Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1918-12-06
MISS JESSE GRAHAM IN PARIS

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MISS JESSE GRAHAM IN PARIS
Ihc following very interesting let
ter was received here recently from
Miss Jesse Graham, who is in Y. M.
c. y. work with the American En-
peditionary Forces in France:
Paris, Oct. 30. 1913.
My dear Folks:
am all packed up and ready to
move on and while | am waiting for
the rest of the girls to come in. |
shall try TO tell you in "a very brief
way what have been doing these
FaSt few days. Paris is wondcrfuli
Really the beauty of it all, even n,
inns Tune, makes you wonder what
w. was before all the beautiful things
were moved or covered up. We went
10 versailles one afternoon and to
me garden of the Tuileries and to
the tomb of Napoleon and some
other minor places, but we have had
10 see them as regular tourists, fer
our Tune hrs been taken up with
business that we have had to snatc /,
me opportunity as we could. | ofte,
thlnk OF Henry Preston when | go
racing by these thing, but it is
better to see them ut a run than not
ht all. hope some time to come back
Tor several days real s;ght scein,.
before | leave France for the States
am tired tonight for have raced
around trying to get my business all
attended to, to get off when the time
comes without any hurry.
ms afternoon Henry Hnlo,, J,,-
day and Kenneth Patty came to se2
me. They are stationed just out of
Paris and, as did not have any
workers. permit | could not go down
there. They never received the lctte..
wrote them on Saturday. happ-
encd 10 meet one Of the boys of their
unit last night and sent them word
TO come up this afternoon They were
here right on the dot and how did
enjoy them ! !Thcy told me SOM.
home news as they have had recent
letters. have had none yet and il
VIII be IL week more now before any
can be forwarded. But am mo-,
irctting. The only thing | know i,
that the "flu" is raging over there.
But, as | could not keep it off of you
folks if | were there, I'll try to keen
well and rs busy as | can il order
not to think of you too much.
We have been very comfortc bic
here This week and am glad to have
had thc experience, hut, I'll also be
glad to 20 to WORK. ! am sent out
with two girls who are very sweet
and congcnial
We are going to Il coast town in;
the English channel and while it is
not what ] would have chosen, 1 arr
well satisfied. If you could see m,
luggage, you would diel We are
allowed to carry as much as 1re
please. but can check only 66 lbs.
80 lepacked my trunks and one o:
item goes to the American Express
Co. divided the other things be-
tween my hand bag and my duffcl
bag. The latter looks ike n sausage
balloon! | don't know how ri carry
it, hut | am going 20 Try. We don't
change trains. which is one thing i,
my favor.
People here think the war is owe:
and ! hope to goodncis it is for It,
has about ruined everything and
everybody here.
England shows more signs of this
war than Paris does, except the
mourning You never saw so much
heavy black crepe! | am sitting her:
ali alone waiting for the girls t.
come in. ! left them at lunch time
and told them maybe would meet
hem near the Madeleine for dinner
but it was too far, so | went to n
little place with Y. NJ. C. a. nam
and we got our little meal and paid
our big price for il. I'll be n bcggai'
ii ! stay in Paris long! | never saw
:. place where you pay out SO much
money anud yet so little IN return.
am careful IS yoa know, bat my
money is disappearing lie snow ii
Il hos day. | guess when We get IL
work it won't be so bad. at !aaas |
nope not. | think f.:Jm ! lac or
boys are dong most Il the { ,.l:in..
now; at least that is y,h;,s | :.g her
from the papers we get reilly
believe the war is almost over an.
how happy every one will he; We
shall still have big job on our
hands though, until our troops ere
out of France and buck home Wish
i had gotten here six months carlicr!
They certainly have needed WORKER,
bat they are pouring in nos.
Do write me often and tell me
every thing. long for horne news
and want to know the good and the
bad too, Give my love TO everybody.
AS ever, JESSIE NJ. GRAHAM.
From Miss Jessie NJ. Graham, with
y. f. f. American Y M. C. A. ~
rue d. Aguesseau, Paris, France 10
MIR. and Mrs. S. C. Graham.