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Louise Liers journal, April 1918-January 1919
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hearty welcome and taken up to the hosp. in trucks where we were met by the rest of the nurses and our doctors, given dinner and enjoyed a fine program out in front of headquarters. How glad we were to see our beds. Rooms Very Comfortable - nothing but cold water and the Dames about 1 block away - 12 in a row no screens. Just back of our quarters is a lovely old windmill tower. We are to do emergency work for two nurseless units #68 & 48 until their nurses come or our hosp is finished. Aug 12th - On duty in Wd16 - B.H 68 with Miss Sherbourne Such ghastly wounds! One boy tells of killing a ger. woman chained to a machine gun and any number tell similar if not worse tales. Aug 18th Took our first walk to the dear little village of St. Parize - met Capt Fisk and Lt Budde - went into a wonderful old church built in the 8th cent & renewed in the 11th - Very interesting crypts down beneath with old Roman pillars - Walked on to the spring where we met Lt Fairll, Walked home as the moon was rising over the trees. Aug 17th - Busy but not particularly thrilling days until at last we are moved over to our own hosp. Here we live in 2 wards until dormitories are completed - We are all getting fat and rosy except when we are smitten by the "dread disease" which seems to be very prevalent here. Went to Never by amb. with Miss O'Keefe. Had a lovely day shopping and came home with "three bags full" to find that we were in our own rooms and 20 nurses about to depart for up the line which later proved to be another base only about 30 miles from here - How ever we hated to see them go and will
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hearty welcome and taken up to the hosp. in trucks where we were met by the rest of the nurses and our doctors, given dinner and enjoyed a fine program out in front of headquarters. How glad we were to see our beds. Rooms Very Comfortable - nothing but cold water and the Dames about 1 block away - 12 in a row no screens. Just back of our quarters is a lovely old windmill tower. We are to do emergency work for two nurseless units #68 & 48 until their nurses come or our hosp is finished. Aug 12th - On duty in Wd16 - B.H 68 with Miss Sherbourne Such ghastly wounds! One boy tells of killing a ger. woman chained to a machine gun and any number tell similar if not worse tales. Aug 18th Took our first walk to the dear little village of St. Parize - met Capt Fisk and Lt Budde - went into a wonderful old church built in the 8th cent & renewed in the 11th - Very interesting crypts down beneath with old Roman pillars - Walked on to the spring where we met Lt Fairll, Walked home as the moon was rising over the trees. Aug 17th - Busy but not particularly thrilling days until at last we are moved over to our own hosp. Here we live in 2 wards until dormitories are completed - We are all getting fat and rosy except when we are smitten by the "dread disease" which seems to be very prevalent here. Went to Never by amb. with Miss O'Keefe. Had a lovely day shopping and came home with "three bags full" to find that we were in our own rooms and 20 nurses about to depart for up the line which later proved to be another base only about 30 miles from here - How ever we hated to see them go and will
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