The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-06
Popular Birmingham Girl Miss Florence McCrossn, Writes From Treves Germany, of Her Work There With the Red Cross and How it Feels to
 Be on German Soil in Conquered Territory

map? I am about 50 miles north and little to the west of Treves, near the Bel gian border. We left Treves in an ambu-
 lance, making the trip in about three hours and just we had gotten over the mountain above Treves it began to snow Justify, and we went through very heavy snow storm all the rest of the way. It was the most beautiful sight 1 ever saw, as the country is mountainous and the winding roads, with many fir trees all covered with snow, presented magnificent vista. I haven't seen so much snow since I left school and it is the very first have seen over here. Troops are billeted here and there is big hos pital as l wrote you. and a school build ing. We haven't been told yet where we will have our hut; so far we are stay ing with the nurses and as there are about 70 of us. we sleep six in a room.
 All the autos we see are American. We went to minstrel show and off cers dance last night fin Treves. Some of the girls went up to Coblenz to dance given to the Prince of Wales but we did not get in on that.
 Our boys are all delighted to sec us and they are the ones that count. The boys really need recreation and some- place to go more now than at any pre- vious time, for they are dead tired and miserably honesick; have nothing to do as the war is over and they are re- faxed and are not supposed to have thing to do with the Germans they can't even speak to the nurses, so the Lord only knows what they expect our boys to do. And oh, what beautiful boys they are, There are no soldiers in the wide world so fine looking, so straight forward or so honest as our own men. It is a perfect joy to see them on the streets, and we never pass one without speaking to him. From the colonels to the privates, they salute us and 1t Is wonderful to have every khaki-cl clad man you pass salute you as if you were . general!
 Every other person you meet here is an American; and most of our boys captains and on up; you should see the little boys walking around with gold leaves on their shoulders. Tell Aunt Katie that several of us walk around over here in Germany by ourselves at night. Did you know the German sol diers have to salute our officers? And they sometimes do so with us and the German children are always saluting us and trying to talk to us
 Have you ever received any of the shells or, helmets I have sent you? am anxious to know as we have heard they did not get through
 By the way, the last letter I had from home was written on December 2, you can imagine my anxiety to hear how you all are I believe I told you in @ previous letter that Miss Heffel. finger is in charge of the Red Cross wo- men in Germany; I like her so much Also Miss Brunette, who is in charge of all the canteen workers in France 1 don't want to do canteen work if I can do Hut; the latter is decidely the most interesting work to be done over here; l now understand why nobody could tell us what we had to do because we are supposed to do everything; talking as well as thinking, writing keeping people amused and teaching, also.
 With a heart full of love and a great longing to hear how everybody is ano what everybody is doing, as ever affec- tionately, FLORENCE"