to Bethune was a very rotten one in truck + no door. snowing + cold + packed in tight. Oh hell! I walk from Bethune to Fresincourt about eleven miles + arrive at camp about 4:30, the boys give me a very noisy reception but soon found me a flop + fixed me up. as I was waiting after supper Bert tells me to report to the orderly room next morning as “Ignots” Harvey has gone away on a draft. Sunday Dec 30. Orderly room all day, don’t do much except filing Dec 31. New Years Eve. Cold + dry - Orderly room. fairly busy. light supper + bit of a concert, run into a watch night service. lights out 12:45.
1918
Jan 1. 1918 New Years day. how many more out here. I wonder. New Years letter from dear Belle cold + dry. Orderly room. the original boys of the 12th are
