Letters to Miss Jeanne Reid
from
Edward V. Grassie C.A.M.C. 338454
May 15, 1919
Bramshott Camp,
May 15/19
Dear Jeanne,
I received your letter Tuesday and was very pleased to get same as it had been some time since I had heard from you but I understand you have been busy and would of enjoyed very much being there to see you as ( Mrs. Jonathan Highborn) I believe you must have a good time in Chatham to bad it is not a large city like Hamilton.
I still have the pieces of poetry you sent me of Chatham tucked away in my trunk. I am pleased to tell you we expect to leave this camp very soon as several of our Boys have gone this week and the few who are left are doing very little. I am afraid if they keep me here much longer I will be getting lazy as we are not worked very hard in Dental Corps.
I am glad to hear of you being in Toronto sorry I was not there as we would of probably tore Burr’s Store down.
I must thank you for the Easter greetings and will say you are the only who who sent me an Easter card.
When I see you, you will have to tell me all about Aunt Susan’s visit and must have been a success imagine taking the sum of money you did think probably we had better go on stage but the only thing I could do would be to take tickets or probably act as usher.
The other boys as well as myself enjoyed Jeff & Matt and I have them pinned up in our board room.
I think the Paris- Gun one is the latest over here they are just coming to spring the old jokes we had in Canada before the war broke out.
Later after tea- We were told to report at our Quarter Stores when we arrived we were given 1 pair of socks, tooth bush, tooth paste, shaving stick, pack of tobacco & several packs of gum do not know who is giving it to us but guess they are from Canadian Government. The socks have been knitted at Victoria B.C. also a cake of soap.
I have just had a game of Tennis we lost. We play at the Y.M.C.A. We have a football, Baseball outfit also a Softball outfit but the weather the last few days has been to warm for playing ball. I spent last weekend at the Witley Camp with some of my old friends of the Artillery and had a real good time. Two weeks ago I was to London to see the Review of the Colonial Troops. A Wandy parade and the Canucks lead the parade something like 5000 strong. Followed by Aussies or Australians about the same in number then the New Zealand and Newfoundland. I watched it from the Strand and think all of London were trying to see them from same place as the crowd were so thick they were walking on one another. I believe the Burr’s would be some what excited when they could not find you. Just know I can not say what time I will be home as one never knows in army just where he is at. I would like to go to Detroit with you and would and have been counting on visiting you for a long time so hope we can arrange it when I return. I have a sister living in Rochester and I have promised her a visit when I get back home.
The fellow I sent with for the Views of Scotland forget to get them and has got a discharge.
Speaking of my hair it is growing and is about half inch long but would prefer sending you a snap with my cap on.
The answer to the 40lbs. Affair is 1.3.9.27. They total 40 and you can weigh anything from 1-40lbs.
I am enclosing a leaf about imported brides thought it rather funny when reading it.
I am surprised at you keeping such late hours as three a.m. I used to myself but do not believe I could stand it now as I have the habit of returning about 10 or 11 p.m.
we are having a Tennis Tournament Saturday we will get one game anyway rhat is the main thing we are not very class player. Hoping to soon hear from you again but after you receive this you had better not write me to over here anymore as I hope to be on my way.
Renain Sinc
Ed.