The Washington herald., 1919-07-27

go that has entered the United States
during the war. She carried 1000 oales
of Egyptian cotton.
when 1 reached France I was sta
toned in Paris and was assigned 10
residence in the Hotel Beaulieu. every
morning for four months l had to arse
at $50 o'clock, and with other mem
bers of the corps ride two miles 10
the garage at Neuilly. This garage
was run entirely by women. We start
ed with three and finished with nfty:
'It was my duty to drive a Ford
caminetz in the beginning. and / snail
never forget my experience in the ca
pacity of chauffeur. The machines had
no self-starters, were equipped win
old-fa shioned ciincher tires and burned
oil lamps, but the worst thing we had
10 wrestle with was a French inner
| tube on an American rim.
Every morning we were assigned 10
hospital or canteen station ana
would report to certain officer, VINO
would give US our orders. We had 10
visit the laundries, the various store
| houses. railroad freight stations, and'
on numerous occasions, take the COOK
with US to the market. Then upon our
return, while they were unloading the
auto we would visit the boys in the
hospitals, bringing them newspapers,
etc. and talking to them.
TT was generally or 0 O'Clock AZ
! night before we sat down to dinner.
/ During the winter months there were
| many periods when we kept ourselves
warm by burning Washington news
! papers that we had received from
/ home. I was finally placed In charge
! OF auto supplies at the garage and we
10 Aa c11 roflll
erything we handled Gasolene at that
| time was sL75 per gallon. though 1t
was as low as S1.27 in May.
Last January the garage at Neuilly
was closed and was sent to Dijon'
on L. o. c. dine of communication.
canteen service.
ut was wonderful. the work done
by the Red Cross Motor Corps In
| Paris We did not know the city nor
! the language. There were no trafhc
rules and we had to travel in the dark
1t made no difference if 1t was cold
and rainy. never saw a finer or
, ean'zation of women. Miss Dorothy
| Heiberger, Of Washington, assigned
, the cars. Miss Edith Patten, who lived
at the Willard and was a member OF
| the National Service School for Girls,
had charge of equipment. while MISS
Laura Brennan, also a y. S. 5. girl
! and Mrs. IIiida Renwick. on this city.
were among the members.
| AT Dion, which was the last big
resting place for the soldiers before
reaching the wront, we accommodated
/ between COO and 5000 men daily. from
! February TO May. They were served
! meals at stated hours We had sleep
| ing quarters for 400 OF them and the
, canteen was never closed from May
. II. 1917. to May 81. 1919. There was
! good infirmary and recreation or rest
room and each boy could get bath
/ ind a clean suit of underwear. Most
OF the troops forming the army OF
occupation and the Salvage Corps
passed through DijOn.
After I was relieved from duty 7
saw the American front when it was
covered with snow beyond Nerdun. l
traversed the Road OF a Thousand
Camions' and visited the headquarters
of the Fifth Army Corps of the Ger
mans The chateau was Up-todate in
every particular. also watched them
cutting mines out OF the trunks of
. trees where they had been skilfulIy
camouflag ged and inspected the cham
tank traps that the Germans used
TO stop these big engines OF war be-
yond their first line OF trenches.
Il saw the French front under rain
at Rheims and Chemlu des Danes
and the British front under sunshine
d Ypres, ATras and Nimy Ridge and
then ! Went to Paris and left there
for home July 3. by way Of England -
This last week OF July at White
Sulphur Springs Is fully as gay as
the merriest week in the fashionable
August As soon as the sun came
out from his hiding place after the
rain gods had things their way 70.
several days, parties began to take
plac" at the poular Casino. the cot
ta2eS and at the many l8EchrOn and
dinner resorts nearly. 1t has been
HNeC"-saIy for everyone to keep an
.enga-rmcnt book ever at hand In or
der to avoid embarra sS!ng situations
arising from accepting too many In
VItatiOns for one dhN. The tea given
1T the Casino last Wednesday by Mrs,
William Haywood. OF Washing. on.
and Mrs Jacob Phinizy. Of Augusta.
Ga. vas a eeIt success and many
people were there. Mrs. Haywood S
daughter. Mrs. Howard Hume. sent
beautiful roses from Washington fUr
the tables. Mrs. Hume is expected
in August to come TO the White 10
join her mother.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richardson Gibson. OF
Washington. who have a cottage here
for the summer, have had as the ?
guest Representative George Edmund
Foss. of Chicago. who, after passins
some time here, has gone to New
York Mrs. Blaine FIkins came from
Washington on Wednesday to vsi
Mrs. Gibson. Miss Mary Duncan Glib
son will have as her cottage guest
IN August Miss Augusta Glass. daugn.
ter of the Secretary Of the Treasury