Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-04-08
RIVIERA BEAUTIES
DESCRIBED BY LOCAL
boy WITH ARMY HOS.
THERON BYRNE OF FIRST ARMY
CORPS HEADQUARTERS PAINTS
WORD PICTURE OF SCENERY IN
THE REAL sunny FRANCE"

Thereon Byrne, son of Prof. and
Mrs. c. ]. Byrne, in letter to
'riend in Ottawa describes the beau
les of the French Riviera, where he
pent a month on furlOugh from his
Iuties in connection with the A. r.
: The local young man is connected
with Gen. Liggett's First Army head
quarters, a position which gave him
| IN inside track" on all important
lrmy developments while Uncle sam
md his Yanks were busy driving the
| Iuns out of France.
| In the letter he says:
March ), 1919.
This is rather late to be acknowl-
edging Christmas gifts, but the mail
ervice treated me so poorly that ]
lidn't receive my box from home until
he middle of February. The candy
you sent, however, proved lovely de
spite its long Imprisonment and was
very much enjoyed | think if a poll
vas taken in the A. f.. f. as TO what
hey most desire from home, the con
'ensus of opinion would strongly favor
american sweets; at least something
to alay our Unsuitable appetite.
Returned a few weeks ago from {
months stay in the French Riviera
which proved a delight almost incon
.eivable in country we have come
believe as an abode suited only TO
nimals of the aquatic species. Afte
ratelling down the valley OF thu
{hone, with its swollen waters, an
eaden skies overhead, the train goe
through several long tunnels and the
comes ont into a garden spot, whic
imagine is quite Similar no GU
outhern California The vegetatio
semi.trOpic; palm, orange and oily
rees abound and what appealed e'
1ecially to me was perfectly glo
: ous sun which refused to be discou
ged but shone boldly forth, diSdail
& ng to be Overawed by the Whit
leecy clouds resting peacefully on tn
b now clad mountain tops OF the Man
h inc Alps. Nice proved to be tn
earest approach to an American cit
i. hat ! have had the opportunity
l. listing The season opens there {
/. January 10 and runs to March Is, b.
ne to the fact that it has been mat
Il leave center it is rather CroWdC
he year round. Cannes, thoUl
t mailer, is almost a replica Of Nj
\ md has not been quite so thorough
| Americanized Monte Carlo, | fOun
the most captivating of all and
m sure anyone with a higher Apr
iation Of nature and her splendO
han | would become enraptured wi
is wonderful parks, gardens terrac
nd bay. Apparently wasn't on Il
|. rinces calling list as he was abse
hen | called, but his servants pc
! lifted me to gaze at his home wit
{ ut calling the principality's polio
J. lis taste in architecture is admiral
u nd his palace merits the popularj
c receives in MonacO's postal ca
T. mporiums. Mention is also We
worth seeing and the trip ny machil
, trolley along the coast fully repa
/ the energy expended in climbing o
} If comfortable bed at 500 a.
Il in order to make the necessary ear
{ tart. The end of my leave found Il
" thoroughly convinced that there W
II n element of truth in the allegatiO
/ Sunny France" but | wish that
supporters would be less general
!, heir boast and confine it to, Sun
- Southeastern France"
;, Getting back to work was paint
II lfter so much leizure, but time go
h lutte rapidly now when we know
n, means the day to start home is stet
10 ly drawing nearer, While | probal
M would resent an accusation that | {
h | thoroughly homesiCk must adm
va hat Ottawa never before contained
a many alluring attractions as it dc
il TO me now, and the more quickly
ee the X. I. depot looming up in t
foreground, the happier | will be.
Sincerely,
THERON BYRNE,
- T. J. fyrne, A +. c., EIq. LIST Arr
Corps, American f. F., A. p. o. 7