Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-12-15
Frank Harold, Jr., Writes OF
Break He Made at Lords Dinner

able. | am in the same stateroom
with boys from New Hampshire,
Rhode Island and Iowa. The one
from Rhode Island sure plays a piano.
The one assigned to Hartford with
me is named Mock and is from Ohio.
He is an intellectual wonder, yet
bright and Quick as can be. / think
we will get along all right. The Tel
low from Louisiana-l918 man
Jones is a peach. He goes to Christ
Church college. The boy from Mis-
sissippi, Jiggete, is typical South
erner. and doesn't know any more
than do. I'll write you more about
them later.
The second cabin passengers put
on a concert two nights ago and the
Rhodes boys had me to represent
them. gave them the "Possum
Hunt" and then sang and danced.
sure made bit with my niger
stuff. In fact they invited me up
to entertain the first cabin passen-
gers last night and invited all the
Rhodes men to accompany me. So
we went up last night and / was one
of the three On the program who
was not a professional or star. /
never got away better in my life.
Blanche Sweet, Mrs. Harry Payne
Whitney, an admiral and two or
three lords had the box seats The
result was that one of the lords ask
ed US all to be his guests at dinner
tonight. So we dine with a lord to-
night in first class.
l can't get used to this five meals
day business. Breakfast at 8,
beef broth at II, lunch at /, tea at
a, dinner at z. Pm regular tea
hound now.
We have had fine weather till yes
terday and it has been very rough.
1t was pretty bad on us till we got
used to it. Now everything is all
right. can hardly write, though,
on account of the rocking.
There is an American jazz orches-
ira on board that plays for US every
night. They are great. They are
going over to plav in hotel in Lon
don.
There is an English captain on
board who has been in America in
vestigating the Irish problem. He is
secret service man.
| miss home and homefolks a lots,
but haven't been very homesick. l
try not to get in those moods. Your
loving son
FRANK ". HAROLD.
P. S. Monday, Sept. 81 1921
must tell you of the lords dinner
last night. 1t was some party. He
has been in the House of Lords for
years. His name is Lord Beverbrook
He has with him a Mr.. Dotty, the
head of the English junior bar and
if all Englishmen can speak like those
two men then they have us beat a
mile He spoke on the Irish ques-
ton and America and England's part
in the war Wasn't that an oppor-
tunity for me.
But | pulled the prize bone head
of the evening. Now all our names
were on the menu. I'll send you
one. The name of the champagne
was near our names and was written
"Bollinger H." AS / had missed
Mr. Dotty's name on being introduc-
ed to him, | thought his name was
the name of the wine and as he had
been to Oxford he had graduated in
1911 The result was that when the
lord called on me TO amuse the
crowd | addressed the distinguished
Mr. Dotty as Mr.. Bollinger. The
boys have been teasing me good
deal about it, But he took it all
right Another fellow called the lord
'Your honor" 1t was too funny.
And mother-you should have
taught me to eat canteloupe with a
knife and fork. You should have
seen us.
We are now sailing in Cherbourg,
France VIII arrive at Southamp-
ton this afternoon.