sweeter as the years pass on, and I am proud and happy to he found in her thoughts at this glad season. Accep- again my most sin- cere thanks, and may the New Year be for the college a happy and i)rosperous one; and for the kind fathers, as they wish it. Already in this Division “The Blue and Grey,” Loy- ola’s name is spoken well of, ])ecausc of her sons; and rest assured that wherever they are found they do credit and add glory to the fair name of their Alma Mater. Charles H. Foleal 21 SElcaCVXT .TOSEl’ll luau ' ii Artillery

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ClIAIiLES LETTS Engiiiper Corps (Franco) Loyola men over there where service means so much more, and incidents are heavy with interest, our little happen- ings are as nothing; but since you r equest it. Father — here goes. As you know, our com- pany, though much smaller than it is now under the new army plan, was originally the machine gun company of the old Fifth Maryland, and when the present war was declared it was assigned to Port Covington, in Baltimore, to perform guard duty there, “Those were the happy days,” but this we realized only after we had reached our present camping grounds. And they were our “rookie” days, though at the time we thought we could lick the Kaiser and his pals with our four Lewis automatic ritles and our “thirty-eight” revolvers. I can never forget 1113 first few daj s at the Port. I still believe that during them I chopped enough wood to last six regiments for six wars. The uniform I was to be issued was resting complacentl} at the arinoiy and I was doing no drilling; so, lest I should think I had struck a life of leisure, they kept me bus with detail, and this mostl} on the wood pile. But like all good things. Port Covington did not last veiy long. Toward the end of Jul} we learned that the Marjdand Brigade was to go to a camp at Anniston, Alabama, for intensive training prior to overseas service, and that it was to be a part of the Twentj -ninth Division. Having been with the Southern Bailwaj just before enlist- ing, I had heard of Anniston, but I was one of the few enlightened ones in our companjc Daj s and da s went b} and no otlicial talk of leaving. Then one sunshiity da} ' in August, our captain drove through the camp gate, old number one post, in his olive drab Overland, and told us to pack, for in the morning we would leave for CockeA ' sville. We packed, and the next da} ' started for this Baltimore County town where we had learned our regiment was to mobilize before entraining for the southland. We were the first company on the scene and it was up to us to pre- pare the camp. For the most part we were new at the game, but there was willingness in the actions and paces of all. In short order there was a huge water tank set up, with a gasoline 23