Arrival at Camp Logan - 10 September 1917

WE ARRIVED AT CAMP LOGAN, HOUSTON, TEXAS ON SEPTEMBER 10th, 1917. SITUATED JUST ABOUT 4 MILES FROM THE HEART OF DOWNTOWN HOUSTON, IT PROVED TO BE A FINE PLACE IN WHICH TO TRAIN. WE LIVED IN A "TENT CITY" - WITH A SQUAD OF 8 MEN TO A TENT. EACH TENT WAS EQUIPPED WITH A WOODEN FLOOR AND WOODED SIDES 3 FEET HIGH.

MESS HALLS, STABLES, CLUB MEETING ROOMS, ETC. WERE ALL OF WOODEN CONSTRUCTION, ELECTRICALLY LIGHTED THROUGHOUT. THE CAMP WAS LOCATED IN THE MIDDLE OF A HUGE FOREST OF PINE AND FIR TREES AND ALTHOUGH MANY OF THEM HAD TO BE CLEARED TO MAKE ROOM FOR OUR TENTS AND BATTERY STREETS -- MANY WERE LEFT STANDING WHEREVER POSSIBLE TO LEND SHADE AND NATURAL BEAUTY TO THE ENTIRE AREA.