The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-05
SANTA FEE NOTES
Notes and personals from Santa Fe
by Frances Jones. Telephone 1880.

A former railroad man who has re-
turned from France has told of some OF
His letter was written from a camp in the
east and begins: 'Of course every man IN
the A. E. L. travels in Pullman cars, that
is, of the side door variety. These ears
have n little sign painted on the door which
says that said car will hold eight horses
or forty men. Now, these box cars in
France are Just about the size of a caboose.
and when you get forty men in one of
them there is hardly room to sit down.
WELL in view of the fact that each car
holds forty men, 1t was decided that 1ltty
could ride in them just Is easy 1t took
us two days and two nights to make a six
hundred mile run, but we got to see lit
tie more of France and probably got
better idea of the French railroad system,
so that if in the future any man would be
inclined to buy stock in any of their roads
he would say no. When we arrived at
Marseilles we were bundled off the train
and boarded the boat Dante Aligeihri. 1t
is n wop of a boat and belongs to the
White Star line. Our first meal on ship
board was pretty good, but oh Lord, the
meals we got after that. 1t was absolutely
impossible to eat them, and If Uncle Sam
had to pay the Italian government for the
stuff that was handed out to US he sure
is getting beat. We first anchored at
Gibraltar and thought that the next morn
ing would see us on the Atlantic ocean. but
we stayed there just five days, and believe
me, we sure had our eyeful of Gibraltar
and that part of Spain and Africa that
could be seen. When they got thru coal
ing the ship everyone was black with coal
dust and the ship was coal from top to
bottom. We ate about ten boatloads of
oranges which we purchased for 80 cents a
hundred. also figs and dates which we
bought from the Spaniards who came out
to the ship in rowboats. When we reached
New York we did not expect any kind of a
reception, but there were all sorts of boats
out TO meet the ship, each one having a
band and each one containing real Amerf-
can women. When the bands played
Home, Sweet Home l don't believe there
was a dry eye on the whole boat. In fact
everyone wanted to cheer, but for some
reason they could not do it. After we
were moved off the ship we were lined up
and the Red Cross, Salvation Army and
Y. NJ. C. A. passed out good home made
coffee. buns and chocolate candy to every
| one of u.s."
I Miss Edna Klein entertained with din
ner Friday evening, followed by a line
| party at the Novelty. The guest of honor
| was Mrs. Clyde Highfill. The girls from
| the motive power building who were guests
| included Mrs. Highfill. Miss Fern Burbank
| Mrs. Edna O'Neil, Miss Helen Averill, Miss
| Lillian Grueher, Miss Hazel Levitt. Miss
Naomi Martindale, Miss Mabel Eastberg
and Miss Florence Heating.
| Mrs. NJ. Ragiand. 500 Jefferson street
announces the marriage of her daughter
! Kitty Bell Snapp. to Mr.. George Floyd
| DUNN of Junction City. Kan. The mar
| rage took place Saturday afternoon at the
| brides home on Jefferson street. Mr.
| DUNN is in the furniture business al
| Junction City. and Mrs DUNN before hel
marriage was in the ticket auditors office
| Mr.. and Mrs DUNN will be at home Il
their friends at Junction City.