jlv Hear Father and Mother:
yin e Faster Sunday we have had
a few rather hectic days and I have
net had much time except to try and
relax ill the evenings. As i wrote
v,iu we had a large intake on Faster
Si.r lay, one of smaller size the night
before. and still a third, only moder
ately large on Monday. They were
completely shocked hut the necessary
proper work and examinations to size
up the cases were iiuite a burden to
reduced medical staff just now ros
ier and myself. However, we got
things well to rights by Tuesday ev
ening. and then at In p. m. came a
telegram that we must evacuate llai)
on a hospital train due at ti a. m. to
This of course meant sorting over
again those who could properly travel
ami seeing that their clothing was in
ord-r, which had just been put in
tie storage rooms. There was break
fast at l.S*' and loading of the nun
began at : o. i laid down with my
t dies at. 2 and was up at
It is astonishing how much derail
work there is. signing discharges, pa
pers. etc., as required by the army
routine tor the transportation of pa
tients and wounded. My own por
tion is detachment Commander, and
involves among other things the trans
portation by stretcher or ambulance
from hospital t" train, or train to
hospital when tiny come in. i had
thought tliis was fairly arranged for.
