Norwich bulletin., 1919-06-11
ART ASSOCIATION HEARS
 RATTj EEIELD DESCRIPTIONS

The Art association held it's June meeting in Slater hall annex Tuesday evening, with the president, Mrs. Will fam B. Birge in the chair. The usual reports of secretary and treasurer were read. It was voted to hold an exhibition of war posters collected by Miss Rose Kronig and Miss Thedora McCurdy. Miss McCurdy was made chairman of the committee.
 Mrs. Frederick N. Lester was nom mated as the chairman of the new pro- gramme committee for the year 1919- 1920.
 The business then being completed, the remaining time was given up to Mrs. J. Eldred Brown. who read sev-
 eral very entertaining letters from her son, Corporal Thomas c. Brown, of the A. E. F.. describing vividly a two days trip taken over the battle fields of Rheims, Chateau Thierry, St. Michiel and Soissons These sections are de- scribed as the height of desolation, left l for the most part. as they were when the battles ended. Between Soisoons and Rheims are scars that can never l be obliterated.
 l Chateau Thierry is nearly demolish- ] ed, with constant evidence of the dam
 age done by rife and machine guns, {, bullet holes are everywhere. With the 1 pertinacity of the French, the peas ants, about half of the population, | have returned, and are trying to es- l tablish some sort of homes among l the wreckage. The trip led along the Marne, past the battle field of Vaux to Rheims. where the great Gathedral now a sightless shell. though still glo- rious in it's ruins, dominate the scene
 The valley of the Aisne is cluttered I |, 1f of tanks and airplanes, with plenty oi live ammunition still there as a trar for the unwary and persistent gases some of which retain their deadly
 power for as long as eight months Niles of French fortresses were wis
 tied. and an especially interesting fea : ture was the trip over the battlt , ground, where in May. 1917. the Hin l denburg hopes received their, deatl l blow. Other letters gave vidid glimpse of tours to picturesque and histori Foutainbleau, the chateau built b : Francois I. and Henry of Navarro
 was also Napoleon's favorite surnr1e residence. and here he bade farewell t his guards, before leaving for Elbs ! Fontainbleau is famous for it's gar 7 dens, fountains and statuary, also it 2 marvellous Gobelin tapestries. most c U which are still in their war hidin
 places. The carp pond, full of thos l ugly ancient fish is an interestin sight.
 Another trip was taken to Malnai
 son, home of Naroleon and Josephin |. pretty chateau, not unlike an ordir = ary country villa. full of relics of Ma = poleon's campaign days.
 most interesting collection of DO!
 cards, showing the battlefelds, For U tainbleau and Paris, with specially fir II views of the Sorbonne and the Louvl
 were passed around.
 = Corporal Brown is one of the stl - dents honored with a special course II the famous university, built in 12 E as a school of theology by Robert So 'l bin, confessor of St. Louis. Durir = medieval times, it was the first cou ,f of appeal in religious matters al /, practically dictated the doctrines v, the church It is a magnificent sefi rs of buildings, and rich in sculptur k, and paintings, filled with historic a +.y sociatiens.
 Corporal Brown, who has been h France since last summer in eonsta ,a service at the front has receiv
 sailing orders for next month and W i probably be home by the first of A
 gust.
 The association adjourned at t E usual hour. the next meeting sche le uled to be held in the fall