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Letter from Douglas BoWjpsu.
Among the many Bay St. Loui9 boys who ha', e joined Uncle yam’s fighting: forces there is not one who deserves more credit than Douglas . Bourgeois, son of Mr. arid Mrs. W.i ! L- "Bourgao’ts. Hf was under the draft age, but finally gained his parents’ consent to join the navy. After several months at tlye Gfeat
transferred t?> some point., on the i eastern seaboard, and will shortly 1 be on his way “over there.” In the ; following letter to his parents he tells of his trip from the training statiou.
SOMEWERE IN AMERICA. Dear Mama and Papa:
I I dropped you a letter yesterday. [This is some trip. We are now i passing through the mountains.
! We .go through Maryland and Washington, D. C., and will be on this trip about four days. I saw a few coal mines. It sure is wonderful. The Re,d Cross met us at the depot la.st night and gave us supper and a bools to read. On our trip this morning we passed through Pittsburgh, Pa., and every train , and factory blew for us. There are jtwo train loads of soldiers behind | us. They are “going across.” I j sent you a picture of the mess hall.
IVIv suit was not very clean, as my I Job was to clean the dish pans. I would not take a thousand dollars for what I have gone through. If I I had s'ai'ed at home I never would
■	have se^ri these places as lon^ as I
■	lived. Well I don’t know what else . to say so will close. With lots of ; love and kisses, Your son,
Douglas.