April 28th
Cal got a cable from his grandmother today which called for a hundred pounds. A lot of famous writers would like to get paid at that rate for their work.
Springs and I went out to a hospital in the suburbs to see Bostick who’s back from the front all shot to hell. He few a Camel into the ground and his face looks like a scrambled egg. His jaw is broken in two places, his arm is broken, and he may lose one eye. On top of that, he’s had pneumonia. He couldn’t talk much but all that worried him was getting back to the front. He’ll never see the front again, poor kid. We took him some strawberries. They are worth their weight in gold over here.
The Royal Flying Corps and the Royal Naval Air Service have been merged into one service known as the Royal Air Force which is to rank equal with the army and navy and be under neither one. From now on it will be the Army, Navy and Air Force. I understand the Navy doesn’t like the idea at all. It ought to save a lot of confusion and duplication … Read the rest