Thursday, August 19, 1915

We had the guard again today. I was detailed as signalman, but our watch was discontinued - so we had nothing to do. In the afternoon I was surprised to see Mary Howard, Gladys Craine, and their aunts, mothers, etc., come on board. We made arrangements to meet at the ball to be given at the Virginia Hotel in the evening. We did meet there, and I, for one, had a very pleasant evening. It was a fitting end to our liberties on the West Coast, to spend the evening with someone from home. It was past one o'clock when we turned in.