The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-06-15
Letter Tells of the Work
OF Mary Magruder in France

Mrs w y Sul distric, president
| oklahoma Federation 10 Women
! tiuiS Is IN yc elpt ~ tho appended
| letter from Miss Mary Emma Ma
/ grudcr who was sent to Europe u1
/ the states club women to represent
| them In the work done i'm the war
zone nv the Young Woman chris.
/ inn association Mrs Sn gives thit
letter publicity through The Wrrld.t
"ouaD.s page that D. may reach the
women of tho state and allow them
to catch a glimpse OF their VorkcI
overseas ana near what she has 70,
tell of her impressions M.a, Ma
gruder writes from general npad.
quarters - the American gNpClr
ionay rorccs AZ IhalmouL llRute
I Marine, France Her letter foluNs.
1T scems Far cry from that
stormy day last November, when D
stood trembling oppucan, before
tho state board At Tulsa, ana asked
that august body for the plN.ct.
~ representing oklahoma ana her
splendid cluhwomen 10 overseas wa
work. and this sunny May day whcr
/ sat myself IN ChtumouI uauto
Marue. TO send word of greeting
lo tn" women who sent mo upon
this mission.
My experiences have been many
and varied. Tho coufevcno" IN Ncw
York was an inspiration, tho ocean
voyage a novel experience, tho stay
IN LN NerpOol a very trying one, be
cause OF the fact that Influenza
broke out In our midst Many OF
our girls wC-e taken 10 tho husp!ta'
and three OF them died. a,so ono OF
them became insane as result OF
that dread discnse but We expected
all these. things az a part Of ou1
European experience and turned
our faces toward tho goal which wa,
really our work I'm France
I'VE sailed from Liverpool the
latter part Of February on tho
steamer Aquitania. landed in Rre7t
and proceeded from there to Paris
where wo were IN conference for
more than week. Many Of us were
located at Versailles that beautiful
old city which has played such q
prominent part IN history, both an
cient and modern. It sccms very
strange to wander through tho gar
dens OF the palace, whore Louis NV
Marie Antoinctto, and many olhCr
OF the noble and igroblo character
or French history had hrcaihod the
romantic atmosphere of that beau
Nful spot II made very real To ono
MANY facts which always seemed
vague and indisunct
"Gay rarco" is all and more ihan
II has been pictured ~ hc, from
the artistic a. well ns the social
standpoint Tho history of France rs
written in its churches and ca'hedrals
and there are many beautiful ones
to be seen there, one must not for
got tho Louvre. Tullcrics, the Tomb
of NAPOLEON, lhc Eiffol Tower. mo
lnvahdcs. the Champs ElSscc ana all !
other interesting place We have rchd
OF for SO many years Whale IN PARIS, !
was assigned 10 work at Tunnare,
with the 36th division, which was
com posed largely of Texas and Okla |
homa troops but when ! reached
Chaumont and reported To Mrs COT |
,le, the regional director. she as
HCned n1e aB u successor 10 Mrs HAL
a; tho officers hut here In Chau- |
mont where ! have been ever since.
was sorry not 10 be able 20 80 to |
,he boys from Oklahoma, but I have |
come In touch with many OF them IN |
my work here. II YOU were 10 ask ,
me what my work Is, | should find ~ |
hard TO define. Ot course, there are |
social duties We dance. we play
games we picnic. We din", wc drink
tea. We walk and talk with American
men. and seek TO add to their com
fort and pleasure In every way pos
sible, but the real work for the |
woman in France. 20 my |
mind. Is simply touching human |
ives. makig men feel that you arc !
sver ready in sympathy. understand |
ng and a smile, just when hc needs |
YOU most. and best OF all. 10 make |
him feel that AL that you do, come0 |
rom heart that IL ovcrflowine with |
rood fellowship, Just because he ia
an American soldier.
There has as YOU know. been
much criticism OF the "Y.' some or
{ just, much Of 1t unjust. There