The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1919-05-15
SETH STANTIAL WRITES OF
EXPERIENCES IN SOUTH SEAS

From Pernambuco, Brazil, under
date OF March 1, Seth Stantial has
written a very interesting letter to his
sisters, the Misses Stantial and Mrs.
SLY, which we are pleased to repro
duce. Seth is in the radio service on
board a training vessel In the Brazil
ian waters at the present time. He
will be well remembered here where
he was In the employ of the Alexander
Freidenrich co. for q number Of years
and in the capacity of deliveryman II
is safe to say he has visited every
home in the city at some time or other
You will enjoy reading the letter:
Dear Folks:
Flo / done forgot to wish you many
happy birthdays, and | tEot of ii when
we sailed in on the 23rd, too. For all
/ know this may get there first any
way, and you know / Didn't forget you
anyway.
I've been having a grand time. The
irst thing ashore as | was mailing
my letters, U. s. n. Chief Y0eman
stepped up and spoke to me. He and
first class Yoeman and two officers
are here as government censorS for
cables. They have an Office In the
same building with the cable company.
He invited me out to supper that eve
ming and of course / said no. About
an hour later / met an American trav-
cling manager for a company In New
York, of which he is vice president.
His name Is J. w. Finch, and he took
me up to the hotel and introduced me
to his wife. They also asked me. out
for supper, and this time / did have
to say no. I'm going out with them
Sunday tho. and then to dinner with
them. Well that afternoon they took
me for street car ride into the coun-
try, and by the time we got back 1t
was time to meet the Chief. His name
is j. c. Wheeler and he and Bonner
the first class Yoeman have been here
since last fall, so speak Portuguese
pretty well. We had nice little
dinner at his hotel, and then he took
me to movie. They have several
houses here. but the best the Moderno
plays Triangle pictures, all In Port
ugese OF course. They have two swell
orchestras. One plays in waiting
room off to the side, and it's quite
the custom to go In there for pro-
gram before seeing the show. and II
makes 1t especially nice when the
house Is full and you have to wait
The other night saw Jack Pickford
and Louise Huff in "rhe Ghost House"
/ saw 1t in Frisco, hut wanted to see
1t again. ] met the Chief the next
day and we went for different street
car ride into the country. 1t is a
beautiful place around here, all kinds
of trees and fruit and flowers. The
flowers are all new to me except the
roses. I've seen bananas. mangoes
mamos. alligator pears and bread fruit
growing, and cocoanuts. The cocoa.
nut trees look just like the pictures
Tall, slim and crooked The royal
palm looks something like them. but
they have no fruit and are straigt as
a string long row Of them. straight
and tall. sure is beautiful. I've tried
all the fruit except the bread fruit
and | mean to try that before we leave
After the car ride we went down tC
the Y. M. C. A., which is run by al
American by the name of Davidson
They have Victrola with about 15(
records. nearly all from the operas
so you can guess where I'm going L
spend some of my time. Wheeler say,
he is going oftener since he discovered
that machine. He certainly is prince
of fellow and I'm going to see hin
again before we leave here.
went ont to the Parque Hotel yes
terday to see Mr.. and Mrs. Finch. bu
they had gone, so / left note TO Sc,
If we couldn't go to the theatre tina
evening I went back at seven an,
found they were having a dinner par