Scrapbook page 83
Title
Scrapbook page 83
Creator
Ochs, Adolph Shelby, Jr.
Identifier
T100556
Date
1916 October 10
Description
Letter from Adolph S. Ochs Jr. to his mother.
Source
Gift of Rev. Shelby Ochs Owen
Subject
Correspondence
World War, 1914-1918
Contributor
Rachel Dark
Language
English
Is Part Of
Ochs Collection Scrapbook
Text
Sunday Night.
Oct 10-1916
Dearest Mother:
Capt. Cox, Senior Mustering Officer here, advises us that we will prabably get definite orders from Washington about Wednesday of this week. We note that Lieut. J. P. Fyffe has been ordered to Oglethorpe to escort a number of recruits to the Border the middle of the week. It is likely that we will be sent along with this bunch. In that event, we will probably go to Oglethorpe first, and will be able to see you again before entraining for El Paso. Will wire you as soon as hear anything definite.
Telephoned the Times office last night to report the drowning of a member of the third regiment, whom I thought was a Chattanooga boy. He proved to be from Bristol. Talked to Ellsworth Brown, and told him to ‘phone you that we were well and happy.
We received a letter from Margaret this morning.
Devotedly,
Adolph.
Oct 10-1916
Dearest Mother:
Capt. Cox, Senior Mustering Officer here, advises us that we will prabably get definite orders from Washington about Wednesday of this week. We note that Lieut. J. P. Fyffe has been ordered to Oglethorpe to escort a number of recruits to the Border the middle of the week. It is likely that we will be sent along with this bunch. In that event, we will probably go to Oglethorpe first, and will be able to see you again before entraining for El Paso. Will wire you as soon as hear anything definite.
Telephoned the Times office last night to report the drowning of a member of the third regiment, whom I thought was a Chattanooga boy. He proved to be from Bristol. Talked to Ellsworth Brown, and told him to ‘phone you that we were well and happy.
We received a letter from Margaret this morning.
Devotedly,
Adolph.
Original Format
Letter
To
Ochs, Frances Lavinia Van Dyke, 1867-1965
Files
Collection
Citation
Ochs, Adolph Shelby, Jr., “Scrapbook page 83,” 1916 October 10, T100556, Adolph S. Ochs Jr. Collection, Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library & Museum, Staunton, Virginia.