Great Falls daily tribune., 1919-01-19
saw SURRENDER
OF HUN FLEET
Former Local Nurse Also Writes
About Other Interesting
Things in Scotland.

Miss Alice Canon, former Great Falls
and Lewistown girl now a Red Cross
nurse overseas, writes friends here that
she witnessed the surrender of the hun
fleet at the Firth Of Forth Scotland,
and says it was wonderful sight. MISS
Canon also attended services held IN
Scotland during a visit Of King George
and Queen Mary and girlishly refers to
the Prince Of Wales as dear looking
kid and describes the dress Queen
Mary wore. She also writes Of pleas
ant experience on board the g. $. $. Ne
vada, she and some friends partaking OF
a Thanksgiving dinner as guests OF the
officers. She enthusiastically tells Of
the delicious menu. but-reading the let
ter will describe it perfectly and here
it is:
Leith, Scotland, Dec. =, 1918.
At last the censorship is off our mali
and ! can tell you where | am and more
about what / am doing.
AS you see by the heading we are at
I.eith, a suburb of Edinburgh. right on
the Firth of Forth. As | told you before,
we have beautiful locaGon-We are not
in the three homes though now that we
occupied at first The British govern
ment took over an old hotel for us which
has A history and a past. lt Is about
four miles along the coast from the hos
pital and we are taken back and forth IN
a big bus.
50 many wonderful things have hap
pened lately [ hardly know where to be-
gin to tell you about them all, but guess
the first one should be Peace DAY,
that wonderful day that came on US so
suddenly that we can't even quite reallze
that it is true yet. | can imagine how
people at homo took itthe noise. ex-
citement crowds. etc. But not so here.
As you probably know, the people are
very undemonstrative here. They took
the war as matter OF course. burden
that had to be borne, and there was no
grumbling or omplaining about it. They
paid the price and kept STILL So now
with peace-they don't take it in spirit
of pride or vainglory in what they have
accomplished. but rather III q spirit OF
PRAYER and thanksgiyin that It Is final
ly over and they can have their loved
ones. who are left, back again. So we
find them slipping off to church TO pray.
OF course. there was a croWi down town
that evening-some noise, drunks. sing
ing and dancing on the streets, but moth
ing like you would expect.
Describes Kings Visit.
The next big event was the arrival Of
King George, Queen Mary and Albert,
Prince of Wales. for visit to the grand
fleet and Edinburgh, of course. We
were sent tickets for the hall where he
would speak. but they didn't arrive until
too late so four of US went down town
and thot We would at least see them
drive thru the streets. We went first
to the old cathedral whore they were TO
attend services. OF course. it was all
roped off with no one going in without
tickets. We asked Il policeman II there
was any chance for US and he said none
whatever. Well. We begged little and
told him how disappointed we were and
he said. well. we'll and Il will see the
chief" He did so and the chief took US
right in himself. AS soon as the ticket
holders were seated we were given spien-
did seats. Saw everything there was TO
be seen-the judges in their gowns and
wigs came in. then lawyers. councillors,
advocates, ministers, teachers etc, then
came the royal party led by the minister
short simple and pretty. Going out they
passed down our aisle out the king Is en-
trance and | was so close | could have
touched them. Queen Mary is getting
quite gray She wore a tight-flttine
royal purple velvet dress. it had a vest
and short train her hat matched anc
was a close-fitting one with an aigrette
of same color. She is much larger
woman than be is man. The prince is
a dear looking kid. but so boyish-look-
ing-woifid think be was about 10 altho
very blond. We saw them again in tbeil
coach and six white horses, with groons
in red. then guards in front and back. ot
course.
Saw Naval Surrender
Well. this same day the real big even
happened-the surrender of the German
navy-right ont in front Of our hospital
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