. Ellington 1918. uts bride to compete with these Southern I buy lots of lip sticks, Patricia, and tie ribbons on mvself at unexpected places, and Oswald says Ido nicelv. Although in the wilds of Texas, Patricia, the field is not without its aesthetic side—and I was reallysurprised at the musical atmosphere I found. Besides the band practicing all day in the hangars. I hear thebugles tuning up the last thing at night, but Im usually too sleepy, Patricia, to hear aught but the over-ture. Then at 5 oclock in the morning they start up again. And Oswald says the success of every flyer d
. Ellington 1918. uts bride to compete with these Southern I buy lots of lip sticks, Patricia, and tie ribbons on mvself at unexpected places, and Oswald says Ido nicelv. Although in the wilds of Texas, Patricia, the field is not without its aesthetic side—and I was reallysurprised at the musical atmosphere I found. Besides the band practicing all day in the hangars. I hear thebugles tuning up the last thing at night, but Im usually too sleepy, Patricia, to hear aught but the over-ture. Then at 5 oclock in the morning they start up again. And Oswald says the success of every flyer depends upon his first solo, so I think. Patricia, that afield which gives so much attention to the finer things of life may be a prettv lovely place to live in afterall. And then, trio, Ive been startled at the broad way the boys have of looking at things—even about thesuffrage question, Patricia. They are certainly strong for the women here, Patricia, and seem to regard her Page 123 ] [ ELLINGTON FIELD—1918. ,~/l ELLINGTON FIELD—1918] [Page 124 practically as an equal. They even consider her value in a military sense, Patricia, for Ive heard them say—not once, but a million times—Oh, give her the gun. One of my greatest worries, Patricia, is the CO. Oswald told me to be awfully careful and to alwaysremember the importance of the CO. I was very nervous at first. When we arrived Oswald told me theother CO had just left, and I saw a lot of empty trucks at the gate, and realized it must have been a big one,and probably ranking in importance with the Home Guards back in Berwyn, or something. But later Ilearned it wasnt a company at all, but a man, and a West Pointer, and he is awfully particular about everyones elses points, and that is why Oswald wants me to be careful. Most everybody in the army is busted, Patricia. One day, a long time ago, a boy friend of ours got atin bar and he had to borrow 50 cents of the CO. to wire his girl to start her trousseau. Oswald and I
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