News from the Sheridan Reveille - 5/3/1918

 C.S. Ala

May 3rd

My Dear Mother: - 

Yours of May 1st rec. Also the magazines which Dad sent.

I am sending under separate cover the big number of the "Sheridan Reveille". I am sure every word of it will be interesting & that the copy is worth preserving. 

I have not seen Alley for some time, however I suppose he is being kept busy and that is probably the reason. 

I have much to get ready for tomorrow's inspection so will close. 

Feeling fine,

Love to All,

Howard

Men reading at hospital barracks, Camp Sheridan, 1918, Alabama Dept. of Archives and History

The above photo is not Howard, but these men may be reading a copy of the Sheridan Reveille of which Howard speaks. This was a daily newspaper started in December 1917, so Howard likely had his choice of many copies to send his mother by May.  

As much as I would love to get my hands on a copy of the Sheridan Reveille, I'm not sure that I'll be venturing out to either Montgomery or Cincinnati to look it up it on microfilm. According to The Khaki Journalists, the paper was quite a feat for its time, having the expertise of journalists from the Cincinnati Enquirer, Cleveland Plain Dealer, and the Washington Post. It was remarkable that "no civilian hand touches the copy" and it was truly run in every aspect by soldiers, with the support of two international wire organizations.