Arizona republican., 1918-09-01

thought I was very smart finding my way through the hundreds of little streets, so quaint and interesting, but bewildering-about a hundred times worse than Boston! My walk goes past Buckingham Palace, the London resi- dence of the king and queen, which IS a great big establishment, but so dingy looking: the avenue leading to 1t IS very beautiful and the parks all around are lovely. Twice a week the king decorates those who have won crosses inside the court of the palace, which the public can attend, and l want to go sometime very badly.
 We do seem so near the war here when we see so many young men crlp- pied and blinded and their faces dis flgured from gas; oh, it is terrible; but In spite of it all, I think the public is quite cheerful; the theaters are all go Ing full blast" and well attended, too. one night l went to a sketch with couple or men and though the audience laughed continuously I couldn't under stand thing We have a hard time understanding the English, over the phone especially; it is funny some times, but other times they must think We are stupid. One night in a picture snow, there was big clap of thunder ana some people were frightened, thlnklng 1t was raid, and got up and left; was really scared but we sat sun and pretended to be brave. Our hotel Is an lair raid shelter" so never worry about raid; London didn't haven't any raid at all in June, nor nave we had any in July, either; l thlnk the old Huns have enough to tcnG to now without trying to come over hefe. The streets are all dark, or course, With just small street corner 'lshts, shaded above; but it stays light | here until about 10:30 so it gives peo- | pie time to get home before dark
 We didn't work the first week we
 were here. which gave us time to go sightseeing, though it rained most of the time; my, 1 felt ignorant when I
 visited the Tower of London and
 Westminster Abbey, etc., for I have forgotten about all the history I ever knew; l am going to get a history and 1 read up, then 1 will be able to appreci- ate the different places. It is hard to
 realize that l am here where all the | thngS we have read about all our lives are and happened! Lots of places are
 closed, or course, and other places one | would expect to be closed are not
 They are having a lot of controversy
 over the enemy alien question, which l
 suppose you have read about. too: if
 is surprising to find that they haven't
 disposed of all such people long be-
 fore this, after four years of war; ac-
 cording to this our government isn't
 so slow after all.
 .! l am anxious for Bob to send me
 some of the Sunday Republicans thai
 come to him; they will be very wei.
 come If they are a couple of months
 old. He hears about once a week
 from some Rotarian, too, which keep.
 him ln touch with Phoenix. Someone
 sent Major Rockwell some Phoeni, papers the other day and Captain Cat.
 ter and l just devoured them I won. der what you are going to do on you1 : vacation, and all the others. too. want to run up to Scotland sometim,
 this summer. perhaps I can when Bol comes, but one ought really to spend ; 7 week there It is really surprising how } the people here go to places Saturda, and Sunday; they don't seem to be to, poor to afford it.
 l My, l hope that you haven't beer bored with this long document; I VI
 try to be bit more considerate aext time!
 !. With best wishes and all good lucl . to you and all the other bankers. E Very sincerely, l (Signed) DADA BOVELL BOARDMAN r Care American Red Cross,
 l Grosvenor Gardnes
 t London, S. w. I.