The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-06
By DOLLY DAJRYMPLE

6ClHRoUGH Mir. and Mrs. McCrossn,
 parents of Miss Florence McCros !,
 sin, I have had the pleasure of reading some letters written by this clever young woman and have asked the privilege of publishing some excerpts from the correspondence, because of It's originality and variety.
 Miss McCrossin is one of the most pop ular and beloved young women in this community and her scores of friends will be interested in hearing of the eX- periences she has had overseas under the insignia of the Red Cross.
 Miss McCrossin went overseas" several months ago. landing at Liverpool after 8 week spent in London she went to Paris and from Paris was dispatches hastily to United States camp No. E, where sine remained until the armistice was signed. when she again went to Paris. Only recently she has been sent into Germany territory-one of the first American girls serving under the ReG Cross to be sent over the Teutonic bof- der for hut duty.
 Miss McCrossin's letters, bearing date of January g, are from Treves and to hei parents she writes as follows:
 Dear Loved Ones:
 What do you think of my being here? Just got in late last night and find this really a very nice sort of place. we passed through Metz and Nancy on our way here; we were 24 hours on our way from Paris here; no sleep and very little to eat And yet we went to a dance as soon as we arrived and danced with a million boys, more or less, and changed partners every second and haven't any feet this morning. Saw Port Walker and he seemed SC glad to see me.
 Aren't we the luciiest people you ever saw? We are really the first hut worker3 to get to Germany. Some canteen work CTS are here but not "hutters,' This IS an old Roman city and do ask Mary Ed If this is not the place where Teckia lived.
 The last two days have been delightfully."- clear and cool. We are not allowed to talk to the people and it seems real strange to be walking around in con- quered city. l feel like Caesar, especially as there is an old Roman arch here Miss Heffelfinger is lovely and told mo she saw Bob Badham on the eleventh of November and had a long talk with him. I can't give you my address yet so just keep on writing to me al my Paris address"
 In another letter bearing the same date January g, from Treves, Miss McCros- sin says:
 q wrote you little note this morn ing and gave it to Miss Brunette so she could mail it in Paris, thinking we were leaving for parts unknown today but they have decided to send Us to Prum, d little north et here, but we won't go until Saturday.
 Yesterday afternoon we went out to Hospital No. F and helped; that was the one we were supposed to stay att it is quite large one and Nery nice build ing, so I think it was a German hospital before we came in.
 This morning we went sightseeing Saw all the old Roman ruins. In the morning, we are told camion will take us out to Evacuat tion hospital No at Prum, where l believe we will meet very much the same conditions as we found at Mailly There is no Red Cross out there and no one seems to know anything about it. and I am afraid we won't have any supplies to take with us as there are none in Treves, although we are eX- pecting them daily We are delighted at the prospect of going to new place and having everything our own way, for the Red Cross is really needed far All members and their friends are in yited to attend. Her subject will be: How To Tell Children of the Origin of Life