The true northerner., 1918-08-30
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fifev This being the fourth anniver-
kary OF the entrance of England into
The war, special services were held.
Several thousand people were in at
tendance. Among them was the royal
family. | got a good look at King
A George. The Cathedral is a wonder
building. The stones have changed
their color with age. Within are the
tombs of many noted English states
men.
Guess our Methodist church could
easily set on the rostrum. The music
!. was great.
This afternoon / am going to SER
vices in Westminster Abbey, which is
even better known. Will tell you
about that later. Have seen the
building from the outside, also the
Parliament building. They are sure
ly wonderful. The latter is by no
means as large as our capital. 1t is
vcovered with spires. At one end is
the clock tower, at the other is
Victoria tower. The stones show the
wears and years it has been standing.
Rogers, who was slightly i'll, when
we started, is all right now. We met
three other fellows here who are in
the same service. We were at College
Park together. They came over at
the same time. We are all staying
at the Washington Inn. We hove
individual rooms, dandy bath, cafe,
yeading, billiard and writing rooms.
Officers of all allied armies and
I" navies are putting up here.
We are greatly pleased at the re-
ception every American gets over
here. They try to make every fellow
Sfeel at home.
dock III cne of the seanorts, a large
English military band stepped out
and played "The Star Spangled Ban
.ner," followed by American airs.
Surely made up feel good.
Two p. NJ, Well, / have had my
dinner now. We get very good food
here. Of course certain things are
very scarce, such as sugar, butter,
etc. All bread is of the extreme war
variety and with very little of it.
We get small amount of butter
once a day. Every officer located
here carries a little sugar around
with him. / have had some when it
was given me. We do not mind those
things though.
There is no manufacturing going
on here which is not in direct support
of the war; Gasoline all goes to the
Army or Navy and so there is no
pleasure riding at all. Many horses
are in use. A steam tractor has been
developed. This burns coal. They
haul trucks.
The train on which we travelled
was of course peculiar to what we
are used Ito in the states.
The engine would not serve as a
switching engine for us. 1t was very
small. The rails are light and sup
ported away from the ties. The
coaches are queer---the doors are on
the side and each one opens into
separate compartment. We were
furnished "first class" transportation
which corresponds to our pullman
service. Had a wonderful compart-
ment to ourselves. Wood work was
all hand carved.
The funniest thing is about the
baggage. They do not check it. We
had to get a porter to put it on the
train and then when we arrived here,
yhad to run ahead and see that it was
put off properly.
have received no mail as yet and
am very apt not to get any for
( several months. When it does come
through l will probably get guam
tity. met a fellow here who came
over in October and he received moth
ing until Christmas morning when he
received seventy-two letters.
Have seen many points of interest
such as Buckingham Palace, Picadilly
Circus, Trafalgar Square, The Mali,
etc. The Thames river is not nearly
as large as had expected it to be.
Am getting Strengthened out on
the money proposition fairly well.
Can say "six pence, and "tuppence"
as well as an Englishman now.
Surely wish knew that you people
are all right now. How about it? /
sam feeling fine. Thought getting off
the boat last night affected me, but
i didn't at all.
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