The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1919-05-13
DESCRIBES WORK
OF GIRLS WITH
!. N. {. A. ABROAD
Miss Mary Dickinson Writes
Interesting Letter From
German City
ATTENDS FUNCTION
FOR SECY. DANIELS
Also Had A Pleasant Chat
With General Hines, Well
Known American

Mr. and Mrs. Addison C. Dickinson,
East Gambler street are in receipt of
the following letter from their daught-
er, Miss Mary B. Dickinson, who is
engaged in YMC.A. work with the
American Army OF Occupation in Ger.
many. At the present time she is
stationed in Coblenz:
Yesterday | received two letters
from mother, one from Aunt Bee. two
postal from Jess and letter from
Mana nice collection-and I feel
quite inspired to write.
AS usual | have been very busy,
especially so as ] have been to five
picnics in the last week This is some.
thing new The weather Is beginning
10 be pleasant and the trees to be
rather green. The fruit trees are in
blossom, and some days are lovely,
others cold and windy and rainy. Mr..
Scott one of the Y.M.C.A. men, has
been securing the country for several
weeks finding picnic places. We have
been to three lovely spots The first
day Miss IIagarty Mr.. Scott and
took twenty-five boys in q huge truck
TO Altwecd. We rode about three
quarters of an hour until we came to
the Weld river. after following II
beautiful road some distance, we
stopped and wandered up the hill and
had our picnic lunch beside a little
mountain stream. We built two fires,
and on one cooked steak and bacon
which was put in rolls and on the
other boiled coffee. Afterward we
walked up the mountain, and got n
wonderful view of the surrounding
country.
Then we got on the truck again and
went to ruins of an old r0bber baron
castle Of the WED family. DR., Scott,
the Y man. has read up on the hstor
ic spots about and gives little talk
al each place. The boys enjoy the
pionics and many say 1t the best days
they have spent In the a. T.. i.
Besides the steak, buns and coffee
we have rabbit, beef, sandwiches and
pickles, cakes, apples, chocolates and
cigaretts SO you see it is II square
meal. And for once at least all are
well filled
The other two places we have gone
on picncs are Snyn where there Is AN
interesting old castle and part of an
old Roman wall, and TO n lake across
the Rhine, and up in the hills.
II is a crater of an extinct volcano
There Is n monastery and old church
there. The monks would not let Miss
liagerty and me 40 through the mon
a6tcry, but two soldiers took rs up the
back way into the hospital part. We
talked to the boys, in the wards, and
thought of "I,ally" All the patients
seemed contcnted and were all read.
ing and Joking with one another The
monks have n beautiful garden, and
all the rooms have fresh ilowercs in
them.
II Is shame that ! did not see
"Bally" If | had known that he was
In France when | was In Paris. prob
ably, ! might have arranged in some
way to see him. | had n letter from
him after had been in Coblenz about
two weeks. and that's the first ! knew
0l his being ON this side. In that let
ter he said that the captain said, that
he was to 80 home that week and the
letter was written on Feb. 2Sth.
wrote him letter or two. and sent
them to Hotel Golf, and put Mt. Yer
non, Ohio, On II 80 it could be forward
ed in case he had left. believe ne
must be in the u. $ by this time, and
possibly you have seen him. | would
nj worry about him as II does no
good and ! am sure he viii get home
all right.
This war Is n game of waiting. All
iNe Doyh are hoHlehl'k, ana WOulu
give any thing TO start on their way
The 32nd division moves tomorrow
The 324th was attached TO that divis
ion. and believe they are going home
with il, but as a separate unit. There
are so many rumors about when the
troops are going home, but no on,
believes anything until something
actually happens. The 32nd however
Is really leaving.
We are going to lose our major, III
came originally from the 32nd.. an,
Is going back with them. lie was yer.
good, and we all hate to have him sc
am going TO send you some pic
lures Of the staff here. We had a
official photographers come last Satul