Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1919-02-27
In LIVERPOOL
AND LONDON.
Miss Vivian Smith Writes of Expe-
riences in Two of the Great
Cities of England

Mr.. AMI Mrs. E. E. Smith, 216
Eighth street, have received more let
tiers from their daughter, MISS Vivian,
who has gone to France for Y. II. c.
A. work. Extracts follow: -
Liverpool. Jan. /, 10.
Dearest Family:
Have few moments to start a let
ter, anyway. There are 100 '.Y'' girls
here and as many American soldiers
in this canteen. We are having q big
time. We all have cards pinned On Us
with our names and states, and the
boys are anxious to see people from
their own state. We came into the
city last night, got off the boat this
morning. Thirty MEN went to the ho-
tel and seventy to the Lincoln Arms,
the X. M C. A. dern1itory. The Jul
lana came in yesterday with go more.
SO we are $50 strong. We are going
to London tomorrow at 2 p. m.
Liverpool is a city of 100000. The
houses are mostly brick, ivy covered,
and such beautiful churches. The
shops are so fanny, so many jewelry
stores, leather and crocKery stores,
and such attractive windows. The
tram cars ali run on the left side OF
streets, and autos, too. The cars are
double deckers and sway around on
the track until one would think they
were going to turn over. There are
the funniest two wheeled carts with
women drivers; streets SO marrow and
crooked and paved with cObble stones;
women with shawls on, so foreign
looking It rains all the time, grass
is green, but it's chilly and damp. Tell
Mr.. Davis e. W. he would worry
about coal if he were here-no coal.
heat The people just expect to freeze.
I'm fine. I put on all clothes can,
SO don't worry. The people have all
suffered terribly. Food has been SO
scarce and high, but they all seem
cheerful. The "Y" is wonderful here
and one can get meals for soc or less,
and all kinds of comforts and enter
tainment. The meals outside are very
expensive. Some of the girls went to
a hotel for dinner and paid 81 for
nothing at ALL We are getting onto
the money, and it's lots Of fun. They
charge you on tram cars for the dis
lance you ride This is terribly dis
connected as | am in the canteen,
noise and monograph and talking.
Love. VIVIAN.
Another Letter
London, England, Jan 3.
Darling Fam 1y:
Well, we left Liverpool on New
Years at o'clock. There were plans
for all of us, and we were very COM
Portable in frst-class compartments.
They are just like a compartment car
of ours, and more comfy" than our
Pu1Tmans. It was raining SO we could
not see much but what we saw OF the
country was beautiful, very green,
hedges. sheep, and brick houses. We
arrived in London at p. IA, were
met by several "Y" men and four
large carryalls, and after deposi1ng
our luggage in a pile we drove to the
hotel. Our rooms are not heated, bat
the bed is comfortable, for which l
am thankful | can have hot baths
any time.
Yesterday we went to Westm nster
Abbey, and it is so wonderful | cannot
describe it now, but will tell you all
when l get home. Saw the tombs OF
Queen Elizabeth, Mary Queen of Scots,
ETC., and were just in time for very
impressive service given for the rem
nant of the 155th Canadian regiment.
ONLY ten men were left when they
received their flags, which they had
left there at the beg ming Of the war.
The music was grand and the Whole
building is so huge and full Of mem
cries that it is very awe-inspiring. We
then met some American soldiers, who
took us down the Thames, past the
wonderful places. to dinner in an ltal-
ian restaurant, and then to movies, as
we could not get seats for anything
else. Elsie Janis is here in Hello
America The seats are sold out
weeks ahead. [ saw pictures of VIII
son in England with King George. The
people went crazy over Charlie Chap
lin. Both men and women smoke, and
the place was blue with it.
This morning we arose early and
then went to Whitechapel Hall to see
the changing of the guards. This is
an ancient custom VIII oh they still
carry on. Every morning at IL the
horses with uniformed riders prance
up and go through a lot of maneuv-
ers and two riders, who are stationed
in front of the building are changed.
Very interesting, and this morning
they were awarding medals to several
score Of men. Very impressive. A
band played all the time. | went to
the Tower of London. 1t was started
by William the Conqueror and is full
of dungeons and towers. Here Sir
Walter Raleigh was imprisoned for
twelve years and beheaded, and all
Henry VIIPS wives Princes in the