The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-25
WAS AT WAR FRONT.
Alice T. Woodhn Writes to Her Parents
in Rutland.

+ Miss Alice T. Woodfin of Rutland, who
is with the Duryea relief corps in France
/ has written the following interesting
letter to her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John
n. Woodiin, of Rutland
Now, | have the most wonderful
news! Am of TO the front with Mrs
johnson to give Christmas cheer and
concerts to a French regiment on Christ
mas eve, and tree for the French chill
dren ON Christmas afternoon, with C -
cert and gifts for 400 of our boys on
Christmas night | have been running
around with John Mott (son of John r.
Mott, buying things with discount,
for ! knew the ropes, and we had only
two francs and half for each boy. A
note has just come from Mott and |
must look after things he forgot and he
is off to Scissors Don't anticipate get
ting in the crowded store again, but we
want to do all we can this year for the
French, so I'll put on my hat again and
get the flags. VIII finish this tonight,
have so much to tell!
Sunday, ) p. m. You should see my
little room, Four flags, seven feet tall.
posed from center of floor to one corner
of ceiling eight wooden boxes of Bakers
sweet chocolate AS cakes in box, 10
boxes of briar pipes these and the chCc
olate donated by Durvea for the Christ
mas party). Well, ] have to do aero
battle feats to get about.
ITO 90 back, when | staterd out on the
errand yesterday. whom did / run into
but Beatrice Allen, Who is Just over,
heard some people talk of me at the
Lyceum club, where they make up the
Christmas packages, and asked where |
was | thought she would get over; she
is with Red Cross canteen. Then Mr..
Coleman came to say that the y. NJ. {. |
A. were unable to get our pass to the
news-our only hope new (
being some pull in Paris. He brought
me Y. NJ. c. A. cape and my hat ar
rived Then ] was invited to a qu,et |
little dinner with Mrs. Mccormick; she |
had bottle of champagne to cheer us !
up, things looking bit gloomy to u.
Gets Sauf Conduit
"This morning | went over to prae
ice with Mrs. johnson; while there a
L. NJ. C. A. man arrived in post haste
rom scissors to see what he could do.
As young Singer Sewing machinel APP
and said he could aid us he took
Is over to the Noisin for lunch and
hen we all rode miles and miles in a
axi to one bureau and another, and joy.
} JOY. procured the "sauf-conduit" to
70 tomorrow morning at 9;30 trip of
wo hours and a half. While | write, the
-alet is packing up the chocolate and
'ipes, and | expect Harmon TO get them
Don.
Hope I have collected warm enough
hings as it is really bitter to-day Am
DING to wear wooden next me. my suit.
{. NJ. C. A. cape, fur coat. The whole
ostume is being made for me. and it
the best looking of any of the uni
orms. But ! have to wear one to trav
in and Mr.. Mott simply asked for l.;
nything he saws goes, ] imagine as his
ather i president of all Y. NJ. C. A.
resident Wilson offered him place a.
Minister TO China, but he declined, they
ay.
Il really think I am to have the most
ventful Christmas of my life. and don't
.orry; the place We 20 has not been
helled since September, and there are
bris where we can 20 in case Of air
aids. / am Fastening to finish this a.
must pack. and dine. and write a few
hristmas notes for friends in Paris.
- fake alarm for an air raid came
~ night during dinner-in the French
-amaiic styie. First sirens. horns fol-
wing and finally the bugies, which sig
II All j. overt"