Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1919-02-07
HOLIDAYS
IN FRANCE
Sergeant A. D. Meyer Gives Interest
ing Details of Christmas and New
Years in France-Skeeing and Tob-
bogganing On the Mountains

DSc~A 4tAOGllSI dIlO OdQs
Well this is another year started
on It's journey. and l guess | started
it out In the best way l could.
McGlnnis and Che is the man I
sleep with set our head on it that
We would take q. little trip, so we
got passes for BAN, a town
on the French border near Switzer-
and and well up in the Alps. Our
oass-started at 1900 on Tuesday the
31st of December and was good till
600 a. m. Jan. End.
We boarded train out of here at
600 Tuesday night in a heavy rain,
but our heads set on see ng the coun-
try. We rode to CuIoz, where we
changed and arrived at our destina-
ton about 1900 or as the New Year
was coming in. We went up with
couple of our men on the train, SO
when we arrived we stayed together
and went to a hotel and got room.
Well l put myself between sheets
again for a nights sleep. We had
four single beds and they cost us
four Francs, or about 80 cents apiece
for the night.
The next morning we arose about
700 and went out and had our break
fast and struck out across the town
to the station where we took a cog
train up the mountais.- The trip up
took about an hour and a quarter,
covering about seven miles up the
mountain. We stopped off at cou-
pc of half way houses for a few
minutes. The first one we had a
very good view of the city and lake.
/ 7vla:o lob ,,coI 10 Ao,,,
direction, but due to a glacier in
about 1900 it changed. We left this
and started on up, soon to encounter
! snow At the next stop we threw
few snow balls for the first time
this year. We again boarded ou1
train and after travelling thru some
tunnels, we arrived at the top of Mt
Reward. Here we got off and got
pair of skees and walked up to the
summit of the mountain where there
is an observatory and a skee course
Well we went skeeing and one fel.
low when be eot about half way dowr
picked himself up looking like g
snow man. After this we went ovel
and got a sled and went down the to
b ggan. McGinnis and I had a hare
time on the toboggan keeping the
darn thing in the course, but sue
ceeded in reaching the bottom with
ony a little snow up our sleeves.
4 The sun was shining very pretty
on top of the mountain and thinl
we got some pictures, but I will have
to wait till the man with the Gamers
has them finished to know. w,
were way above the clouds. Th
Mt being about 5000 #. above Sc,
level. / have some postals which
will probably send home some o
: these days. Well, we went bacl
finally and got our train back dow
the Mt. On the way down we rod
on the back platform where we coul'
oct wonderful view of the hills witt
it's evergreen trees covered witt
snow.
Occasionally a timber slid down tn
side of the hill where the woodmal
slide the logs down after they hav
cut them. We came back down thr1
: the clouds. getting back to the tow
| about 1900 noon.
We then went to the Y. M. C. A
where we got lunch. This Y. N
. G. A. building is one of some not
! and is known as the Casino. Thi
is a most wonderful building and YER
large. 1t was originally a gamblin
pace and this IS where Harry ThaN
: fwas supposed to have first me
Evelyn and was supposed to hav
broken the house gambling one night
After lunch we went out and hire
bycicles and rode over along thi
axe, which is l think the larges
AXE in France and is most pictur
esque with the Mt for background
On the opposite side of the lake
the Abbey where all the Italia
Hings' ancestors are buried, but W
: did not get to see this as the boa
rode around for while and back
the town.
We took our bikes back and &c
our coats and went up on the hill t
the Royal Hotel, which is mos
wonderful building and one has
very pretty view of the hills from il
A little French Mademoiselle took u
around and showed US the hotel. TIL
U. S. has reserved most of the hotel
and are giving the men seven da
passes at the different places wit
board and room paid.
Well we came back and looked owe
the town little and went to the "Y
again, here we again got bite to es
and there were about 25 youn
American girls there with the Y. N
G. A.. so it seemed good to talk to
girl who could understand you an
could talk to you.
We then again departed, taking
500 train back, having to chang
trains at Ambrean and having I
wait while we went over and &C
our supper. Arrived back at tE
camp about 1900 quite tired. br
fe cling as though the day was we
spent.
So much for New Years day.
I do not know what is the matte
with the mail, for | have not had
word from anyone for three week
now. So I do not know much els
to write you this time. But I hay
a little poem, written by one of tt
men in the SQUAD which I am goin
to enclose. 1t is good enough to
published ! think. l want you
save this for me. In fact, l thin
it would be well to save these lettel
like this till I get there, as there al
a lot of things that l have not to-
which will be interesting to tell.
Spe aking of squads. We have qui
a squad with New Jersey, New Yor
Kansas, Pa, ILL.,. and Ohio represen
ed. I figure that we have about tv
weeks more in this camp and the
well, do not know where we will g
They put up bulletin saying thI
when the school was over that Il
men and officers could have seve
DAYS leave and go to Nice in a bod
do not know if we will all go
Just those that want to go. but if
have a chance I think I will see 8
can. Do not think of much eli
to write this time so will close. A
feeling fine except for little cold.
With lots of love,
Don.
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