Letter No. 10&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;France&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Aug. 6th, 1918<br>
My Dear Frances,<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I hope this is at the Normal to welcome you upon your return to work. &nbsp;It does not seem possible that you summer vacation is a thing of the past. &nbsp;There will be no boys in the school this year so I hope your classes will be smaller. &nbsp;Do not work too hard and give Marion the same advice. &nbsp;Marion's letter has not arrived. &nbsp;I fancy she is having too good a time in Tennessee to write.<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;We have been very busy but got extra help yesterday so are getting our time off duty.<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I wrote you of the men of a base hospital arriving some weeks ago. &nbsp;Their nurse joined them recently and part of them came on duty in our wards yesterday. &nbsp;They have a most thrilling time coming over, running into a nest of submarines, and getting several without losing a ship of their big convoy. &nbsp;Our trip was very tame in comparison.<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I wrote you recently asking you to send me the Saturday Evening Post. &nbsp;Wish you would send Life with it. &nbsp;Wrap them up together. &nbsp;I'll write Margaret to give you money for the subscription, but you may as well read them before sending them on. &nbsp;The boys enjoy Life also the Mirror &nbsp;which Harry Skelland sends me.<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The last week has been cold and rainy, and consequently 'sticky' underfoot, but hope to walk to the village of ----------- tomorrow to do a little shopping.<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Where are you living this year? &nbsp;I haven't received the catalog you spoke of sending me last May. &nbsp;You did not tell me where you spent the Fourth.<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I trust you will excuse this mutilated sheet of paper but my paper is getting low and I do not believe they have much on -------------.<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A canteen worker has arrived so we will have a canteen as soon as they can get supplies. &nbsp;The boys are a hungry lot. &nbsp;I hope the US government is making barrels of jam. &nbsp;We get lovely white bread and the flour comes from Marshall, MN.<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Do not send this on as I am writing home. &nbsp;My love to Marion and write frequently. &nbsp;Greet the Thomas family for me.<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Affectionately, &nbsp;Jane<br>
Emily Jane Mosford ANC<br>
USA Base Hospital No. 26<br>
Am. EF&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;via NY<br>
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