Putnam patriot., 1920-06-18
DEAR WINNIE

am SO delighted that this week let ters have arrived from Dr. Bullard which I can share in part with you. The first is dated May 25th and Of course was written on shipboard and is as follows
 This boat is enormous with more than three thousand people on board. l. is very steady and we seldom get side rolls. am able to eat every thing. which you will be glad to know.
 May IT Probably our last full day o1 the ship. as we ought to land some time tomorr0w It has been bright and pleasant ali the way over, E iittie cloudy today l wish t would get warmer IL is like the first of April all the while I do hope t will be better iu France Days on ship board are all alike sleep all night, get ab and breakfast walk CT sit on deck, ess lunch, theH m9le deEk rest or lct-
 writing. afternoon tea, then dress md cal dinner + the evening we sit in 5he reading room or watch the card playing ot dancing
 Mas 39. Hotel Continental, Paris. Ne landed at eherboarg early yestef- day morning it took us just se4ea days l6 cross, and did not seem bit Ioag No ssofm inc whole voyage. The railroad srip from Cherboura to Paris took eight hours. We arrived at evening ana are very comfortable in this biz hotel
 NE D. four conductor came aboard ship to meet us and we like hH a9 much All today we have been motoring about Paris sightseeing. and t has been splendid Only one drawback, our trunks failed to follow Us and we are having trouble looking them up.
 This afternoon we have been to the American cemetery near Paris There was a service there, it being our Me morial day for the American soldiers It was nice but sad If the people at home could see how well the French people take care of the American graves they would never want those graves disturbed and the bodies brought back home They are better left over here.
 We are in Paris until Friday, then we go to Brussels in Belgium.
 So much has been written and said in regard to the bringing of our boys home for burial, l think it is interest ing to learn Dr. Bullard's opinion.
 Of course one hasn't had much time or thought of any but school affairs the past two weeks In The Patriot YOU will find such full accounts of the school commeneements both here and the neighboring towns that l will not write you of them as 1 otherwise should
 Quite number went from here to attend Clark College commencement in Worcester Mr. and Mrs Newton Ballard with Mrs Ballard's mother, Mrs Clark. Mrs. Arthur Tourtellotte and Stanton motored up.
 Others attending were MT. and Mrs. Richard Carpenter with Miss Marion and Eleanor Mrs. Wiley, Miss Wheelock and Elizabeth were others that took in the event \ very unusu- al happening and one that somewhat dampsned the festivities was the sud den death on Friday afternoon, while attending q ball game, of one of the college professors Notwithstanding the exercises were held about as plan ned Not as many professors keeping open house, perhaps. although 6 few did informally and as is the usual GUS tom. President and Mrs Sanford gave delightful reception at their home Monday afternoon, following the graduation
 Speaking of W orcester reminds me Miss Carney. our district nurse, was faere Saturday afternoon attending q baseball game between Harvard and Holy Gross College.
 Ms Abbie Child is in Willimantie to tay ever the v,eek=eu and attend the commencement exercises at che Normal School. where her daughter. Miss Grace. Is librarian Ralph Lib hy, Whe teaches school in tine west, k al the home of his parents Mr. and 2r4 F. X Libby They are all soon
 lcse for their summer home at Squirrel lslaad, Maine.
 Miss Emn Roberts leave today Friday, for visit with hee brother. ,harles. and hia famls in Stamford fFea 5here she ls geiue e Brooklyn. x. F. to attend the graduating eNers eises of h1r brother. Harry. at Pratt Institute
 Sull more college news Is that Ruth lnlla returned Wednesday from Mt. ' Holyeke. where she k making such a splendid name for herself. Her room i1aate ioius her here on Saturday to spend the weekend.
 Next Thursday afternoon there ls to be such an interesting affair given hv ,he Women's Missionary Society II is 10 be pageant held on the lawn at the home of Mr and Mrs. F. J. Daniels will tell you about 1t in ease you can plan to go. for everyone is invited The pageant represents episodes in missionary life. The first will be women dressed in Colonial at tire. who will represent meeting in 1 1903 at South Hampton, Mass, where l the Womun,s Missionary Society was started
 The second episode is to be ,, pan tomime iu two parts The first repre- sents an outcast woman at Dr Park