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Georgia Finley writes of her trip overseas to her father, assuring him that "We are all happy to be moving on since this must be so, the only regret is that such a long distance must be between us and the ones we love." She closes her letter by…

Georgia Finley writes of how busy her work has been lately: "The nurses' diet has been turned over to me and you can imagine what my task has been to prepare food as it should be and without unnecessary waste with French women and with boys who have…

Georgia Finley writes of her busyness since coming to France and also notes: "Time certainly does fly. It is now the first of May - five months since we started from New York. Four months in France." She also writes, "Of course, there is a…

Georgia Finley describes a Memorial Day service abroad while she was in service.

Georgia Finley writes to her mother to inquire about her father's health and regale her mother with news. She writes about her trials and tribulations regarding speaking French: "I wrote you that I had been given charge of the nurses diets with…

Georgia Finley writes to her mother in the aftermath of her father's death.

Georgia Finley writes to her mother about the French Independence Day celebrations. She talks about visiting a French abbey, a French castle, Jean Rousseau's former home, and Mt. Blanc. She also writes about visiting the garden of a "Boston heiress…

Georgia Finley writes to her mother after returning from vacation, telling her "I have been busy visiting the hospitals with the mess officer and looking over some work which we expect to begin soon." Georgia writes, "There is no telling when I shall…

Georgia Finley writes that "We are, however, not busy at present but no telling what it will be by the time this reaches you. Louie writes that you are much encouraged by the news from the front - so are we all and we hope it will be continued until…

Georgia, at the end of the first page of this letter, writes "It almost makes me wish I were back in the states… but then I wouldn't give up this work here at present unless they made me until at least the end of my year - Dec. 2." Georgia is…

Georgia Finley writes that "We are busy again and everyone happy to be useful - about equally divided between surgical and medical cases. You are getting the encouraging news from the front. Far off Bulgaria seems to be the first to lead in the peace…

Georgia Finley wrote this letter to Louie as she waited to leave the boat that took her to France.

Georgia writes about her busyness, stating that "this is Sunday but no one would know it…. Work is letting up a little but we shall probably have another convoy in soon. Our work is getting to be more of an evacuation hospital than a base. Many…

Georgia writes home with joy after the armistice: "Well it is all over! What joy! The news was officially given out during the morning. First indirectly that troops stationed near here and ready to go to the front were ordered not to go as no more…

Webster writes about her service during the war to Max Goodsill, who would eventually pen an article about her canteen work during the war and her work in a Soviet orphanage after the war.