The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1919-03-06

Juvenile Non Fiction % Kane, Jim
and Peggy at.Me ad0wbrook Farm.
Juvenile Fiction Burgess. Adven-
lures Of sammy Jay: Sheath and
others. Golden Word Book. Tomlinson,
Boys with Old Hickory: Wright.
Tommy Tittlemouse.
Magazines A. L. A. B0oklist. De-
eember 1918. January 1919; Harper
magazine. September. October and
November. 1918.
The following extracts are from
seeRt letter to Mr.. and Mrs Nm. II.
Cook from their son. Randy. who Is
now in the Philippine Islands
well. one never realizes how dear
his native country is. until he leaves
and goes into a foreign land. where
everything is different. climate. Gus
toms and language. | arrived here IN
Cavite Sunday, January 5th. | think |
will like ii pretty well here. but we
Will stay only few days. | think We
will be distributed around through the
fleet. 1t is pretty hot here. we just
wear pair of white trousers and light
underwear, and white hat. We even
wear the white when we 90 out on
liberty, We 20 in swimming every
day and the water is good and warm.
They have a pool or part of the bay
all fenced off SO the sharks can't get
US. The bay is full of them. I'll tell
YOU little about Japan and China. :
''We landed in lOkahama about 10
O'Clock one morning. and looked the
town over In the evening the Y. Nj.
/ {. A. gave moving picture show and
there were some Japanese jugglers.
/ \ GU know they are the best jugglers
in the world even the little children
are good at it. Then we had lunch.
Next morning there was two inches of
snow on the ground so We did not have
very good time.
I'VE sailed for Shanghai in the
afternoon, arriving there also about
10 o'clock. The Y. NJ. c. A. man met
us at the boat and took us up to the
Y. Nj. c. A. From there we went to
dinner in one of the finest cafes in
town. having four course dinner with
music. Then with guide We went
through the city. The streets are
about as wide as a sidewalk, their
stores are all open. They have some
Of the most beautiful things to sell
ever saw. We went through their
places of worship which are very in
teresting. Then we came back and
had supper at the city hall given by
the American and English women of
Shanghai. We then had dance untill
10 O'Clock.
Next morning we went out to a
typical Chinese city by special train to
500 Chow. 81 miles, and went through
that city. which was much like the
other one only the streets were mar
rover. They have an American uni
versity there with about 4 900 Chinese
students. When we went to this place,
such a welcome | never expect to re-
celve again. There was two bands,
and the fire crackers We're going OIL IN
every direction. Flags were flying
and the people cheering. We had din
ner there in the evening and returned
to Shanghai. leaving for Cavite next
morning.
Il spent Christmas in Yokohama.
New Years in Shanghai, and am now
] IN Cavte, T. l., and still going.
} 81 have been in Manila and it is the
} most beautiful place | ever saw.
maven hSeH OUT Ill tue country yet,
but ! want to 90 as soon as can.
[ have seen cocoanut trees and olive
! trees. | wish had my kodak here to
! take some pictures. | will get some
pictures Of the scenes and costumes
here after pay day. The jitneys are
covered two-wheeled carts, pulled by a
small horse. They will take you sew
eral miles for fifty centavos. twenty
a live cents.) The women smoke Just
: like the men. 1t is raining today, and
here when it rains, it rains, then clears
!, up and is hot as ever.
81 sure would like to be home now
or even in the good old u. S. A. ex.
e pect to go up north to Russia, to Vlad.
e ivostok, in week or so to 90 on the
7. S. s. Brooklyn. Its a Flag Ship,
D with crew of 700 men, don't know
for sure that III go but there is some
talk Of it. This is going to be a happy
bunch when we get back to the States.
write and tell me all the news you
: can think of Write often. and tel
! every one, hello. will close with
love to all.
From your loving son and brother,
\ Randy A. Cook
p S. My address is still T. S. Naval
Station Receiving Ship, Cavite, 2. |.