The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1919-08-16
ATLANTIC co. BOY
TAKES TRIP TO PARIS
Corporal j. Norman SculI Gives In
teresting Description of His Visit to
the Famous French Capital.
WAS MUCH PLEASED WITH VISIT
Camp Montierchaume, France,

OduuD MOnIloTC0dune france
July 10, 1919.
Dear Folks at Home
Well, here l am again. Back from
Paris without a single cent. | sure
did enjoy myself seeing the important
places and things. We landed in Paris
Sunday evening at eleven-thirty, but
did not go to bed until one O'Clock the
following night. They held hat big
celebration on Monday and the people
were all out to get places early Sunday
night, and talk about a bunch of peo-
pie, well, l guess all of the four mil
lion of Paris were out there on the
three or four important streets that
night and the following day. The pa
pers say there were eight million peo-
pie there to see the parade, but | only
counted up to four million and then l
lost my count. Nevertheless there
were ~"beaucoup."
On Monday morning we undertook
to see the parade but did not have
much success, as there was too much
of a crowd between us and the street.
All We could see were helmets and
%bayOnets and the men and generals IN
their horses and other high officers
who rode IN their horses. | guess the
French had a general for every two
or three hundred men in the parade.
They say that the U. S. boys were the
best looking ones in the parade and
that the British came in a close sec
ond. 1t took two hours for the parade
to pass by us. There were soldiers
and sailors there from almost every
country that was in the war.
Just next to the Eifel tower is a
large ferris wheel. 1t is more than
twice as high as that one on the pier
at Atlantic City. We went on it and
got a good view of the whole city, as
none of the buildings are very high.
The height of the buildings is limited
to five stories. The Eifel tower is 900
any part of the City.
One morning we went to see the
Notre Dame Cathedral. Believe me, it
looking buildings to call churches, as
there is nothing to them except
large room on the interior with small
err ante-rooms on the sides. One thing
is sure; they don't have to spend any
money on the painting or papering of
the buildings, as they are all made of
stone, even the floors are stone. That
same morning we took a subway train
and went out to see the Malliot Gate.
You know the entire city is surround
ed by a high wall and the only way
anyone can get into the city is by the
gates.
1t took all of n afternoon to go
thru the Louvre, that big art exhibit
ton. 1t is one building, large as a
city square. | saw some of the worlds
greatest paintings and statues, among
them Venus de Milo. And talk about
beaucoup jewelry-well, it is there al
right.
We also ooh a trip out to the palace
of Versailles, the palace where they
held the peace conference. That is a
wonderful building. No wonder the
French people kicked about the way
the kings were spending their money.
There is a chapel that one of the kings
used for himself. 1t took us two hours
to go thru only a small part of the
buildings. We saw the room in which
the Treaty of Peace was signed; also
the building in which the German del
egates were held while kept there.
There are the most beautiful gardens
about the place. There are four or
five ponds with fountains and many
colored lights about them. We saw
the original painting of Napoleon on
his white horse. You know the one
that the histories always have. We
were in the room where the kings held
their court.
We sure are working hard just now.
We are taking inventory of everything
in camp. After we have finished with
a warehouse we seal and lock it.
Starting tomorrow we are to ship all
the hard bread to the Roumanians.
That will take about three days, and
then all of the shipping will be finish
ed. Then we will be ready to turn the
place over to the Frogs when they are
ready to take it, which hope is "toot
sweet"
CPL. j. NORMAN SCULL,
Care Depot Q. NJ,
Post Montierchaume.