Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-08-25
MRS. GRAYB|LL TELLS
THRILLING WAR NEWS
Several Other Harrisburgers in
Europe Are Now Heard
From

Mrs. Elizabeth Graybill formerly of
this city, now residing with her aunt,
Mrs. b. S. Kunkel, of Philadelphia and
Cape May, returned to this city yes
terday. The steamer Noordam of the
Holland american Line, which docked
at New York Monday morning, on
which Mrs. Graybill arrived from The
Hague, Holland, had over 1000 pas
sengers and made an exceptional run.
Mrs. Graybill was in Berlin when
war was declared. She left that city
August 2, at which time bulletins con-
tanning the declaration of war were
being distributed by automobiles to
the excited populace. Her descrip-
ton of the mad rush to neutral terri
tory, with and without luggage, lack
of accommodations, shortage of
money, separation of friends, mobil-
ization of the army and anxiety to
secure passage for the return trip
home, is interesting and thrilling. Mrs.
Graybill taught in the public schools
of this city for many years. She is
now visiting her sister, Mrs. Edwin S.
Herman, of this city, at her summer
cottage at Aqueduct.
Miss Lemer in France
Mr.. and Mrs. LeRue Lemer, of
South Front street have heard again
from their daughter, Miss May Lemer,
who has lived in France for several
years, and who recently returned there
after a years stay in this country.
Miss Lemer is at her country chateau,
Nerangeville, Normandy, near Dieppe
and the English coast There is quite
colony of wealthy Americans there
and they have combined forces for
safety. All the native men in the
vicinity must answer the war call, so
the women have to do the gardening
and the other work. They are hiding
their food, vegetables and all val
uables and the women nave learned
to be good marksmen. Miss Lemer
afraid, and that they'd rather be
there in the country than in Paris.
AS long as the Americans stay, Miss
Lemer will remain at Verangeville
with them.
Playing in London
Elinor Dayne, of this city, who has
been playing at Ciros restaurant,
Paris for four months. writes her
mother, Mrs. Harry Crist, 1886 Penn
street, that she and Miss BLY, Brown,
of Minneapolis, left Paris for Lon
don to rehearSe for new show. Since
war has been declared the show has
| been called off and rehearsals stopped,
| leaving the young women in London
without work and with no hope of get
| ting passage home until October.
Father Carey Comes Tomorrow
| A letter has been received from the
| Rev. Daniel j. Carey announcing that
| he will arrive home Thursday after
noon. He is visiting at Bridgeport
! Conn, his home town, after arriving
! in this country on the Chicago yes
| terday.
Return From Russia
Mrs. James l. Chamberlin and heI
daughter Miss Jean Bosler Chamber
lin, of 323 North Front street, who
! We're in Russia with Judge and Mrs
! Edward w. Biddle, of Carlisle, when
the war broke out, sailed for home
! August 81 and are expected here
within the week.
Kunkeis Homeward Bound
DIR. George b. Kunkel, Mrs. Kunke
| and their son, Lewis Scott Kunkel, OF
! Locust street, who spent most of the
summer in Berlin, Germany, are or
their homeward way and expect tC
reach this city tomorrow evening.
On the Olympic
/ Mrs. Marlin +. OlmSted, who is
! spending the summer at York Harbor
! Maine, has heard that her daughter
Miss Gertrude Olmsted, and her sis.
ter, Miss Jane Howard. of Staunton
Va, who were summering abroad, are
on the Olympic, now speeding to this
country. Mrs. Olmsted will meet the
steamship when 1t docks at Boston the
| last of the week.