The Ordway new era., 1922-04-28

pose. On the main street, police
stand in the middle of the side walk
and keep the pedestrians going IN
| the right side of the walk. We saw
a good many of the big wheeled carts
which we saw il the Geographic.
and We saw great many people
delivery men, should say-carrying
| things in big baskets on their heads,
balancing them very nicely.
We got back to the boat about
700 Just in time for dinner, and
took Mr.. T with us. The Captain
was in the hall as we came in and he
said. Hurry up. children, II you
want me to wait for you, so We all
/ ate together. Aside from some GUS
tom officials. we were the only ones
back for dinner. After dinner We
sat out on deck and watched the
lights around the harbor and up on
/ the mourtains. 1t was quite sight
and especially as we saw good
many light houses and channel lights
| flashing on and Of We had had q
wonderful day but were pretty tired.
Yesterday morning saturday. we
/ left the dock at 1000 and saw the
| last point of land disappear about
.: 100, then we each turned to resume
/ our strenuous (?) duties on the ship I
| The day in Rio seems almost like a
dream now and We sometimes have
to pinch ourselves to really believe
that We are Eere and having all thi
wonderful experience.
Yesterday afternoon we got the
Chief Officer TO take us thru the ship.
all except the steerage. They were
having supper when We got that far
so We are going thru that tomorrow.
/ We had all the compasses and steer
/ ing apparatus explained to us, also
the fire apparatus and the radio stat
ion Some of it We understood and
some we did not They have gym
nasium and little hospital. bakery
and a laundry. We did not go clear
! down into the engine room but look
| ed down and decided it was as close
as we wanted to get to the awful heat
think the Chief Engineer said 1t
was l40 degrees down there and the
men who work there work 15 min
utes then go TO the ventilator for air.
| We saw some porpoises the other
day. They are large fish about 3 or
feet long-maybe more and they
jump up above the water in such
{ graceful curves. We saw a whole
bunch of them at once. We saw
some birds today which .are called
sea-hawks. They were oitting on the
water and just enjoying riding the
waves.
Tueday. Feb. 81, 1922.
We have just watched the lights of
Montevideo disappear in the distance
so will try to get this ready to mail
while Bernice does a little packing.
We are starting on the last lap of our
journey and | am dreading it just
little but know l will soon get used
to it.
This morning We came in sight of
Montevideo and one lone mountain
that breaks the monotony of the sky
line and landed at the dock about IL
o'clock. When We got there all of
the girls from the mission school
were there to meet us-five of them.
besides some others that teach in that
school. They are a lovely bunch of
girls and so jolly. They took us to
lunch at big eating place where we
had one of the best orchestras in the
| city to play for us. We next took a
taxi and took a ride over the principal
streets of the place and along The
beach, then to the school building.
1t is not finished yet but is surely a
splendid building. The kitchen, din
ing rooms. gymnasium and showers
are on the ground floor, class rooms
on the next, and rooms for girls and
teachers, with large chapel, on the
next. A roof garden is on top, and
view of the sea can be had from
three sides of the building. One of
! Bernice's old teachers works among
the poor over on the mountain, so
this p. m, we took ferry boat over
nd fa kxry L. -
as we sat out on big porch in the
shade. 1t was very warm here today
and several of the girls got very sun
burned. l am beginning to look like
an Indian myself, but guess that is to
be expected. We thought our boat
/. would sail at $50, but on arriving
we found the time changed to 10 so,
, after cleaning up, the girls took us
up to their home for dinner.
They have lovely home and it is
furnished SO nicely. The ceilings
are very high in the homes here, and
they have several roofs that can be
rolled of to let in the air or sun
light, whichever they may need.
What is called the patio is a large
, room in The center of the house, the
whole roof of which can be rolled
back making an open air room of it..
1t is furnished in wicker easy chairs
and large ferns. We came back to
the boat little after 9. Miss Price
. was so pleased with everything and
, the girls she was to be with, and /
know she will be happy.
Montevideo is not SO pretty as Rio
but 1t is not such large place and
, guess the climate is much better. All
the cars l noticed are left handed and
. lQf in nf ~
right as at home. On some of the
narrow streets the street car runs
along the side walk, then cars going