Copeland, George, Rev.

"All the men are out and I am going to write a short letter...It has been a terrible day not only on account of the pouring rain...but because of the unfortunate breakdowns...."

"...I'm sorry I won't be back permanently this week, but I have fixed Jan 15th as the end, and it seemed not fair to go away when there were so many wounded men coming back and practically no one here but Bird to do the work...."

"There are 8 people sitting around me talking and laughing and the phonograph playing a foxtrot but I'm going to try to write...it has been an awful day here as I suppose it was in Weldon [Pennsylvania]...."

"I haven't heard from you for a couple of days but I suppose it is because you expected me home today or tomorrow...We went to the meeting of the War Commission in Baltimore today and it was arranged that I should stay until Jan 15th...."

"It has been terribly cold here since last night as I suppose it has at home...the wind seemed to blow right through the paper wall, and there is absolutley no heat in these rooms when the doors are closed...."

"...We have made two trips to the camp, Bird and I, for Kendall is takiing a day off--and on one of them visited in the hospital. By luck I got into the tuberculosis ward...."

"...Yesterday was a hard day and I was almost too tired to stand. At night I took part in 7 services and preached 6 times. At the Signal Corps at 10 in the morning I preached to about 135 men...."

"...I was at the hospital in the morning where a wounded man told me a story that upset my stomach and I had to get out in the air...."

"...So I hope to be home on Thursday next to stay. And I'll be as glad as these soldiers to get home, even though this work is in many ways the most interesting I've ever done...."

"The night shirt came tonight and it was a blessing because I'm sure this old one was so dirty that it would have had cooties soon...."