Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-12-23

From the Italian ship Guiseppi
Verdi traversing the Atlantic ocean
comes a letter of unusual interest to
many Harrisburgers who are friends
of the writer. Mrs. Agnes r. Scar
lett, former secretary of the State
Industrial Board, who sailed some
time ago with a Red Cross unit.
The girls in her unit are just as
willing and ready to aid now that
the war has ceased as they were
when they applied to go over. I'm
like many people safe at home who
think their duty to the Red Cross
and our boys has ended with the
| fighting.
OF the pleasant voyage she says:
Everything has been .most delight
ful, just as If made to order, wealth
er sea, food and service. OF course
We haYe a common cause and this
makes everybody friends. Really.
am much surprised and disappoint-
ed in the Grand Atlantic. l never
thought it could be so smooth. This
Is our ninth day out and the ocean
has been calm as lake most of the
time. Sunday was the only day that
was bad at all, then it blew a great
gale and it was hard work keeping
your teet on the hoOr."
She tells of an interesting incl
dent on Thanksgiving Day: This is
strictly Italian boat all of the crew
speak Italian.
Thanksgiving On Ocean
Thanksgiving we made glad all
day. The day of itself was ideal and
everyone was up to see the sunrise.
At IL o'clock we had praise service
and at four song service on the deck.
We had delicious dinner, turkey,
cranberry sauce and genuine ice
cream. The captain came into the
dining room waving beautiful
American flag and this started an
uproar. He speaks very little Eng
lish but his face is wonderfully eX-
pressive. He is life member of the
Italian Red Cross and after our song
service a collection was taken up
and presented to him for the Red
Cross. He was so fused he forgot
all the English he did know and said,
oh! We Italians love the United
Americans
I'm the afternoon he prepared a
note of thanks and had one of the
other men read it for him, truly it
was pathetic, he must have sweat
blood while he composed 1t, but his
thoughts were beautiful"
Of the passengers she says: There
are $50 girls in this Red Cross unit,
cannot guess how many other first
and second class passengers, but /
do know there are about 1900
steerage-onee in a while they get
real boisterous."
November 20, the ship was to stop
at Gibralter for a few days and a few
days later TO go to Targier, Africa,
before landing in Genoa, Italy.
Mrs. Scarlet is we'll known here,
being member of st. Mary's
Catholic Church and a indefatig-.
able worker in all Red Cross activity.
Mrs. Rose Miller, of 1900 North
Sixth street, has left for Philadel-
phia and New York where she will
spend the Christmas holidays.
Mrs James Clark and little daugh-
ter Violet, of Yonkers, n. Y, are
visiting the formers parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Howard Bratten, of 1918
State street.
III North Seventeenth street, are
spending some time with their
daughter in Lynn, Mass.
Miss Emma Mott, of Montrose,
Pa, is the guest of. her sister, Mrs.
II. ID. Jones, of 35S South Thirteenth
street.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Caldwell and
little daughter Gladys are visiting
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Bolan, of 1905
Liberty street.
George Pavord, of 1914 State
street, is home from State College
for the Christmas vacation.
Sergeant Stephen Anderson is
home from Cornell University, Ith-
aca, n. VI for a few days
Frederick Wright. of Paxtang. is
home from Mercersburg Academy
for the Christmas holidays.
Miss Margaret Heimbuecher, of
Liverpool, spent a short time here
as the guest of Miss Katherine
Stailey of 713 North Third street,
on her way home from Penn Hall,
Chambersburg
Mr.. and Mrs. H. p. Jones, of
Washington, d. c., spent yesterday
with Mr.. and Mrs. II. ID. Jones of
F35S South Thirteenth street on their
way to Syracuse, n. Y.
Miss Mildred Lybarger, formerly
of Reading. arrived yesterday from
Oberlin College, Oberlin, Ohio, to
spend the holidays here.
Miss Ruth Newcomer, of 1916
Park street, is spending a few days
with her parents in Williamsport.
Mrs. Donald b. Smith, of Wayne
Junction, is visiting her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Joyce, of 1914 Berryhill
street.
Fred Monahan, who is employed
in the State Capital, will spend the
vacation at his home in Shando.
Miss Nena Grouse, of 80 North
Second street. leaves tomorrow to
visit her parents in Waynesboro.
Mrs. ]. L. Stewart, Miss Ann
Shelley and Miss Grace Fishel, of
1920 Market street, went to Port