The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-05-06
PENSACOLA HIGH SCHOOL GIRL
WRITES FROM WASHINGTON

Am having a grand time, day and,
night, have been out every night this
week-to almost every picture show
in town, to a couple OF dances, to Chin
Chin, a good musical comedy, and have
had several auto rides.
One of the rides, and it was wonder
full, was down to Alexandria, Virginia,
where we saw the cannon that were
abandoned there by the English in
IT'S. Another ride was out to the
Walter Reed hospital. II is huge
place. mostly temporary buildings built
by the American Red Cross to care Tor
the wounded men from France. They
are sending the soldiers here as fast
as possible. It is quite slow work on
account OF transportation, but even at
that there are hundreds coming In every
week. Although most of them are
badly wounded, they look quite salts
fled and some even happy.
The biggest thing OF the week In
washington was the Liberty Day pa
rade on Friday. 1t started at 2:3o ana
lasted until 6 o'clock. Every organiza-
tion in town was represented. Ilefe
were forty floats, all on patriotic ilnes
and at least as many brass bands. lsfe
University had section. but several
or us cut, yuSb d. We 0oSa W. 80 .
II. s. and instead OF marching, looked
on We stood lust in front OF the
presidents car, which was in front OF
the White House. The president stood
during the entire parade. His hand is
still in a sling from the burn received
in the tank BRITANNIA Mrs. Wilson
was in the car and spent the afternoon
knitting. She looked handsomer than
\ have ever seen her; had on plain
navy-blue serge suit and small black
straw with crown OF peacock blue
feathers, and her usual corsage OF or
chids.
Quite the biggest attraction OF the
day was the flying. Four machines,
one French, one British, one Italian and
one American, kept the crowd gains
and stretching necks, and the splendid
team work" OF the big quartet was
most impressive to all beholders.
One of my sorority sisters. the one
~ho is going across after commence
ment with the Red Cross, is going to
make a flight tomorrow morning with
the Italian aviator. She will be ths
first woman in Washington to go up
except Miss Law. and 1t will create
quite a stir, especially as she Is OF q
well known and arstocratic family.
am the only one in the secret so fal
and am crazy to tell some OF the Other
girls.
The Phi Mus have had a mysteriou
guest, a Phi Mu from Maine. She il
about twenty, quite beautiful and won
derfully dressed. Her name is abou
as pro-Irish as "O'Brien" or cours
that is not her name. In Journalism
we have it drummed into US to be yer,
careful about peoples names; we ar
told that il there is the slightest chanc
OF libel suit, to at least have suffi
cient consideration (for the publish
ers) to spell the names incorrectly
Well, about this ''good-looker," we ha
all sorts OF suspicious One was tina
she was on an inspection tour from tn
Phi Mu Grand Council. Another wa
that she was Sinn-Feiner and ha
been sent by the kaiser to pry int
Phi Mus innermost secrets.
We received her with outward man
festations of welcome. but quietl
started Investigations. Going throug
her pocketbook we found a box {
rouge and a real loye-letter fror
france. and our inquiries showed tina