The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-01-16

day night in Dion 4 rather large
city in the central part OF France.
We travelled all day Tuesday to-
ward the south and by the way we
Travelled first class all the time,
which is the very best you could
wish. We arrived at about o p. n.
Tuesday and spent that night and
the next day there which is some
place and don't believe that it is
surpassed by any city in the world,
not even Paris. is the biggest
wine and silk center in the world
and is situated on the Rhone river,
not Rhine. We then completed our
trip this morning about | o'clock
in Grenoblc. This is a new leave
area for the Yanks and words
would not express the beauty and
grandeur OF this city in the Alps,
There are not many soldiers here
at the present time, but they are
coming in fast. The people here
seem to think there is nothing too
good for the Yanks. The American
A. p. NJ. Assistant Provost Mar
shaD has charge Of placing the
men in the different hotels. Ar
rangements have been made by the
u. S. Government with the hotels
and we are out nothing at all As
you see by the paper, | am writing
on, ! am at the Grand Hotel Du
Louvre which is one OF the best
hotels here and compares with the
best hotels in our larger cities,
AS YOU perhaps know Grenob,e
is situated in the midst OF the Alps
close to the intersection OF France,
Italy and Switzerland and is one
of the greatest touring centers in
the world. We have two large
rooms on the eighth floor OF the
hotel and from the balcony we can
look out upon the greatest scenery
ever created by the hand OF God.
Huge snow-capped Alpine peaks
arise and disappear into the clouds,
on every side beautiful little vii
lagos nestle in the valleys as ii they
were maed there.
AThis is our first day here (by
the way when say our | mean
my two best friends, Sergeants
Green and Mason. We have here
two of the finest y. NJ. c. A. in
the world. They have charge OF all
the mountain trips and parties and
plan is worked out there by which
you can see all the places of inter
est. Guides are furnished free Of
charge. This morning we spent i'll
sleeping in the beautiful French
canopied beds about ten feet deep
OF feathers. We had late break
fast in the dining room and spent
the rest OF the time I'll luncheon
gazing out of the window at the
scenery. After luncheon, which is
in reality five course dinner OF
the finest French foods served in
the grandest style, This afternoon
we took train ride out to two
ancient bridges which we were told
to be hundreds OF years old and
which took about IS years to build,
They are certainly wonderful, !
have pictures of them which | will
show you in "person'-real soon,
After our return we had a social
tea at the y. NJ, c, A. served by
real American women and girls,
After six o'clock dinner at the
hotel we are invited to a musicale
at a beautiful French home. To-
morrow we go on all day trip by
trans and hiking up into the eter-
nal SHOWS to visit some wonder
full caves. II the snow is good we
are going skiing and skating, And
talk about French girls, why moth
er, have a hundred of the most
beautiful | have every seen--"no
Kiddin.''
Before we left the company each
man was outfitted with new suit,
cap and shoes and a leather bag
which is carried slung across the
shoulder in which we carry our
toilet articles. The fact mtther |
am enjoying the happiest and most
interesting days of my life | have
changed my opinion of France in
every way. In fact | could spend
the rest OF the days of my life right
here in Grenoble. So you see we
have gotten away from everything
military, no bugles, no slum stem
and in fact we are spending the