The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1919-12-11
RAMBOS ENROUTE TO
TURKEY
Interesting Letter from a For
mer Pastor of Emmett-Is
Missionary to Turkey.

, Rev. W. E. Rambo, for several year
pastor of the Emmett Christia
church, is en- route to Constantinopl
as missionary in the Far East. H
! is accompanied by Mrs. Rambo. Thei
, two sons, Victor and Philip, are lef
, behind in this country. The follow
ing letter, bearing date Of Septemb !,
; 20, has been received by Mrs. Minerv;
E. Barnes, and will no doubt be of in
terest to their Emmett friends ant
former parishioners:
Your letter of the 18th inst reaches
me in New York before we sailed OF
the 25th. We found that the Canadz
was held up in Marseilles, France, by
a strike. As it could not sail before
October 14th, we came on this We
left New York on Thursday, the 25th
inst, instead of on the Both, thus
rushing us so that we could not write
all our friends So | am writing now
hoping to get letters posted at Gibral-
ter. But If not there, then at Con-
stantinople
We have experienced so much that
we can't tell it ALL We left Baker on
Aug. z. Went to Portland, then to
Chehalis and Olympia, Wash, then to
Red Bluff, CAL, where we visited my
fathers people. Then to Oakland and
San Francisco, where we visited my
only uncle living and Philip He is in
Berkeley studying. Was wen. Then
to Salt Lake, where late train left
US over Sunday. We attended Nor
mon meeting in the tabernacle and
heard Heber J. Grant talk-not preach
He is the new president Of the church,
since Joseph Smith died.
From there we went to Hugo, Colo,
where we visited my only sister
Thence to Kearney, Neb., where my
only brother and wife from Sioux City,
Ia, came to their daughters to meet
US. Another daughter and family of
Holdredge, Neb., came over and W.
had fine visit. From there we went
to Chicago, W here we met Mrs. Ram
bo's sister Flora of Wichita, Kans.
Then on to Piainfield, N. H, to visit
two older sisters, both widows There
we met Victor, who went on with us
to Philadelphia. Thence to New York
on the 18th till we sailed The railroad
journey was 5556 milestone tripl
We had fine day Friday. But
since Saturday it has been stormy,
with a gale from the northeast, head
ing us off. delaying speed, rocking the
vessel badly. Nearly all have been
seasick-we, too But all are better,
and we hope we shall have no more
trouble. We are about 900 miles from
New York now; and are south parallel
with Gibralter So degrees.
The boat was the German liner
about 45O feet long. For
merly piled between Bremen and
Philadelphia, thence to Buenos Ayers.
She has been used to bring soldiers
nome. This is her first trip under
his line. We have 80 first class and
100 steerage passengers Many of the
teerage are Turks, Kurds and Armen-
ans, returning to Turkey.
We are sailing direct to CONSTANT
lople, going very slow. Our address
here viii be, for the present, care of
\ C. R. N. E., 13 Rue Petits Champs,
,onstantinople. We shall always
letters from you, and from ]
II friends who care to write. Please
ct all read this. l suppos, you know
fife and Dora Knox met us ON the !
rain in Denver.
We did not get this of at Gibraltar
5 had planned, as the boat did nor
.op. Now expect to get into Constan- y
Inople October 18th. Yesterday we 5
allied all day along the island of Sic t
y. This evening we win sail along o
ide Crete 1t is interesting to be :
ere in the beautiful Mediterranean. :
! the historic country Of the disci- Il
les and our Lord. Wish you could a
nioy it with me. Kindly ask doctor J
} have put into the Emmett paper, 81
II arrival and address. So far it S,
IS been very good voyagle although W
e have been in the mine zone for 81
any days. Our boat has stopped :;
lly one minute, to fasten a screw in 10
e machinery. 81
Arrived safely. We are well and pi
Ippy. &c on tomorrow to Adana .,
ar Tarsus in the south. IL