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Robert Morriss Browning correspondence to Karl S. Hoffman, 1915-1917

1917-11-26 Bob Browning to Karl Hoffman Page 2

I am enclosing a picture or two taken up here. One of 'em shows the way my feet felt when I first put on Army shoes.  Now I like 'em fine and don't see how I could ever have worn tight narrow ones.
I've just been detailed to the worst job in the post - Regimental Mess Officer, or rather Assistant Mess Officer.  The R.M.O. said that as Asst. R.M.O. I'd do the work and could come to him for advice or suggestions.  I'll be in charge of the buying etc. for the Officers' Mess here.  It's an awful job for a guy that doesn't know anything at all about marketing and planning menus.  But "I'm in the Army Now.  I'm not behind the plow," etc.  Beg pardon, but that's it.  It all goes.  Everything goes.  We've got to learn to like it or at least not think too much about how much we dislike it.  There'll be about a hundred and forty officers here and some of the married ones will bring their wives to the Club for meals so you can get some idea of the cafe' I'll be running here. - It's all on top of my regular drill schedule, too.
Well, it's pretty nearly midnight and I'm getting pretty cold.  It's been snowing all day.  One of my pictures shows how things looked here a month ago.
Let me hear from you as soon as you can.
Your old collitch chump 
Bob
36th Inf.
Ft Snelling

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I am enclosing a picture or two taken up here. One of 'em shows the way my feet felt when I first put on Army shoes. Now I like 'em fine and don't see how I could ever have worn tight narrow ones. I've just been detailed to the worst job in the post - Regimental Mess Officer, or rather Assistant Mess Officer. The R.M.O. said that as Asst. R.M.O. I'd do the work and could come to him for advice or suggestions. I'll be in charge of the buying etc. for the Officers' Mess here. It's an awful job for a guy that doesn't know anything at all about marketing and planning menus. But "I'm in the Army Now. I'm not behind the plow," etc. Beg pardon, but that's it. It all goes. Everything goes. We've got to learn to like it or at least not think too much about how much we dislike it. There'll be about a hundred and forty officers here and some of the married ones will bring their wives to the Club for meals so you can get some idea of the cafe' I'll be running here. - It's all on top of my regular drill schedule, too. Well, it's pretty nearly midnight and I'm getting pretty cold. It's been snowing all day. One of my pictures shows how things looked here a month ago. Let me hear from you as soon as you can. Your old collitch chump Bob 36th Inf. Ft Snelling