Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1919-01-09
FROM
MISS WACkt[R
Tells of Interesting Events at Oak
land and San Francisco, Cal.---
Formerly Resided Here


The following letter received by
Mrs. B. A.. Clarke from Miss Kaeh'
arine Wackler, a former pupil, will be
read with interest by many Baraboo
friends. Miss Wackler was born and
passed her early life in this city, be-
ing graduated from the B. H. s., and
serving later as a teacher in our
schools. For some years, with her
mother and sister, she has resided in
Oakland, Calf. 1t is a pleasure to
know what helpful, efficient work the
sisters are doing and enjoying. Their
father, Henry w. Wackler, for many
years deceased, conducted all iron
works on the bank of the Baraboo
river in Baraboo for many years. The
letter by Miss Wackler follows:
Oakland, Calf.
December 20, 1918.
My Dear Mrs. Clark:
Again the season comes around that
draws our thoughts back to the scenes
of long ago, and we take time 10 re-
member our dearest friends. I send
my best Christmas greetings to you,
wishing you a merry Christmas and
happy New Year.
Mother Giralda and myself are
well, which is the greatest blessing.
trust you too are enjoying good
health.
Wonderful Year
This has been such an unusual year
that it is crowded to the full with
events, any one Of which would have
been of itself wonder in years gone
by. O..
The approach of peace, fastened by
the faithful work Of our brave sol
diers, is the greatest Christmas the
world has ever known. How thank
full every right-minded person must
be that this terrible war has come to
an end. I am SO glad our grand pres
dent is in Europe to give his calm
Judgment to the settling of the world
peace In the meantime l don't care
f the Germans keep on killing them
selves and each other. I only wish
the ka'ser's fate could be settled, too.
Our schools have been so interrupt
I'd by the "au" that this term has had
only eleven weeks of teaching. Still
my pupils knitted Is pairs of wooden
socks, sewed SO property bags, SO
comfort bags, dozen handkercniefs,
md As Christmas bags for the French
soldiers, which the girls filled with all
kinds of lovely and good things. The
bags for France were shipped the mid
die of October. We have made many
wooden skirts and waists for the Bel
g ans.
Works With Red Cross
The last of September the epidemic
reached here, and all public places
were closed until November 25. All
three of us had slight attacks of the
"fu'' After we recovered Giralda and
offered our services to the Red Cross
and were assigned to investigation Of
the stricken homes from to II a. m.
From 1 to 1880 p. m. we had sole
2 years old at the Red Cross emerg-
ency nursery.
For three weeks mother saw us only
at breakfast. 1t was hard, dirty dan
gerous work but we came out O! K.
The mayor sent fine letters of appre-
citation to all volunteer workers.
December we had the pleasure of
hearing the wonderful French Sym
phony orchestra, sent here by the
French government This week we
shall enjoy four evening lectures at
the U. of c., delivered by four French
savants, also sent by the French gov
eminent.
There are 500 French soldiers and
35 officers quartered at the Preside,
who are to leave in January for 81
IBERIA. They are aviators and tank
men. San Francisco had q Victory
celebration at which all the French
soldiers were present. 1t was a most
enthusiastic gathering. Oakland en-
tains the soldiers on December %.
/, shall be there.
Celebration Held
Recently the French church in San
Francisco had a celebration. The cele-
lrated Pere Cabanal, chaplain of the
Blue Devils, gave a wonderful address
in French.
Giralda and received charming let
tiers from our own little French or
phan in Paris. so hope she may see
the president. Our school supports
three French orphans. We enjoy their
letters greatly.
Last summer Giralda and / were
hostesses at the Girls Friendly So
ciety vacation house up in the noun
tains. We had entire charge and plan
ming of meals, even to purchasing and