Newark post., 1919-03-12
LOCAL ~" WORKER
TELLS OF TRIP TO
FRANCE
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layout of this magnificent room.
The voyage, she states, was
particularly rough, and the vessel
rolled so at times that passengers
were thrown from their chairs and
dishes hurled from the serving
tables to the floor. She tells of the
warmth of the weather in the Vi
cinity of the Gulf Stream and of
the magnifcence and comfort of
the state rooms.
The meals, she says, are very
good and gives as typical dinner
soup, turkey, olives, tomato and
lettuce salad, ice cream, cake, and
coffee.
A band Of 40 pieces and an or
chestra of pieces furnished music
for meals and for dances. For the
latter, she says, there is marvel
Gus floor and plenty, of men,"
Movies every night, games every
morning for all on board, group
parties, classes in French, Arabic
and notwithstanding doing
every minute"-all go to make up
a ships day.
An expedition to carry relief to
the Armenians was on board,
among them a number of young
college men and women, who, she
says, have no idea of what is ahead
of them, for the Turks do not know
they are beaten yet and will not
give them a very warm welcome.
1t will be nine months before they
can get mail or before their people
can hope to hear from them.
She gives spirited account of
the abandon Ship Drill" and the
following description of fire on
board.
81 was taking a nap and about
o'clock was awakened from a
sound sleep by bugle and by peo-
pie rushing through the cirridors.
l walked out and the hall was filled
with smoke. One of the sailors
said Get to your life boat, there
is fire in the supply room on Deck
F or G. Lent back, got my life
saver and went up to my lifeboat
No. 55. No one was excited and
everyone was laughing and joking
with the exception of one or two
girls who got excited and lost their
heads. One of them was undressed
and couldn't find her life belt. She
was in a terrible way. | never was
more calm in my life. 1t was such
a beautiful sunny day and the ship
is so big that you can't imagine
any danger. The fire was soon uot
and we were allowed to go back
The officer who commands our life
boat met us in the lobby later in
the afternoon and showed us over
the ship"
A recital of concerts, dances
and numerous social affairs close.
with the statement, ''BeIIeve me,
wish this boat weren't quite sc
fast. I'd like the trip to last about
two more weeks. | have never hat
such great time. 1t is just like
big house party.
"a Steinway grand piano in one
of the rooms was a personal gif
from the Kaiser to the ship-form
erly the German Vaterland-ant
cent $4,000. The Kaiser's private
quarters (5 rooms) are now occu
pied by the Commander of the shil
and the Crown Princes quarter
by the Captain. / suppose som,
German officer has occupied m,
chunk" too.
81 got to see the whole ship
was one of the two girls who say
the Gyro compass, the only one il
America-others, if there are an,
are in Germany"
A second letter describes tn
landing and harbor at Brest. "Fo
wonder it was a clear day." sh
writes, ga most unusual thing fo
Brest. If l could only describe tn
harbor to you-its cunning sa
boats with their bright colore
sails, blue, green, gray and the fla
ship flying all kinds of gay flag.
When we got off our barges, score
of American boys met us, tickle
to death to see girls from "Home.
1t really is pathetic They are a
just dying to get home. One bo
who took me promenading thi
afternoon said was the third An
erican girl he had talked to i
months.
"Brest is very picturesque cit
A very old chateau with its tow
ers and dungeon, built by the RI