The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-21
TREASURY AID WRITES
OF HIS TRIP TO BERLIN
Disbursing officer Wilmcth, OF Ten
ncssce Expedition, Sends Let
ter Home.
DESCRIBES WORK OF REIIEIS
Greatly Impressed With German
Capital-isevcrcncc OF People in
Church Kaiser Attends i Com
mentcd Upon.


tails Of his trip from The Hague 30
Berlin arc rccitcd In q letter 10 his
wife. dated September !. by James l..
Wilncth. chief clerk Of tho Treasury
department, and djsburSiug officer OF
INC great american relief fund carried
abroad by tho warship Tonu-scsc II.
reports hia return To London and Tho
tremendous volume OF work cnt:til.,l
by the relief activities
we left The Hague. Holland at 4
O'Clock SATURDAY afternoon. August 70
he writes. and reached Ecriiu at !
O'Clock sunday morning. Tho train on
which "" Travelled was provided by Ia.
Dutch ana German governments. 1t
H;thc express time, NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
~" large movement Of soIdi.rs that is,
beng made over tho German lines. we
We're told it would take us thrty-six
hours 10 make the trip. hut II did not
81 was never. more surprised in my
lie at anytime. than ! was AZ tho city
OF Ecriin. ] think. almost without en-
ccption. IL is the finest ana s.cst cub
stantial city that have ever visited.
II is beautiful. indeed: has "a distinct
type Of architecture that abounds
everywhere
Tho city is fun of Hne s,atuary. and
ono largo park i, as beautiful as any.
thing ! ever saw. | saw The German
capitol building; also the royal palace.
where Emperor William lives: also the
palace OF tho crown prince. All are
magnificent structures
II attended services sunday afternoon
In tn. great church where Eupcror
william worEhips. il is called the
Dem. assume tho seating ca pacity is
about 5000. II has = magnificent or
gan. was particularly IMPRESSED
with the reverence 81 the German pco-
pic ami the manner in which they
conducted themselves during the hours
Of worship.
'"fhe house was crowded. even the
aisles were fun OF people standing
Notwithstanding all this. IL WAS so
quiet that could hear the slightest
noise thought Of our own service
while vas In this RIVAL church. and
could not help contrasting the church
building, and its fine etatuary and or
naments. with our modest. simple lit =
tie chapel.
II parted with the res, OF our CON :
pany' al Berlin and anne back to Hol =
land with the national director Of the
Red Cross. We wtrc about twenty
eight hours IL. COMM; back over the
same distance that VIC had done in
ute half that time In going
ARRANGED 4 TRAIN DAY
ron AMERICAN REFUGEES
IL came out on refuge train bring
ing 900 American citizens. Il was "A
pleasing sight "a sec them on The
train, after having been tied M 40
long. We found 2.ogo Americans in
Berlin who had been unable to get
out That viii mean aboEt :, weeks
time to move the number there But a.
other people are coming in, IL Will re-
Guirc these trains Tor some time TO
come.
81 stopped ri a hotel in Berlin. which
is patronized largely by Americans.
saw some people there whom had
mot before in the States All told.
spent two rather pleasant DAYS in iii,
great German capital; saw quite :, hi,
/ OF II, Notwithstanding; we had 4 grcat
deal OF work to do.
"TaNicab fare is 50 cheap in Berlin
that one can afford u ride around the
city wIthou, going 1, much expense
and We used this means. We were
wined and dincd quite cXtcnsively while
in Berlin.
81 am SO glad 10 get back To Tho
Hague, where the great peace confer
ences have been held. The relief work
IL getting along very we'll. ana relief
is bling extended Americans very rap
idly.
since writing Tho above have
crossed the English channel. and am
again in London. wns pretty tired
out when ] reached here"
y condensed account Of his work IN
London is given In a letter dated TWO
days later, September lie writes;
"I nnd myself stlli worry busy in con
ncct'on with the multitude OF financial
transactions that are pressing upon me
daily. There ia not a day passes that
am not transferring money from Eng
land to different parts at the Continent
iand answering all sorts OF Inquiries as
to where funds can bc HAD ty people
who are in distress. II is an interesting
game.
Frequently have o ut little time In