Sunday, July 4, 1915

A fine way to start the 4th is to get up at 6 and scrub decks and shine brightwork. At least that's what we did. The orders are to celebrate the 4th tomorrow - maybe that accounts for it. All I did this morning was loaf and sing in the choir at church. For dinner we had turkey, ham, spuds, dressing, lettuce, cucumbers, peas, gravy, cocoa, vanilla and chocolate ice cream and cake - Some feed! We have liberty this afternoon but I'm not going. I corked on the forecastle all afternoon and returned with the bunch in the evening. Nothing at all has happened worth thinking twice about - except Donavin's wife, who happened to come aboard for a while in the afternoon.