Ervin Putnam WWI diary Jan-Feb 1918

   

• Thursday January 17th, 1918: Charlotte, NC
  • Received Corporals Warrant
• Thursday January 24th, 1918:
  • Camp quarantined for two weeks for meningitis.
• Monday February 4th, 1918:
  • Took out $10,000 life insurance
  • Big games on these days
• Tuesday February 5th, 1918:
  • Paid today $18.37. Muddy as hell and then some.
• Wednesday February 6th, 1918:
  • In town with X-Ray Patients.  Half day off. Nothing doing.  Had a head on collision with trolley car.  Freeman + g + $12.00.
• Thursday February 7th, 1918:
  • First good day this spring.  Fairly hot. Cleaned up the shack. +3.00
• Friday February 8th, 1918:
  • Another good day. Capt. O.D. mud drying up fast. quarantine extended for another week. 80'
• Saturday February 9th, 1918:
  • Went to Charlotte with Patients,  X-Ray material coming in.  Corking good day. +$6.00 85'
• Sunday February 10th, 1918:
  • Day off worked just the same. Great day 86' above $3.00+
• Monday February 11th, 1918:
  • Nothing doing Great weather 88' $1.85+
• Tuesday February 12th, 1918:
  • Just the same. Great day 78' $4.00-
• Wednesday February 13th, 1918:
  • Foggy + raining a little.  80' Go to the Sanatorium.  Cleaned up fine. 90+
• Thursday February 14th, 1918:
  • 80' Sanatorium again. Had Dinner at Browns. Quarantined for another week.  First drill since leaving Ft. Ethan Allen.  84'
• Friday February 15th, 1918:
  • First Thunderstorm of the year. Physical instructions. Day off.
• Saturday February 16th, 1918:
  • Charlotte again.  1st. M.H.F.A. leaves for Spartanburg. 88' 1st N.H. leaves for foreign services.
• Sunday February 17th, 1918:
  • Worked some on the X-Ray room. Nearly done.
• Monday February 18th, 1918:
  • Sergeants exam this a.m. postponed. Missed trip to Charlotte in afternoon.  Got to town about five o'clock.  Stayed out to supper with Capt. carney.  Went to pictures and then stayed all night.
• Tuesday February 19th, 1918:
  • Started wiring X-Ray room.  Cool + rainey
• Wednesday February 20th, 1918:
  • Same job
• Thursday February 21st, 1918:
  • Same thing. transformer doesn't work.  Cold.
• Friday February 22nd, 1918:
  • In town with ambulance. Stuck for 3 hours on the road. got back 4 o'clock. Finished up X-Ray.
• Saturday February 23rd, 1918:
  • Started taking pictures 10 o'clock. 15 in two hours. Getting Warmer.
• Sunday February 24th, 1918:
  • Nothing doing today chilly.
• Monday February 25th, 1918:
  • Busy as ever and then some. Fire back of officers quarters.
• Tuesday February 26th, 1918:
  • Just the same
• Wednesday February 27th, 1918:
  • Just the same
• Thursday February 28th, 1918:
  • Just the same