Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-11-21
Miss Edith CroWeH
Relates Experiences
fOYY. M. c. A. Auxiliary

The members of the Ladies' Auxil-
larry of the Y. NJ. G. A. who attended
the meeting held last night in the as
ISOLATION building enjoyed a rare
treat in being able to hear the re-
cital of some of the experience OF
Miss Edith Crowell, who was overseas
with the American Red Cross.
Owing to the fact that she had a
brother in service Miss Crowell was
una5fe to get over early in the war.
but left just before the armistice was
signed and was there all during that
trying period following the cessation
of hostllities and the returning of
the a to this country. She told of
the work in the canteens, in the hos
pitfalls and especially emphasized the
marke n unusual cheerfulness
which characterized the boys who
were in some cases mortally wounded.
She old of her visits to the hospitals
and how she spent last Christmas.
There was a Christmas tree in each
ward and a great big one on wheels,
which was brought from ward to
ward, accompanied by the nurses
and aids singing carols and as she ex-
pressed it. I'VE all cried and laughed
and just felt blue and homesick all
together
Miss CroweIl was very modest in
reference to herself, but under the
current of her remarks you could
realize that for days at a time dur-
Ing the journey from Italy (she ar
rive via. Italy) she had lived on
nuts and figs. After reaching Paris
the strenuous work began. Working
from early morning until late at night
and then journeying out to some rec
reation hut on the outskirts of Paris
to dance with the boys the life was an
active one. Paris was jammed dur
Ing that po~st-armistice period every
boy who could get a pass by any man.
ger or pull received one n imme-
diately focked into Paris. Tents were
erected behind the Eifel tower for the
boys to sleep in 40 hntaI arrnmmoda-
tons were out OF the question. The
Y. M. G. A. rented a number CT the
aires in Paris and with the co-opera-
ton of the Jewish Welfare Board and
Knights of Columbus the boys put on
shows and exceptionally good ones,
too. One characteristic of the Amer
lean lads the organization found was
that the boys would rather attend
these American play houses in pref
erence to a number of Paris some
that off color performances.
Even coming home On the boat her
work a not completed for the boys
must be danced with day and night.
There were about 5000 people upon
the returning ship, one boy was laid
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The ship was stopped and laid at
anchor while the lad was operated
upon. This. Miss Crowell said, was an
example of just how much each life
was considered when a large trans
port was held up to save n life in
this manner.
Other numbers on the program !
were recitations by Miss Helen Bech-
tel. When the World Goes Through
and Miss Ruth Dorothy Block, Gosh!
It's Fierce TO be a Girl" accompanied
on the piano by Miss Cecilia Safran.
Refreshments of coffee and sandwich
es were served by Mrs. Larsen and
her committee.
on Rev. and Mrs. A. l.. Kreyling at
of F'ords Mission Chapel yesterday.
The only rift in the success of the al
fair was that Mrs. Kreyling could not
be present as she Is slowly recovering
after an operation. After the business
of the meeting was finished, Mrs.
Skov, the president of the society,
made a short speech and then un-
covered a bulky mysterious object that
had been the puzzle of the pastor
only during the whole meeting; and
there greeted the eye one large laun-
dry basket and a number of smaller
baskets loaded to the gunwales with
meats, groceries, fruits, vegetables,
eggs and poultry, cake and candy.
This was hen presented the pastor as
a Thanksgiving gift in the name of
the good people of Fords. The pastor