Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-10
RED CROSS WORKER
TELLS Of SERVICE.
WITH j. s. FORCES
DR.. JENNIE DUNCAN, SISTER OF I
w. D. DUNCAN, SAILS FOR
FRANCE WITH ANN MORGAN
UNIT.

VII = 5tlldit II 4 Nlti'i iua iNNN'f'
two very interesting letters from her
aunt, Dr. Jennie Duncan, who sailed
for France early in July to take up
Red Cross work as member Of the
Anne Morgan Red Cross unit, DIR
Duncan's letter gives fine descrip
ton OF the life on board transport,
during war time and the second lei
ter gives description OF her arrival
in Paris. The letters read:
July D. 1918.
Dear Jennie:
AT last am sailing. We are in The
place of air planes. observation bal
looms, conveys and transports. Thing
are great
| | am going TO write you every day
/ not to keep a log for myself just
write you everything that happens
+ and write as ! get chance, so don
/ be surprised if YOU get letter with
out a prefix or signature, just lo'
of writing, for you will know it came
from me-
There are three in our party, Mrs
Lehman, Miss Torbitt and myself
) There was 10 be four but the othe
lady did not get her passports. w
have one state room with four berths
, We have bath, just like the Pull
man service Everyone IS frencn
, walters, servants, every one.
+ With It's are eleven transports file
with soldiers, . conveys. | chaser
aidship, planes. The ocean is love
~ and am not one bit sick, our meal
are rather funny. We have coffee, GA
meal and fruit between I and
o'clock, breakfast at 1890 and dill
ner at $50.
We have no lights at night, an
Z have all meals in the daylight. Tn
4 dining room is sitting after the po
7. holes are closed. | am so glad
nave ti' ~ ipht9'
n Some of the blue Devils are r
IL turning on this boat They are srea
) so firm and commanding. Just Il
e way they put their feet down is
III lesson in determination, there Is
At termned freedom in every step.
the societies are represented, the
IA Of c.. the Y NJ c. A., and the c.
in c. Some Polish and Canadians
er- going back TO fight, | did not KIN
by there were so many kinds of airshi
ed All seem different
al We have been assigned to ilteb'
III place mine is number 10. This
,at be quite vacation for me, | sit
nv my deck chair for hours. slept t
ar last night. | am eontented TO
d. nothing but Just eat aad sleep.
many of the people on board hi
been over before and are going bt
again.
We do not stay in our room
all We are very curious and are
afraid we will miss something
lY teresting. We only take time
sleep, and take plenty of time
81 that We hurry to dress and go
MT. deck and we hurry to eat and 90
av leck. Ii is a lovely cool cloudy d
100 All the Blue Devils have mustac
,s, and our men are clean shayen.
,y's Sunday morning.
,ur Went to Holy Communion
her morning. DR., Murry Of Evanston,
ide. presided We then attended a Y,
nty c. A. meeting, Mr. 6ayre, Presid
me Wilson's s0ninlaw, is on board.
l6 have not seen him to know HIM
asst. He will give an address tomor
and evening
sew / ,accinated one OF the Red q
in canteen workers yesterday She
her vaccine and had to have the
soy dose administered, so ! did 1t
arm het. Inc sea Is ioue0 qua '''
.ris. vhltecaps on it. They tell me
ears that those that Keep 'nelf iee'
ava day Will perhaps MAKE the H'P
our Se"Si'N''eN9'
and This morning 1t was very 10
.olic We could dimI\ ou'i'he a Trans
quite NEAR TVS m.r IN ron tc ex S0y "a
rem,
IN q. it.
Nor. Monday
, A. A lovely day. sunshine. Just a
rris a... ata,,4. VIA dark bluo