New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-30
WIEN THE FAMINE ARMY VISITS PLATTSBURG
By MAY STANLEY


By MAY STANLEY
She sat in the Pullman coaches long train bound
nohward Saturday morning for Pasburg Her knitting needles
clicked mea brisk tacato accompaniment 20 the rumble
of the eyes the folds of the sweater she
was knitting not on the shining Champlain.
glad that Peter CO. she saying to the
woman opposite him finish college but that can
wait up my house and live with Laura this year We
planned by conomzng this can support the am-
lies of two miamen And need of keeping the house
openno until gets back she added with brave little smile
That spirit which is anmang the women back of that
pked lot manhood learning at Pattsbug the
trade army officer 1t odd little army that leaves New
York on Friday nights journey to the Il army
OF women candy and wOOen socks and roast
chicken Il smiling amymost time resoutely smil
ing army that has the week end neverobe
forgotten occasion and Will and Dick Sometimes the
smiles out knitting drops down TRIM tailored skirt and
TWO hands are tightly ogethebut that only sometimes
the hotel warms with couples The Only Man
in the World Girl sit wrapped in joyful contemplation
Of each other the third chair tries to look as If She
too belongs the party boyish student officer IS giving tea
with obvious pride pretty mother AT table for four an
other mana of student ocers-s
dispensing of cuheaded youngsters while the
back Of the tea things beams with happiness
After every sros the parade grounds that look
like college campus refreshing stretch of that slopes
side the lake; the other side bordered oy
semcc Of officers houses that show SOFT dull red through
the lattice Of front of them On the field team OF
trying wes ball game from New England
nine. They No cares Saturday afternoon
Then buges sound for retreat and the march out in
pae not slow but alert and conscious
feminine spectators The stand at salute the
crashes The SarSpanged Banner as the great nag
futters down staff
In the hotel itself the big business
early of the evening One takes what is offered there no
when unendng lines waiting foras one young CHAP
put ia something besides beans. After dinner
stros becomes wdged the solid columns that fill
the porch spill the lawn about the hotel 1t takes
brave person TO negotiate stairs; every step occupied by
couple pays heed passey and Indifferent to the
perils of being trod upon
Sunday goes back to the parade grounds
TO watch the mounting The mosed images OF
the Kaiser and Hndenburg swing lay from their posts rest
the onslaught bayonets the morrow There are
trips on Burlington and up to Au Sable Chasm
All parade grounds student officers
assuring femninity that there really plenty Of
blankets dormtoe well airedno women are
company the coveted personal inspection
had the grub isn't really bad when chap
hungry that the ponchos DO keep one dry rainy
weather and that they felt better in their lives
After Sunday night dinner the hum OF conversation ded down
somewhat Eyes fuyey the clock for there be
deviation of 9:3O bed for the student officers At
o'clock the goodbys one smiling and gay every one
quite certain get train really quite well alone
figure hurres of the door, swings on to
passing treetcar and godby rounds the The
hotel rumbles the door the mountain OF baggage Is
away somehow after load Of hurried down
waiting Pumans sucase recaptured and berths located
the feminine army has started homeward
If Secretary Baker knew more the newspaper he
believe ramp the of Mr. George Creel and his
board But provebal that one Of the three Things every
body thinks he knows how to do is TO newspaper
THE DIARY or OUR OWN SAMUEL PEPfS
27-Wh Guterman the poet to the courts and beat
him four sets which have not done since can reehoer an0
albeit he played less sfuy than ever bad
him. In peowaRgon the Office and finished my stunt
and thence with Mistress Josephine Newrk dinner OF the
ournack and c. Rice and laughed necessarily
Oliver But not word did hear Of the war;
Of the who seemed take it with much
seriousness
23Up betimes and the Office where all the day hav-
ing naught " DO but work wife having to Plattsburg
Speaking Of sapphc We should like to get hold Of
sons translation Of MARY Had Little Lamb" beginning
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